"There’s an awful lot of religious privilege that flows from the census stage and that needs to be changed." -- Mike Dove, chair of the Census21 group.
The Census21 group, of which the NSL is a part, is responding to a new pushback from religious leaders on the census question change.
Read the latest coverage in Crikey today on the debate around the #census question on religion.
From {tidycensus} creator Kyle Walker: “My webinar Analyzing 2020 Decennial US Census Data in #rstats is now on YouTube!
In the 3-hour webinar, you'll learn about:
📈 Available datasets in the 2020 US Census, and how to access and use them in R;
📈 How to explore decennial US Census data with tidyverse tools;
📈 Using interactive maps to explore US Census data;
📈 Advanced topics like working with detailed DHC-A data and analyzing change over time“ 1/2
From {tidycensus} creator Kyle Walker cont.: “All the webinar resources are available on GitHub here, along with a @Posit Cloud link where you can run the code without installing R yourselves:” 2/2
The #UnitedStates federal government updated how it classifies people by #race & #ethnicity for the 1st time in over a quarter-century, aiming to better capture an increasingly #diverse country & give policymakers a fuller view of the #Americans their work impacts.
"That recommendation could shrink the estimated share of the U.S. population with any disability by about 40% — from 13.9% of the country to 8.1% — according to testing the bureau conducted in 2022."
Article explains how US Census Bureau plan would change data on people with disabilities, with profound implications. From NPR.
The US Census is planning to change their questions about disability (and definition of disability), which would decrease their estimate of disabled people from 14% (already low) to just 8%.
But not all veterans receive prompt and proper care, particularly #BlackVeterans .
There are more than 2 million Black veterans, according to recent #Census figures and a recent report by the Government Accountability Office, nearly half have not received benefits.
Modi Government in Tearing Hurry to Propose but Not to Wed
If the Modi government truly wanted to implement reservation for women, would it not have passed the Bill at the inception of its takeover of state power, giving itself room to accomplish the historic deed? Badri Raina writes.
🚨 WorldPop analysis published together with #UNFPA#LACRO Università degli Studi di Milano #unimib and the German Aerospace Center #DLR on the production of high-resolution gridded population datasets for 40 Latin America/Caribbean countries using official statistics: https://lnkd.in/en5FmkxQ
Apologies if I missed one that has already been held. But I saw a member census of beehaw, which was really interesting. I'm not suggesting gathering of any personally identifying info, but more generally getting a sense of who is here on kbin.
I maintain a state agency website. I've worked in community relations, #geospatial data coordination, information technology and as the state’s liaison with the #Census Bureau.
OC Can we have a kbin census?
Apologies if I missed one that has already been held. But I saw a member census of beehaw, which was really interesting. I'm not suggesting gathering of any personally identifying info, but more generally getting a sense of who is here on kbin.
Census: 2 Utah counties are among the youngest in the nation (www.axios.com)
The Beehive State remains the youngest in the nation, with a median age of 31.9 years.