Appendix A
Public Meeting Agenda1
2020 Census Data Products—
Public Workshop on the Demographic and Housing Characteristics Files2
June 21–22, 2022 (Hybrid Format)3
DAY 1
TUESDAY June 21, 2022
10:30 am | Welcome and Goals for the Workshop |
Carlotta Arthur, DBASSE Executive Director (5 min) |
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Brian Harris-Kojetin, CNSTAT Director (5 min) |
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V. Joseph Hotz, Duke University, and Elizabeth Garner (V), Colorado State Demographer, Workshop Planning Committee Co-Chairs (10 min) |
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10:50 am | Welcome and Goals Discussion with Census Director |
Elizabeth Garner (V), Moderator, Colorado State Demographer |
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Robert Santos, Director, U.S. Census Bureau (20 min) Q&A (10 min) |
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1 Revised to reflect revisions made after Day 1.
2 The audio/video recordings and presentation materials for this workshop are posted online at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/06-21-2022/2020-census-data-products-workshop-on-the-demographic-and-housing-characteristics-files
3 (V) denotes virtual speaker.
11:20 am | Setting the Parameters of the TopDown Algorithm |
V. Joseph Hotz, Moderator, Duke University |
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Michael B. Hawes, U.S. Census Bureau (30 min) |
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V. Joseph Hotz, Discussant (15 min) |
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Q&A (25 min) |
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12:30 pm |
WORKING LUNCH (for in-person participants to discuss morning presentations and implications with Census staff) |
1:30 pm |
DHC Feedback and Demographic Programs |
Elizabeth Garner (V), Moderator, Colorado State Demographer |
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Jason Devine, U.S. Census Bureau (15 min) |
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Turning Feedback into Action: Preparing for the Second Round of DHC Demonstration Data |
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Christine Hartley (V), U.S. Census Bureau (10 min) |
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Status Update on the Population Estimates |
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Elizabeth Garner (V), Discussant, Colorado State Demographer (10 min) |
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Q&A (10 min) |
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2:15 pm | Use Cases – Part I |
Marta Tienda (V), Moderator, Princeton University, Emeritus |
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Julia Cho (V), U.S. Department of Agriculture (15 min) |
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USDA Rural Development and Census Data Use |
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Ethan Sharygin (V), Portland State University, Sigurd Dyrting (V), Charles Darwin University, and Abraham Flaxman (V), University of Washington (15 min) |
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Smoothing Census Age Distributions with P-TOPALS |
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Tom Mueller, University of Oklahoma (15 min) |
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County-Level Discrepancies between SF1 and DHC across the Rural-Urban Continuum |
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Carolyn Liebler, University of Minnesota (15 min) |
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The Impact of Differential Privacy on Data about American Indian and Alaska Native People and Tribal Lands |
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Weiwei Zhang (V), Discussant, South Dakota State University (10 min) |
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Q&A (5 min) |
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3:30 pm | BREAK |
3:45 pm |
Use Cases – Part II |
danah boyd, Moderator & Discussant, Microsoft Research |
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Bill O’Hare, Consultant to the 2020 Census Count All Kids Campaign (15 min) |
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Impact of DP on Data about Young Children (ages 0–4) by Levels of Geography |
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Rachel Cortes and Ken Hodges (V), Claritas (15 min) |
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Small Area Population and Household Data Before and After Differential Privacy |
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Miranda Christ, Columbia University and Sarah Radway, Tufts University (15 min) |
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Counting Kindergarteners: De-identification’s Impact on Student Representation |
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Abraham Flaxman (V) and Os Keyes (V), University of Washington (15 min) |
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The Risk of Linked Census Data to Transgender Children: A Simulation Study |
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Q&A (15 min) |
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5:00 pm | END OF DAY 1 |
DAY 2
WEDNESDAY June 22, 2022
10:30 am |
Welcome and Goals for Day 2 |
V. Joseph Hotz, Duke University, and Elizabeth Garner (V), Colorado State Demographer, Workshop Planning Committee Co-Chairs (10 min) |
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10:40 am |
Panel Discussion: Privacy Concerns |
danah boyd, Moderator (panelist opening remarks and interchange among panel members—35 mins) |
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John Davisson, Electronic Privacy Information Center |
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Margaret Hu, William & Mary Law School |
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Sharita Gruberg, National Partnership for Women & Families |
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Q&A (15 min) |
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11:30 am |
Use Cases – Part III |
Vickie Mays (V), Moderator, UCLA |
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Helen You (V), Texas Demographic Center (15 min) |
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Evaluating the Impact of Differential Privacy on the County Population Projections for Texas |
Angie Werner, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (30 min) |
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Evaluating the Potential Impacts of Differential Privacy on Public Health: A Series of Use Cases from the CDC County-Level COVID-19 Rates and Heart Disease Mortality County- and Census Tract-Level Emergency Department Visits Block-Level Data to Assess Populations Living Near Environmental Hazards |
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Q&A (15 min) |
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12:30 pm | WORKING LUNCH |
for in-person participants to discuss morning presentations and implications with Census staff |
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1:15 pm |
Use Cases – Part IV |
Jan Vink, Moderator, Cornell University |
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Jill Kaneff4 (V), Northern Virginia Regional Commission (15 min) |
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Regional and Local Government Planning: Decennial Census Data Needs and Assessment |
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Sarah Garcia, Wilder Research and Minnesota Compass (15 min) |
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Minnesota Compass: Use of Demographic and Housing Data for Minnesota’s Flagship Social Indicators Data |
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Joel Alvarez (V) and Erica Maurer (V), NYC Department of City Planning (15 min) |
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DHC Age Data’s Fitness for Use in New York City Demographic Applications |
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Mary Craigle, Discussant, Montana Department of Commerce (10 min) |
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Q&A (5 min) |
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2:15 pm |
Use Cases – Part V |
Randall Akee (V), Moderator, UCLA |
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Leslie Reynolds and Jan Vink, Cornell University |
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Comparing Population and Households by Tenure |
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Kyle Cassal (V), Esri |
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Making DHC Analysis More Accessible and Exploring Solutions for Data Users |
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4 Brian Engelmann (demographer for Prince William County, Virginia) presented Jill Kaneff’s slides due to illness.
Howard Shih (V), AAPI Data, and Linying He (V), Asian American Federation |
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Impact of Differential Privacy on Neighborhood Level Analysis for NYC’s Asian American Communities |
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3:15 pm | BREAK |
3:30 pm |
Panel Discussion: Strategies for Using the 2020 Decennial Data and Beyond |
George Carter, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (panelist opening remarks and interchange among panel members—30 min) |
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Doug Geverdt, U.S. National Center for Education Statistics |
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Meeta Anand (V), The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights |
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Kirk Greenway (V), Indian Health Service Q&A (15 min) |
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4:15 pm |
Observations on Use Cases and Needs |
Amy O’Hara (V), Georgetown University (20 min) |
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Elizabeth Garner (V), Co-Chair, Colorado State Demographer |
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4:45 pm |
Closing Reflections and Ideas |
V. Joseph Hotz, Co-Chair, Duke University |
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Elizabeth Garner (V), Co-Chair, Colorado State Demographer |
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5:15 pm | Adjourn |
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