News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau today released the results of the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS), one of a series of data products the Census Bureau is releasing in the coming months that provides information on the nation’s population. Today’s release is based on survey responses collected over the course of the 2009 calendar year and provides data about the nation’s socioeconomic, housing and demographic characteristics. The first set of 2010 Census data, including the nation’s population and congressional apportionment figures for the states, will be released by the end of 2010, as required by law. The ACS data…are based on a sample survey of the nation and describe how we live by providing estimates of key social, economic and housing characteristics. Today’s release covers more than 40 topics, such as income, educational attainment, housing and family structure for all geographies with populations of 65,000 or more.”
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Daily Archives: September 28, 2010
BLS: Multifactor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries
Multifactor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries – 2008: “Multifactor productivity defined as output per unit of combined inputs increased in about 40 percent of the 86 four-digit NAICS manufacturing industries in 2008, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was down from 2007, when multifactor productivity increased in about 60 percent… Continue Reading
DOT Traffic Safety Facts: Distracted Driving 2009
NHTSAs National Center for Statistics and Analysis – Distracted Driving 2009, September 2010: “In 2009, there were 30,797 fatal crashes in the United States, which involved 45,230 drivers. In those crashes, 33,808 people were killed. Distraction was reported for 11 percent (5,084) of the drivers involved in fatal crashes. In these crashes reported to have… Continue Reading
American Community Survey Briefs: Poverty, Household Income for states, health insurance coverage, food stamps
“ACS Briefs – With each new release of ACS data, the Census Bureau develops several “Briefs” that present new findings on important topics. The first round of Briefs developed from the 2009 data is listed below. Additional Briefs will be released later this year. Poverty: 2008 and 2009 Household Income for States: 2008 and 2009… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Head Start, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Women in Management
Head Start: Undercover Testing Finds Fraud and Abuse at Selected Head Start Centers, GAO-10-1049, September 28, 2010 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Actions Needed to Track Budget Execution for Counterproliferation Programs and Better Align Resources with Combating WMD Strategy, GAO-10-755R, September 28, 2010 Women in Management: Female Managers’ Representation, Characteristics, and Pay, GAO-10-1064T, September 28, 2010… Continue Reading
Pew Forum: U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey
U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey, POLL – September 28, 2010 Executive Summary: “Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons are among the highest-scoring groups on a new survey of religious knowledge, outperforming evangelical Protestants, mainline Protestants and Catholics on questions about the core teachings, history and leading figures of major world religions. On average, Americans correctly answer… Continue Reading
OCC and OTS Mortgage Metrics Report Disclosure of National Bank and Federal Thrift Mortgage Loan Data Second Quarter 2010
OCC and OTS Release Mortgage Metrics Report for Second Quarter of 2010: “The credit quality of first-lien mortgages serviced by the largest national banks and thrifts remained steady during the second quarter of 2010, according to a report released today. The report by Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift… Continue Reading
The Mortgage Market in a Time of Low Interest Rates and Economic Distress
The 2009 HMDA Data: The Mortgage Market in a Time of Low Interest Rates and Economic Distress (Draft), Robert B. Avery, Neil Bhutta, Kenneth P. Brevoort, and Glenn B. Canner. September 2010 “The data that mortgage lending institutions reported for 2009 under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 (HMDA) reflect the ongoing difficulties in… Continue Reading
Investigation of Allegations of Cheating on the FBIs Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide Exam
Investigation of Allegations of Cheating on the FBIs Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG) Exam, Office of the Inspector General Oversight and Review Division September 2010. “Many of the FBI employees we interviewed commented on perceived deficiencies in the DIOG training and exam, such as the amount of time consumed by the training and the… Continue Reading
Towards universal access: Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector
“The new report Towards universal access: Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector by WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS reviews the progress made in 2009 in scaling up access to selected health sector interventions for HIV prevention, treatment and care in low- and middle-income countries. It is the fourth in a series of annual progress… Continue Reading
