The Federal Statistical System
How many principal statistical agencies exist in the Federal Statistical System?
13
What is census undercount?
When entire households or or individuals within a household are not counted. Differential undercount is a more serious issue with classes of people exluded.
What is excess mortality?
The number of deaths from all causes during a period of time that are greater than we would expect to see under normal conditions.
What is the formula for the labor force participation rate?
LFP = (employed workers + unemployed workers) / population
Which year of a census taken was there no apportionment?
1920
When was the U.S. Census Bureau established?
1902
Despite being legal, what controversial action did the Census Bureau take during World War 2?
The Census Bureau released the names and addresses of Japanese descendants living in Washington, D.C. and additional data counts of Japanese descendants in other states.
What are the three main sources on gun violence in the US?
NCHS, FBI, and advocacy groups
When is the BLS jobs report released?
Which county in the US has the highest percentage of non-citizens, given the population is greater than 500,000?
Miami-Dade County, FL
Who is the current Chief Statistician of the US?
Trick question! The position has been open for 2 years
What did the Supreme Court rule in Department of Commerce v. Gingrich?
The Court ruled that full enumeration is required by the Constitution and sampling cannot be used for non-response follow-ups.
What is the race discrepancy in gun deaths for men (2020)?
84.4% of white male gun deaths are by suicide and 85.6% of black male gun deaths are by homicide.
What survey collects data from 80,000 households about employment information?
The Household Survey (or Current Population Survey)
Which group has the highest LFP among men in 2021?
Black college graduates
What is the budget of the Federal Statistical System and/or what is its percentage of the total federal budget?
$11 billion (0.2% of total federal budget)
Which country has the largest representation ratio among OECD nations?
What did the 1996 Dickey Amendment do?
Cut funding to the NCHS and CDC for gun violence research.
What survey collects payroll and employment information for non-farm jobs and has 147,000 businesses in its sample?
The Establishment Survey
Which states have the highest rate of opioid-related deaths for males and females?
Delaware (males) and West Virginia (females)
The Energy Information Agency and the Department of Homeland Security were created after which geopolitical events?
1970 Arab Oil embargo and 9/11, respectively
In Utah v. Evans (2000), what caused Utah to lose the 435th seat to North Carolina by fewer than 900 people?
Utah had 10,000 missionaries overseas that were not counted.
What was the discrepancy in death count for Hurricane Maria?
A Penn State analysis concluded that were around 1,100 deaths while at the time the Puerto Rican government was reporting 64 deaths (protocol in PR required deaths to be certified by the coroner in San Juan).
As of February 2022, how many jobs does the economy need to recover to get to the number of jobs reported in February 2020?
2,105,000 jobs
How many states have less than 20% of voters choosing control of the State Senate?
Ten (AZ, CA, FL, ID, MD, MT, NV, NJ, NM, RI)