Census State Data CentersApr 1, 2025
via @NYElectionNews: Prof. John Mollenkopf @GC_CUNY addresses #Census2030 conference at @NYLawSchool on community census grants
notesJan 31, 2025

"Any attempt to fill the position with someone involved in partisan political activities will undermine public confidence not only in the bureau's work but the nation's statistics generally," Lowenthal says.

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5258393/census-bureau-director-robert-santos #USCensus #Census2030 #Data #Statistics #PublicHealth #Race #Ethnicity #Disabilities #SexualOrientation #GenderIdentity

KidsDataSep 19, 2023

SOGI questions are under consideration for the American Community Survey!

Public comment period is open for the testing plan:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/19/2023-20256/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for

#Data #Statistics #SOGI #LGBTQIA #RepresentationMatters #FederalStatistics #ACSdata #Census #Census2030

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Nathaniel D. PorterAug 25, 2023
The US #censusbureau is accepting nominations to their #census2030 advisory committee. Info at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/25/2023-18339/2030-census-advisory-committee
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Nivine K. Zakhari Jan 26, 2023
"A new checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African" and a "Hispanic or Latino" box that appears under a reformatted question asking for a person's race or ethnicity are among the early recommendations announced Thursday in a Federal Register notice...
The reforms would also mark a major achievement for advocates for Arab Americans and other MENA groups who have long campaigned for their own checkbox. While the U.S. government currently categorizes people with origins in Lebanon, Iran, Egypt and other countries in the MENA region as white, many people of MENA descent do not identify as white people. In addition to a new box on forms, the proposal would change the government's definition of "White" to no longer include people with MENA origins." #CountMENA #InclusionMatters #Census2030 #DEI https://www.wwno.org/npr-news/npr-news/2023-01-26/new-latino-and-middle-eastern-or-north-african-checkboxes-proposed-for-u-s-forms
New 'Latino' and 'Middle Eastern or North African' checkboxes proposed for U.S. forms

The Biden administration is proposing that the U.S. census and federal surveys change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African."

WWNO
Nivine K. Zakhari Jan 26, 2023
"Among the countries of origin that would get a check for the MENA category would be Lebanon, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Morocco and Israel, the notice said.
“This is a really big deal,” said Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, a Washington-based civil rights group. “We have been working to get a checkbox to get better data about our community for decades.”"
#CountMENA #Census2030 #InclusionMatters #DEI https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-administration-proposes-new-race-and-ethnicity-categories-for-federal-surveys
Biden administration proposes new race and ethnicity categories for federal surveys

A Middle Eastern and North African category would be added to U.S. federal surveys and censuses, and changes would be made to how Hispanics are able to self-identify.

PBS NewsHour
Nivine K. Zakhari Dec 27, 2022
"Meeta Anand, senior program director of census and data equity at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, is looking toward a review of the federal government's standards for data about race and ethnicity that the Biden administration revived after it stalled under Trump... likely to produce more accurate data about Latinos and people with roots in the Middle East or North Africa." #CountMENA #Census2030 #InclusionMatters #DEI https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/1123316781/a-divided-congress-may-sideline-protecting-the-census-after-trump-s-interference
A divided Congress may sideline protecting the census after Trump's interference

With a Democratic Senate and a GOP House, some census advocates are looking past the new Congress for other ways to help protect the 2030 census and other head counts from political interference.

NCPR