Brookings on the Need for Better Census Data

I'm sure many of you have used the Census Bureau's American Community Survey data. If you have, you know that high quality, up-to-date information is critical to improving market efficiency, developing effective public policies, and efficiently allocating scarce public resources.

Brookings plans a summit to discuss the ACS and the 2010 Census. Here are the questions to be explored:

-What types of data will the ACS provide? How do these data compare to the traditional decennial census long form?
-What will the availability of annually updated ACS data mean for national and local policymaking? For business decisionmaking?
-How can ACS data be used to understand year-to-year demographic changes in congressional districts?

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