Census Workshops

Baruch College will host three workshops designed to help faculty, graduate students, and other researchers better understand and use Census Bureau data.

Tuesday, April 17: What Kinds of Data Does the Census Bureau Collect?
Introduction: David Birdsell, Dean, SPA
Facilitator: Rosemarie Fogarty, Information Specialist, US Census Bureau
The first workshop provides an overview of Census Bureau data, using the Census’s website as the starting point.

Tuesday, May 15: Economic Data and Extracting Information from Data Files
Introduction: David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs
Facilitators: Leonard M. Gaines, Research Specialist, NYSDED and author of Industry Research Using the Economic Census: How to Find It, How to Use It.
Shulamith Gross, Professor of Statistics, Baruch College
Louise Klusek, Librarian, Baruch College
The second workshop covers publicly available microdata on individuals and households, as well as detailed statistics available on for-profit and not-for-profit enterprises. This workshop also demonstrates how to access, download, and begin analysis of these data with statistical software.

Tuesday, May 29: Using the NYCRDC and LED and LEHD Data
Introduction: Sanders Korenman, Professor, Executive Director, NYCRDC Baruch
Facilitators: Warren Brown, Director, Program on Applied Demographics, Cornell University and Research Director, NYCRDC
Rosemary Hyson, Administrator, NYCRDC, US Census Bureau
Lars Vilhuber, Senior Research Associate, CISER, Cornell University
Jeremy Wu, Program Manager, LEHD, US Census Bureau
The third workshop gives an overview of non-public Census microdata available through the secure research facilities of the New York Census Research Data Center (NYCRDC) at Baruch College and Cornell University. A major workshop focus is the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) and Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) programs. The New York State legislature recently passed legislation to allow New York to join the LED program, a resource for the study of state and local business and labor market dynamics. The workshop will cover topics such as how to use the LED for local-level analysis of employees and businesses. Facilitators will also describe procedures for applying for access to non-public microdata through the NYCRDC.

To register, send e-mail to: Abigail_Stevens@baruch.cuny.edu. Be sure to indicate which workshop(s) you will attend.