Join ISER’s Dr. Matthew Berman on Monday, May 17, from 12-1 pm for a discussion of Census Bureau data and how to balance issues of privacy and accuracy.
Alaska has joined several other states to sue the Census Bureau about reporting data from the 2020 US Census. Census data are used to draw legislative districts, allocate billions of federal funds to communities each year, and measure prevalence rates for health conditions, criminal victimization, and many other population-based measures. The agency has delayed reporting the detailed results from 2020 Census while it finalizes a new strategy for protecting privacy of respondents.
Dr. Berman will provide a brief overview of the Census Bureau’s approach, why they chose it, and how it could affect Alaska and other states. He will also describe why the litigation cannot resolve the problem in the long run, and potential pathways for permanent solutions nationally and locally.
View the presentation video on the ISER Youtube channel.
