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BEST PRACTICES: 2005 The Group Quarters Report. Katie Wengert Population Estimates Branch September 15, 2005. Overview. Why do we need group quarters (GQ) data? What is the goal of the GQ Team? What GQ data do we collect? How does the GQ Team process the FSCPE GQ data?
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BEST PRACTICES: 2005 The Group Quarters Report Katie Wengert Population Estimates Branch September 15, 2005
Overview • Why do we need group quarters (GQ) data? • What is the goal of the GQ Team? • What GQ data do we collect? • How does the GQ Team process the FSCPE GQ data? • What is the role of the FSCPE?
Why do we need GQ data? • Assumption that GQ population doesn’t migrate in the same manner as household population • Annual customer requests for GQ population and civilian non-institutional population
What is the goal of the GQ Team? • To produce Census-consistent estimates of the GQ population at the state, county, and subcounty levels • Totals • By age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin • By institutional / non-institutional
What GQ data do we collect? • Annual facility-level counts of: • GQ population by primitive subcounty geography and type from FSCPE • Military GQ population from Air Force, Marines, and Navy • Veterans Affairs GQ population from Dept. of Veterans Affairs
How does the GQ Team process the FSCPE GQ data? • Review • File format • Geographic codes • Population change over time • Duplicate military or DVA facilities
How does the GQ Team process the FSCPE GQ data? (cont.) • Produce estimates • Sum facility-level GQ population to primitive subcounty geography by type • Apply year-to-year change from GQR to Estimates Base population • Sum annual primitive subcounty estimates by type to county total estimates • Divide county total estimates into under / over 65 years based on distribution in Estimates Base
What is the role of the FSCPE? • Collect and submit annual counts of GQ population in the specified format • Provide information on geographic or name changes, openings/closings, etc. • Research primitive subcounty geographic codes, when necessary • Review and comment on GQ totals as a part of the county totals review
FSCPE: Collection & Submission • One member’s perspective on “GQ Best Practices”
FSCPE: Collection & Submission (cont.) • Reference date • Geographic codes • Type • GQR ID • Line number • GQR name • Population • Comments
FSCPE: Research & Review • Use primitive geography file and other sources of information to research new facilities and those with non-primitive flag = 1 • Use change over time in GQR to review county GQ population estimates
Contact Information • Katie Wengert 301-763-2542 Katrina.L.Wengert@census.gov