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Collecting Industry and Occupation Data Using the American Community Survey

This presentation discusses the history and uses of industry and occupation data collected through the American Community Survey. It explores how this data is utilized by government, businesses, and researchers, and provides examples of surveys and coding processes used.

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Collecting Industry and Occupation Data Using the American Community Survey

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  1. Collecting Industry and Occupation Data Using the American Community Survey By Jennifer Cheeseman Day Presentation for Social Security AdministrationOccupational Information Development Advisory Panel May 5, 2011

  2. History of I& O Data • Industry • first collected in 1820 census • continuous basis since 1910 • Occupation • collected since 1850 census • Class of worker • collected since 1910 census • Questions describe the work activity and occupational experience of the American labor force.

  3. I&O Data Uses: Government • to formulate policy and programs for employment, career development and training • to provide information on the occupational skills of the labor force in a given area to analyze career trends • to help create estimates used in the allocation formulas or for eligibility criteria in many federal programs

  4. I&O Data Uses:Businesses • to measure compliance with antidiscrimination policies • to decide where to locate new plants, stores, or offices • to develop business plans • to plan, budget, and pay benefits

  5. I&O Data Uses:Researchers • to analyze social and economic issues, such as • earnings inequality • labor force transitions • employment outcomes • returns to education

  6. Examples of ACS I&O Data Uses • National Science Foundation’s Survey of College Graduates • Uses 2009 ACS as sample based on field of degree and occupation • EEO Special Tabulation • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission • Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division • Department of Labor – Office of Federal Contract Compliance • Office of Personnel Management

  7. EEO Special Tabulation • External benchmark for conducting comparisons between the racial, ethnic, and sex composition of each employer's workforce to its available labor market • Used by organizations to develop and update their affirmative action plans

  8. Surveys Using Census I & O Coding • American Community Survey • Current Population Survey • Survey of Income and Program Participation • American Time Use Survey • National Crime Victimization Survey • National Health Interview Survey • New York City Housing Vacancy Survey • National Survey of College Graduates

  9. ACS I & O Data Process Data capture Questionnaire completion (collection) Clerical coding Edits • Paper • CATI • CAPI • Coding file for I&O • Qualified coders • Referralists • QA • Keyed from image (KFI) • Data capture file

  10. Capture Collection Coding Edits 3 Modes of Data Collection

  11. ACS Paper Questionnaire • 3 million addresses annually • 5 demographic questions • 21 housing questions • 48 population questions • I&O Questions # 41-46

  12. Everyone 15 and older who had a job during the past 5 years • With a job last week • Only 1 job • Job with most hours • If not working last week • Most recent job in past 5 years

  13. ACS Questionnaire Class of Worker Item • Class of worker categorizes people according to the type of ownership of the employing organization

  14. ACS Questionnaire Industry Items • Industry data describe the kind of business conducted by a person’s employing organization • 3 industry questions

  15. ACS Questionnaire Industry Type Check box • Check box on industry type

  16. ACS Questionnaire Occupation Items • Occupation describes the kind of work a person does on the job • 2 occupation questions

  17. Collection Capture Coding Edits Data Capture at Jeffersonville, IN

  18. Data Capture from Questionnaires

  19. Creation of Data Capture File • About 45 keyers daily at National Processing Center • Truncate write-ins to 60 characters for I&O items • Illegal value responses identified

  20. Data Capture File • Age • Sex • Date of birth • Educational attainment • Class of worker checkbox • Armed forces checkbox • Employer name write-in • Kind of business write-in • Industry type checkbox • Kind of work write-in • Duties write-in • Geographical information

  21. Example of Write-ins

  22. Collection Coding Edits Capture I & O Coding • All ACS I&O coding is computer assisted clerical coding • Over 200,000 ACS cases per month • Batches of 100 cases at a time

  23. Coding Process

  24. I&O Coding System Industry, occupation, or military Index Industry code Occupation code

  25. Census I&O Codes • Unique set of codes for household surveys • Collectability – observable detail on write-in • Degree of aggregation varies by sector or major group • Updated with NAICS and SOC changes

  26. Industry Codes NAICS Manual-Industry • Census industry codes based on NAICS • Covers all 20 sectors • Classified based on NAICS two-digit through six-digit codes • 269 Census industry codes

  27. Industry Code Crosswalk (excerpt)

  28. Occupation Codes SOC Manual-Occupation • Census occupation codes based on SOC • Covers all 23 major occupational groups • Classification detail based on SOC two-digit through six-digit codes • 539 Census occupation codes

  29. Occupation Code Crosswalk (excerpt)

  30. Coding Indexes

  31. Collection Edits Coding Capture Edits: Universe Check For each person record: Age > 15 Worked in past 5 years

  32. Incomplete Data: Logical Edits • Incomplete entries can be corrected using the Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupations

  33. Incomplete Data: Assignment from Donors Donor respondent -- a “similar” person based on characteristics such as age, sex, educational attainment, income, employment status, and weeks worked • Used to fill missing item when • missing code for industry, occupation, class of worker item • All labor force and income data are blank, all of these economic questions are assigned from a “similar” person who had provided all these data

  34. Consistency Check • Evaluates consistency among all of the labor force, education, and income data

  35. Example of an Edit: Occupation = Lawyers • Where AGE > 15 and EMPLOYED and OCCUPATION CODE is “Lawyers” • EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT < Master’s degree and INCOME per Week is less than $930 • Make OCCUPATIONAL CODE = “Paralegals and legal assistants”

  36. Data Products http://www.census.gov/acs/www

  37. More Information • Census Occupation website: • http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/ioindex/ioindex.html • Industry and Occupation Statistics branch • Telephone: 301-763-3239 • Jennifer.Cheeseman.Day@Census.gov • Telephone: 301-763-3399

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