COPAFS News
FCSM Registration is Open
Registration for the 2023 FCSM Research and Policy Conference is now open! The conference will take place October 24 thru October 26 at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. You can register for the conference and find out more details at fcsm2023.org.
Division Director for the Division of Social and Economic Sciences at NSF
There is currently an opening for the Division Director for the Division of Social and Economic Sciences in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences. The SES Division Director serves as a member of the SBE Directorate leadership team and as a principal spokesperson in social and economic sciences for the Foundation. The Division Director provides leadership and direction to the NSF Division responsible for funding research and education activities, both nationally and internationally, to develop and advance scientific knowledge and methods focusing on our understanding of individual, social and organizational behavior by creating and sustaining social science infrastructure, and by supporting disciplinary and interdisciplinary research that advances knowledge in the social and economic sciences. To view the full job announcement, click here.
National Center for Health Statistics Reorganization
CDC has modified its structure which includes a reorganization of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). This reorganization was approved by the Director of CDC on June 28, 2023 and posted in the Federal Register on July 12, 2023.
Upcoming Events
COPAFS Quarterly Meeting: September 8
COPAFS will hold its next Quarterly Meeting on Friday, September 8, 2023. This will be a virtual meeting and the agenda will be posted in August.
RSS 2023 Annual Meeting: August 2-6
The Rural Sociological Society will hold its Annual Meeting in Burlington, VT, August 2 – 6. The theme for the conference is, “Pursuing Equity and Access in Development – Roles for Rural-Focused Public Scholars”. For more information, please click here.
APA 2023 Convention: August 3-5
APA will hold its 2023 Convention in Washington, DC from August 3 thru August 5. For more information, please click here.
2023 Joint Statistical Meetings: August 5-10
The American Statistical Association and other organizations will hold the 2023 Joint Statistical Meetings in Toronto, OR from August 5 thru August 10. For more information, please click here.
American Sociological Assoc Annual Meeting: August 17-21
The American Sociological Association will hold its 118th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA from Aug 17 thru Aug 21. The theme for the meeting is, “The Educative Power of Sociology”. For more information, please click here.
2023 FCSM Conference: October 24-26
The 2023 FCSM Research and Policy Conference will be held October 24-26, 2023 at the College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Hyattsville, MD. To register for the conference, click here.
Agency Releases
Bureau of Economic Analysis (DOC)
- On July 20, Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2022 was released. The S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $212.2 billion to $6.58 trillion at the end of 2022 from $6.37 trillion at the end of 2021, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The increase reflected a $172.8 billion increase in the position in Europe, primarily in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. By industry, manufacturing affiliates had the largest increase. The foreign direct investment in the United States position increased $216.8 billion to $5.25 trillion at the end of 2022 from $5.04 trillion at the end of 2021. The increase mainly reflected a $142.2 billion increase in the position from Europe, with the largest increases from the United Kingdom and Germany. By industry, affiliates in manufacturing and wholesale trade accounted for the majority of the increase.
- On July 6, US International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2023 was released. The goods and services deficit was $69.0 billion in May, down $5.5 billion from $74.4 billion in April, revised. May exports were $247.1 billion, $2.1 billion less than April exports. May imports were $316.1 billion, $7.5 billion less than April imports. The May decrease in the goods and services deficit reflected a decrease in the goods deficit of $4.8 billion to $91.3 billion and an increase in the services surplus of $0.7 billion to $22.3 billion.
Bureau of Justice Statistics (DOJ)
- On July 31, Drug and Alcohol Use Reported by Youth in Juvenile Facilities 2008-2018 Statistical Tables were released. An estimated 60% of youth in juvenile facilities met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Editioncriteria for substance use disorder in the 12 months before entering custody, while more than a third (36%) met the criteria for alcohol use disorder at that time. “Although there have been decreases in substance use over time, it remains the case that over 50% of youth in juvenile facilities meet the criteria for substance use disorder,” noted BJS Director Dr. Alexis Piquero.
- On July 13, Sentencing Decisions for Persons in Federal Prison for Drug Offenses, 2013-2018 was released. The number of people held in Federal Bureau of Prisons’ facilities on a drug offense fell 24% from fiscal yearend 2013 (94,613) to fiscal yearend 2018 (71,555). These persons accounted for 51% of the federal prison population in 2013 and 47% in 2018. “Although the number of people in federal prison for drug offenses decreased over this 5-year span, they still accounted for a large share—almost half—of the people in BOP custody in 2018,” said Dr. Alexis Piquero, Director of BJS. “At the same time, we saw differences by the type of drug involved, with more people incarcerated for heroin and methamphetamines and fewer for marijuana and cocaine.”
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL)
- On July 28, the Employment Cost Index – June 2023 was released. Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 1.0 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in June 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries increased 1.0 percent and benefit costs increased 0.9 percent from March 2023. Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 4.5 percent for the 12-month period ending in June 2023 and increased 5.1 percent in June 2022. Wages and salaries increased 4.6 percent for the 12-month period ending in June 2023 and increased 5.3 percent for the 12-month period ending in June 2022. Benefit costs increased 4.2 percent over the year and increased 4.8 percent for the 12-month period ending in June 2022.
- On July 26, State Job Openings and Labor Turnover – May 2023 was released. Job openings rates decreased in 12 states on the last business day of May. Hires rates increased in 5 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 9 states and decreased in 7 states. Nationally, the job openings rate decreased while hires and total separations rates changed little in May. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, total separations, quits, and layoffs and discharges for the total nonfarm sector and for all states and the District of Columbia.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (DOT)
- On July 18, the US Average Domestic Fares were released. The average U.S. domestic air fare decreased in the first quarter of 2023 to $382, down 4.1% from the fourth quarter 2022 inflation-adjusted fare of $398. Adjusted for inflation (constant 2023 dollars), the average 1Q 2023 air fare was up 34.7% from $283 in the second full quarter (Q3) of the pandemic in 2020 and down 8.4% from the pre-pandemic Q4 2019 fare of $417.
- On July 26, North American Transborder Freight, May 2023 was released. Total transborder freight: $136.2 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 2.3% compared to May 2022. Freight between the U.S. and Canada totaled $67.6 billion, down 4.8% from May 2022. Freight between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $68.7 billion, up 0.3% from May 2022.
Census Bureau (DOC)
- On July 18, Aging Veterans: America’s Veteran Population in Later Life was released. Nearly one-half (49%) of all veterans in the United States were 65 years or older. The largest group of older veterans (5.5 million) served during the Vietnam era. World War II veterans made up the smallest group (183,000) of war-time veterans. Older veterans were less likely to be living in poverty and had higher incomes than other older adults.
- On July 13, Migration in the United States: 2006-2019 was released. In 2019, 13.7% of people in the United States moved during the past year, the lowest mover rate since 2006. While both the number of movers and the mover rate declined between 2006 and 2019, movers became more likely to cross geographic boundaries by moving between counties, between states, or from abroad. Movers within the same county consistently accounted for the largest share of movers between 2006 and 2019, though this share declined from 2006 to 2019.
Economic Research Service (USDA)
- On July 26, China’s Meat Consumption: Growth Potential was released. Analysts looked at beef, mutton, pork, and poultry and found that the relationship between consumption and prices is inelastic (i.e., the demand changed proportionately less than the price). Poultry consumption is stimulated by rising pork prices, but substitutability between other types of meats is weak and inconsistent across data sets and estimation techniques. Several supply shocks (due to swine disease outbreaks) resulted in large swings in pork prices.
- On July 20, Changes in US Agricultural Imports from Latin America and the Caribbean was released. During the period studied, U.S. agricultural imports from Mexico grew faster than corresponding imports from most other countries in LAC, including all other U.S. FTA partners in the region except Peru. As a result, Mexico’s share of U.S. agricultural imports from LAC increased from 44.1 percent during 2007–09 to 58.2 percent during 2019–21.
Energy Information Administration (DOE)
- On July 31, the Annual Solar Photovoltaic Module Shipments Report was released. This report includes summary data for the photovoltaic industry from annual and monthly respondents. Data include manufacturing, imports, and exports of modules in the United States and its territories. Summary data include volumes in peak kilowatts and average prices. Where possible, imports and exports are listed by country, and shipments to the United States are listed by state.
- On July 27, the CBECS Building Types Report was released. CBECS covers a wide variety of building types—office buildings, schools, shopping malls, hospitals, churches, and fire stations, to name just a few—and each building type has unique characteristics and patterns of energy use. This new series of 2018 CBECS reports/provides graphs and data highlights for each of the 14 building types. In each report, we show how much the building type contributes to the building stock, floor space, energy consumption, and expenditures, and we also unpack the building type subcategories. We provide energy consumption data by energy source, building type subcategories, and end uses.
National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA)
- On July 25, in conjunction with ERS, the Crop Sequence Boundaries geospatial product was released. CSB is a cutting-edge map of agricultural fields that provides crop acreage estimates and historical planting decisions across the contiguous United States. The open-source product uses satellite imagery and other public data to allow users to analyze planted U.S. commodities, enhancing not only agricultural science and research, but providing producers an innovative resource to help make farming decisions.
- On July 21, Cattle Inventory: US, July 1 was released. Of the 95.9 million head inventory, all cows and heifers that have calved totaled 38.8 million. There are 29.4 million beef cows in the United States as of July 1, 2023, down 3% from last year. The number of milk cows in the United States remained unchanged at 9.40 million.
National Center for Education Statistics (IES)
- On July 31, the Principal Attrition and Mobility Report was released. Among all public school principals in 2020–21, approximately 80 percent remained at the same school during the following school year (“stayers”), 6 percent moved to a different school (“movers”), and 11 percent left the principalship (“leavers”). Among all private school principals in 2020–21, approximately 83 percent remained at the same school during the following school year (“stayers”), 2 percent moved to a different school (“movers”), and 10 percent left the principalship (“leavers”).
- On July 26, Student Aid Financial Estimates for 2019-20 were released. This First Look publication provides the first results of the 2019–20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20), the most comprehensive national study of student financing of postsecondary education in the United States. This report includes information for about 80,800 undergraduate students and 19,700 graduate students attending 2,200 postsecondary institutions in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. This report describes the percentages of students receiving various types of financial aid and average amounts received, by type of institution attended, gender, race/ethnicity, attendance pattern, and income level.
National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)
- On July 26, Fetal Mortality: United States, 2021 was released. A total of 21,105 fetal deaths at 20 weeks of gestation or more were reported in the United States in 2021. The 2021 U.S. fetal mortality rate was 5.73 fetal deaths at 20 weeks of gestation or more per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths, which was essentially unchanged from the rate of 5.74 in 2020.
- On July 26, Homicides Among Infants in the United States: 2017-2020 was released. A total of 1,067 homicides were reported among infants under age 1 year in the United States during the years 2017–2020, ranging from 241 (2020) to 301 (2017), or an average of 267 deaths per year. Approximately one-half of homicides in the first year of life occurred among infants aged 3 months and under (52%). The homicide rate among infants for 2017–2020 was 7.11 per 100,000 births.
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF)
- On July 18, Science and Engineering State Profiles: Spring 2023 Update was released. State Profiles is an interactive website providing access to state-level data on science and engineering (S&E) personnel and finances and state rankings. State Profiles displays up to 7 state profiles of the user’s choice. Data are available from surveys sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation on employed S&E doctorate holders; S&E doctorates awarded, including by major S&E fields; S&E graduate students and postdoctorates; federal research and development obligations by agency and performer; state government agency R&D expenditures; total and business R&D performance; and higher education R&D performance, including by major S&E fields.
- On July 11, Investigating the Stability of Job Importance and Job Satisfaction over Time: A Latent Transition Analysis of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients was released. The results show that more than half of the doctoral degree recipients in the sample transitioned to a different job satisfaction class at some point during the 2015, 2017, and 2019 SDR cycles. Notably, among respondents who transitioned to a new job satisfaction class between the 2015 and 2017 surveys, those who reported in 2015 being very satisfied with their current job’s level of independence, challenge, and responsibility but only moderately satisfied with their job’s salary and benefits in 2015 were most likely to report being only somewhat satisfied with all factors of their current job at the 2017 cycle.
Federal Register Notices
There were 29 federal register notices posted by federal statistical agencies from June 26, 2023 to July 25, 2023. Links to each of these notices are organized by agency below.
Bureau of Economic Analysis (DOC) – 1 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 7/19/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE-140, Benchmark Survey of Insurance Transactions by U.S. Insurance Companies With Foreign Persons | Link |
Bureau of Justice Statistics (DOJ) – 13 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 7/25/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Federal Firearms License (FFL) Renewal Application-ATF Form 8 (5310.11) Part II | Link |
| 7/20/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; National Firearms Act (NFA)-Special Occupational Taxes (SOT)-ATF Form 5630.7 | Link |
| 7/13/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection Comments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) | Link |
| 7/7/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Complaint Regarding United States Marshals Service (USMS) Personnel or Programs | Link |
| 7/6/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Application for Tax-Exempt Transfer of Firearm and Registration to Special Occupational Taxpayer-ATF Form 3 (5320.3) | Link |
| 7/6/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Application for Restoration of Explosives Privileges-ATF Form 5400.29 | Link |
| 7/6/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Application for Restoration of Firearms Privileges-ATF Form 3210.1 | Link |
| 7/6/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; ATF F 5070.1, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act Registration Form and ATF F 5070.1A, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act Registration Continuation Sheet-ATF Form 5070.1/5070.1A | Link |
| 7/6/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER) Under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44, Firearms-ATF Form 5300.11 | Link |
| 6/30/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; U.S. Official Order Forms for Schedules I and II Controlled Substances DEA Form 222 | Link |
| 6/30/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Annual Progress Report for the STOP Formula Grants Program | Link |
| 6/30/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; STOP Formula Grant Program Match Documentation Worksheet | Link |
| 6/27/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection; Title of Collection-Petition for Commutation of Sentence | Link |
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL) – No New Notices
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (DOT) – No New Notices
Census Bureau (DOC) – 7 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 7/25/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Survey of Children’s Health Longitudinal Cohort | Link |
| 7/20/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) | Link |
| 7/19/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Household Pulse Survey | Link |
| 7/18/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey | Link |
| 7/11/2023 | National Advisory Committee | Link |
| 7/5/2023 | Census Scientific Advisory Committee | Link |
| 7/3/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Military Panel”> | Link |
Economic Research Service (USDA) – No New Notices
Energy Information Administration (DOE) – No New Notices
National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA) – No New Notices
National Center for Education Statistics (DOEd) – 5 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 7/24/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; High School and Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22) First Follow-Up Field Test Data Collection | Link |
| 7/19/2023 | Committee and Quarterly Board Meetings | Link |
| 7/11/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Full-Scale Study-Institution Contacting and List Collection | Link |
| 6/29/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 Amendment #2″ | Link |
| 6/27/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2023-24 Data Collection Revision | Link |
National Center for Health Statistics (HHS) – 2 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 7/12/2023 | Reorganization of the National Center for Health Statistics | Link |
| 7/12/2023 | Reorganization of the Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology | Link |
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF) – 1 New Notice
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 7/11/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities | Link |
Office of Research, Evaluation & Statistics (SSA) – No New Notices
Statistics of Income Division (IRS) – No New Notices