COPAFS News
FCSM Registration Opens July 10
Registration for the 2023 FCSM Research and Policy Conference will open on July 10. The conference will take place October 24 thru October 26 at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. Look for more information in the coming weeks regarding registration, conference program, and sponsorship opportunities.
COPAFS.org has a new look!
Over the past couple of months, the copafs.org site has been updated both in terms of style, functionality and organization. We wanted to update the site to ensure users will find information quickly, while enhancing the visual experience. You will notice a new color (gold) added to highlight items and some additional pictures. Also the home page is now static so you can find information on the Quarterly Meeting, FCSM Conference, and Recent News efficiently. Please give the site a visit and let us know what you think!
Upcoming Events
COPAFS Quarterly Meeting: September 8
COPAFS will hold its next Quarterly Meeting on Friday, September 8, 2023. 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.
SAVE THE DATE!
The 2023 FCSM Research and Policy Conference will be held October 24-26, 2023 at the College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in College Park, MD.
Agency Releases
Bureau of Economic Analysis (DOC)
- On May 26, Personal Income and Outlays, April 2023 was released. Personal income increased $80.1 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in April. Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $79.4 billion (0.4 percent). Personal outlays increased $156.0 billion (0.8 percent) and consumer spending increased $151.7 billion (0.8 percent). Personal saving was $802.1 billion and the personal saving rate—personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income—was 4.1 percent in April.
- On May 4, it was reported that the March 2023 Trade Gap was $64.2 billion. The U.S. goods and services trade deficit decreased from $70.6 billion in February (revised) to $64.2 billion in March, as exports increased and imports decreased. The goods deficit decreased $6.4 billion to $86.6 billion, and the services surplus decreased less than $0.1 billion to $22.4 billion.
Bureau of Justice Statistics (DOJ)
- On May 19, Jails in Indian Country, 2022 was released. After peaking in 2019 (at 2,890 persons) and declining sharply in 2020 (to 2,020 persons) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the midyear jail population increased for the second consecutive year by midyear 2022 (2,250). Indian country jails admitted 5,570 persons during June 2022, a 4% decline from the 5,780 admissions during June 2021. The ratio of jail admissions to average daily population (ADP) was about 2.6 to 1 in June 2022 (5,570 admissions to 2,170 inmates), down from 5.5 to 1 in June 2012 (12,500 admissions to 2,253 inmates). Four in 10 inmates were held for violent offenses at midyear 2022, up from about 3 in 10 in 2012.
- On May 16, Female Recruits in Law Enforcement Training Academies, 2018 was released. Females accounted for the highest percentage of recruits who completed basic training in Montana (34.3%), Idaho (28.3%), California (23.3%), and Oklahoma (23.2%). Less than 10% of recruits who completed basic training were female in five states: Utah (9.6%), Wyoming (9.0%), Kentucky (9%), Delaware (8.3%), and West Virginia (6.3%).
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL)
- On May 25, Productivity by State, 2022 was released. Labor productivity in the private nonfarm sector declined in 37 states and the District of Columbia in 2022. Output increased in 43 states and the District. Hours worked increased in 48 states and the District, and declined in Minnesota and Nebraska. Idaho experienced the highest growth in labor productivity, an increase of 4.0 percent.
- On May 24, County Employment and Wages – Fourth Quarter 2022 was released. From December 2021 to December 2022, employment increased in 325 of the 355 largest U.S. counties. In December 2022, national employment increased to 152.3 million, a 2.6-percent increase over the year, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. Midland, TX, had the largest over-the-year increase in employment, with a gain of 7.9 percent. Employment data in this release are presented for December 2022, and average weekly wage data are presented for fourth quarter 2022.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (DOT)
- On May 23, Air Travel Consumer Report: March 2023 was released. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines. For the first three months of 2023, cancellations have stayed below 2% and are far lower than last year’s 2.7% cancellation rate and the rate of 4.1% for the first three months of 2022. USDOT is currently investigating several domestic airlines to ensure that they are not engaging in unrealistic scheduling of flights.
- On May 19, BTS reported that National Spending on Bicycles and Accessories grew 620% over the past 3 years. COVID-19 triggered a significant increase in household spending on bicycles and accessories. From March 2020 (the first month of the COVID-19 national emergency) to March 2023 (the latest available data), bike spending has increased 620%, adjusted for inflation. In the last year, total national household expenditures on bicycles and accessories have remained around $8.0 billion per month (adjusted for inflation). Total docked bikeshare ridership on six of the largest systems increased 42% from March 2020 to March 2023. Not all six of the largest systems experienced equal growth.
Census Bureau (DOC)
- The deadline for submitting a request for the 2020 Post-Census Group Quarters Review Program is June 30, 2023. The 2020 PCGQR operation gives governmental units or their designated representatives the opportunity to submit information and ask the Census Bureau to review their 2020 Census group quarters population counts for group quarters facilities they believe were not correctly counted as of April 1, 2020.
- On May 25, the 2020 Census Demographic Profile and Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC) was released. In 1970, after all the Baby Boomers (1946-1964) had been born, half of the population was younger than 28.1 years old. By 2020, the median age was 38.8, an increase of more than 10 years over the past five decades. The Multiracial population was the nation’s youngest race group in 2020, with 32.5% of its population under age 18. Between 2010 and 2020, the Multiracial population increased for every broad age category (under age 18, 18 to 44 years, 45 to 65 years, and 65 years and over) by over 164%.
Economic Research Service (USDA)
- On May 11, The Impact of Recent Trade Agreements on Japan’s Pork Market was released. Total pork exports to Japan would increase in value (in millions) by $281.0, $244.5, $232.8, and $0.21 for the United States, EU, CPTPP, and UK, respectively. Most of these export gains to Japan would come from the unprocessed pork sector, with gains of $168.6, $201.3, $210.5, and $0.21 million for the United States, EU, CPTPP, and UK, respectively.
- On May 9, The Prevalence of the “Natural” Claim on Food Product Packaging was released. Across all foods in 2018, 16.3 percent of retail food expenditures and 16.9 percent of all items purchased (unit sales) were for foods labeled natural, whereas 11.0 percent of Universal Product Codes (UPC) in stores were labeled natural on the packaging. Expenditures for food labeled natural were larger than expenditures for foods labeled USDA Organic.
Energy Information Administration (DOE)
- On May 31, Company Level Imports – March 2023 was released. Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in March 2023 show that one country, Canada, exported more than one million barrels per day to the United States. The top five exporting countries accounted for 86% of United States crude oil imports in March while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 96% of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of U.S. crude oil imports for March were Canada (3.8 million b/d), Mexico (721,000 b/d), Saudi Arabia (427,000 b/d), Iraq (223,000 b/d), and Colombia (196,000 b/d).
- On May 9, EIA announced that this summer will see the second-most U.S. natural gas consumption for electricity generation on record, surpassed only by last summer. EIA continues to expect significant growth in U.S. electricity generation from wind and solar, but the wet winter in California and the western United States should also increase electricity generated from hydropower during the coming months.
National Center for Education Statistics (IES)
- On May 17, Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: FY21 was released. Current expenditures per pupil on a national basis increased by 3.5 percent to $14,295 in FY 21, after adjusting for inflation. The finance tables introduce new data for national and state-level public elementary and secondary revenues and expenditures for fiscal year (FY) 2021. Specifically, the tables include the following school finance data: revenue and expenditure totals; revenues by source; expenditures by function and object; current expenditures; revenues and current expenditures per pupil; expenditures from Title I funds; and revenue and expenditures from COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds.
- On May 9, the NAEP Report Card: 2022 NAEP Civics Assessment was released. In 2022, the average civics score at eighth grade (150) decreased by 2 points compared to 2018. The average score in 2022 was not significantly different from 1998, the first year the assessment was given. The average score is reported on the NAEP civics scale, which ranges from 0 to 300.
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF)
- On May 24, a new analysis of 2021 Annual Business Survey showed that in 2020, microbusinesses (businesses with one to nine employees) performed $5.6 billion of research and development (R&D). These businesses funded an additional $1.1 billion in domestic R&D performed by other institutions. During the 2018–20 period, microbusiness R&D performance increased by 24%, from $4.5 billion to $5.6 billion.
- On May 9, Geographic Distribution of Nonprofit R&D Performance in FY2020 was released. About 80% of U.S. nonprofit organizations’ estimated FY 2020 research and development (R&D) performance was accounted for by nine states and the District of Columbia in FY 2020. Nonprofit R&D was more concentrated geographically than the R&D of for-profit businesses and institutions of higher education in 2020.
Federal Register Notices
There were 46 federal register notices posted by federal statistical agencies from April 26, 2023 to May 25, 2023. Links to each of these notices are organized by agency below.
Bureau of Economic Analysis (DOC) – No New Notices
Bureau of Justice Statistics (DOJ) – 17 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 5/24/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; FBI Whistleblower Request for Corrective Action Form | Link |
| 5/19/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ) | Link |
| 5/19/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Complaint Form, Federal Coordination and Compliance Section | Link |
| 5/16/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection; 2023 Law Enforcement Administrative and Management Statistics (LEMAS) Supplement Survey-Post-Academy Training and Officer Wellness (PATOW) | Link |
| 5/16/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ) | Link |
| 5/15/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Semi-Annual Progress Report for the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program | Link |
| 5/15/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Explosives Employee Possessor Questionnaire-ATF Form 5400.28 | Link |
| 5/15/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Explosives Responsible Person Questionnaire | Link |
| 5/15/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Semi-Annual Progress Report for the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program | Link |
| 5/15/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Application for Registration of Firearms Acquired by Certain Governmental Entities-ATF F 10 (5320.10) | Link |
| 5/10/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Application for Alternate Means of Identification of Firearm(s) (Marking Variance)-ATF Form 3311.4 | Link |
| 5/10/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Notice of Firearms Manufactured or Imported-ATF Form 2 (5320.2) | Link |
| 5/9/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Application for Certificates of Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana-E.O. | Link |
| 5/5/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection Application for Certificates of Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana-E.O. | Link |
| 5/4/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Data Security Requirements for Accessing Restricted Data | Link |
| 5/1/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; Annual Surveys of Probation and Parole | Link |
| 4/28/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection Comments Requested; Revision of Currently Approved Collection: Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country | Link |
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL) – 1 New Notice
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 4/26/2023 | Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda | Link |
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (DOT) – No New Notices
Census Bureau (DOC) – 5 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 5/18/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Census Household Panel; Correction | Link |
| 5/11/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Census Household Panel | Link |
| 5/8/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Household Pulse Survey; Correction | Link |
| 5/3/2023 | Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Filing Requirement and Clarifications to Current Requirements | Link |
| 4/28/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Household Pulse Survey | Link |
Economic Research Service (USDA) – No New Notices
Energy Information Administration (DOE) – No New Notices
National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA) – 1 New Notice
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 4/27/2023 | Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection | Link |
National Center for Education Statistics (DOEd) – 17 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 5/24/2023 | Applications for New Awards; Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program | Link |
| 5/23/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey 2023-2025 | Link |
| 5/23/2023 | Applications for New Awards; Demonstration Grants for Indian Children and Youth Program-Native American Teacher Retention Initiative | Link |
| 5/23/2023 | Applications for New Awards; Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program-Expansion Grants | Link |
| 5/23/2023 | Applications for New Awards; Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program-Mid-Phase Grants | Link |
| 5/19/2023 | Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (GE), Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, Ability to Benefit (ATB) | Link |
| 5/18/2023 | Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities | Link |
| 5/16/2023 | Proposed Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Perkins Innovation and Modernization Grant Program | Link |
| 5/10/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NCES Data Security Requirements for Accessing Restricted Use Data | Link |
| 5/8/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade Fall 2023 Materials Revision | Link |
| 5/8/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Program for International Student Assessment 2025 (PISA 2025) Main Study Recruitment and Field Test | Link |
| 5/5/2023 | Applications for New Awards; Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions | Link |
| 5/3/2023 | Applications for New Awards; Mental Health Personnel Technical Assistance Center | Link |
| 5/1/2023 | National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting | Link |
| 4/28/2023 | Applications for New Awards-American History and Civics Education-Presidential and Congressional Academies for American History and Civics | Link |
| 4/28/2023 | Applications for New Awards-American History and Civics Education National Activities Program | Link |
National Center for Health Statistics (HHS) – 2 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 5/19/2023 | Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review | Link |
| 5/19/2023 | Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations | Link |
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF) – 3 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 5/12/2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data | Link |
| 5/9/2023 | Advisory Committee for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences; Notice of Meeting | Link |
| 5/5/2023 | Sunshine Act Meetings | Link |
Office of Research, Evaluation & Statistics (SSA) – No New Notices
Statistics of Income Division (IRS) – No New Notices