The Data Linkage Infrastructure supports high-quality research and evaluation, advancing the Census Bureau's mission of providing timely and unbiased data to support evidence-based decision making.
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Visualizations
Housing Administrative Record Simulation
The American Community Survey (ACS) is continually testing ways to improve the survey and reduce respondent burden.
SNAP Profiles New York State (Interactive)
SNAP is the largest federal program to reduce domestic hunger, but many eligible people do not participate.
Match Ratio of 2010 Census and Administrative Records
The Census Bureau is researching ways to utilize administrative records data in its decennial census and surveys.
Videos
The Power of Administrative Data: OnTheMap for Emergency Management
New Jersey's use of a Census Bureau tool that combines state and federal data helped its Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.
2020 Census Innovations: Streamlining the Count
Smart use of administrative data is just one of the promising innovations planned for the 2020 Census.
How SAIPE Creates Poverty Estimates for School Districts
This tutorial shows how SAIPE creates estimates for school districts.
Working Papers
Center for Administrative Records Research and Applications Working Papers
Browse the research papers that use data from censuses, surveys, and data from other agencies.
Center for Economic Studies Working Papers
Economic research papers to improve our understanding of US businesses, households, and individuals.
Exploring the Utility of Linking Data on Domestic Migration
This project is the first major attempt to link individual NCOA records to individual mover records in the ACS.
Events
Data Linkage Day 2019: October 18, 2019
Data Linkage Day is an opportunity for federal employees to share their innovations, applications, and results from linking data sources.
Accessing Administrative Data for Program Evaluation: November 9, 2017
Census presented at AEA's Conference: Moving Beyond Barriers - Effective Models for Using Administrative Data to Generate Evidence & Enhance Evaluation Capacity
Using Administrative Data for Program Evaluation: November 1-2, 2016
November 1 marked Census’ inaugural event highlighting successful uses of administrative data to study social & demographic trends & inform public policy.