The Federal Statistical System: The Local Government Perspective

Joseph J. Salvo and Arun Peter Lobo
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Joseph J. Salvo: Population Division of the New York City Department of City
Arun Peter Lobo: Population Division of the New York City Department of City Planning

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2010, vol. 631, issue 1, 75-88

Abstract: Federal data are crucial to state and local governments, enabling them to assess the level of need in a community, to establish appropriate funding levels for programs, and to implement programs in a cost-effective manner. This article first demonstrates how data from the decennial census and American Community Survey have been used by a local government—New York City’s—to identify and target the population eligible for public health insurance but not enrolled. It then examines critical data issues that need to be resolved if local governments are to continue to receive data of the highest quality.

Keywords: American Community Survey; public health insurance access; EPHINE; New York health statistics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716210374414

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