Disclosure Avoidance Techniques Used for the 1970 through 2010 Decennial Censuses of Population and Housing

Laura McKenna

Working Papers from U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies

Abstract: The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the decennial censuses under Title 13 of the U. S. Code with the Section 9 mandate to not “use the information furnished under the provisions of this title for any purpose other than the statistical purposes for which it is supplied; or make any publication whereby the data furnished by any particular establishment or individual under this title can be identified; or permit anyone other than the sworn officers and employees of the Department or bureau or agency thereof to examine the individual reports (13 U.S.C. § 9 (2007)).” The Census Bureau applies disclosure avoidance techniques to its publicly released statistical products in order to protect the confidentiality of its respondents and their data.

Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2018-11
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