MPC Member Publications

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Title: Working Papers Optimized Spatial Information for 1990, 2000, and 2010 U.S. Census Microdata

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2023

DOI: 10.18128/IPUMS2023-02

Abstract: We report on the successful completion of a project to upgrade the positional accuracy of every response to the 1990, 2000, and 2010 U.S. decennial censuses. The resulting data set, called Optimized Spatial Census Information Linked Across Time (OSCILAT), resides within the restricted-access data warehouse of the Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) system where it is available for use with approval from the U.S. Census Bureau. OSCILAT greatly improves the accuracy and completeness of spatial information for older censuses conducted prior to major quality improvements undertaken by the Bureau. Our work enables more precise spatial and longitudinal analysis of census data and supports exact tabulations of census responses for arbitrary spatial units, including tabulating responses from 1990, 2000, and 2010 within 2020 block boundaries for precise measures of change over time for small geographic areas.

Url: https://doi.org/10.18128/IPUMS2023-02

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Authors: Fowler, Christopher S; Gaboardi, James D; Schroeder, Jonathan P; Van Riper, David C

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