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- Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 17:49:36 -0400 (EDT)
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Killing the American Community Survey Blinds Business
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Killing the American Community Survey Blinds Business
Economics
By Matthew Philips
May 10, 2012
Business Week
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-10/
killing-the-american-community-survey-blinds-business
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/7l3rr2f
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On May 9 the House voted to kill the American Community Survey, which
collects data on some 3 million households each year and is the largest
survey next to the decennial census. The ACSwhich has a long bipartisan
history, including its funding in the mid-1990s and full implementation in
2005provides data that help determine how more than $400 billion in
federal and state funds are spent annually. Businesses also rely heavily
on it to do such things as decide where to build new stores, hire new
employees, and get valuable insights on consumer spending habits. Check
out this video of Target (TGT) executives talking about how much they use
ACS data.
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Initially, it looked like the House might simply repeal the surveys
mandatory requirement, something the Census Bureau has said would just
make it more expensive since theyd have to send more agents into the field
to collect the data manually, rather than being able to legally require
people who receive the survey to fill it out. Representative Daniel
Webster (R-Fla.) went a step further, leading the charge to dismantle the
ACS entirely on the grounds that its unconstitutional.
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Webster gained his seat as part of the 2010 Tea Party revolution that won
Republicans control of the House. A press release on his website
criticizes the ACS for invading peoples privacy by requiring them to
answer questions such as what time they leave for work, how long their
commute is, and whether they need help going shopping. Those who receive a
survey and fail to respond are subject to fines of as much as $5,000.
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The fight over cutting funds for data-gathering agencies has opened up a
rift in the deficit-hawk crowd. A handful of organizations that generally
support big fiscal spending cuts have voiced their support for fully
funding the three main data-gathering agencies: Census, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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The Chamber of Commerce, for example, strongly advocates funding them,
since its members rely so much on the information they provide on basic
things such as household spending, per capita income, and population
estimates. The ACS is of particular value to them, says Martin Regalia,
Commerces chief economist. It is especially important to some of our
bigger members for trying to understand geographic distinctions and other
granularity in the economy.
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Tom Beers, executive director of the National Association of Business
Economists, says that without good economic data, businesses would be
flying blind. He adds: You end up in a guessing game about whats going on
in the economy. The types of losses that result are far worse than what
you end up spending to fund these surveys.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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