Just Released:
Choosing and using data from the 2010 Census and the American Community Survey can lead to a dizzying array of challenges and opportunities. In APL's spring edition of Population Notes we highlight the major differences between the two data sources and provide some guidance on how users can choose one that is most appropriate and effective depending on their applications.
In the Public Eye
A UW Extension Press release by Katherine Curtis and Roz Klaas sheds light on poverty trends in Wisconsin.
Katherine Curtis and David Long recently published their research on the spatial variation in determinants of child poverty. It is available online at Social Science Research.
UW Extension recently published a Wisconsin Poverty press release and accompanying map produced by Katherine Curtis and Roz Klaas in which they provide a snapshot of WI Poverty as revealed by the newly available 5-year ACS data.
Upcoming Events
Population Association of America(PAA) Annual Meeting San Francisco (May 3rd-5th, 2012)