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American Indian Policy Institute
2013 NCAI Mid Year ConferenceJune 24, 2013Reno, Nevada
Who Counts? And Why it Matters
Presented by
Norm [email protected]
Eddie F. Brown, DSWExecutive Director, ASU American Indian Policy
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American Indian Policy Institute
Tribal Indicators Research Initiative
•Extract AI/AN data from U.S. Census and American Community Survey (ACS) to assist tribes in making effective use of the data.
•Provide innovative analysis of AI/AN census and ACS data in a partnership with tribes, including:
- Statistical and conceptual data errors- Policy implications of census self-identification
•Project partners include: American Indian Studies, Center for Population Dynamics, ITCA, NCAI PRC
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The ACS American Community Survey
Why is it important?
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Tribal LeadersTribal Advocates
Tribal Researchers
All Need to Care
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It’s Basic
#s = $s
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#s = $s• Formula Funded
Programs
• Grant Applications
• Presenting a Profile of the Tribal Community
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ACS: Not Your Old Time Census
• Different Sample Size
• Different Timing
• Almost No Outreach
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Looking behindthe Numbers
Is the ACS AccuratelyMeasuring the Entire
AI/AN Alone Population?
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The ACS appears to be undercounting the AI/AN alone population in many local areas
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Potential Sources of Error in ACS Data
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Non-Sampling Error
The number just isn’t right!
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Some Lessons
Further research and analysis
needed, by users, by researchers
and by the Census Bureau
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Who Counts and Why it Matters
The Key Policy Issue Who Identifies who is
American Indian? • U.S. Census Bureau? • Indian Health Service?
• Bureau of Indian Affairs? • Courts?
What is the role for Tribes?