How Uncertainty about Privacy and Confidentiality is Hampering Efforts to More Effectively Use Administrative Records in Producing U.S. National Statistics

摘要: U.S. federal statistical agencies continually face challenges in obtain- ing and using administrative records providing useful analytic products to support policy analysis program planning. At each of three decision points| obtaining the data, integrating data into programs, releasing products|concerns over privacy condentiality de- termine a great extent how eectively these are used. Although there is long history relevant research on attitudes methodologies pro- tect published agency decisions share or publish not necessarily informed by known risks. Additional proposed help identify manage The paper also proposes government actions ensure that meeting nation's needs through appropriate application survey data.