The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #41648

Gem Daus, MA, Policy Division, APIAHF, 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 835, Washington, DC 20036, 202-624-0007, gdaus@apiahf.org

Many datasets are only one or two degrees of separation from Census data. Therefore, as new Census 2000 data are released, it is important to assess its impact on future research and policymaking, and on characterizations of API health status.

Data from the long-form of Census 2000 will be released starting June 2002. These data will include income, poverty, educational attainment, primary language, disability, occupation and use of public benefits. These data will be available for 17 Asian populations and 12 Pacific Islander populations. Population and household counts for these populations are already available.

Of particular interest will be the counts and characteristics of multi-race and multi-ethnic populations. Multirace populations will increase the complexity of defining a study population by increasing the number of possible denominators to use in calculations of prevalence, incidence and other population-based rates. Whether those differences are significant remains to be seen.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will identify socioeconomic trends in API populations from Census 2000 long form data.
• Participants will discuss the value and impact of the new data on research and policy.
• Participants will discuss how selected health status indicators will be affected, especially in relation to multirace data.

Keywords: Data/Surveillance, Asian and Pacific Islander

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum Census Information Center
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.