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Administration for Children and Families (ACF) collects information for the evaluation of its programs for children and youth, such as Head Start, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, child support enforcement, adoption assistance, foster care, child care, and child abuse programs. |
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Agency for International Development (AID) collects and analyzes data to assist developing countries in planning and evaluating population programs and programs for socioeconomic development. |
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Agricultural Research Service (ARS) monitors and assesses food consumption and related behavior of the U.S. population and provides information for food and nutrition-related programs and public policy decisions. |
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) statistical programs provide data on the volume, characteristics, financing, price, and suitability of housing in the United States. |
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides estimates and projections of the veteran population, collecting information on the socioeconomic characteristics of veterans and care provided to veterans in VA health care facilities; conducting surveys that provide information on the users and nonusers of VA benefit programs, as well as veteran satisfaction; performing medical research; evaluating VA programs; and conducting performance measurement studies. |
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) collects data from public and private employers and union and labor organizations about the composition of their workforces by sex, race, and ethnicity. These data are used to carry out EEOC's enforcement activities under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. |
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Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) conducts surveys, program evaluations, and studies to evaluate the Food Stamp, Child Nutrition, and other food assistance programs which it administers. |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Science Resources Studies conducts surveys that measure the number and demographic characteristics of individuals trained as, or working as, scientists and engineers, and participates in international collaborations to yield comparable measures of the same items. The division also collects data on the Nation's investments in research and development, along with international comparisons of these measures. The NSF also provides funding to support of biological sciences research data bases and social science research and studies, such as the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, the General Social Survey, and the National Election Studies, as well as surveys and data collection methodologies to assess the state of U.S. education and the impact of NSF programs on curriculums in science and mathematics. |
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Office of Population Affairs (OPA) in HHS supports data collection efforts and studies related to fertility and reproductive behavior. |
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (OASPE) funds studies on policy issues related to programs in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). |
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Social Security Administration (SSA) collects, tabulates, and publishes data on the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs and their beneficiary populations. The SSA also performs actuarial and demographic research to assess the impact of program changes or alternatives. |
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The Directorate for Information Operations and Reports (DIOR) in the Department of Defense has responsibility for collecting data on active duty military personnel casualties, civilian manpower, and worldwide active duty military and civilian personnel employment, and for producing workforce strength and distribution statistics for DOD, the Congress, and other Federal agencies. |
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U.S. Census Bureau demographic statistics program provides information on the number, geographic distribution, and social and economic characteristics of the population including official estimates of income and poverty, and information collected under reimbursable programs on health, crime victimization, housing, voting, consumer expenditures, travel, and child care. The program also support tests of new approaches and concepts for demographic surveys. |
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