Many individuals within and outside the Census Bureau contributed to
this report. Randy Becker coordinated the production of this report,
and wrote, compiled, and edited various sections. David Brown,
Emin Dinlersoz, Shawn Klimek, Mark Kutzbach, and Kristin
McCue coauthored Chapter 2. Emin Dinlersoz and Shawn Klimek
coauthored Chapter 3. Angela Andrus, B.K. Atrostic, Randy
Becker, John Fattaleh, Quintin Goff, Cheryl Grim, Brian Holly,
Erika McEntarfer, Lynn Riggs, and Shigui Weng contributed to or
worked on Appendixes 1 through 8. Our RDC partners and administrators
also provided assistance.
Janet Sweeney, Elzie Golden, Monique Lindsay, and Donald
Meyd, of the Census Bureau’s Administrative and Customer Services
Division, Francis Grailand Hall, Chief, provided publication and
printing management, graphics design and composition, and editorial
review for print and electronic media. General direction and production
management were provided by Claudette E. Bennett, Assistant
Division Chief.The Center for Economic Studies partners with stakeholders within
and outside the U.S. Census Bureau to improve measures of the economy
and people of the United States through research and innovative
data products.Research summaries in this report have not undergone the review
accorded Census Bureau publications and no endorsement should be
inferred. Any opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those
of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the
Census Bureau or other organizations. All results have been reviewed
to ensure that no confidential information is disclosed