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Stat News is helping to monitor, save and keep access to CDC data [1]
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Date: 2025-02-14
J. Emory Parker at Stat news announced today that they have created an archive of data sets that were available on data.cdc.gov starting on January 31st. Stat news notes that 135 datasets have already disappeared, about 61 of those apparently because of non compliance with Trump’s directives, but noted that some deleted data sets have been republished on the main page for the CDC but not to dataset.cdc.gov after a recent court order. The writer cross references the archive of cdc.gov webpages that Brainwrap developed and the Stat news archive complements what Brainwrap has saved.
According to the Stat writer : STAT’s analysis of the data deleted since the inauguration show the word “gender” has drawn particular attention. This is not especially surprising, as many public health datasets capture data about gender and, until now, many datasets tended to use the terms “gender” and “sex” somewhat interchangeably. Trump’s executive order on “gender ideology” specifically forbids all federal agencies from using the word “gender” instead of “sex.” I identified at least 67 items that appear to have been removed specifically because they contain the word “gender,” regardless of the context in which it was used. Other items seem to have run afoul of other flagged words and concepts. Notable examples include datasets related to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), which both capture data on now sensitive topics like gender identity and sexual orientation.
There are caveats to the Stat archives and accessing the data appears to be complex, but it looks like more attempts are being made to salvage information and maintain its accessibility. What happens going forward is anyone’s guess.
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