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There doesn't seem to be any kind of anonymization, so if there's only one person for a particular combination of race, ethnicity, sex, and job category, then t
by jfim 4y ago
There doesn't seem to be any kind of anonymization, so if there's only one person for a particular combination of race, ethnicity, sex, and job category, then their pay will effectively be reported directly. In theory, the state of California is supposed to make sure that that data isn't identifiable, but considering the recent personal data leaks, that doesn't seem like a particularly strong protection.
- egberts1 4y agoThat’s why US Census is dis-aggregated afterward if sample is too small.