Brita Roy, MD, MPH, Carley Riley, MD, MPP, and Cary Gross, MD

As a nation, we are constantly monitoring and appraising the economy and our financial health.  We gather a tremendous amount of information to assess this. The Census Bureau randomly selects 60,000 households each month, unleashing a swarm of 2,000 field representatives to track down the selected participants and assess their employment status. The Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys 500,000 businesses to estimate job creation.  Approximately 5,000 “consumers” are surveyed each ...

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