american community survey overview september 4, 2013 tim gilbert american community survey office
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American Community Survey Overview
September 4, 2013
Tim GilbertAmerican Community Survey Office
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Outline
• American Community Survey (ACS) basics
• Resources for learning more
• Accessing ACS data products
• Questions
• Exercises
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What is the ACS?• A large national survey
that uses continuous measurement methods to produce detailed population and housing estimates each year
• Designed to produce critical information that was previously collected in the decennial census
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Census / ACS History
• 1790-1930Census: one form to all households
• 1940-2000Census: short form and long form
• 2000ACS: large-scale demonstration
• 2005-presentACS / PRCS: full implementation
• 2010Census: short form only
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2010 Census vs. ACS
2010 Census ACS
• Official counts • Sample estimates
• Population totals • Population characteristics
• Every 10 years • Yearly
• Point in time • Period of time
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ACS Data Collection: Households
Online Mail Telephone Personal Visit
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American Community SurveyContent
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Social
Economic
Housing
Demographic
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Changes to Content
• 2008: New/modified questions added for– Marital history– Health insurance coverage– Service connected disability status and rating– Disability
• 2009: New question added for Bachelor’s field of degree• 2013: New questions added for Computer
ownership/internet access
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ACS Helps Communities
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaEu8-xH9LE
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Selected Census Geographic Concepts
Legal/Administrative Areas
• Nation• States• Counties• Incorporated Places• Minor Civil Divisions• Congressional Districts• State Legislative Districts• School Districts• Zip Code Tabulation Areas
(ZCTAs)
Statistical Areas• Regions• Divisions• Census Designated Places• Census County Divisions• Public Use Microdata Areas
(PUMA)• Census Tracts• Block Groups
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Availability of ACS Data Products
Estimated Population of Geographic Area
Type of ACS Estimates Released
65,000 or more 1-year, 3-year, 5-year
20,000 to 64,999 3-year, 5-year
Less than 20,000 5-year
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Data Products Release Schedule
Year of Data Release
Type of Estimate
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Year(s) of Data Collection
1-Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
3-Year NA 2005-2007
2006-2008
2007-2009
2008-2010
2009-2011
2010-2012
5-Year NA NA NA 2005-2009
2006-2010
2007-2011
2008-2012
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Map of ACS Publication Areas
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Outline
• American Community Survey (ACS) basics
• Resources for learning more
• Accessing ACS data products
• Questions
• Exercises
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American Community Survey Learning More
• ACS Main Page
• Guidance on Comparing ACS Data to Other Sources
• The ACS Compass Products
• Data Release and Documentation Pages
• Design and Methodology Report
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ACS Main Page
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www.census.gov/acs
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Comparison Guidance
census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/comparing_data/
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Compass Handbooks
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census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/handbooks
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Data Release Page
census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/2011_release/
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Documentation Page
census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/documentation_main/
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Design and Methodology
census.gov/acs/www/methodology/methodology_main/
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Outline
• American Community Survey (ACS) basics
• Resources for learning more
• Accessing ACS data products
• Questions
• Exercises
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Ways to Access
• QuickFacts• EasyStats• Application Programming Interface (API)• American FactFinder• Summary File• Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)• DataFerrett
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QuickFacts
quickfacts.census,gov
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Easy Stats/API
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census.gov/easystatscensus.gov/developers
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Census Bureau Homepage
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www.census.gov
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http://factfinder2.census.gov
American FactFinder
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Data ProductsProfiles
• Data Profiles • Narrative Profiles • Comparison Profiles• Selected Population
Profiles
Tables
• Detailed Tables • Subject Tables • Ranking Tables• Geographic Comparison
Tables
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Selected Population Profiles
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Selected Population Profiles (cont’d)
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Detailed TablesExamples
• B01001A-I: Sex by Age by Race and Hispanic Origin
• B08134: Means of Transportation to Work by Travel Time to Work
• B25018: Median Number of Rooms• B14001: School Enrollment by Level of School
for the Population 3 Years and Over• B17001: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months
by Sex and Age
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Detailed Tables (cont’d)
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ACS Summary File• Set of comma-
delimited text files
• All Detailed Tables available
• Only source for Block Group estimates
• Available via FTP site or DataFerrett
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census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/summary_file
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ACS Summary File Resources
• Summary File page at http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/summary_file/
– Includes links to FTP site and technical documentation
– Access the Summary File Retrieval Tool from here
– Information about DVD set
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Retrieval Tool
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Step 1: Select a geographic area and dataset
Step 2: Select a table
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Retrieval Tool Results
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Public Use
Microdata
Sample
anonymized, downloadable
records of individual people
a representative sample of the population
ACS PUMS
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Microdata
Source: 2010 ACS 1-year PUMS file
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Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)
• Individual-level data on about 1 percent of the population – subsample of ACS records
• PUMA is the lowest level of geography available• About 2,100 PUMAs• 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year files have identical PUMAs
• Available via American FactFinder, FTP site, DataFerrett, or IPUMS
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Guidance on Making Comparisons
• Don’t mix series:– Compare 1-year to 1-year– Compare 3-year to 3-year
• Don’t use overlapping estimates to measure change: – Compare nonoverlapping
• 2005-2007 ACS 3-year to 2008-2010 ACS 3-year
• Visit “Comparison Guidance” on ACS website– http://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_
users/comparing_data/
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