Census Bureau plans to stop production of 3-year ACS data

My understand of what I've read is that the 2014, or 2012-14 3 year, release this fall will go ahead as scheduled. The 3 year product stops for vintage 2015. I have used 3 year data a lot, especially for communities between 65K and 200K where the 1 year data have unacceptably high MOEs for most data, and I strongly object to discontinuing them. I am unaware of any efforts to consult with users in this decision, and the reference to 3-year as a "temporary product" goes back more than 10 years to the very beginning of ACS. I would argue that it's now an institutionalized product of the same importance as 1 year and 5 year. In my opinion, it would make more sense to stop issuing 5 year products on an annual basis.

My understand of what I've read is that the 2014, or 2012-14 3 year, release this fall will go ahead as scheduled. The 3 year product stops for vintage 2015. I have used 3 year data a lot, especially for communities between 65K and 200K where the 1 year data have unacceptably high MOEs for most data, and I strongly object to discontinuing them. I am unaware of any efforts to consult with users in this decision, and the reference to 3-year as a "temporary product" goes back more than 10 years to the very beginning of ACS. I would argue that it's now an institutionalized product of the same importance as 1 year and 5 year. In my opinion, it would make more sense to stop issuing 5 year products on an annual basis.