U.S. Census Bureau Releases Documentation Supporting the 2012-2016 ACS 5-Year PUMS Files and Variance Replicate Estimates Tables

Tyson Weister over 6 years ago

2012-2016 ACS 5-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Documentation

We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2012-2016 ACS 5-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files. This documentation offers ACS data users the opportunity to prepare for next week's release of the PUMS files on January 18, 2018.

The 2016 tab of the PUMS Technical Documentation page now includes code lists, subject definitions, and the data dictionary:

Code Lists: This document contains the detailed codes for variables that contain a large number of coded responses, such as ancestry and occupation.
Subjects in the PUMS: A list of broad topics included in each of the housing and population record files.
Data Dictionary: Full listing of all variables (and values) included in each of the housing and population record files.

More documentation will be released on January 18th along with the 2012-2016 ACS 5-year PUMS files.

2012-2016 ACS 5-Year Variance Replicate Estimate Tables Documentation

We are pleased to announce the release of documentation in support of the 2012-2016 ACS Variance Replicate Estimate Tables. This documentation offers ACS data users the opportunity to prepare for next week's release of the Variance Replicate Estimate Tables on January 18, 2018.

Variance Replicate Estimate Tables allow advanced users to calculate margins of error (MOEs) when collapsing data within a table or across geographies. The 2016 tab of the Variance Replicate Estimate Tables documentation page now includes technical documentation, a table and geography list, and table shells:

2012-2016 Variance Replicate Estimate Tables Technical Documentation: Learn how to calculate margins of error for aggregated estimates, percentages, and ratios through these instructions with worked examples.
Variance Replicate Estimate Table and Geography List: Learn which tables and types of geographic areas have variance replicate estimates.
Table Shells: View the layout of tables without the estimates or margins of error filled in.

New and updated information related to these releases are available now on the 2016 Data Release page.

Thank you,

American Community Survey Office

U.S. Census Bureau