Hi,
I would like to retrieve the following dataset from MDAT, but I'm having challenges with confirming the accuracy
2020 5-year ACS PUMS
Weight: Person
Variables: Language other than English spoken at home, Population ages 5+ only, Ability to speak English
Geographies: Queens Community Districts (PUMA), NYC
I appreciate any guidance or feedback that you have! This has been my workflow in MDAT (https://data.census.gov/mdat/#/)
1) Select Variables:
AGEP selected
Within age, I specify ages 5-99
ENG selected (Ability to speak English)
LANP selected (Language Other than English spoken at home)
2) Select geographies:
State: NY
All community districts in Queens selected
i then go to customize table and export the data to a csv.
Ideally, I would like to format the data in this way:
Just wanted to verify if this methodology is correct. Thanks!
Best,
Josephine
I think your data setup is fine. I'm always a bit wary of using results at the PUMA level especially as you crosstab by ability to speak English. If you use iPUMS the estimates will have confidence intervals whereas I don't think MDAT app offers this. Not sure if you're concerned about this or not
Thanks! I generally avoid using PUMA-level data also, but detailed languages data is not available on the tract level...Thanks for the recommendation to not crosstab PUMA-level data by ability to speak English. I've looked at iPUMS, but navigating through the site has been a learning curve for me. Will look into it. Thanks again!