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Nearly 300 ACS data users attended the inaugural ACS Data Users Conference, held May 29-30, 2014, at the Holiday Inn Capitol in Washington, D.C. The program included more than 40 contributed presentations by ACS data users, an invited plenary session by top Census Bureau staff, and keynote addresses by Dr. Mark Doms, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Department of Commerce; and John H. Thompson, director of the U.S. Census Bureau. The purpose of the conference was to facilitate information sharing among data users about key ACS data issues and applications and to promote networking. The conference was organized by the Population Reference Bureau and Sabre Systems in partnership with staff from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Thursday, May 29, 20148:45 AM – 10:15 AM Plenary Session
Welcoming Remarks | Dr. Nancy A. Potok, Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Census Bureau
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Introduction to ACS and 2020 Census Programs | Frank A. Vitrano, Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs, U.S. Census Bureau
2020 Census Updates | Lisa M. Blumerman, Assistant Director for Decennial Census Programs, U.S. Census Bureau
VIDEO 0358.blumerman.pdf
2014 Internet Test Update and Content Review Update | James B. Treat, Chief, American Community Survey Office, U.S. Census Bureau
VIDEO 7318.treat.pdf
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Breakout Session 1 Aggregating ACS Estimates and Calculating Margins of ErrorImproving the Reliability of ACS Estimates for Non-Standard Geographies Used in Local Decision Making | Warren Brown, Joe Francis, and Xiaoling Li, Cornell University ; and Jonnell Robinson, Syracuse University
VIDEO Brown.pdf
Improving the Accuracy of Block Group Data from the American Community Survey | Ken Hodges, Nielsen
VIDEO 5314.hodges.pdf
Navigating Reliability of Small Area Data – Lessons from NYC | Joel A. Alvarez and Joseph J. Salvo, New York City Department of City PlanningVIDEO Alvarez.pdf
Accounting for Group Classification Error in Variance Estimates Using the American Community Survey | Matthew W. Brault, U.S. Census Bureau VIDEO brault.pdf
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Breakout Session 2
Using ACS in GIS and Data Visualization ApplicationsSources of ACS Data through Online GIS Tools | Elizabeth Nash, PolicyMapVIDEO nash.pdf
Using ACS Data within ArcGIS Online for Organizations | John Parker, Iowa Legislative Services Agency
VIDEO Parker.pdf
Using PostGIS and QGIS for the Management and Geovisualization of ACS Data | Lee Hachadoorian, Dartmouth College
VIDEO Hachadoorian.pdf
1:15 PM – 1:40 PM Keynote Addresses Dr. Mark Doms, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, U.S. Department of CommerceJohn H. Thompson, Director, U.S. Census Bureau
1:45 PM – 3:15 PM Breakout Session 3 Applications of ACS Data for Income and Poverty Setting New Standards in the Use of Income and Poverty Estimates from the ACS | Katherine Nesse, Kansas State University and Mallory Rahe, Oregon State University
VIDEO nesse.pdf nesse_handout.pdf
The Virginia Poverty Measure: Using the ACS to Refine Our Measurement of Economic Security | Annie Rorem and Megan Juelfs-Swanson, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia
VIDEO Rorem.pdf
Using the ACS and PRCS to Estimate State-Level WIC Eligibility | Paul Johnson and Erika Huber, The Urban Institute
VIDEO huber.pdf
Improving Occupation Earnings Estimates Through Segregation of Education Levels | David Gibson, Vocational Economics, Inc.
VIDEO Gibson.pdf gibson_handout1.pdf gibson_handout2.pdf
1:45 PM – 3:15 PM Breakout Session 4 Applications of ACS Data for Employment and CommutingThe EEO Tabulation: Measuring Diversity in the Workplace | Ana J. Montalvo, U.S. Census Bureau
VIDEO montalvo.pdf
ACS Labor Participation as a Barometer for Retirement | Nicole Dunn, Thomas P. Miller and Associates
VIDEO dunn.pdf
Workplace Geocoding Issues with ACS | Elaine Murakami and Ed Christopher, Federal Highway Administration; and Charles Baber, Baltimore Metropolitan Council
Murakami.pdf
Using ACS Data in Promoting and Advocating for Bicycling | Kenneth McLeod and Darren Flusche, The League of American Bicyclists
VIDEO McLeod.pdf
Factors Associated with the Bicycle Commute Use of Newcomers: An Analysis of the 70 Largest U.S. Cities | Ryan J. Dann, Portland State University
VIDEO Dann.pdf
3:30 PM –5:00 PM Breakout Session 5 Applications of ACS Data for Health Insurance and Disability Using ACS Data to Prepare for Affordable Care Act Implementation | Ricardo Gutierrez, County of San Diego
VIDEO Gutierrez.pdf
Medicaid Undercount in the American Community Survey | Joanna Turner, University of Minnesota - SHADAC
VIDEO turner.pdf
Methods for Calculating the Number of Full-time Equivalent Employees by Industry Using ACS and Other Data Sources | Martha Jones, Vanderbilt University
VIDEO jones.pdf
Using the ACS to Calculate National and State-Level Federal Program Participation Ratios for Working-Age People with Disabilities | Yonatan Ben-Shalom and David Stapleton, Mathematica Policy Research
VIDEO ben_shalom.pdf
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Breakout Session 6 Housing Applications Using ACS Data Estimating Superstorm Sandy’s Impact on Renters | Max Weselcouch, NYU Furman Center
VIDEO weselcouch.pdf
Data Driven Housing Investment Using the ACS | Jessica Deegan, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
VIDEO Deegan.pdf
Developing a Measure of “Substandard Housing” Using the ACS | Lance George, Housing Assistance Council
VIDEO George.pdf
Housing Landscape: An Examination of Severe Housing Cost Burden Among Working Households | Janet Viveiros, Center for Housing Policy
VIDEO viveiros.pdf
Friday, May 30, 20148:30 AM – 10:00 AM Breakout Session 7 Using ACS Data From NHGIS, Summary Files, IPUMS, PUMS, and CustomTabulations NHGIS: An Integrated Data Portal for ACS Summary Files and a Whole Lot More | Jonathan Schroeder, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota
VIDEO Schroeder.pdf
The Advantages of Accessing American Community Survey Summary Data via FTP and Methods for Connecting Across Time | John DeWitt, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan
VIDEO dewitt.pdf
Obtaining ACS Microdata from IPUMS | Katie Genadek, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota
VIDEO genadek.pdf
PUMS: The Weighting is the Hardest Part | Gregg Bell, Alabama State Data Center
VIDEO Bell.pdf
Because I’m Special: A Custom Tabulation for Transportation | Penelope Weinberger, AASHTO and Jim Hubbell, Mid-America Regional Council
hubble.pdf
8:30 AM –10:00 AM Breakout Session 8 Using the ACS to Look at Small Population Groups and Trends Over Time Tracking and Analyzing Regional Equity: The ACS and Ambiguities of Time and Space | Meg Merrick, Portland State University
VIDEO Merrick.pdf
Uses of ACS in the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program | Sean Wilson, Bureau of Labor Statistics
wilson.pdf
Evaluating American Community Survey (ACS) Data on School-Age Children Who Speak English with Difficulty | Angelina KewalRamani and Amber Noel, American Institutes for Research
kewalramani.pdf
The Underrepresentation of Young Children in the American Community Survey | William O’Hare, The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Eric Jensen, U.S. Census Bureau
VIDEO ohare.pdf
Small Populations and the ACS: Sampling Variability and Reliability | Sela Panapasa, University of Michigan; Hassan Jaber, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services; and Don Loudner, American Indian Veterans, Inc.
VIDEO panapasa.pdf
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM Breakout Session 9 Issues and Limitations in Using Small-Area ACS DataRural Reliability: Determining the Reliability of ACS Estimates for Rural Communities | Keith Wiley and Lance George, Housing Assistance Council
VIDEO Wiley.pdf
Geographies of Poverty: Improving the Reliability and Usability of Spatial Displays of Small Area ACS Data for Post-Katrina New Orleans | Benjamin Horwitz, Greater New Orleans Community Data Center
VIDEO Horwitz.pdf
Variations in Private School Enrollment Rates | Jeanne Gobalet and Shelley Lapkoff, Lapkoff & Gobalet Demographic Research, Inc.; and Magali Barbieri, University of California, Berkeley
VIDEO Gobalet.pdf
Using the ACS to Help a Mayor Understand His City | Patricia C. Becker, APB Associates and Southeast Michigan Census Council
VIDEO becker.pdf
Visualizing Transit Need | Holly Chase and Jason Quan, KFH Group, Inc.
VIDEO Chase.pdf
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM Breakout Session 10 Applications of ACS Data for Migration Patterns and Trends Mapping Subcomponents of Net International Migration (NIM): An Overview of the Geographic Distribution of Foreign-Born Migration Using ACS Data | Anthony Knapp, U.S. Census Bureau
VIDEO Knapp.pdf
Education, Migration, and Earnings of Puerto Ricans on the Island and U.S. Mainland: A Synthetic Cohort Analysis, 2006-2011 | Marie T. Mora, Alberto Dávila, and Havidán Rodríguez, University of Texas- Pan American
VIDEO mora.pdf
Lifetime Migration Trends of Adults in the United States | Lisa Neidert and Albert Hermalin, University of Michigan
VIDEO Neidert.pdf
Mapping Poverty and Mobility Patterns in Baltimore City | Nichole Stewart, University of Maryland Baltimore County
VIDEO Stewart.pdf