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

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

    We are pleased to announce the release of the 2012-2016 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files. 

    The ACS 5-year PUMS files show the full range of population…

  • Complex Analysis Plan for PUMS using SPSS?

    Does anyone have recommendations for setting up a complex analysis plan in SPSS for analyzing ACS PUMS data? I am trying to help a group of master-level graduate students analyze 2014 5-year ACS PUMS data, and they need to use SPSS, given that is what…

  • 2015 ACS 1-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Documentation

    We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2015 ACS 1-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Estimates scheduled for release on Thursday, October 20, 2016. This documentation offers ACS data users the opportunity…

  • 2010-2014 ACS 5-year PUMS csv file size?

    Hi all,

    Has anyone downloaded the 2010-2014 ACS 5-year PUMS csv files from the Census Bureau successfully?  I'm trying to download the population and housing files for the US but seem to be getting something funky.  The first population file ss14pusa…

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

    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…

  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases Documentation Supporting the 2011-2015 ACS 5-Year PUMS Estimates

    We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Estimates. The data will be released on January 19th, 2017 . This documentation offers ACS data users the opportunity…

  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2015 ACS 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)

    We are pleased to announce the release of the 2015 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS).

    The PUMS files show the full range of population and housing unit responses collected on individual ACS questionnaires for a…

  • February 22nd Webinar: Introduction to the American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files

    The American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files show untabulated population and housing unit records with individual response information. For example, they show how respondents answered questions on educational attainment…

  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases Documentation Supporting the 2016 ACS 1-Year PUMS Files and 2016 1-Year Supplemental Estimates

    We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2016 ACS 1-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files and 2016 ACS 1-year Supplemental Estimates scheduled for release on Thursday, October 19, 2017. This documentation…

  • RE: U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year PUMS Files and Variance Replicate Estimate Tables

    Hi Alicia,

    I hope you've gotten this to work in the last few months...but for anyone else who is having this same problem, I downloaded 7Zip, and then the enormous file was no longer enormous, and I was able to download it without a problem.

    Best…
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