Users should note that there was an error in the original 2013 1-year and 3-year ACS PUMS files affecting the "MV" variable (when the householder moved into this house or apartment).

The files are being re-released.
Users should replace any…

For an analysis of trends in the household population--specifically grandparents as caregivers for their grandchildren--are there cautions to be wary of when processing the ACS PUMS from 2000 through 2013? The obvious difference is one of sample size…

Does anyone know if the variable schl=20 "associate's degree" includes vocational and technical certificates, or is it just academic associate's degrees? The PUMS Data Dictionary on census.gov just says associate's degrees, and there's no category that…

Does anyone know how to do this? I am looking at a specific subgroup, and I want to know the median earnings. I'm using WAGP (wages or salary income) and SEMP (self-employment income), but DataFerrett automatically calculates averages instead of medians…

Hi, I'm trying to identify the retired people (if possible) in the ACS2012- 1 year database. Does anyone know what variable/variables should I use identify these people? I've searched in the PUMS data dictionary, but i had no luck.
Any help on…

I'm trying to find out how many single parents in Texas work between 1 and 30 hours per week.

I've used Usual Hours Worked to find individuals who worked between 1-30 hrs per week. However, I'm having difficult with the "single parents" piece. One…

Has anyone used the ADJINC variable with any of the income variables in the three-year PUMS files?

I'm using the '10-'12 file trying to take the median of the pernp variable by various groups, and the data dictionary says to use the adjinc values to adjust…

Early release materials for the 2013 ACS 1-year PUMS release, including Subjects in the PUMS, Code Lists, PUMS Top Coded and Bottom Coded Values, and PUMS Data Dictionary (now in TXT and PDF format) are available at www.census.gov/.../. The rest of the…

Hello! I try to use PUMS 5yr 2008-2012 data and I face a strange fact that when I sum the weights (variable PWGTP in the dataset) for the PUMAS that belong to a specific County, I do not take as a result the known total population in this county (compared…

The 2012 1-Year PUMS data are currently scheduled to be released on October 24. For the full 2012 ACS release schedule, see www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/2012_release_schedule/