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  • RE: missing variables

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    Dear Lorna

    For School Enrollment you might look at the PUMS variable SCHG "Grade level Attending"

    Dave

    • 6 months ago
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  • RE: Total population differences between table for same census tracts

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    Just to add a note about PUMS data.  With the PUMS data the individual disability variables like DEYE are defined for the total population.  If you want to "recreate" the detail tables on data.census.gov from PUMS data you need to look at the MIL PUMS variable…

    • over 1 year ago
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  • RE: Population Data Question

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    You need to use PUMS data which has 1 year age intervals.  You can try to use small area estimation to get numbers for census tracts.

    • 5 months ago
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  • Median year structure built using micro data

    harik
    harik

    Hello,

    I am trying to estimate the age of occupied housing using micro data (PUMS 1-year), something similar to ACS summary table B25035.

    I found the "yrblt" variable in PUMS for "when structure first built." However, it is not what I was expecting. For…

    • 7 months ago
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  • RE: 2022 Population Decrease in 2018-2022 5-Year?

    Eric Grosso
    Eric Grosso

    Why not use the 2018-2022 PUMS instead of those single-year sources?

    • 10 months ago
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  • RE: Birth / Marriage Rate calculations from ACS data. Possible?

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    Dear Steve,

    You probably will not be able to get the data you need from standard (B S D C) ACS tables at the tract level. One way to deal with the situation is to use PUMS data.  With the PUMS data you will the age of children in single year increments…

    • 6 months ago
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  • RE: County-level data from ACS 1-Year Estimates Public Use Microdata Sample

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    As a general matter you can't get county level estimates from PUMS data.  The only geography for PUMS data is the PUMA. In the case where a county is a "Union" of several PUMAs you can "stack" PUMS data for the corresponding PUMAs.…

    • over 1 year ago
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  • RE: Small Area Estimation R Package

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    I just posted a 0.7 updated windows installer Wed 20 Dec 2023 at about 11:30 am

    The package works with 2022 ACS marginal 5 year tables and 2022 1 year PUMS data.  Watch out - the 2022 1 year PUMS data uses the 2022 PUMA FIPS codes which are different from…

    • over 1 year ago
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  • RE: Detailed Language Breakdown

    Beth Jarosz
    Beth Jarosz

    The public use microdata has a much more comprehensive list of languages available. You can find the full list of languages in the "PUMS Code Lists" document here: www.census.gov/.../documentation.html

    • 7 months ago
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  • RE: ACS data 2019 and 2020

    Eric Grosso
    Eric Grosso

    May I ask source of this PUMS?  These are the row level data that you've recoded, correct?  You have not aggregated these, right? 

    • 9 months ago
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