The formula is approximate and it applies to arbitrary random variables. However when Y is near zero there can be problems. The formula is based on the delta method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_method When applied to counts in small samples there…
Hello All,
Does anyone have documentation discussing the homeless and poverty levels? Are the homeless included in the "poverty universe?" Is it possible to identify homeless counts? I am searching PUMS data and can also IPUMS data.
Specifically…
Dear Gene,
You might check out the American Housing Survey PUF data. I don't know if it has the geographies that you need. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ahs/data/2021/ahs-2021-public-use-file--puf-.html
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys…
B17020 (Poverty x Age) and B17020A - I You have to glue together the A-G tables H and I are Not.Hispanic and Hispanic
These are for above/below poverty level There aren't tables for 200% poverty -- You have to use a PUMS file and Small Area Estimation…
Hi Everyone!
My goal is to find the 2019 mean travel time to work in the USA filtered for ages 20-64. I created a custom table employing the microdata access tool. If anyone could kindly review and confirm the validity of my calculations, it would greatly…
Dear Derek,
B17024 only gives Below Poverty Level yes/no. I need a between 100% to 125% of poverty level. I also need age 60+ which is a "non-stardard" cut point form most ACS tables. The dollar amount of Poverty level depends on total household income…
Hello User Group,
I like the ease of using MDAT to access PUMS data. It's a good interface with a lot of user-friendly ways to customize and aggregate microdata. What it does not currently do calculate the RSE of the estimates. I have to rely on R or…
I'm working on a R package that will give the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) at the tract level. Eventually I hope to post the package on GItHub. The method uses PUMS data including the SPM PUMS data https://www.census.gov/data/datasets/time-series…
Dear Diana,
In general the ACS PUMS data and the data used in the "B", "S", "DP" use the same source data. For top coding the PUMS codebook is a useful place to start. The disclosure avoidance techniques used in ACS tables…
Thank you David. Your thoughts on a possible approach are very helpful.
I am new to ACS PUMS data, but I think understand the gist of the approach you laid out. I didn't realize that it is possible to create synthetic tract-level data from ACS tables…