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  • RE: ACS 5 year data, single parent household with children, by race/ethnicity, by county

    Gene Shackman
    Gene Shackman

    Can I use PUMS to get data by county by race/ethnicity? Single parent households with children, -by county- by race/ethnicity ?

    • over 2 years ago
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  • RE: Ratio of Income to Poverty by County and Race

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    Dear Derek,

    Another thought. PUMAs may or may not cross county lines. For example Suffolk County MA comprises exactly 5 PUMAs. But Norfolk County MA contains tracts where the corresponding PUMA crosses county lines.  If the counties that you are looking…

    • over 2 years ago
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  • RE: Disability Data ACS5 2019

    Matthew Brault
    Matthew Brault

    1. Census does not produce some tables at the block group level for certain population characteristics deemed sensitive. Disability has been listed as a sensitive topic since the first 5-year disability tables in 2012.

    2. I think at one point there was…

    • over 2 years ago
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  • RE: Breakdown of types of computers in household by state AND Age Demographic

    Cliff Cook
    Cliff Cook

    John

    You can query for other age ranges using the PUMS data.  However, this will depend on the geographic area of interest.  PUMAs cover areas of approximately 100,000 residents.  PUMS data is not available below that level.  There is a PUMS tool available…

    • over 3 years ago
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  • Supplemental Poverty Measure

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    This isn't precisely an ACS question but does anyone have experience with the Supplemental Poverty Measure ?  The SPM is an "experimental" alternative to Poverty Level. Has anyone used PUMS data to construct it (is this even possible)?

    Dave…

    • over 2 years ago
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  • RE: how to calculate the MOE of a ratio of derived proportions

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    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…

    • over 1 year ago
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  • 2019 ACS 1-Year Experimental Data Tables?

    Chuck Purvis
    Chuck Purvis

    Question: Has the Census Bureau released (or is planning to release) finished tables at the national and state levels, for the 2019 ACS data with experimental weights?

    The 2020 ACS data tables with experimental weights (nation and states) is available…

    • over 2 years ago
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  • RE: housing costs as percent of income

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    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…

    • over 1 year ago
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  • RE: Born in Puerto Rico

    Howard Shih
    Howard Shih

    Table B05002 has that data point  under Native:Born outside the United States: Puerto Rico.

    In PUMS the variable POBP should have a Puerto Rice value.

    • over 2 years ago
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  • RE: Property tax data? By Zip code?

    Matt Herman
    Matt Herman

    If you’re looking at PUMS data, I think you want TAXAMT. Here are the details from the PUMS data dictionary (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/tech_docs/pums/data_dict/PUMS_Data_Dictionary_2015-2019.txt)

    TAXAMT      Numeric     5
    Property…
    • over 4 years ago
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