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  • RE: 2021 ACS: Top coding or other processing for very high incomes

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    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…

    • over 1 year 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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  • RE: Poverty Dashboard - any feedback is appreciated

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    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…

    • over 1 year ago
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  • Rodriguez.pdf

    Mark Mather
    Mark Mather
    • Rodriguez.pdf
    • over 2 years ago
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    • 2023 ACS Conference Files
  • RE: Near Poverty

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    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…

    • over 2 years ago
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  • Can we add weights to MDAT Exports

    JasonPayton
    JasonPayton

    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…

    • over 1 year ago
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  • RE: Percentage of Palm Beach County youth (age below 18) living in poverty by RACE

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    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…

    • over 2 years ago
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  • Reynolds.pdf

    Mark Mather
    Mark Mather
    • Reynolds.pdf
    • over 2 years ago
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    • 2023 ACS Conference Files
  • RE: Filtering by race and ethnicity

    JamiRae
    JamiRae

    or use PUMS like Tim says! :) 

    • over 3 years ago
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    • Forum
  • SchroederA.pdf

    Mark Mather
    Mark Mather
    • SchroederA.pdf
    • over 2 years ago
    • Discussion Forum
    • 2023 ACS Conference Files
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