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  • Higher than expected population numbers

    It's been a while since I used PUMS. I downloaded a data file and loaded it into SPSS. To check myself, I wanted to check a basic population number. I've weighted by person weight and did a basic sex frequency table, and my numbers are consistently about…

  • RE: Migration In-Flow and Out-Flow

    I think that you are probably better off with that table than with the PUMS data that I can give you. The table is more current - the data that I'm working with is from 2014.

  • 2019 to 2020 changes in initial addresses selected by states

    I am conducting some analysis using the 2020 ACS PUMS, and one evaluation is the changes in the number of initial addresses selected by states. I did a simple comparison of the numbers in 2020 to the numbers in 2019. I noticed a significant difference…

  • 2019 ACS Data Release Schedule

    2019 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates

    The 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates are scheduled to be released on Thursday, September 17, 2020.  These data will be available for the nation, all states, the District of Columbia,…

  • RE: I'm finally starting to run tabulations from the new 5 year file ...

    Hi John,

    Thanks so much for the detail that went into explaining how to understand the tabulation in the new file based on people age 35+in Hillsborough County (FL). I am amazed how much information can be extracted from PUMS. I would definitely be interested…

  • Questions on B25070, B25091, B23001 5-year ACS tables by race/ethnicity

    Hello:

    I'm looking for tract-level data by race/ethnicity for the following tables:

    B25070 GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS)
    B25091 MORTGAGE STATUS BY SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME…

  • 2020 American Community Survey Data Release Schedule Now Available

    2020 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates

    The 2020 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates are scheduled to be released on Thursday, September 23, 2021.  These data will be available for the nation, all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto…

  • RE: Top-coded values

    I wasn't able to fully implement what I wanted to do last year with the 2013 PUMS but am hoping to do it with the 2014 PUMS. What models for censored data would you recommend? I have heard a lot about the Tobin model for censored regressions but was unsure…

  • RE: Adjusting Income in ACS

    After reading David's response, I realized that the answer may depend on whether you're using PUMS or pre-tabulated data.

  • RE: Calculating household incomes when household and person files are merged

    When I'm working with open data like the ACS PUMS, I create a github repo and then use that to share since it provide a reproducible example. This site also has a messaging feature but I have been unsuccessful in using it. Dropbox etc. work too.…
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