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  • Undesrstanding VAL=-1 (Home value) in PUMS ACS5 Microdata

    amcmahon
    amcmahon

    Hello All,

    I'm fairly new to the PUMS Microdata. I'm using the ACS5 2018 vintage. My question is about those with a null (-1) Home Sale Price value (variable VAL). 

    I'm only dealing with household heads (SPORDER=1). I first filtered out all group…

    • over 2 years ago
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  • PUMS ACS codebook and the mysterious "b" code

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    Does anyone know how the Census assigns the PUMS codebook value "b" code to a text value in the downloaded (API) data?

    I was looking at the LNGI "Limited English speaking household" PUMS variable.  When you fetch PUMS data via the API…

    • over 2 years ago
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  • ACS PUMS calculating household poverty

    Adam Bickford
    Adam Bickford

    This seems to be a basic issue:  How does one identify households below the Federal Poverty Level in the ACS PUMS data?

    Income and the ratio of income to the Federal Poverty Level (POVPIP) are in the person file.  Are there ways to identify households in…

    • over 3 years ago
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  • Sample Size Differences: PUMS v. Full ACS?

    Greer
    Greer

    I read in the 2020 documentation for the PUMS that the PUMS includes approximately two-thirds of the full ACS sample. Is this the case for all of the 1-year PUMS files (e.g. two-thirds of each year's ACS sample for 2000-2019)? Or do the public use files…

    • over 2 years ago
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  • PUMS API and downloading Housing records

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    I am trying to use the ACS API (application programming interface) to download selected PUMS variables.  There are 2 types of records (RT variable, "H"=Housing record "P" person record.)  When I use the API examples: https://api.census…

    • over 3 years ago
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  • Quasi-experimental design using PUMS data

    Tarun Mangla
    Tarun Mangla

    I want to do a QED analysis on ACS data for causal inference -- specifically between broadband and income. Before proceeding with that I want to understand the nuances of using such method on the ACS data. I could not find any existing work that has done…

    • over 3 years ago
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  • RE: Getting at Counties in PUMS

    Glenn Rice
    Glenn Rice
    Stas Kolenikov said:
    as far as I understand that tool... which I don't

    LOL, I guess I need to work on the documentation

    • over 3 years ago
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  • 2020 ACS PUMS geography

    Glenn Rice
    Glenn Rice

    Does anyone know what PUMA definitions are used for the 2020 ACS 1-year PUMS data with experimental weights? 

    Normally, 2020 ACS data should use 2020 geographies, but I don't see that the 2020 PUMAs have been released yet. Did the Bureau use the old (2012…

    • over 3 years ago
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  • RE: Beginner seeks advice on PUMS returns: Are R and tidycensus the best route?

    Troy Deckert
    Troy Deckert

    Thank you for that information. I look forward to using this in the future. It's great to know that more is available.Thank you very much for responding. I know more about publishing and policy (www.publicpolicypress.com), if you have questions on…

    • over 2 years ago
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  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases New 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year PUMS and ACS 1-Year Supplemental Estimates

    Mary Ana McKay
    Mary Ana McKay

    2022 ACS 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files 

    We are pleased to announce the release of the 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files. The PUMS files show the full range of population and housing unit…

    • over 1 year ago
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