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  • RE: Getting at Counties in PUMS

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

    LOL, I guess I need to work on the documentation

  • 2020 ACS PUMS geography

    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…

  • Poverty via PUMS and Poverty using table B17001

    When I compute poverty status using the PUMS variable POVPIP <100 (percent) to create a variable "Below Poverty Level"  and "Above or equal to Poverty Level'  I get no missing data and a total population of 124,553 (OHIO CLEVELAND…

  • variance estimates for 2020 ACS PUMS

    Hi all,

    Does anyone know why the variance estimates for the 2020 PUMS estimates are smaller than the previous years? 

  • Calculating count of households that meet any one of several descriptions in PUMS

    Hello - I apologize if this ends up being a relatively basic question, but I am working right now to replicate the methodology used by the Universal Service Administrative Co. (USAC) to estimate the total eligible population for USAC's Lifeline pr…

  • Info about SCHL field in the PUMS data?

    I am working with the PUMS data and am correlating education with internet adoption. I am ideally looking for a field that tells about highest education attainment at the household level. Is the SCHL field per individual or at a household level?

  • 2021 ACS 1-Year Household-Level PUMS Data Sets Mostly Empty

    Hello,

    I am trying to use the 2021 ACS 1-Year household-level data sets from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/data/pums/2021/1-Year/ within R. However, the majority of the columns are empty when I read in the csv files. Why is that so?

    I have…

  • Creating Custom Tables Using the American Community Survey PUMS

    The Census Bureau’s ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files enable data users to create custom estimates and tables that are not available through ACS pre-tabulated data products. This webinar introduces the ACS PUMS files and provides several…

    • https://www.census.gov/data/academy/webinars/2022/custom-tables-using-acs-pums.html
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  • PUMS Allocation Data

    HI All,

    Thank you for your insights in advance. I would like to better understand the PUMS data variables, missing data, and allocated questions. This is the first time I am working with PUMS data and analyzing such a large dataset. 

    1. Why do some questions…

  • PUMS with Experimental Weights for Other Years?

    (Hello all! I'm new to this forum; old to census analysis)

    Questions:

    1) Will the Census Bureau be developing and releasing a 2019 (yes, 2019) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) using Experimental Weights?
    I’m not sure this is a simple-to-answer…
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