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  • New Data and Visualizations from the 2018 American Community Survey

    Gretchen Gooding
    Gretchen Gooding

    We are pleased to announce the release of the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates, the most relied-on source for up-to-date social, economic, and housing information every year. The ACS is the only source of local statistics for most…

    • over 5 years ago
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  • Median Contract Rent [dollars]: Jam Values & Zero Values

    Ian L.
    Ian L.

    While working with the H056001 variable (Median Contract Rent [dollars]) at the census tract level from Summary File 3 of the 2000 Census, I noticed there are "jam values" in the data of "2000+" and "100-". It is unclear to me whether a jam value of …

    • over 3 years ago
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  • Suggestions for SF webinar?

    Gretchen Gooding
    Gretchen Gooding

    I will be hosting a SF webinar next Wed, Feb 28th, similar to last year's webinar (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/guidance/training-presentations/acs-summary-file-2017.html). 

    Any suggestions on content to cover for newish SF users? 

    Any…

    • over 7 years ago
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  • RE: Available Geographies for Unmarried-Partner Households and Coupled Households

    Jonathan Schroeder
    Jonathan Schroeder

    The Appendices for ACS Summary Files (available here) include a field called "Geography Restrictions" that often but not always indicates when tables have data for only a limited set of summary levels. This is one of many cases where the appendices…

    • over 3 years ago
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  • RE: Best table to use for "disconnected youth"?

    JamiRae
    JamiRae
    ah, just re-read your original post and realized you are defining as 16-19 year olds. We did it for 16-24 year olds so the 20-24 year olds we couldn't get through the ACS summary files- so perhaps B14005 will be sufficient for you.
    • over 6 years ago
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  • RE: U.S. Census Bureau Releases Documentation Supporting the 2016 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Estimates

    Justin Keller
    Justin Keller

    Beth- thanks again for bringing this to our attention. The full Excel version of the Sequence Number Table Number lookup table has been reposted to www.census.gov/.../summary-file-documentation.html

    • over 7 years ago
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  • RE: Poverty Data Prior to 2009 at Census Tract

    Bernie
    Bernie

    Hi Colton,

    The ACS began in 2005, so the first 5-year estimate available is for 2005-2009. ACS data "before 2009" could only refer to 1-year estimates that cover that same range range, 2005-2009, and as you've found, are not available at the tract-level…

    • over 4 years ago
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  • Are tables that start with "B" and "C" both considered "Detailed Tables"?

    Diana Lavery
    Diana Lavery

    Hi friends, 

    I'm looking at the 2018 release schedule for this fall's ACS data.  My understanding is that the "Data Profiles" means tables that start with "DP", "Detailed Tables" mean the base tables (tables whose ID starts with "B"), and the the…

    • over 5 years ago
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  • RE: Computer/internet data and 5-year estimates

    Bernie
    Bernie
    I think I found a hint that these WILL all be included in the 5-year estimates. In the 2017 Table Shells, released prior to the 1-year estimates (here: www.census.gov/.../summary-file-documentation.html) there is a column titled "Data Release". This column…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • RE: 2012 5yr Missing Block Group Tables

    Mara Kaminowitz
    Mara Kaminowitz
    I pulled up your table through the Summary File Retrieval Tool and got 2587 for 2012 LOGRECNO 0023598 (15000US060014001001) and verified the corresponding LOGRECNO and value from the 2011 table. So maybe you made an error importing the summary files?…
    • over 11 years ago
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