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…
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?
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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
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…
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 …
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…