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  • New version of Geocorr available with 2020 geographies

    Glenn Rice
    Glenn Rice

    I know this isn't strictly ACS-related, but I just wanted to let everyone know we have a new version of our popular Geocorr application available at the MCDC website. The new version uses vintage 2020 census geographies. 

    Geocorr (for geographic correspondence…

    • over 3 years ago
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    • Forum
  • RE: Need information specific for Bamberg, Orangeburg, Calhoun Counties in South Carolina (I am new to this)

    Beth Jarosz
    Beth Jarosz

    Welcome!

    There are many ways to access the data you are looking for (and others may have different suggestions), but I think the simplest for someone who is (as you self-described) "new to this" might be the QuickFacts

    Here's Orangeburg: 

    …
    • over 4 years ago
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  • Zheng.pdf

    Mark Mather
    Mark Mather
    • Zheng.pdf
    • over 2 years ago
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    • 2023 ACS Conference Files
  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2019-2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates

    Mary Ana McKay
    Mary Ana McKay

    December 12, 2024

    We are pleased to announce the release of the 2019-2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, the most relied-on source for up-to-date social, economic, housing, and demographic information every year. To access data from…

    • 5 months ago
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  • Valdisera.pdf

    Mark Mather
    Mark Mather
    • Valdisera.pdf
    • over 2 years ago
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    • 2023 ACS Conference Files
  • RE: Margin of Error vs. Geography in the ACS

    Stas Kolenikov
    Stas Kolenikov
    You may want to mention that the main two determinants of the MoE are the sample size, as the square root of the n (lower for a tract than for a county, in most situations), roughly (there are technicalities), and the mean income itself. I think of income…
    • over 9 years ago
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  • RE: Comparisons Within the Same Time Period

    David Dorer
    David Dorer

    The variance replicate table in in separate files for each ACS table.  A single file has the entire US.

    There is a directory for each geography. Here is an example

    https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/replicate_estimates/2021/data/5-year/050/

    …
    • over 1 year ago
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  • Comment on Message from Kevin McLaughlin

    Matt Jans
    Matt Jans

    Our study uses CHIS (healthpolicy.ucla.edu/.../default.aspx); California-specific; dual-frame (landline and cell) RDD sample;  phone interview. If you know the landscape, you know it's very hard to link cell phones to specific geographies. Landlines are…

    • over 9 years ago
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  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2018-2022 ACS 5-Year Estimates

    Mary Ana McKay
    Mary Ana McKay

    We are pleased to announce the release of the 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, the most relied-on source for up-to-date social, economic, housing, and demographic information every year. The ACS is the only source of local statistics…

    • over 1 year ago
    • Discussion Forum
    • Forum
  • RE: Census Bureau plans to stop production of 3-year ACS data

    Jeffrey Naas
    Jeffrey Naas
    Though I hate to see datasets discontinued, this is the best candidate for elimination. The 1-year offers the most timely results and the 5-year offers aggregation at the smallest level (Block Group) and ZIP Code Tabulation Area. The 3-year offers none…
    • over 10 years ago
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