• RE: ACS data is used for ....

    I will, the meeting is tomorrow. They are not data people and start getting the deer in the headlight look whenever I start trying to review even basic data points. They are structural engineers from a large construction company that was forced to conduct…

  • RE: Zip code/Zip code tabulation area crosswalk

    Try this. Go to the link below and weed out the ones on your list that are POBoxes and "Unique" (the "unique" are pretty much the businesses/universities that have their own zip code).
    www.zip-codes.com/.../ca-los-angeles.asp

    I dont…

  • RE: Journey to Work question: are ridehailing apps like uber & lyft considered "taxicab" or "other means" for Table B08301?

    I'm on the border of GenX and Millennial, and before reading the doc, I would think it would be either taxicab or other, definitely not driving alone.  Although there is a sentence in the driving alone info about a "passenger serving" type trip in…

  • Cannot find Workplace Geography data for Texas in FTP files of ACS 5 year estimates

    I wanted to access the workplace geography - occupation 5-year estimates at the census tract or block group level for Texas. Essentially, I am interested in the variables -

    B08524_001 MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK BY OCCUPATION FOR WORKPLACE GEOGRAPHY…

  • RE: census block group has zero occupied housing units but positive population

    They have set up a separate GQ Count Review for the 2020.  Apparently some of the GQs were put in nearby wrong blocks.  One of the problems, however, is that Differential Privacy was applied to the Block Groups, so in NY State after the prisoner relocations…

  • RE: Joint owner/renter monthly housing cost calculation

    Hi, Lauren -- this is done often and seems totally fine to me. Just a couple things to be aware of:

    • The Census Bureau doesn't calculate cost burden for some households (cells 10, 19, etc. in these tables) -- those with no income or negative income…

  • RE: ESR vs COW

    Hi Jess,

    My guess is that if you're getting people with ESR=6 and COW = 1, then these are people who recently unemployed or separated from the labor force (

    I did some analyses with TX PUMS data on the last job of those who are now unemployed (ESR …

  • RE: Error in sequence file or table shells file for 2013?

    Glenn, thanks for creating that.

    I've had a pretty busy fall, and it seemed to make sense to wait until everyone has had a chance to deal with all of this year's data, so I was thinking that I'd start connecting people to talk in January.
    …

  • LIVE TODAY: Take an Early Look at our New Dissemination Platform!

    Today we are excited to announce a major milestone related to data dissemination.

    While we are still in the early stages of our Census Enterprise Dissemination Services and Consumer Innovation (CEDSCI) program, this week we have come one step closer to…

  • LIVE TODAY: Take an Early Look at our New Dissemination Platform!

    Today we are excited to announce a major milestone related to data dissemination.

    While we are still in the early stages of our Census Enterprise Dissemination Services and Consumer Innovation (CEDSCI) program, this week we have come one step closer to…

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