• Uneducated Physical Therapists

    I'm working on a project in which I'm subtracting the education of individuals via ACS data, and using BLS typical education needed for employment to create a variable of "underemployment". As I was doing this, I noticed a high number of physical therapists…

  • Finding Tract Level Total Workers for ACS 5 Year 2017 Data

    Hello Everyone,

    I have downloaded the B08202 table at Tract Level for the 2017 ACS 5 Year data. The extent I am looking at is for all tracts in all New Mexico Counties plus all tracts in El Paso County, TX.

    I am able to derive the Total Workers for all…

  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2014-2018 ACS 5-Year PUMS File and Variance Replicate Estimate Tables, plus 2018 ACS 1-Year Supplemental Estimates

    2014-2018 ACS 5-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)

    We are pleased to announce the release of the 2014-2018 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files.

    The ACS 5-year PUMS files show the full range of population…

  • Today: Documentation and Webinar Supporting the 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Data Release

    We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2019 American Community Survey 1-year estimates scheduled for release on Thursday, September 17, 2020. This documentation offers ACS data users the opportunity to prepare…

  • RE: Estimating percentiles from range data other than the median/50th percentile

    You can use this CDF to estimate the standard error for the 20th percentile as follows:

    1. Determine the income range group for the 20th percentile.

    2. Calculate the CDF for that income range group.

    3. Use the CDF to estimate the proportion of households…

  • RE: Anyone ever use Maxqda?

    There is the CTPP data products derived from a special tabulation of ACS by the transportation community. It has more workplace data, cross tabs and universes than found in standard ACS products along with worker flows with limited characteristics on…

  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2013-2017 ACS 5-Year PUMS Files and Variance Replicate Estimates Tables

    2013-2017 ACS 5-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)

    We are pleased to announce the release of the 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files.

    The ACS 5-year PUMS files show the full range of population…

  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases Documentation Supporting the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Estimates

    We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2017 American Community Survey 1-year estimates scheduled for release on Thursday, September 13, 2018. This documentation offers ACS data users the opportunity to prepare…

  • Now Available: Documentation for the 2017 ACS 1-Year PUMS Files and Supplemental Estimates

    We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files and 2017 ACS 1-year Supplemental Estimates scheduled for release on Thursday, October 18…

  • Now Available: Documentation for the 2017 ACS 1-Year PUMS Files and Supplemental Estimates

    We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files and 2017 ACS 1-year Supplemental Estimates scheduled for release on Thursday, October 18…