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Activity Number:
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131
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2007 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Social Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #309775 |
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Title:
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Multiple ACS Estimates: Pick a Number, Any Number!
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Author(s):
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Linda Gage*+
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Companies:
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California Department of Finance
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Address:
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Demographic Research Unit, Sacramento, CA, 95814,
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Keywords:
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American Community Survey ; ACS ; Census ; estimates
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Abstract:
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The American Community Survey will produce annual one-, three-, and five-year estimates for large communities; annual three- and five-year estimates for others; and only annual five-year estimates for the smallest communities. The first nation-wide five-year estimates will begin in 2010. A new research data set produced by the Census Bureau provides data from several ACS sites where data has been collected since 1999. This allows the evaluation of the multi-year estimates. This paper focuses on the usefulness and accuracy of ACS data for San Francisco and Tulare counties in California. It considers issues that will arise in assisting data users: how stable is the time series of annual ACS data, which of the multiple estimates for a single jurisdiction and single year should be used, and how does the ACS compare with available administrative data sources?
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