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Activity Number: 339
Type: Roundtables
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor: Social Statistics Section
Abstract - #303502
Title: CANCELLED - Using Data from the American Community Survey: What Federal Agencies Need to Know
Author(s): Frederick Eggers*+
Companies: Independent Consultant
Address: Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs, HUD, , ,
Keywords: American Community Survey ; multiyear estimates ; program administration ; policy ; federal agencies ; customer education
Abstract:

The detailed housing and socioeconomic data, which were provided in previous decades by the decennial census long form sample, will now come from the American Community Survey (ACS). This roundtable will help analysts, program administrators, and policy makers within federal agencies understand how best to use data from the ACS. It will provide an opportunity for individuals from federal agencies to ask questions about the ACS and its data products. The discussion will identify issues that federal agencies should consider when making the transition to the ACS, including when to start using ACS data, how often to "refresh" ACS data, and how to prepare customers for data from this new source.

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