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Activity Number: 155
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 3, 2009 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #304447
Title: Assessment of Data Release Rules on the Reliability of Multi-Year Estimates in American Community Survey Data Products
Author(s): Michael D. Starsinic*+
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau
Address: , , ,
Keywords: American Community Survey ; Estimate reliability ; Filtering
Abstract:

The American Community Survey (ACS) published nationwide multiyear estimates for geographic areas with 20,000 or more population for the first time in 2008. This set of estimates were produced using data collected from 2005 through 2007. In December 2010, ACS will publish its first full implementation 5-year data products covering data collected from 2005 through 2009. The paper describes data quality filtering methodology currently used by the ACS and alternate filtering methods that could potentially be used to further reduce the number of estimates with "poor" reliability that are published. The paper will focus on examining the reliability of multiyear estimates and the effect of filtering on these estimates, especially for areas with population below 65,000.

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