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Abstract #300023

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Activity Number: 170
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Social Statistics Section
Abstract - #300023
Title: An Evaluation of the American Community Survey: Results from the Oregon Test Site
Author(s): David A. Swanson*+ and George Hough
Companies: University of Mississippi and Portland State University
Address: Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology, University, MS, 38677-1848,
Keywords: Census Long Form ; American Community Survey ; loss function ; Census 2000 ; Multnomah County, Oregon
Abstract:

Operational plans for the 2010 census call for ACS to replace the decennial census long form (Census LF). Using a Loss Function Analysis and other tools, this paper reports findings from a comparison of ACS and Census LF data centered on the year 2000 for Multnomah County, Oregon. The findings suggest that there are notable differences between some of the corresponding variables--race and disability status are prominent in this regard. Other, less notable, differences are found within each of the four major areas of interest for which data are collected by ACS and Census LF: demographic; social; economic; and housing, with housing showing the greatest overall difrerences. The findings suggest reasons for some of the differences, which are described along with suggestions for future research on the sources of differences and ideas on how to use, display, and interpret ACS results.

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