JSM 2004 - Toronto

Abstract #301160

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Activity Number: 133
Type: Luncheons
Date/Time: Monday, August 9, 2004 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor: Social Statistics Section
Abstract - #301160
Title: Rolling Out the American Community Survey
Author(s): Deborah H. Griffin*+
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau
Address: 4700 Silver Hill Rd., Washington, DC, 20233-7000,
Keywords: demographics ; decennial census ; quality ; data
Abstract:

Since 1994, the Census Bureau has been designing, testing, and developing the methods needed to collect detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data in an annual survey, rather than as part of the decennial census. When fully implemented, the American Community Survey or ACS, will sample 3 million addresses each year. Using rolling samples, the ACS will accumulate multiple years of sample to produce data for the lowest levels of geography that were historically served by the decennial census long form. In July 2004, the ACS is scheduled to begin "ramping up" from a national sample of about 67,000 addresses each month to a monthly sample of about 250,000 addresses each month. The ACS will become the largest demographic survey ever fielded by the Census Bureau. In 2005, the ACS will be in full production, collecting data from all counties in the nation as well as Puerto Rico. This session will discuss the readiness of the ACS for full implementation and the current plans for data products. Issues related to the shift from the decennial census to the ACS, including quality concerns and the need to educate data users will be addressed.

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