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Abstract #303467

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Activity Number: 454
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #303467
Title: Geocoding Procedure To find Geographic Identifiers in the Housing Component of the Consumer Price Index
Author(s): John Schilp*+
Companies: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Address: 2 Massachusettes Ave, Washington, DC, 20212, United States
Keywords: Geocoding ; Spatial Statistics ; Weighting
Abstract:

This paper gives an introduction to the Housing component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), outlines the steps taken to geocode housing units for use in the CPI, and discusses uses of geocoded housing units. The purpose of geocoding is to find a geographic identifier called a Census Block Group Number for housing units. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Statisticians will use this identifier for weighting, sampling, and identification purposes. The software used is ArcView 9 created by ESRI. ArcView 9 is GIS software used primarily by geographers; it is beginning to find prevalence in statistical realms. Other software used is SAS and ESRI's Map Loader.

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