Are State-Level Estimates for the American Housing Survey Feasible?

• Activity Number: 422
• Type: Contributed
• Date/Time: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
• Sponsor: Government Statistics Section
• Author(s): Ernest Lawley* and Stephen Ash and Kathy Zha
• Companies: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
• Keywords: Housing ; Estimation ; Sample Design

Abstract

The American Housing Survey (AHS) provides key estimates about the housing stock of the United States at national and metropolitan (major cities) levels. As with other major surveys, there is general interest in estimates at lower levels of geography, particularly state-level estimates. This research will investigate if we can produce reliable state-level estimates for the new 2015 AHS sample and which methods we can apply to already existing survey data to produce reasonable estimates. In states where state-level estimates are not feasible, we will also investigate potential design changes that would lead to reliable estimates.