Realizing the potential of the American Community Survey : challenges, tradeoffs, and opportunities /

"The American Community Survey (ACS) was conceptualized as a replacement to the census long form, which collected detailed population and housing data from a sample of the U.S. population, once a decade, as part of the decennial census operations. The long form was traditionally the main source...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, [2015]
Subjects:
American community survey > Evaluation.
American community survey
Demographic surveys > United States.
Enquêtes démographiques > États-Unis.
Demographic surveys
Evaluation
United States > Census.
United States
Census data
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Vision for the American community survey
  • Sample design and precision of estimates
  • Data collection methods
  • Data processing and analytic issues
  • Data dissemination
  • Survey content
  • Appendixes: A. Usability analysis: tract-level 2008-2012 ACS data
  • B. Examples of differences between census counts and ACS population estimates
  • C. Data quality filtering rates, 1-year data, 2012*
  • D. Data quality filtering rates, 3-year data, 2010-2012*
  • E. 2014 American community survey mail questionnaire
  • F. ACS questions by year introduced and agency
  • G. Biographical sketches of panel members and staff.

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