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Press Kit: 2012 American Community Survey Single Year Estimates
See releases for selected local areas below
Event Materials
Pre-Release Webinar - Thursday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. (EDT)
Presentation
Speakers
Blog Entries
Random Samplings Blog
How the Census Bureau Measures Income and Poverty?
Income, poverty and health insurance statistics for 2012 from the Current Population Survey (CPS) will be released Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. One-year statistics from the 2012 American Community Survey (ACS) will be released on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013.
Random Samplings Blog
How We Measure Health Insurance
Next week, the Census Bureau is releasing two sources for health insurance statistics in the United States: the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS ASEC) and the American Community Survey (ACS). While both surveys have questions that attempt to measure the same phenomena, they go about it in different ways.
Data User Guidance
Guidance for Data Users
Learn more about ACS data user resources, including guidance on data tools, information on comparing ACS, handbooks with how-to instructions, & presentations.
Comparing 2010 American Community Survey Data
The 2009 ACS and 2010 ACS 1-year estimates use a different Census base year for the population estimates used in the ACS weighting.
2012 Data Product Changes
Includes information about new tables, modified tables, and deleted/removed tables.
Documentation
The documentation is provided in support of the American Community Survey data.
Reference Maps
Download maps that show the boundaries and names of geographic areas for which the Census Bureau tabulates ACS data.
Which Data Tool Should I Use?
Learn more about the tools available to obtain statistics from the American Community Survey.
Data Tools Chart
Learn more about our data tools, along with the product type, year(s) available & data set(s), and geographies included, to access the information from the ACS.
Previous News Releases
Press Release
Media Advisory — Census Bureau to Release Local Graphics and Releases
The U.S. Census Bureau has releases and infographics showing changes in income and other social, economic, and housing findings for the top 25 metro areas.
Press Release
Prerelease Web Conference on 2012 ACS Statistics
The Census Bureau will hold a Web conference to discuss the Sept. 19 release of 2012 American Community Survey statistics.
Press Release
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and ACS Results
Release schedule for national income, poverty and health insurance statistics for 2012 from the Current Population Survey, and local estimates from the ACS.
ACS Information
American Community Survey (ACS)
The American Community Survey is the premier source for information about America's changing population, housing and workforce.
Sample ACS & PRCS Forms and Instructions
Browse sample American Community Survey questionnaires in English and Spanish with instruction guides - 1996 through present.
Questions on the Form and Why We Ask
Fact sheets containing question(s) from the form, a description of how the federal government uses the data, & how those uses translate into community benefits.
Page Last Revised - November 14, 2022
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