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ACS Publications and Working Papers
Browse American Community Survey publications and working papers including the following series:
- ACS Data Briefs (short reports on specific topics)
- ACS Reports (longer reports on specific topics)
- Research and Evaluation reports (including survey methodology research important for the improvement of the ACS)
- Content Test Evaluation reports (methods and results of testing to determine the best wording, format, and placement of proposed new or revised ACS questions)
- Internet Data Collection reports (results of Internet response option testing including procedural, methodology and quality evaluations)
Publication
The Foreign-Born Labor Force in the United States: 2007
This report uses data from the 2007 American Community Survey to describe the foreign-born labor force in the United States.
Publication
What Users of Data for Amer. Indians and Alaska Natives Need to Know
This handbook helps users of data for AIAN populations find current information about reservations, identify characteristics of the population, and more.
Working Paper
A Preliminary Evaluation of Health Insurance Coverage in the 2008 ACS
Introduces data users to ACS health insurance data and fosters an understanding of the methodological challenges of collecting these data on the ACS.
Working Paper
Respondent Effects: Questionnaires Designed to Accommodate Processing
Evaluation on the effects of changes to ACS questionnaires on shift from KFP to KFI data capture methods.
Working Paper
User Preferences for Measures of Sampling Error
Examined two related issues associated with the presentation of information on sampling error for ACS estimates.
Publication
Workers Who Drove Alone to Work: 2007 & 2008 ACS
This report presents data on the percentage of workers who drove alone at the national and state levels based on the 2007 ACS and 2008 ACS.
Publication
Median Household Income for States: 2007 & 2008 ACS
This report presents data on household income at the national and state levels based on the 2007 ACS and 2008 ACS.
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Work Status of People 65 Years and Older: 2008 ACS
This report presents data on the work status of people aged 65 and older at the national and state levels based on the 2008 ACS.
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Men's and Women's Earnings by State: 2008 American Community Survey
This report presents data on men’s and women’s earnings at the national and state levels based on the 2008 ACS.
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Food Stamp/SNAP Receipt in the Past 12 Months for Households: 2008 ACS
This report presents data on the food stamp/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at the national and state levels based on the 2008 ACS.
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Labor Force Participation Rate of People 65 Years and Older: 2008 ACS
This report presents data on the labor force participation rate of people aged 65 and older at the national and state levels based on the 2008 ACS.
Publication
Property Value: 2007 and 2008 American Community Surveys
This report presents data on property value at the national and state levels based on the 2007 ACS and 2008 ACS.
Publication
Poverty: 2007 and 2008 American Community Surveys
This report provides comparisons at the national and state levels for poverty during the 2007 to 2008 time period.
Publication
Housing Costs for Homeowners With Mortgages: 2007 and 2008 ACS
This report presents data on median selected monthly housing costs for homeowners with mortgages at the national & state levels based on the 2007 & 2008 ACS.
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Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations: 2007-2008
This report presents data on the construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupation group at the national & state levels based on the 2007 & 2008 ACS.
Population
Comparison of ACS and ASEC to the CPS Data on Race: 2004
Comparison of national distributions of race between the 2004 ACS and 2004 ASEC.
Working Paper
Cognitive Testing of the American Community Survey Content Test Items
Results of the pretest of new and revised questions for the 2010 American Community Survey Content Test.
Publication
What Users of Data for Rural Areas Need to Know
This handbook helps rural data users use ACS data through a case study about a small community updating its profile as part of a planning exercise.
Publication
What Researchers Need to Know
This handbook helps researchers learn more about estimates for geographic areas, how to access data products, sampling error, residence rules, and more.
Working Paper
Unit Response in the American Community Survey
Focuses on understanding the variability in levels of unit response rates for the 2005-2007 ACS.
What Puerto Rico Community Survey Data Users Need to Know
This handbook helps PRCS data users learn how to access and use PRCS data on the Census Bureau's website with specific examples using local data.
Publication
What Public Use Microdata Sample Data Users Need to Know
This handbook helps PUMS data users learn how to access PUMS files, create PUMS tables, and measure accuracy, margin of error, and confidence intervals.
Publication
What State and Local Governments Need to Know
This handbook helps state and local government data users learn more about how ACS data can be used in the delivery of government services.
Working Paper
ACS and ASEC Data on Veteran Status & Period of Military Service: 2007
Comparison of national and state distributions of veteran status and period of military service between 2007 ACS and 2007 ASEC.
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