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Correction to 2008-2010 ACS 3-Year Detailed Table B20004 and Subject Tables S1501, S2001, & S2002 for Estimates of Educational Attainment

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Correction to 2008-2010 ACS 3-Year Detailed Table B20004 and Subject Tables S1501, S2001, & S2002 for Estimates of Educational Attainment

Original Revised Date: December 8, 2011.

On January 19, 2012, the Census Bureau corrected and re-released four tables in the 2008-2010 ACS 3-year estimates in American FactFinder. We have also released corrected estimates in the 2008-2010 ACS 3-year Summary File. The affected tables were:

  • B20004, Median Earnings In The Past 12 Months By Sex By Educational Attainment For The Population 25 Years And Over
  • S1501, Educational Attainment
  • S2001, Earnings In The Past 12 Months
  • S2002, Median Earnings In The Past 12 Months Of Workers By Sex And Women's Earnings As A Percentage Of Men's Earnings By Selected Characteristics

Previous note about this error was posted December 8, 2011 (see below).

Errors in 2008-2010 ACS 3-year Detailed Table B20004 and Subject Tables S1501, S2001, & S2002 for Estimates of Educational Attainment

The Census Bureau has identified errors in four tables in the 2008-2010 ACS 3-year estimates. Estimates pertaining to educational attainment in these tables were incorrect. The affected tables were:

  • B20004, Median Earnings In The Past 12 Months By Sex By Educational Attainment For The Population 25 Years And Over
  • S1501, Educational Attainment
  • S2001, Earnings In The Past 12 Months
  • S2002, Median Earnings In The Past 12 Months Of Workers By Sex And Women's Earnings As A Percentage Of Men's Earnings By Selected Characteristics

We have removed these tables from American FactFinder and removed B20004 from the 2008-2010 ACS 3-year Summary File. We plan to re-release these tables with corrected estimates on January 19, 2012.

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