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American Community Survey 2006 Data Release

American Community Survey 2006 Data Release. WEBINAR A ugust 15, 2007. ACS Release Schedule. Aug. 28, 2007: Income, earnings and poverty data Sept. 12, 2007:

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American Community Survey 2006 Data Release

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  1. American Community Survey2006 Data Release WEBINARAugust 15, 2007

  2. ACS Release Schedule Aug. 28, 2007: Income, earnings and poverty data Sept. 12, 2007: Social, economic and housing characteristics; demographic and housing estimates; Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) File; data profiles; geographic comparison tables; ranking tables; narrative profiles Sept. 27, 2007: Selected Population Profiles; Workplace Base Tables; Group Quarters Data Profiles 2

  3. What’s New in 2006? Changes in Data Profiles Addition of Group Quarters Data New tables available in Summary File Format Redesign of the ACS Web Site Guidance on comparing the data

  4. Changes in the Data Profiles 4

  5. Group Quarters • Group quarters are included in the 2006 ACS • Data are collected for two classifications of group quarters: • Institutional • Non-institutional

  6. Group Quarters • Total population in tables when appropriate • GQ profiles for selected characteristics for the nation

  7. What is currently available? • All data table shells are now available • through the FTP site: • http://www2.census.gov/acs/downloads/shells/2006/

  8. What will be available during the embargo period? • All data tables will be available through the FTP site • Data tables will be available for download as: Summary files and data tables for individual geographies. 8

  9. Accessing the FTP site http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/

  10. FTP site – Accessing all tables for one geography 10

  11. FTP Files

  12. FTP site – Accessing all geographies for one table

  13. New ACS Website - Draft www.census.gov/acs/www 13

  14. 2006 Users’ Guide 14

  15. Comparability 15

  16. Comparing 2006 ACS – More Info 16

  17. Table Crosswalk 17

  18. 2006 ACS – Summary of What’s New • Changes to Data Profiles • Group Quarters • New Table Download Format • New ACS Web Site • Guidance on Comparing the Data

  19. For More Information • Contact the Public Information Office: • Media Phone: 301-763-3691 • Media Email: pio@census.gov • For general information: • Web: www.census.gov • General Phone: 888-346-9682 • General Email: cmo.acs@census.gov

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