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Great Stories You Can Do with the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey

Senior Writer . Great Stories You Can Do with the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. D’Vera Cohn. McCormick SRI: Going Deep with Census Demographic and Economic Data. 0:00. The 2010 Census counts people; the American Community Survey tells you their characteristics. 0:54.

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Great Stories You Can Do with the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey

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  1. Senior Writer Great Stories You Can Do with the Census Bureau’sAmerican Community Survey D’Vera Cohn McCormick SRI: Going Deep with Census Demographic and Economic Data 0:00

  2. The 2010 Census counts people; the American Community Survey tells you their characteristics 0:54 www.pewresearch.org

  3. The 2010 Census Form: 10 Questions 1:28 www.pewresearch.org

  4. American Community Survey = 69 questions 2:00 www.pewresearch.org

  5. American Community Survey Topics • Education levels and school enrollment • Country of birth, citizenship, language spoken at home • Births, marriages and divorces; marital status (single, widowed, etc.) • People who moved in the past year--where from and where to • People with disabilities • Health insurance coverage • Military service (and service-connected disability) • Employment and unemployment • Commuting (getting to work) • Income, from various sources • Housing type • Housing value • Housing costs 2:35 www.pewresearch.org

  6. American Community Survey Basics • Yearly survey sample of 2 million addresses (households) • Estimates released each fall for the previous calendar year • Data from 2006 onward includes the full population – people in homes and in “group quarters” institutions • Single year of data for areas of 65,000 population or more – latest release is for 2009 • Three years of data rolled together for areas of 20,000 population or more-latest release for 2007-2009 • Five years of data rolled together for areas of less than 20,000-latest release for 2005-2009 3:37 www.pewresearch.org

  7. Data Available At Many Geographic Levels 7:35 www.pewresearch.org

  8. ACS Questions about Place of Birth, Immigration, School, Residence One Year Ago 8:37 www.pewresearch.org

  9. Stories about Immigration, School, Residence One Year Ago, State of Birth • Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Many Leaving Georgia Behind • Used the 2005-2009 ACS to identify the census tract with the state’s largest foreign-born population, and interviewed immigrants there (June 5, 2011) • The Salt Lake Tribune: Recession Slows Migration to Utah • In 2009, 8,069 more people moved into Utah from other states than moved out, according to the ACS, but during better times, that figure was 30,000+ (May 23, 2011) • Memphis Commercial Appeal: City’s Center Attracts; Downtown Lures Young, Educated • Used ACS data to focus on one growing downtown census tract where more than 80% of adults hold college degrees (April 17, 2011) • Boston Globe: The Town of Tenacious Roots • Used ACS data to identify towns with large shares of Massachusetts-born residents (March 15, 2011) 10:23 www.pewresearch.org

  10. Disability, Marriage and Divorce, Birth, Grandparents, Military Service 11:40 www.pewresearch.org

  11. StoriesAbout Marriage, Grandparents • New York Times: Black And White And Married in the Deep South • Mississippi has had the fastest growth in mixed marriages, though the total is still small, according to a study of ACS data • (March 20, 2011) • Charlotte Observer: Nonprofit Group Helps Those Who Are Raising Grandchildren • More than 6,000 grandparents were raising grandchildren in Mecklenburg, according to the 2007-2009 ACS • (May 15, 2011) 12:13 www.pewresearch.org

  12. Employment, Unemployment, Commuting to Work 12:48 www.pewresearch.org

  13. Stories About Commuting • Atlanta Journal Constitution: Commuters Can Have A Better Time Here • Used ACS commuting-time statistics to muse about long commutes • (June 2, 2011) • Cincinnati Enquirer: Cheap Car Pool Parking Lures Only One Car • Only 10% of local commuters get to work via carpool, according to the ACS (May 10, 2011) • Philadelphia Daily News: Bike Commuter Numbers A Bit Inflated • Used ACS commuter data to question claim of record demand for bike lanes (May 2, 2011) 13:28 www.pewresearch.org

  14. Type of Job, Income from Various Sources (wages, interest, pension, welfare, etc.) 14:34 www.pewresearch.org

  15. Stories About Type of Job • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Public Workers Are Election Wild Card • About 18% of Wisconsin adults live in a public-employee household, according to a study based on ACS data. (March 28, 2011) • The News-Messenger (Fremont, OH): Manufacturing Still Rules Sandusky County Economy • ACS statistics on employment in the manufacturing sector (Jan. 10, 2011) • Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN): Career Paths Follow Available Jobs • Used 2005-2009 ACS data to show recession-related employment trends (Jan. 9, 2011) 14:55 www.pewresearch.org

  16. Type of Housing, How Many Rooms, Plumbing, How Many Vehicles Owned 15:41 www.pewresearch.org

  17. Rent, Taxes, Fuel Bills, Food Stamps, Value of Property 16:26 www.pewresearch.org

  18. Mortgage Amount, Second Mortgage 16:40 www.pewresearch.org

  19. Housing Stories Using ACS Data • Denver Business Journal: Colorado Cities Boast Supersized Homes • Homes in several Colorado cities surpass the U.S. median for number of rooms (June 1, 2011) • Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Lake Worth Takes Pride In Its Deep Roots • Most homes built before 1969 and owner-occupied, according to ACS data (April 21, 2011) • Providence Journal Bulletin: Pockets of Economic Distress • ACS data indicate that Central Falls homeowners spend a median 39.3% of their income on mortgages, a sign of economic distress (Jan. 30, 2011) 16:46 www.pewresearch.org

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  21. Census Bureau’s American FactFinder – Gateway to Census Data 18:25 www.pewresearch.org

  22. Data Profile - Arizona 19:33 www.pewresearch.org

  23. Subject Tables Assemble Data from Several Questions about One Topic 21:24 www.pewresearch.org

  24. Detailed Tables: Data from a Fire Hose 22:20 www.pewresearch.org

  25. Thematic Map 23:04 www.pewresearch.org

  26. Other Ways to Get American Community Survey Data • State Data Centers: Partner with the Census Bureau. Supposed to be experts in Census data about their state. Missouri State Data Center especially good; they have extracted and published data for other states. • Think tanks: Among them, Brookings Institution (metropolitan data); Migration Policy Institute (immigration data); Pew Research Center (Hispanics and overall social trends) • Minnesota Population Center: IPUMS.org; makes microdata available for download. 25:04 www.pewresearch.org

  27. Ranking Table: Note the Margin of Error on the Right Column 26:30 www.pewresearch.org

  28. You Can’t Say Maryland is Wealthier than New Jersey 28:50 www.pewresearch.org

  29. For Small Populations in Small Places, Watch the Margin of Error 30:40 www.pewresearch.org

  30. Additional Resources to Learn about the American Community Survey • Census Bureau website: • User handbooks, including one for the media, and training demos • American Community Survey page has documentation, questionnaires, FAQs • American FactFinder has a glossary • Population Reference Bureau (prb.org) • CQ Press Guide to the American Community Survey • Investigative Reporters and Editors Census page (ire.org) 33:05 www.pewresearch.org

  31. Thank you! • D’Vera Cohn • Senior Writer • Pew Research Center • 1615 L St. NW, Suite 700 • Washington, DC 20036 • www.pewresearch.org • All Things Census: http://census.pewsocialtrends.org • dcohn@pewresearch.org 34:10 www.pewresearch.org

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