American Community Survey (ACS)

American Community Survey Alert, Number 65

(Released March 6, 2009)    Printer Friendly Version of Alert 65

Informing you about news, events, data releases, congressional action, and other developments associated with the American Community Survey (ACS).

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News in this Alert

• * Federal Register Notice: The 5-Year ACS Data Products Release Plan
• * Contact Us

* Federal Register Notice: The 5-Year ACS Data Products Release Plan

Today the U.S Census Bureau published its data release plan for the ACS 5-year data products in the Federal Register (E9-4803). Beginning in late 2010, the Census Bureau plans to introduce 5-year data products covering the January 2005 through December 2009 data collection period. The release of the 5-year estimates will achieve the goal of the ACS to provide small area data similar to the long-form sample data published after Census 2000. The Census Bureau is proposing to modify its current line of data products to accommodate the 5-year estimates and is requesting comments from current and potential users of ACS data products to help guide this modification.

We invite you to review the 5-Year ACS Data Release Plan and provide your response to the contact listed in the Federal Register notice. Please follow this link to the Federal Register notice (PDF files).

Comments are due to the contact listed in the Federal Register notice by April 20, 2009

*Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about the American Community Survey, please call (800)923-8282 or e-mail cmo.acs@census.gov.

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