Purpose
The American
Community Survey (ACS) is a relatively new survey that the
Census Bureau has developed for the purpose of providing critical
economic, social, demographic, and housing information about
the communities in the United States on an annual basis rather
than every 10 years.
The ACS will be mailed to a sample of households in all 3,233
U.S. counties and in Puerto Rico each month. No address will
receive the survey more often than once every five years.
The ACS asks questions which are designed to manage or evaluate
government programs. The public will benefit by participating
in the American Community Survey because agencies will have
updated information better enabling them to respond to the
needs of their communities.
Survey
Statistics
| Interview
Period |
Starts
on the 1st day of each month and continues through the
end of the month |
| Sample
Size |
3600
households in sample each month |
| Coverage
Area |
All
of New England and upstate New York |
| Field
Staff |
277
Field Representatives and 31 Senior Field Representatives |
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Contact Information
|
|
|
Phone
|
1-800-562-5721
|
|
Email
|
boro.acs@census.gov |
|
Coordinator
|
Zoi Kalaitzidis
|
|
Supervisors
|
Francisco Jimenez
Georgia Lowe
Yara McSweeney
Kamil Onipede
Kimberly Suckell |
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