API Call: api.census.gov/data/2016/acs/acsse?get=NAME,K200001_001E&for=state:*&key=YOUR_KEY_GOES_HERE
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Examples and Supported Geography

Notes on Supplemental Estimates

Please note that the Supplemental Estimates may return the following in place of data:

An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.

An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.

An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.

An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.

Notes on Annotation Values

Supplemental Estimates contain variables ending in E, EA, M and MA.

Variable Type	Title	Meaning
E	Estimate	A numeric representation of the estimate.
EA	Estimate Annotation	A character representation of the estimate. If an Estimate Annotation exists, use this value in place of the Estimate.
M	Margin of Error	A numeric representation of the margin of error.
MA	Margin of Error Annotation	A character representation of the margin of error. If a Margin of Error Annotation exists, use this value in place of the Margin of Error.

Examples with Annotations

Example #1:

In the following example, the character value “*****” is returned by K200104_001MA. Using the notes above, this indicates the estimate is controlled.

api.census.gov/data/2016/acs/acsse?get=NAME,K200104_001M,K200104_001MA&for=us:*&key=YOUR_KEY_GOES_HERE

Returns:

[["NAME","K200104_001M","K200104_001MA","us"],

["United States","-555555555","*****","1"]]

Example #2:

In the following example, the character value “-“ is returned for K201905_001EA. Using the notes above, this indicates the estimate could not be calculated.

api.census.gov/data/2016/acs/acsse?get=NAME,K201905_001E,K201905_001EA&for=place:67825&in=state:49=YOUR_KEY_GOES_HERE

Returns:

[["NAME","K201905_001E","K201905_001EA","state","place"],

["Saratoga Springs city, Utah","-666666666","-","49","67825"]]