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ACS Handbook of Questions and Current Federal Uses
ACS Handbook of Questions and Current Federal Uses
ACS Handbook of Questions and Current Federal Uses
Since the founding of the nation, the U.S. Census has mediated between the demands of a growing country for information about its economy and people, and the people’s privacy and freedom from undue intrusion. This handbook provides an overview of the questions asked by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). The purpose is to help explain why specific questions on the ACS are asked, which estimates are created from the answers to these questions, and how federal agencies and other organizations use these estimates.
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Synthesizing Housing Units for the American Community Survey
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U.S. Neighborhood Income Inequality in the 2005-2009 Period
Income inequality is one measure of societal conditions.
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The Population 65 Years and Older in the United States
This report provides a look at selected demographic, social, housing and economic characteristics of the 65 years and older population in the United States.
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