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The American Community Survey: Data for Community Planning

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This U.S. Census Bureau presentation from the Summer of 2001 highlights three case studies from the American Community Survey (ACS), including rural needs and issues in Fulton County, PA; strategic planning for community hospital and indentification and intervention for juvenile diabetes in special populations in Bronx County, NY; and trends and changes in public school enrollment as influenced by immigration in Multnomah County, OR.

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