The American community survey: Warmer (more current), but fuzzier (less precise) than the decennial census

MacDonald, H

The American community survey: Warmer (more current), but fuzzier (less precise) than the decennial census

MacDonald, H

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of the American Planning Association, 2006, 72 (4), pp. 491 - 503
Issue Date:: 2006-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	MacDonald, H https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2105-5919	en_US
dc.date.issued	2006-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of the American Planning Association, 2006, 72 (4), pp. 491 - 503	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0194-4363	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/9816
dc.description.abstract	The American Community Survey, which will replace data many planners rely on from the decennial Census long form, is finally in progress. The first nationwide data for places of 65,000 or more was released in the summer of 2006. It has several interesting implications for planning. On the one hand, more current data will eliminate many of the inaccuracies introduced by projection-based updates of stale census data. On the other, smaller sample sizes will mean we will have less precise estimates. Because the ACS will use averaged rather than point-in-time data, it will measure slightly different things than the decennial census. Finally, planners should be alert to the opportunities they will have to improve local data quality by improving the address file from which the sample is drawn. © American Planning Association, Chicago, IL.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of the American Planning Association	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/01944360608976768	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Urban & Regional Planning	en_US
dc.title	The American community survey: Warmer (more current), but fuzzier (less precise) than the decennial census	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	72	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
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Abstract:

The American Community Survey, which will replace data many planners rely on from the decennial Census long form, is finally in progress. The first nationwide data for places of 65,000 or more was released in the summer of 2006. It has several interesting implications for planning. On the one hand, more current data will eliminate many of the inaccuracies introduced by projection-based updates of stale census data. On the other, smaller sample sizes will mean we will have less precise estimates. Because the ACS will use averaged rather than point-in-time data, it will measure slightly different things than the decennial census. Finally, planners should be alert to the opportunities they will have to improve local data quality by improving the address file from which the sample is drawn. © American Planning Association, Chicago, IL.

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