American Community Survey (ACS)

ACS Group Quarters

ACS Group Quarter Definitions for classifying group living situations (GQs) according to the type of housing and/or services provided are now available. The ACS GQ type codes are included with the definitions to help you better understand the scope of American Community Survey Group Quarters data collection.

2007 ACS/PRCS Group Quarters Definitions [PDF 141k]

2006 ACS/PRCS Group Quarters Type Codes and Definitions [PDF 48k]

2006 ACS/PRCS Group Quarters Type Codes [PDF 20k]

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