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Analytical Reports

Census Reports

There are two Census Bureau research reports that analyze all 36 counties and their tract data. These reports provide a summary of the findings across all of the counties and tracts for the estimates and quality measures.

Comparison of the ACS 3-year Average and the Census 2000 Sample for a Sample of Counties and Tracts by Gregg Diffendal, Rita Petroni and Andre Williams [PDF]

Comparing Quality Measures: Comparing the American Community Survey’s Three-year Averages and Census 2000’s Long Form Sample Estimates by Katie Bench [PDF]

Local Area Expert Reports¹

In addition to the Census Bureau reports, four local experts were contracted to provide site-specific analysis of this data. Using local knowledge of their counties, they provide interpretations of this data from a data users perspective. We encourage other researchers who are contemplating analyzing this data to examine these reports.

Small Area Data Quality: A Comparison of Estimates 2000 Census and the 1999-2001 ACS Bronx, New York Test Site by Joseph Salvo, Peter Lobo and Timothy Calabrese [PDF]

The 1999-2001 American Community Survey and the 2000 Census--Data Quality and Data Comparisons--Multnomah County, Oregon by George Hough and Dave Swanson [PDF]

Comparison of Census 2000 and American Community Survey 1999-2001 Estimates - San Francisco and Tulare Counties California by Linda Gage [PDF]

American Community Survey and Census Comparison -Final Analytical Report -Oneida and Vilas Counties, Wisconsin - Flathead and Lake Counties, Montana by Paul Van Auken, Roger Hammer, Paul Voss, and Daniel Veroff [PDF]

¹The data used in the expert’s reports may differ slightly from the data shown in the data tables and files. The experts used data files that were not final. Most of the changes occurred in the standard error estimates for a few items.

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