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    Coverage Rates (in percent)
     
    Housing Units Groups Quarters
Population
Total Population1  
United States Year Total Total Total Male Female  
United States 2006 98.7 76.2 94.4 93.4 95.3  
United States 2005 98.5 N/A 95.1 93.9 96.2  
United States 2004 97.9 N/A 94.4 93.2 95.6  
United States 2003 97.9 N/A 94.1 92.9 95.2  
United States 2002 97.2 N/A 93.5 92.3 94.6  
United States 2001 97.6 N/A 94.1 93.2 94.9  
United States 2000 99.6 N/A 96.8 96.1 97.6  
               

    Total Population
  Year White
Non-Hispanic
Black
Non-Hispanic
American Indian
and Alaska Native
Non-Hispanic
Asian
Non-Hispanic
Native Hawaiian
and Other
Pacific Islander
Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
United States 2006 95.6   89.6   98.0   93.4   93.0   92.9  
United States 2005 96.3   90.7   97.9   94.5   84.0   93.6  
United States 2004 96.2   89.3   100.9   92.4   89.7   90.7  
United States 2003 95.7   89.2   97.9   92.0   86.2   91.3  
United States 2002 94.9   89.0   102.7   92.7   90.0   89.7  
United States 2001 95.2   90.1   102.6   92.8   89.7   91.8  
United States 2000 97.1   93.5   121.6   96.7   100.2   96.4  
 

1The rates for total population are for 2006 data only; the 2000-2005 rates are for the comparable universes excluding the group quarters population since that population was added to the ACS in 2006.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  American Community Survey Office  |  Page Last Modified: September 06, 2007