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Document Type Title Date
PDF Testing a New Field of Degree Question for the American Community Survey (Report) June 2, 2008
PDF A Comparison of Data on Selected Characteristics From the 2005 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (Report) April 24, 2008
Excel A Comparison of Data on Selected Characteristics From the 2005 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (Tables) April 24, 2008
PDF Effects of using a Grid versus a Sequential Form on the ACS Basic Demographic Data (Report) March 24, 2008
MSWord Comparison of the Estimates on Language Use and English-Speaking Ability from the ACS, the C2SS, and Census 2000 (Report) March 19, 2008
Excel Comparison of the Estimates on Language Use and English-Speaking Ability from the ACS, the C2SS, and Census 2000 (Tables) March 19, 2008
Excel State-to-State Migration: 2006 ACS (Table) January 17, 2008
MSWord Comparison of Data on Ancestry: Census 2000, C2SS, and 2005 ACS (Report and Tables) January 7, 2008
PDF Comparison of ACS and ASEC Data on Citizenship, Year of Entry and Region of Birth: 2004 (Report) August 10, 2007
Excel Comparison of ACS and ASEC Data on Citizenship, Year of Entry and Region of Birth: 2004 (Tables) August 10, 2007
MSWord Comparison of ACS-CPS Data on Industry, Occupation, and Class of Worker: 2003 (Report) July 26, 2007
Excel Comparison of ACS-CPS Data on Industry, Occupation, and Class of Worker: 2003 (Tables) July 26, 2007
MSWord Comparison of ACS and ASEC Data on Age and Sex (Report) July 24, 2007
Excel Comparison of ACS and ASEC Data on Age and Sex (Tables) July 24, 2007
MSWord Comparison of Estimates on School Enrollment from the ACS and the CPS: 2003 (Report) July 10, 2007
Excel Comparison of Estimates on School Enrollment from the ACS and the CPS: 2003 (Tables) July 10, 2007
MSWord Journey to Work ACS Comparison (Report) June 29, 2007
Excel Journey to Work ACS Comparison (Tables) June 29, 2007
MSWord Comparison of ACS and ASEC Data on Educational Attainment: 2004 (Report) June 28, 2007
Excel Comparison of ACS and ASEC Data on Educational Attainment: 2004 (Tables) June 28, 2007
MSWord Comparison of ACS and ASEC Data on Geographic Mobility: 2004 (Report) June 14, 2007
Excel Comparison of ACS and ASEC Data on Geographic Mobility: 2004 (Tables) June 14, 2007
Excel Domestic Migration Flows for States from the 2005 ACS (Tables) May 7, 2007
MSWord Domestic Migration Flows for States from the 2005 ACS (Report) May 7, 2007
MSWord Evaluation of Median Income and Earnings Estimates: A Comparison of the ACS and the CPS (Report) April 20, 2007
MSWord COMPARISON OF ACS AND ASEC DATA ON HISPANIC ORIGIN: 2004 (Report) April 11, 2007
PPT Accessing and Using Language Data from the Census Bureau March 15, 2007
Excel Estimates About Fertility and Grandparents from the ACS, the CPS, C2SS, and Census 2000 (Tables) November 27, 2006
MSWord Estimates About Fertility and Grandparents from the ACS, the CPS, C2SS, and Census 2000 (Report) November 27, 2006
Excel Comparison of ACS and ASEC Data on Households and Families: 2004 (Tables) July 26, 2006
MSWord Comparison of ACS and ASEC Data on Households and Families: 2004 (Report) July 26, 2006
Text Population and Housing Topics April 10, 2006
PPT Unmarried-Partner Households in the United States: Description and Trends 2000 to 2003 presentation for the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia, PA, March 31 - April 2, 2005. March-April 2005
PDF Disability Data From the American Community Survey: A Brief Examination of the Effects of a Question Redesign in 2003 January 2005
PPT What Has Happened to Median Age at First Marriage Data? presentation for the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA - August 14-17, 2004 August 2004
PDF Differences in Estimates of Food Stamp Program Participation Between Surveys and Administrative Records July 2004
Text 2003 American Statistical Association Papers and Presentations August 2003
Text "Making it in the Bronx" - Introduction and Powerpoint Presentations March 2003
Text ACS Operations Plan and Bibliography Documents March 2003
Text Evaluating Continuous Measurement: Data Quality in the Bronx Test Site of the American Commmunity Survey (Note: Links to external site) 2002/2003
Text The American Community Survey: Challenges and Opportunities for HUD  (Note: external link to "HUD User" website) September 2002
PDF Effect of Housing Unit Controls on Survey Estimates August 2002
PDF Coverage and Completeness in the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey August 2002
PDF Alternative Oversampling Options for Low Mail Response Areas in the American Community Survey August 2002
PDF The American Community Survey: Quality of Response by Mode of Data Collection in the Bronx Test Site August 2002
PPT Methodological Issues in Local Area Application of the American Community Survey August 2002
MSWord Developing Community Statistical Systems With American Community Survey Summary Profiles and Administrative Records August 2002
PPT American Community Survey Update July 2002
PDF The American Community Survey -- Updated Information for America's Communities November 2001
PPT Using the American Community Survey and GIS in Breast Cancer Screening November 2001
PPT American Community Survey in Fulton County, PA November 2001
PPT Census 2000 Supplementary Survey: An Operational Feasibility Test (Houston City, Texas) November 2001
MSWord American Community Survey Data for Economic Analysis October 2001
PPT Census 2000 Supplementary Survey: An Operational Feasibility Test July 2001
PPT American Community Survey: Practical Applications with Current Data Summer 2001
PPT The American Community Survey: Data for Community Planning Summer 2001
PDF Testing an Internet Response Option for the American Community Survey May 2001
MSWord Skills and Abilities of The Working-Age Population, Rockland County, NY: 1996-1999 April 2001
PPT Skills and Abilities of The Working-Age Population, Rockland County, NY: 1996-1999 April 2001
PPT Measuring Fertility Using the American Community Survey March 2001
PDF Geospatial Solutions: Applying the power of place -- Enabling an Annual Census, part3 November 2000
MSWord The Why, What, and How of Converting Program Records and Summarized Survey Data to State and Community Information Systems June 2000
PPT Income: Data Collection, Processing, and Comparisons to the 1990 Census June 2000
PPT The American Community Survey June 2000
PPT Mapping American Community Survey Data for Fort Bend and Harris Counties, Texas April 2000
PPT Measuring School Enrollment with the American Community Survey: Comparisons with the Census and Current Population Survey April 2000
PPT The American Community Survey: Exploring a New Data Source for the Study of Migration March 2000
Text Recent Developments in the American Community Survey August 1998
MSWord The American Community Survey: The Quality of Rural Data, Report of a Conference June 1998
Text Fresh data every year: The American Community Survey can help improve the measure of poverty, Poverty Research News -- no longer available Summer 1998
Text Income in the ACS: Comparisons to the 1990 Census March 1998
Text The American Community Survey Response Rates, by Mode March 1998
Text 1996 American Community Survey vs. 1990 Decennial Census -- Household Size and Characteristics by Response Mode March 1998
Text Item Nonresponse: 1996 American Community Survey March 1998
Text Weighting the 1996 and 1997 American Community Surveys March 1998
Text Evaluation of the Census Bureau's Master Address File Using National Health Interview Survey Address Listings March 1998
Text The American Community Survey: Nonresponse Follow-Up in the Rockland County Test Site August 1997
Text Making Estimates from the American Community Survey August 1997
Text The American Community Survey: The Census Bureau's Plan to Provide Timely 21st Century Data, Delaware Dataline Summer 1997
Text The American Community Survey: The Census Bureau's Plan to Provide Timely 21st Century Data, Missouri Library World Spring 1997
Text Small Area Estimation with Administrative Records and Continuous Measurement August 1996
Text Estimation Issues for the Continuous Measurement Survey August 1995
Text Collecting Census Long Form Data Over the Telephone: Operational Results of the 1995 Continuous Measurement CATI Test August 1995
Text Constructing a Major Survey: Operational Plans and Issues for Continuous Measurement August 1995
Text Simulation of Continuous Measurement for Small Area Estimation August 1995
Text Continuous Measurement - Harry A. Scarr to Association of Public Data Users (APDU) October 1994
Text The American Community Survey -- New Road Map to America’s Future N/A
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* NOTE: The American Community Survey was once called the Continuous Measurement Survey. All references to the Continuous Measurement Survey (CMS) apply to what is now the American Community Survey (ACS).

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