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• * U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2005 ACS Special Product for the Gulf Coast Area
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* U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2005 ACS Special Product for the Gulf Coast Area

The data profiles of local geographies include separate columns for the 8-month period of January through August 2005 and the 4-month period of September through December 2005. The selected demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics are available for state and sub-state areas of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

Additional information on the 2005 ACS Special Product on the Gulf Coast Area, including data profiles, maps of the affected areas, methodology, geography definitions, and questions and answers, may be found on the Special Product Web site: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Profiles/gulf_coast/index.htm.

The 2005 ACS Special Product for the Gulf Coast Area is based on the 2005 ACS sample that was designed to produce twelve-month estimates. Producing eight-month and four-month estimates means that the sample sizes and the reliability of the estimates will be reduced. In addition, for some areas, it was very difficult to conduct interviewing in the immediate aftermath of the hurricanes. The 2005 ACS sample was selected from an address list developed early in 2005 and therefore the estimates will not reflect any (including temporary) housing added to the address list after that date.

In August 2006, the Census Bureau will release its regular data products for the ACS, reflecting data collected in 2005. These products also will include data for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The following PDFs are a one-page description of the 2005 ACS Special Product for the Gulf Coast Area and a series of questions and answers that provide more detail.

     Gulf Coast Special Product Factsheet June 7.pdf     Gulf Coast Special Product Q&As June 7.pdf

The Census Bureau's today also released a special January 1, 2006 set of estimates for the Gulf Coast area.

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