American Community Survey
American Community Survey
An Overview of the American Community Survey
Have you ever thought about how, or why, new roads, schools, after-school programs, or hospitals are placed in communities? What makes communities attractive to new businesses or tourists? Why there is no ATM or video store on a street corner?
The answers often lie in the numbers: numbers that reflect what our communities look like, how our communities have changed, and how those changes impact our daily lives. Most importantly, the numbers reflect how our communities are meeting the needs created by these changes. Traditionally, these numbers have been collected during the census every 10 years. Those numbers play a critical role for states and local communities in determining their share of federal money for schools, roads, senior citizen centers, and other services.
In today’s world, our communities can change very quickly. Between decennial censuses, local governments, organizations and businesses need timely data to assess and plan for local needs. Costly mistakes can result when planners do not have current data on which to base their decisions. That is one of the reasons why the U.S. Census Bureau has moved to a whole new way of gathering data to help answer those questions. Rather than taking a snapshot of a community once every ten years, the American Community Survey provides a dynamic and much timelier moving picture of the nation, every year.
Overview * What is the American Community Survey? * Content * Survey Methodology * Data Products * How is it different from Census 2000?
This presentation will give you an overview of the American Community Survey. We will answer the question “What is the American Community Survey?” and then move on to discuss the content, methodology, and data products. We will wrap up with a brief summary of how the American Community Survey is different from Census 2000.
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An Overview of the American Community Survey
Have you ever thought about how, or why, new roads, schools, after-school programs, or hospitals are placed in communities? What makes communities attractive to new businesses or tourists? Why there is no ATM or video store on a street corner?
The answers often lie in the numbers: numbers that reflect what our communities look like, how our communities have changed, and how those changes impact our daily lives. Most importantly, the numbers reflect how our communities are meeting the needs created by these changes. Traditionally, these numbers have been collected during the census every 10 years. Those numbers play a critical role for states and local communities in determining their share of federal money for schools, roads, senior citizen centers, and other services.
In today’s world, our communities can change very quickly. Between decennial censuses, local governments, organizations and businesses need timely data to assess and plan for local needs. Costly mistakes can result when planners do not have current data on which to base their decisions. That is one of the reasons why the U.S. Census Bureau has moved to a whole new way of gathering data to help answer those questions. Rather than taking a snapshot of a community once every ten years, the American Community Survey provides a dynamic and much timelier moving picture of the nation, every year.
Overview * What is the American Community Survey? * Content * Survey Methodology * Data Products * How is it different from Census 2000?
This presentation will give you an overview of the American Community Survey. We will answer the question “What is the American Community Survey?” and then move on to discuss the content, methodology, and data products. We will wrap up with a brief summary of how the American Community Survey is different from Census 2000.
What is the American
Community
Survey?
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