10.3886/ICPSR03893.v1 United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research 2006 census data demographic characteristics employment ethnicity families household composition households housing housing conditions income population population characteristics 2006-01-06 2008-05-21 2000-11 2001-12 survey data 3893 1 The American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey designed to provide communities a fresh look at how they are changing. It will replace the decennial long form in future censuses and is a critical element in the Bureau of the Census' re-engineered 2010 census. The American Community Survey is conducted under the authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 193, and response is mandatory.