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American Community Survey (ACS): Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS), 2001 (ICPSR 3890)

Principal Investigator(s):
United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03890.v1

Version V1

This data collection has been deaccessioned; it is no longer distributed by ICPSR.

Additional information may be available in Collection Notes.

The setup files are designed to produce SAS, SPSS, or Stata data files and then merge the files.

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Project Description

Summary

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.

Subject Terms

census data demographic characteristics employment ethnicity families household composition households housing housing conditions income population population characteristics

Geographic Coverage

North Carolina Indiana Wyoming Utah Arizona Montana Kentucky California Kansas Florida Delaware Pennsylvania Mississippi Iowa Illinois Texas Connecticut Georgia Virginia Maryland Idaho Vermont Oregon United States Oklahoma Maine Tennessee Alabama Arkansas South Carolina Washington Nebraska West Virginia Massachusetts Colorado Missouri Alaska North Dakota Wisconsin Nevada Rhode Island District of Columbia South Dakota Hawaii Minnesota New York (state) New Jersey Michigan New Mexico New Hampshire Louisiana Ohio

Scope of Project

Time Period(s)

1999-11 -- 2000-12

Date of Collection

1999-11 -- 2000-12

Data Collection Notes

The setup files are designed to produce SAS, SPSS, or Stata data files and then merge the files.

Methodology

Universe

All persons and housing units in the United States.

Data Type(s)

survey data

Mode of Data Collection

self-enumerated questionnaire

telephone interview

face-to-face interview

Version(s)

Original Release Date

2005-12-15

Version Date

2008-05-21