Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American
"Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American" ed. by Paul R. Voss and Krisztina Marton
Panel on Statistical Methods for Measuring the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey; Committee on National Statistics; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Research Council
NAS Press | 2012 | ISBN: 0309255600 9780309255608 | 177 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Panel on Statistical Methods for Measuring the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey; Committee on National Statistics; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Research Council
NAS Press | 2012 | ISBN: 0309255600 9780309255608 | 177 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This book provides an in-depth review of the statistical methodology for measuring the GQ population in the ACS. This report addresses difficulties associated with measuring the GQ population and the rationale for including GQs in the ACS.
Considering user needs for ACS data and of operational feasibility and compatibility with the treatment of the household population in the ACS, the report recommends alternatives to the survey design and other methodological features that can make the ACS more useful for users of small-area data.
Contents
Summary
1 Introduction
2 The Group Quarters Population and the American Community Survey
3 American Community Survey Data Products, Data Uses, and Data Needs
4 Sampling Frame Development and Maintenance
5 Sample Allocation and Selection
6 Weighting and Estimation
References
Appendixes
A Participants in the Panel’s Meeting with Data Users December 13, 2010
B 2011 American Community Survey: Housing Unit Questionnaire
C 2011 American Community Survey: Group Quarters Questionnaire
D 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Tables That Highlight the Group Quarters Population in Virginia
E 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Tables That Highlight the Group Quarters Population in Goochland County, Virginia
F The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs That Relied on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008
G The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs with Funds Sent Directly to Substate Areas Based on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008
H Plots of Relative Differences, ACS Estimates from 2005-2009, 2007-2009, and 2009 with Expected Estimates of the Group Quarters Population in U.S. States
I Plots of Relative Differences, 2005-2009 ACS Estimates and 2007 Expected Estimates of the Group Quarters Population in Selected Counties by Region
J Plots of Relative Differences, 2005-2009 ACS Estimates and 2007 Expected Estimates of the Group Quarters Population in Selected Areas with Populations Under 20,000
K Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff
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