[CTPP] MORE Transportation Profiles using the 2005 ACS

The AASHTO webpage on CTPP Profiles has been updated. http://ctpp.transportation.org/2005.htm There are 3 different sets, the second and third sets are the "new" ones, and are based on the October 2006 release of 2005 ACS data. The same cautions about interpreting the results from ACS, compared to decennial Census remain the same. http://ctpp.transportation.org/production/notes/notes.htm -The first set is by Place of Residence. (We posted these several months ago). Probably, we will need to go back and add more geography to this set. -The second set is also by Place of Residence and tabulates WORKERS and HOUSEHOLDS by household characteristics such as HOUSEHOLD SIZE and VEHICLE AVAILABILITY. -The third set is by Place of Work. We do not have "metropolitan areas" here, since the results are going to be nearly the same as for Place of Residence. However, we included "State" totals, even if they are also going to look very similar to Place of Residence tabulations (except Washington, D.C.) These are "DRAFT" and we plan to add more information about Margins of Error (in NUMBERS), where it currently is limited to MOE in percent. These profiles will be posted as FHWA 508-compliant HTML in the near future. I haven't found the time to finish a "highlights" document similar to the one I did for the first set of profiles. Also, we have added several links to our ACS page, including links to web-based training. A good starting point for learning about using American FactFinder to access ACS data, please see the Ken Bryson archived webinar. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/census/acs.htm Nanda Srinivasan (now on vacation until March 2) did the hard work in producing these profile sheets. On behalf of the CTPP Team: Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460