Re: [CTPP] Question about Inclusion of Students in JTW Data

The code list for the ACS lists dormitories as non-institutional group quarters, unlike jails and nursing homes, for example, which are institutional. Cliff Cook *From:* ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] *On Behalf Of *Tabatabaee, Frank *Sent:* Monday, August 17, 2015 4:28 PM *To:* ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net *Cc:* Krause, Henry &lt;hkrause(a)cambridgema.gov&gt; *Subject:* Re: [CTPP] Question about Inclusion of Students in JTW Data Are there any list/table of “institutional” GQs? This may help resolve this question. A broad definition of “institution” may be interpreted differently by different people. *Thank you,* *S. Frank Tabatabaee Systems Planning Office Florida Department of Transportation* 605 Suwannee Street, MS 19 * Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450 E-Mail/Respond to:* *Frank.Tabatabaee(a)dot.state.fl.us* &lt;Frank.Tabatabaee(a)dot.state.fl.us&gt; * (850) 414-4931 <%28850%29%20414-4931> Office (850) 414-4876 <%28850%29%20414-4876> Fax* *(850) 414-4900 <%28850%29%20414-4900> Switchboard* *Be careful, arrive alive!* *Communicate!* *From:* ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [ mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net &lt;ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net&gt;] *On Behalf Of *Cook, Cliff *Sent:* Monday, August 17, 2015 4:02 PM *To:* ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net *Cc:* Krause, Henry *Subject:* [CTPP] Question about Inclusion of Students in JTW Data A question has come as to whether employed students living in dormitories are included in the 2006-10 CTPP JTW tables. Researching the question, I found the following on p. 66 of the 2013 ACS Subject Definitions document, under the definition of employed persons ( http://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/tech_docs/subject_definitions/2… ): Beginning in 2006, the population in group quarters (GQ) is included in the ACS. Some types of GQ populations have employment status distributions that are different from the household population. All institutionalized people are placed in the “not in labor force category.” The inclusion of the GQ population could therefore have a noticeable impact on the employment status distribution. This is particularly true for areas with a substantial GQ population. For example, in areas having a large state prison population, the employment rate would be expected to *decrease *because the base of the percentage, which now includes the population in correctional institutions, is larger. I interpret this to mean that dorm residents, as noninstitutionalized group quarters residents, are included in CTPP statistics but want to confirm that my understanding is correct. My follow up question concerns the 1990 and 2000 JTW tables. Were employed dormitory residents (ie, noninstitutionalized group quarters residents) included in those statistics? My recollection is that is not the case but I want to confirm that is correct. Thanks Cliff Cook *Clifford Cook, Planning Information Manager* Cambridge Community Development Department 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA. 02139 [image: cid:image001.png@01CF4355.A65408C0] <https://www.facebook.com/CDDat344> [image: cid:image002.jpg@01CF4357.3478C720] <https://twitter.com/cddat344> [image: cid:image008.jpg@01CF4357.3478C720] <http://cddat344.tumblr.com/> [image: cid:image010.jpg@01CF4357.3478C720] <http://instagram.com/cddat344> *www.cambridgema.gov/CDD <http://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD.aspx>* ccook(a)cambridgema.gov M: 8:30-8:00 T-Th: 8:30-5:00 F: 8:30-Noon 617/349-4656 617/349-4669 FAX 617/349-4621 TTY _______________________________________________ ctpp-news mailing list ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net https://www.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news