[CTPP] Tom Manks' comments on dorms in Ithaca

The Census Bureau makes a distinction between special places and group quarters. It's kind of arcane, and in cases where it's just one facility where the administration takes place at the same address that houses the residents, it doesn't really matter. But in the case of multiple college dorms it can matter a lot. In the case of a college, the special place is the contact point for the enumeration, most likely the college housing office. The individual dorms are each a separate group quarters. It sounds to me like they geocoded all the GQ facilities to the address of the special place. I'd be willing to bet that the block where all the Cornell students are enumerated is where the housing office is located. This is sloppy, sloppy work and yes, they should fix it before SF3! Patty Becker ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patricia C. (Patty) Becker 248/354-6520 APB Associates/SEMCC FAX 248/354-6645 28300 Franklin Road Home 248/355-2428 Southfield, MI 48034 pbecker(a)umich.edu