Hi Everyone –
One of the things I mentioned at the Dec 19
webinar on Data Ferrett and AFF2 was our recorded session from
2009, on using IPUMS to run customized tables using the ACS
PUMS. In addition to tables, IPUMS allows you to save recodes
for variable values, and run regression and logit
regressions. The webinar is archived and available at the
AASHTO CTPP page:
http://ctpp.transportation.org/Pages/webinardirectory.aspx
Here is the link to the Census Bureau page
on PUMAs (the geographic unit tied to PUMS). Each PUMA must
have a minimum of 100,000 population. Currently, these are
the “2000” era PUMAs. The new PUMAs using 2010 Census are “in
progress,” so data products do not yet use these new
geographic units.
http://www.census.gov/geo/puma/puma2010.html
Also, for novice Census and ACS data users,
you might want to direct them to these e-learning modules
http://ctpp.transportation.org/Pages/elearningmodules.aspx
The set is not yet complete, but they are a
good introduction to ACS and CTPP.
Elaine Murakami
FHWA Office of Planning
206-220-4460 (in Seattle)