Yes. I tried to alert the community about the lack of this data a few weeks ago, apparently no one was listening. This is the response I received on the listserve form Ed Christopher regarding my query on this on March 18th
Nancy Reger, MORPC
His response references a reply from Penelope Weinberger:
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Disability
* There will be 5 new detailed tables, only published in the 2009 ACS1-year data products.
* The disability question was modified in 2008, representing a conceptual and empirical break from earlier years of the ACS. The Census Bureau does not recommend any comparisons to disability data from the
2007 ACS and earlier.
The new tables include
1. Work Experience by Disability Status and Type (1 tables)
2. Age by Ratio of Income to Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months by Disability Status and Type (2 tables)
3. Age by Disability Status by Health Insurance Coverage Status (3 tables)
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Weinberger, Penelope wrote:
> Yes, there is no disability data in the 2006 - 2008 ACS due to changes
> in the collection question. There will not be disability data in any
> multi-year estimate that crosses the question change.
>
> Penelope Weinberger
> CTPP Program Manager
> AASHTO
> 202-624-3556
> http://ctpp.transportation.org/Pages/default.aspx
>
> It's just as bad to not make a plan as to blindly follow the one you
> already have.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net
> [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Nancy Reger
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:30 AM
> To: ctpp-news@chrispy.net
> Subject: [CTPP] looking for data about "disabled populations" for EJ
> analysis in the ACS --- does anyone know the table?
>
> I'm looking for disability data to use in our TIP EJ evaluation, I
> can't find any disability data in the ACS. Has anyone else found this?
>
>
> Nancy Reger, AICP
> Deputy Director, Transportation
> Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission
> 111 Liberty St, Ste 100
> Columbus OH 43215
> Phone: (614) 233-4154
> Email: nreger@morpc.org
>
>
From: ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Michael Moan
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 7:11 AM
To: ctpp-news@chrispy.net
Subject: [CTPP] RE: disability status
Is this indeed true?
Michael C. Moan, Principal Planner
Office of Statewide Planning
Division of Planning
Department of Administration
One Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
4012221236>>> Planning Department <PlanningDepartment@countyofberks.com> 4/1/2011 12:10 PM >>>
I don’t know of any useful solutions; however, I just hope that the kind Environmental Justice folks at FHWA and FTA are aware of this situation when we they hammer our Benefits and Burdens Analysis documents during the 4-year MPO Certification Review.
Michael D. Golembiewski
Transportation Modeler
BERKS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
633 Court Street FL 14
Reading, PA 19601
Ph: 610 478-6300 ext 6304
Fax: 610 478-6316
e-mail: mgolembiewski@countyofberks.com
Web: http://www.co.berks.pa.us/dept/planning
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From: ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Kendra Watkins
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 11:35 AM
To: ctpp-news@chrispy.net
Cc: Caerllion Thomas
Subject: [CTPP] disability status
If I have this right, changes in the disability status question from the Census means that small area disability data (bg and tract) will not be available until 2013. Among other things, this variable is key for transit planning. Are there any suggestions or creative solutions regarding to this problem or will we be mapping 2000 data for several more years?
Kendra Watkins
Senior Data Analyst
Mid-Region Council of Governments
809 Copper Ave. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: (505)724-3601
Fax: (505)247-1753
Email: kwatkins@mrcog-nm.gov