Thanks, Elaine. This seems to be the consensus.
Beverly
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From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net on behalf of Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov
Sent: Tue 2/7/2012 7:36 PM
To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
Subject: Re: [CTPP] to provide Feedback to the Census Bureau on AFF2
I am so sorry to tell you that you MIGHT have to wait until 2008-2012 ACS data are
released, because of a change to the disability questions on the ACS form in 2008.
As you point out, you need 5-year ACS to get results for areas with population under
20,000.
I understand that there is some effort at the CB to figure out a way to use the different
questions (pre and post 2008), so maybe someone from the Census Bureau can tell us whether
this is really happening.
Elaine
From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of
Beverly Woods
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 2:17 PM
To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
Subject: Re: [CTPP] to provide Feedback to the Census Bureau on AFF2
Hi Elaine:
Can you tell me when the Census Bureau will be releasing updated information on
disability status? There is ACS information available for some of our communities, but
the ACS does not provide such data for our smaller communities.
Thank you for your help.
Beverly
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Beverly Woods
Executive Director
Northern Middlesex Council of Governments
40 Church Street, Suite 200
Lowell, MA 01852
Phone: (978) 454-8021, ext. 20
Email: bwoods(a)nmcog.org