There are disability data available for the
2008 and 2009 1-Year ACS estimates for the U.S., states, and geographic
areas of 65,000 or more population.
Additional questions can be directed to the
Health and Disability Statistics Branch of the U.S. Census Bureau at 301-763-3243.
________________________
Melanie A. Rapino, Ph.D.
Journey-to-Work & Migration Statistics Branch, HHES
U.S. Census Bureau
> 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:
> -----------------
>
> 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)
>
> ------------------
> 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
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
>> ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net<mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net>
>
>> [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net]<mailto:[mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net]>
>> On Behalf Of Nancy Reger
>> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:30 AM
>> To: ctpp-news@chrispy.net<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto:mgolembiewski@countyofberks.com>
> Web: http://www.co.berks.pa.us/dept/planning
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> 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
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