RE: [CTPP] ASCII files and status update

To request a FLAT ASCII version of the data, please direct your request to Clara Reschovsky at the Census Bureau. clara.a.reschovsky(a)census.gov phone 301-763-2454. Please note, the Census Bureau has recently found several errors in the CTPP Part 1 data files. Phil Salopek will be posting a list of the problematic tables, and geographic summary levels VERY SOON. Many of the errors will have a neglible effect, however, Table 1-80 all the cells are incorrectly labeled, and in Table 1-106 the median travel time was incorrectly tabulated. However, I have asked the Census Bureau to get the Part 2 data files out first, before FINALIZING the Part 1 datasets with the corrections. We NOW expect CTPP 2000 Part 2 files to begin release before Thanksgiving, running through the end of calendar 2003, using approximately the same priority as for the Part 1 files (States with very large population and fastest growth areas released first). -----Original Message----- From: Huntley, Lance [mailto:HuntleyL@umsystem.edu] Sent: Wed 10/29/2003 2:48 PM To: Cc: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: RE: [CTPP] Metro Area Pop 1990-2000 When can we expect to be able to download the official CTPP2000 data from an ftp site in flat ascii format? And will there be a reference file to indicate what the variables/headers are comprising the columns in the ascii format? On the CTPP beta cd I am using I couldn't see variable descriptions on the flat ascii files -- no variable headers, or relationship field and file! The flat ascii format for multiple states is what we typically access from the bureau when we put together our data and geography files. And since we have to deal with a three state area, a one-stop file location has always been the best way for us to get our data.