[CTPP] more on what the acs may or may not give us

thanks jeff for the info. i am sure many on the list will find it interesting. i especially liked the part about the confidentiality thresholds--especially since there is no hard evidence of how one can disclose an individual other than some assertions by census staff. Subject: Re: [CTPP] Re: Geographic coverage, C2SS & ACS Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 09:03:52 EST From: StarkRPC(a)aol.com To: edc(a)berwyned.com Mr. Christopher, I had the opportunity to attend one of the 12 regional census press conferences concerning C2SS and ACS held Nov. 14th and 15th around the county. Due to the embargoed nature of the data and some of the briefing materials I waited until today to send this. If you feel this information is useful to the list-serve, please post it. Officials did confirm that "small geographic areas" are indeed census tracts. It will probably take the full four year cycle (2004-2008) to produce this level of geography. I also asked whether or not BG' s or TAZ's would be a possibility in the future. The response was that the Census Bureau would "most likely" continue to support the planning community with special tabulations, with the added disclaimer "if confidentiality thresholds are met." Considering the size of the sample and also the size of many TAZ's I wonder what our chances are. The press conference seemed to have the tone of a pitch for Congressional funding. If funded ($137 million/year) data for areas less than 20,000 won't be available until 2008. It seems to me at least that it will be a stretch to get BG or TAZ level data for 2010. Many major newspapers have stories on the release of C2SS today. Read a couple to get a feel for what others think. My comments can be found in the local section of www.cantonrep.com. Jeff Dotson, Sr. Planner Stark County Regional Planning Commission/ Area Transportation Study (330) 451-7402 starkrpc(a)aol.com www.starkrpc.org