[CTPP] New ACS Data on September 14, 2017

The US Census Bureau will release the 2016 American Community Survey (ACS) data this coming Thursday, September 14, 2017. This will include tables for the 1-year (2016) estimates. The 5-year (2012-2016) data will be released on December 7, 2017. Accredited journalists will get a jump on the data analysis: the data is available, but “embargoed” (can’t be released) on September 12th, and the “embargo is lifted” on September 14th. Watch for census-related stories in the media this Thursday and Friday! Here is a link to a Census Bureau memorandum discussing the newly (9/7/17) release of ACS documentation. This is helpful. You can analyze the documentation before the data is made available. https://acsdatacommunity.prb.org/acs-data-products--resources/acs-documenta… I used to be jealous: why do journalists get “early access” to embargoed data, and not accredited local government planners? Now, I figure that there is plenty of work for both journalists and local analysts, so it’s not too big a deal these days. Here is a link to the full, 2016 ACS Data Release Schedule: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/news/data-releases/2016/release… Another Census Bureau page of interest is the September 7, 2017 “webinar” discussing the 1-year 2016 ACS data release: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/news/events/acs-1-year-2016.html Chuck Purvis, Hayward, California clpurvis(a)gmail.com