Re: [CTPP] Re: The Death Knell is Sounding

Elizabeth Hartman wrote: Did anyone notice on last week's announcement of the release of SF2 (combined LF and SF data) that the "rule of 100" applies? So, even though the "population-/minority count-pony" has long since passed through the paddock gate and is out in the far pasture growing fat on sweet grasses (down to the block level!), the outlook for the long-form data, such as income and poverty (for Environmental Justice concerns), looks a bit grim. Are other groups outside of transportation, such as health, human services, or education, voicing any concerns about losing the fine geo-level information? SF2 is NOT combined long form and short form data. It is short form data iterated for the smaller and more detailed race groups, such as individual Indian tribes, is at the tract level only, and is subject to suppression of the count of the group in the tract is too small. The first long-form data will be SF3, coming out on the ubiquitous "flow basis" beginning in June or thereabouts. I think users will be pleased with the tables, some of which go to block group and some to tract. Let's not sound the death knell too soon! Patty Becker A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patricia C. (Patty) Becker 248/354-6520 APB Associates/SEMCC FAX 248/354-6645 28300 Franklin Road Home 248/355-2428 Southfield, MI 48034 pbecker(a)umich.edu