In one of the GCT-P12 tables on the census website, 5 of the localities
in our metro area are listed both under "in central city" and "not in
central city".
I also saw the same problem for other metro areas.
I think the census bureau may have made a mistake in this.
I thought at first that the bureau put PART of these 5 localities (say
the urbanized portion) under "in central city" and PART of them in "not
in central city", but the data listed next to both rows for each of the
5 is the same, so this explanation is not valid.
(Note: The table to which I'm referring is a companion table to the
table which was the subject of yesterday's post from Celia Boertlein.
To get to it:
Go to
http://www.census.gov
Click on "American FactFinder" in dark blue area on left.
Click on the words "Data Sets" mid-way down page in blue area.
Click on "Geographic Comparison Tables" on right.
Leave geographic type as "Nation".
Click on "United States and Puerto Rico -- Metropolitan Area, in
Central City, Not in Central City, County, and (in selected states)
County Subdivision" on table format below.
Click on "Next".
Click on "GCT-P12 -- Employment Status and Commuting to Work" table.
Click on "Show table".
It's a large table, so it takes a while to load.)
Do you agree that it's wrong for a locality to appear under both "in
central city" and "not in central city"?
Who should I contact at the bureau to get this fixed?
Rob
Robert B. Case, PE, PTOE
Principal Transportation Engineer
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
723 Woodlake Dr., Chesapeake, Va. 23320
voice:757-420-8300; fax:757-523-4881
rcase(a)hrpdc.org