Nancy--I am responding to whole listserve as I bet this probably confusing to all
of us. The ACS will give us tables every year. Areas over 65K population will
get annual data while areas with 20k to 65K will get tables every 3 years and
areas under 20k will tables every 5 years. The tables that the Census Bureau (CB)
will produce are what we know as standard tabulations, like what is in SF1 and
SF3. For ACS I have also heard the "standard tabulations" refereed to a
"basic
tables". These are separate from the CTPP tables which are a special tabulation
paid for by the MPOs and States.
Almost a year ago the CB put a notice in the federal register asking for
suggestions on tables to include in the ACS Standard Tabulations. The tables in
question are the transportation related tables that are getting proposed by CB
staff to their internal management and "disclosure review board" as a result of
the federal register process.
We should be excited, in a way, because at least a few of the cross tabs that we
have to pay for as the special tabulation (CTPP product) are getting proposed as a
standard tabs which means that they will enjoy all the benefits of the tables in
the current SF products. The downside is that not all the tables we would want
(or think we want) are moved over to the standard product.
What you do see that is revolutionary, is the proposed work place tables. These
are only proposed by CB staff so there is not yet guarantee that we will see them
as a standard product. This needs to be watched carefully by all of us. Another
thing that is not on the table are any flow tables (Part 3 like tables). CB staff
did not even propose any flow tables and the issues of geography, rounding and
most of all thresholds play heavily in any discussion of flow data.
As for TAZs, these are a whole different subject and not being considered by CB
staff as a tabulation geography for the "Standard" ACS tables. One thing that
I
am hearing on geography that is worth tuning into is, that PUMAs are going to be a
tabulation geography for ACS. At least this is what I hear but I have not seen
anything in writing to confirm this. Maybe the CB staff on this listserve could
expound on this.
Nancy Reger wrote:
Ed-
Just to get this straight in my head. These are the tables we hope the
ACS (2010) will produce that coincide with the CTPP data as we know it,
right. The geography will vary- but no TAZ. Can you confirm my
understanding.
Thanks
Nancy
>> Ed Christopher <edc(a)berwyned.com>
05/25/05 10:55AM >>>
The proposed ACS tables are now posted on the
http://www.trbcensus.com/
website as well as the April Status Report
newsletter. The newsletter will be of interest to those beginning to
see their CTPP Part 3 with the lastest version
of the extraction software (the CTPP Access Tool) as it arrives in the
mail.
The Direct link to the proposed ACS tables handed out in Irvine is
http://www.trbcensus.com/notes/Irvine-Handout_Proposed_ACS_Standard_Tables.…
The direct link to the newsletter is
http://www.TRBcensus.com/newsltr/sr0405.pdf
Chuck Purvis wrote:
Ed:
Attached are the original spreadsheets that Phil Salopek posted on
May
9th. Perhaps we should put them on the
trbcensus.com home page?
Chuck
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