Just another problem with census tabulations. From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Mike Cline Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 7:31 PM To: ctpp-news(a)ryoko.chrispy.net Subject: Re: [CTPP] to provide Feedback to the Census Bureau on AFF2 This should be a FAQ somewhere as this seems to come up frequently. The answer is that the smaller communities will not have any data until the the full five year file for disabilities is available. The 2000 Census overestimated disabilities and the Census Bureau has been working to improve the way that the disabilities questions are asked which has resulted in several changes in the questions/question order, which in turn, effect comparability over time. SO, the last time that the disability questions were changed occurred in the ACS 2008 questionnaire. Which means that the disability data will not be available until the 2008-2012 ACS 5 year file is available (barring any other changes in the questions). This allows for comparability over time so that 5 years of data can be combined for the smaller area estimates. Mike Cline Hobby Center for the Study of Texas Rice University Houston, TX On 2/7/2012 4:16 PM, Beverly Woods wrote: Hi Elaine: Can you tell me when the Census Bureau will be releasing updated information on disability status? There is ACS information available for some of our communities, but the ACS does not provide such data for our smaller communities. Thank you for your help. Beverly ============ Beverly Woods Executive Director Northern Middlesex Council of Governments 40 Church Street, Suite 200 Lowell, MA 01852 Phone: (978) 454-8021, ext. 20 Email: bwoods(a)nmcog.org _______________________________________________ ctpp-news mailing list ctpp-news(a)ryoko.chrispy.net http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news -- Michael E. Cline, PhD Associate Director Hobby Center for the Study of Texas Rice University 6100 Main St,MS-202 Houston, TX 77005 http://hobbycenter.rice.edu

Thanks, Elaine. This seems to be the consensus. Beverly ________________________________ From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net on behalf of Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov Sent: Tue 2/7/2012 7:36 PM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: Re: [CTPP] to provide Feedback to the Census Bureau on AFF2 I am so sorry to tell you that you MIGHT have to wait until 2008-2012 ACS data are released, because of a change to the disability questions on the ACS form in 2008. As you point out, you need 5-year ACS to get results for areas with population under 20,000. I understand that there is some effort at the CB to figure out a way to use the different questions (pre and post 2008), so maybe someone from the Census Bureau can tell us whether this is really happening. Elaine From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Beverly Woods Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 2:17 PM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: Re: [CTPP] to provide Feedback to the Census Bureau on AFF2 Hi Elaine: Can you tell me when the Census Bureau will be releasing updated information on disability status? There is ACS information available for some of our communities, but the ACS does not provide such data for our smaller communities. Thank you for your help. Beverly ============ Beverly Woods Executive Director Northern Middlesex Council of Governments 40 Church Street, Suite 200 Lowell, MA 01852 Phone: (978) 454-8021, ext. 20 Email: bwoods(a)nmcog.org