2005-2007 American Community Survey Three-Year PUMS Population File

Dataset Summary

Agency:	Department of Commerce
Sub-Agency:	US Census Bureau
Category:	Population
Date Released:	16-Jan-09
Date Updated:	1-Apr-09
Time Period:	January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2007
Frequency:	annual
Description:	National survey that collects data from a sample of the resident population in the United States. Housing units in every county in the United States and municipio in Puerto Rico, including institutional and non-institutional group quarters, are included in the sample.

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Statistical
Keywords	Ability to speak English, Age, Ancestry, Citizenship, Class of worker, Disability status, Educational attainment, Fertility, Hispanic origin, Hours worked, Income by type, Industry, Language spoken at home, Last week work status, Marital status, Means of transportation to work, Migration, Military status, periods of active duty military service, veteran period of service, Mobility status, Occupation, Personal care limitation, Place of birth, Place of work, Poverty status, Race, Relationship, School enrollment and type of school, Sex, Time of departure for work, Travel time to work, Vehicle occupancy, Weeks worked, Work status, Work limitation status, Year of entry
Unique ID	91

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2007 American Community Survey PUMS
Agency Program Page	American Community Survey http://www.census.gov/acs/www
Agency Data Series Page	Public Use Microdata Sample File (PUMS): Access PUMS Files http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/PUMS/acspums_archived.html

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Person
Granularity	Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)
Geographic Coverage	Nation, States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs)

Data Description

Collection Mode	mail/paper, computer assisted telephone interview (CATI), computer assisted personal interview (CAPI)
Data Collection Instrument	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/SBasics/SQuest/SQuest1.htm
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/PUMS/pumsdict.html

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/PUMS/pumsaccuracy_archived.html
Additional Metadata	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/SBasics/desgn_meth.htm http://www2.census.gov/census_2000/datasets/PUMS/FivePercent/ http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/PUMS/codelist_archived.html http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/PUMS/C2SS/minmaxval_archived.html

Statistical Information

Statistical Methodology	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/SBasics/desgn_meth.htm http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/dm1.pdf
Sampling	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/SBasics/desgn_meth.htm
Estimation	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/SBasics/desgn_meth.htm
Weighting	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/SBasics/desgn_meth.htm
Disclosure avoidance	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/SBasics/desgn_meth.htm
Questionnaire design	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/SBasics/desgn_meth.htm
Series breaks	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/SBasics/desgn_meth.htm
Non-response adjustment	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/SBasics/desgn_meth.htm
Seasonal adjustment	n/a
Statistical Characteristics	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/SBasics/desgn_meth.htm

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