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DataFerrett

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of Commerce
Sub-Agency	US Census Bureau
Category	Population
Date Released	1999
Date Updated	Ongoing weekly releases
Time Period	Varies depending on collection, from 1989 - Present
Frequency	CPS monthly, SIPP continuous, AHS annual, Fish & Hunt every 2 Years, LED quarterly, ACS continous collection released annually.
Description	The DataFerrett tool is used to search American Community Survey Public Use Microdata, Current Population Survey(CPS), CPS supplemental surveys, Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), SIPP Topical Module surveys, Survey of Program Dynamics, the American Housing Survey, National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife Associated Recreation, The New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey, Local Employment Dynamics. It is an online analytically oriented, self-service tool designed to deliver a wide variety of population, health, economic, geographic and housing information about the United States to individuals, businesses, governments, and organizations. This tool provides easy access to accurate, relevant and timely information that supports learning, facilitates decision-making, empowers individuals, and strengthens communities. (more)

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Number of Downloads

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Statistical
Keywords	Demographic, population, age, sex, disability, education, employment, earnings, hourly pay, overtime, tempary job, job tenure, job search, unemployment insurance, Health Insurance, TANF, WIC, alimony payments, social security payments, unemployment benefits, pension benefits, Civil Service Pension, Interest Earnings, Stocks and Mutial Funds, Financial Assets, Medical Expenses, Real Estate, Rental Properties, Mortgage, Retirement Assets, income, ancestry, language, poverty, race, ethnicity, Hispanic origin, relationships, veteran status, grandparents, marital status, marital history, family, fertility, number of live births, year last child born, school enrollment, Food Security, child not eating enough, total spent for food, food stamps, free or reduced lunch, Head Start, Child Care, Child Well being, child disability, Adult Disability, health insurance ineligible, housing, housing tenure, rental, owners, physical characteristics, financial characteristics, number of rooms, household size, Condition of Neighborhood, Accessibililty and Health Issues, Condition of Building, Vacant Housing Characteristics.
Unique ID	7

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	http://dataferrett.census.gov
Agency Program Page	http://dataferrett.census.gov
Agency Data Series Page	http://dataferrett.census.gov

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Multiple universes, based on specific data set of interest, including person, household, and establishment.
Granularity	Multiple, based on specific data set of interest including, national, regional, state, county, and city. Statistical and political geographic hierarchies are available.
Geographic Coverage	United States

Data Description

Collection Mode	Multiple based on specific data set of interest, including paper, telephone/computer, person/computer, and Web.
Data Collection Instrument	Currently available via the tool or at Web site for specific survey or census.
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://dataferrett.census.gov

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://dataferrett.census.gov
Additional Metadata	http://dataferrett.census.gov

Statistical Information

Statistical Methodology	http://dataferrett.census.gov
Sampling	http://dataferrett.census.gov
Estimation	http://dataferrett.census.gov
Weighting	http://dataferrett.census.gov
Disclosure avoidance	http://dataferrett.census.gov
Questionnaire design	http://dataferrett.census.gov
Series breaks	http://dataferrett.census.gov
Non-response adjustment	http://dataferrett.census.gov
Seasonal adjustment	http://dataferrett.census.gov
Statistical Characteristics	http://dataferrett.census.gov

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