American Community Survey

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The American Community Survey (ACS) is an annual survey that has been conducted by the United States Census Bureau since 2005 . It complements every ten-yearly census ( Census ). The aim of the ACS is to gain a more precise picture of the socio-economic condition of the American population. This is intended to enable the individual administrative units to plan on the basis of more recent data. The ACS should also simplify the census. While in the past every household had to fill out the so-called short form and around every sixth household had to fill out the long form , for the first time in the 2010 Census there was only one questionnaire that roughly corresponded to the previous short form - the previous long form was replaced by the ACS.

In contrast to the Census, in which (theoretically) every resident of the United States is surveyed, the ACS is based on samples that are carried out on approximately 250,000 households per month. However, while the 2010 Census only contains 10 questions - mainly on age, gender, ethnic origin and whether the person is a tenant or an owner, the ACS questionnaire has around 70 questions for a one-person household (for larger households, some questions must be answered for each household member ). In addition to personal information, this form also contains questions about the housing situation, education, work and income and the way to work.

The ACS data can be accessed free of charge on the Census Bureau website.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About the Census Form on the United States Census Bureau website (accessed October 12, 2014).
  2. ↑ 2014 American Community Survey Questionnaire ( Memento from October 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed October 12, 2014).

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