Data Dictionary: | ACS 2007 (1-Year Estimates) |
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Survey: ACS 2007 (1-Year Estimates)
Data Source: | U.S. Census Bureau |
Table: | B992514. Imputation of Meals Included in Rent [3] |
Universe: Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent
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B992514. | Imputation of Meals Included in Rent | ||||||||
Universe: Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent | |||||||||
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Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2007 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
ACS 2007-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Subject Definitions -> Quality Measures -> Imputation Rates |
Missing data for a particular question or item is called item nonresponse. It occurs when a respondent fails to provide an answer to a required item. The ACS also considers invalid answers as item nonresponse. The Census Bureau uses imputation methods that either use rules to determine acceptable answers or use answers from similar housing units or people who provided the item information. One type of imputation, allocation, involves using statistical procedures, such as within-household or nearest neighbor matrices populated by donors, to impute for missing values.
This rate is calculated by adding together the weighted number of allocated items across a set of person characteristics, and dividing by the total weighted number of responses across the same set of characteristics.
This rate is calculated by adding together the weighted number of allocated items across a set of household and housing unit characteristics, and dividing by the total weighted number of responses across the same set of characteristics. These rates give an overall picture of the rate of item nonresponse for a geographic area.
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2007 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
ACS 2007-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Meals Included in Rent |
The data on meals included in the rent were obtained from Housing Question 18b in the 2007 American Community Survey. The question was asked of occupied housing units that were rented and vacant housing units that were for rent at the time of enumeration.