| Data Dictionary: | ACS 2013 (1-Year Estimates) |
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Survey: ACS 2013 (1-Year Estimates)
| Data Source: | U.S. Census Bureau |
Data set: American Community Survey 2013 (ACS13)
| Table: | B98001. Unweighted Housing Unit Sample [2] |
Universe: Universe: Housing Units
Table Details
| B98001. | Unweighted Housing Unit Sample | ||||||
| Universe: Universe: Housing Units | |||||||
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Relevant Documentation:
| Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2013 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
| ACS 2013-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2013 Subject Definitions -> Quality Measures -> Sample Size |
The number of addresses in each state and for the nation that were selected for the ACS sample for a particular year. Each year's sample is systematically divided into 12 monthly samples for ACS interviewing. This initial number includes addresses later determined to be commercial or nonexistent, as well as housing units that are not interviewed due to subsampling for personal visit follow-up, refusals or other reasons.
The final number of interviews across all three modes of data collection for the ACS in a given year. This number includes occupied and vacant housing units that were interviewed by mail, telephone, or personal visit methods between January 1 - December 31. It excludes addresses determined to be nonexistent or commercial, and addresses not selected in the subsample for personal visit follow-up, and addresses that are not interviewed due to refusals or other reasons.
The number of people living in GQs that could be contacted for ACS interviewing in a given year for a given geographic area. Each year's sample is systematically divided into 12 monthly samples for ACS interviewing. This initial number includes people thought to be in group quarters that were later determined to be out of scope or nonexistent, as well as people not interviewed due to the group quarter refusing entry, the person refusing to respond, or other reasons.
