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ACS 2015 (5-Year Estimates) Comparability Data

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Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau

Survey: ACS 2015 (5-Year Estimates) Comparability Data

Document:	2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation
citation:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation.

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ACS 2015 (5-Year Estimates) Comparability Data

2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation

1. Introduction

1.1 The American Community Survey

1.2 The American Community Survey Summary File

1.3 Topics and Geographies Covered

1.4 Tools for Obtaining Data

1.5 Notable Changes to the Summary File

1.6 Contact Us

2. How to Use the ACS Summary File

2.1 Locating the Summary File

2.2 Summary File Organization

2.3 Sequence Numbers

2.4 Geography File

2.5 Estimate and Margin of Error Files

3. User References and Website Resources

3.1. Detailed Tables for the ACS Estimates

3.2. ACS Summary Levels/Components For Detailed Tables

3.3. ACS Summary File Page

3.4 ACS Summary File User Tools Page

3.5 Supplemental Documentation

4. User Notes

4.1. Population Thresholds

4.2. Jam Values

4.3. Rounding Rules and Margins of Error

4.4. Explanation of Missing Estimates and Data Release Filtering Rules

4.5. Display of Estimates

4.6. Multiple Sequences For a Table

4.7. Table Name Changes - ACS 5yr

4.8. Table Name Changes - ACS 1yr

Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation

Code List

Field of Degree Code List

Group Quarters Classifications

Hispanic Origin Code List

Industry Code List

Language Code List

Occupation Code List

Place of Birth, Migration, & Place of Work Code List

Race Code List

2014 Subject Definitions

Instructions on How to Read the ACS Summary File into Excel

Instructions on Joining the ACS Summary File to the TIGER/Line Shapefiles

How to Access American Community Survey Block-Group-Level Estimates

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