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ACS 2009 (1-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2009 (1-Year Estimates)

Document:	ACS 2009-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation
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ACS 2009 (1-Year Estimates)

ACS 2009-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation

Chapter 2. How to Use the ACS Summary File

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Data Format

2.3. New Organization of ACS Summary Files

2.4. File Naming Conventions

2.5. Reading the Geographic File

2.6. Identification Fields within Summary File

2.7. Sequence Rules and Table ID

Chapter 3. Table Shells

Chapter 4. Summary Level Sequence Chart

4.1. 2009 American Community Survey Data Products: Summary Level Sequence

4.2. Geographic Components

4.7. Table Name Changes - ACS 5yr

4.8. Table Name Changes - ACS 1yr

Chapter 5. Data Dictionary - List of Detailed Tables and Sequence Numbers

Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation

2009 Code List

2009 Subject Definitions

2009 American Community Survey/Puerto Rico Community Survey

Group Quarters Definitions

American Community Survey: Accuracy of the Data (2009)

Puerto Rico Community Survey: Accuracy of the Data (2009)

Appendix B. Summary File User Tools

American Community Survey 1-Year Summary File Sample SAS ™: Programs and Excel Templates

Sample SAS Programs

Basic Instructions for Using the Sample SAS Programs

Sample Excel Templates

Importing Summary Files into Excel Template (Excel 2007)

Appendix C. User Notes

Jam Values

Rounding Rules, Margin of Errors (MOE), and Standard Errors (SE)

Display of Estimates

Data Release Filtering Rules

Appendix D. Worked Examples

ACS Summary File Worked Example

Advanced ACS Summary File Worked Example Using SAS

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