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Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau

Survey: ACS 2012 (5-Year Estimates)

Document:	ACS 2012-5yr Summary File: Technical Documentation
citation:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2008-2012 Summary File: Technical Documentation.

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ACS 2012 (5-Year Estimates)

ACS 2012-5yr Summary File: 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

2.6. How to Join the ACS Summary File to the TIGER/Line Shapefiles

3.1. Summary File Excel Retrieval Tool

3.2. Summary File SAS Tool

3.3. Summary File Excel Import Tool

3.4. DataFerrett Analytical Tool

4. User References

4.1. Detailed Tables for the 2008-2012 ACS 5-year Estimates

4.2. 2008-2012 ACS 5-year Summary Levels/Components For Detailed Tables

4.3. Sequence Number and Table Number Lookup

4.4. Table Shells List

4.5. Excel Geography File

4.7. Table Name Changes - ACS 5yr

4.8. Table Name Changes - ACS 1yr

Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation

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

2008-2012 Subject Definitions

General Information

Living Quarters

Housing Variables

Population Variables

Derived Measures

Quality Measures

Group Quarters Definitions

1. Correctional Facilities for Adults

2. Juvenile Facilities

3. Nursing Facilities/Skilled Nursing Facilities

4. Other Health Care Facilities

5. College/University Student Housing

6. Military Group Quarters

7. Other Noninstitutional Facilities

Instructions for Applying Statistical Testing to the 2010-2012 ACS 3-Year Data and the 2008-2012 ACS 5-Year Data

Obtaining Standard Errors

Obtaining Standard Errors for Derived Estimates

American Community Survey/Puerto Rico Community Survey

American Community Survey Multiyear Accuracy of the Data (3-year 2010-2012 and 5-year 2008-2012)

Puerto Rico Community Survey Multiyear Accuracy of the Data (3-year 2010-2012 and 5-year 2008-2012)

Appendix B: Graphical Representation of ACS Summary File Organization

B.1. 2008-2012 ACSSF All In 1 Giant File (Experienced-Users-Only)

B.2. 2008-2012 ACSSF By State All Tables

B.3. 2008-2012 ACSSF By State By Sequence Table Subset

Appendix C: User Notes

C.1 Population Thresholds

C.2 Geography Restrictions

C.4 Rounding Rules and Margins of Error

C.5 Data Release Filtering Rules

C.6 Display of Estimates

C.7 Multiple Sequences For a Table

Tables That Are Contained in More Than One Sequence File

C.8 Explanation of Missing Estimates

Appendix D: Examples

D.1 Creating a Table

D.2 Creating a Table Using SAS

Appendix E: Detailed Tables for the 2010-2012 ACS 3-year Estimates

Appendix F: ACS 3-year Summary Levels/Components for Detailed Tables

Document History

Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2008-2012 Summary File: Technical Documentation.