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2008-2010 American Community Survey 3-Year PUMS Files
PSC Data Catalog: Study Bibliographic Details:
| Access to Files: | Data and Documentation |
| Title: | 2008-2010 American Community Survey 3-Year PUMS Files |
| Study Number: | 1299 |
| Catalog Date: | 03/14/2012 |
| Primary Investigator(s): | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Abstract: | The Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) contains a sample of actual responses to the American Community Survey (ACS). The PUMS dataset includes variables for nearly every question on the survey, as well as many new variables that were derived after the fact from multiple survey responses (such as poverty status). Each record in the file represents a single person, or--in the household-level dataset--a single housing unit. In the person-level file, individuals are organized into households, making possible the study of people within the contexts of their families and other household members. Each year's PUMS files contain data on approximately one percent of the United States population. The PUMS files are much more flexible than the aggregate data available on American FactFinder, though the PUMS also tend to be more complicated to use. Working with PUMS data generally involves downloading large datasets onto a local computer and analyzing the data using statistical software such as R, SPSS, Stata, or SAS. |
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