vr summit september 8, 2014 louisville, ky american community survey resources and technical...
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VR Summit September 8, 2014Louisville, KY
American Community Survey
Resources and Technical Assistance
Lewis E. Kraus, MPH, MCP
Center on Disability at the Public Health Institute
Oakland CA
Use for Disability Data
NHPAD
State population and trends for legislators
Population characteristics and changes at the
district and office levels
for planning for admissions, etc.
for human resources/staff planning
for planning for future services (e.g., youth)
Use for Disability Data
NHPAD
Statewide Needs Assessment
Estimates of individuals with disability
Estimates of individuals with disability who are
unserved, underserved
Other needs?
Local estimates of individuals with disability?
What the ACS Can Offer
NHPAD
Annual survey of sample of US
Asks about:
Age, sex, race, family and relationships, income
and benefits, health insurance, education,
veteran’s status, disabilities, where you work and
how you get there, where you live and how much
you pay for some essentials
ACS Disability definition
NHPAD
Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious
difficulty hearing?
Is this person blind or does he/she have serious
difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses?
Because of a physical, mental, or emotional
condition, does this person have serious difficulty
concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?
ACS Disability definition
NHPAD
Does this person have serious difficulty walking or
climbing stairs?
Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing?
Because of a physical, mental, or emotional
condition, does this person have difficulty doing
errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or
shopping?
What the ACS Can Offer
NHPAD
1, 3 and 5 year estimates
1 yr – for pops 65,000 and over
3 yr – for pops 20,000 and over
5 yr – for all populations
Disability questions consistent for 5 years, so “new”
estimates of disability possible at local level
Attributes of 1, 3, and 5 year estimates
NHPAD
1 yr estimates 3 yr estimates 5 yr estimates
Populations 65,000+ 20,000+ Any
Sample Size Smallest Between 1 and 5 yr Largest
Reliability of data Least reliable Between 1 and 5 yr Most reliable
How current? Most current Between 1 and 5 yr Least current
https://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/estimates/
Attributes of 1, 3, and 5 year estimates
NHPAD
1 yr estimates 3 yr estimates 5 yr estimates
Best used when Currency is more important than precision
Analyzing large populations
Needs for precision and currency are similar
Analyzing smaller populations
Examining smaller geographies (1- yr. estimates are not available)
Precision is more important than currency
Analyzing very small populations
Examining tracts and other smaller geographies (1- yr. estimates are not available)
https://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/estimates
Getting ACS data
NHPAD
American Factfinder website
http://factfinder2.census.gov
Guided or Advanced Search tools available
Can download data (csv for Excel; pdf or rtf for
layout)
Can create a county level map of data
Factfinder Search Example
NHPAD
Factfinder Data Table Example
NHPAD
Factfinder Data Table Example
NHPAD
Factfinder Data Table Example
NHPAD
Factfinder Map Example
NHPAD
Getting ACS data
NHPAD
Can also download data from Data Ferrett
Getting ACS data
NHPAD
Can also download data from Data Ferrett
Getting ACS data
NHPAD
Stats RRTC Technical Assistance possibilities
1) Help in finding disability data in ACS
Manuals
Verbal
Consulting
Stats RRTC Technical Assistance possibilities
2) Planning, retrieving, developing data from ACS
Local or state
Stats RRTC Technical Assistance possibilities
3) Variety of Formats
Tables
Stats RRTC Technical Assistance possibilities
Graphics, Maps, Text
Audience Examples; Q and A
Uses of data, ACS data
