Accessing American Community Survey Data Sources and Methods
Explore the various methods for accessing American Community Survey data, including disability questions, profiles, data.census.gov, Microdata Access Tool, FTP, and additional resources like Glossary and Census Academy.
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Accessing Publicly Available Data Sources American Community Survey (ACS) 1
The Six Question (6Qs) Sequence on Disability Asked of ages 5 and above: Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? Asked of all ages: Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? Asked of all ages: Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? Asked of ages 5 and above: Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? Asked of ages 5 and above: Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? Asked of ages 15 and above: 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? 2
Agenda Homepage Overview Method #1: Accessing Tables/Maps Profiles data.census.gov Table/Map Features Method #2: Microdata Access Tool (MDAT) Method #3: File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 3
American Community Survey Homepage Overview 4
American Community Survey Method #1: Profiles 5
American Community Survey Method #1: data.census.gov 6
American Community Survey Method #1: Table/Map Features 7
American Community Survey Method #2: Microdata Access Tool (MDAT) 8
American Community Survey Method #3: File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 9
Additional Resources Glossary Census Survey Explorer Census Academy Technical Assistance 10
