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  • 1.  Questions on American Community Survey Data

    Posted 2 days ago

    Good Morning!

    I am not familiar with ACS data and hoping to obtain additional information from this amazing group!

    I've read the following statement in a report:

    "According to data from the ACS, males in (specific geographic area) with some college education but no
    degree with a cognitive disability earn at the rate of 20.8% above their national counterparts."  

    How does ACS define "some college education"?  Isn't there a difference between taking one or two classes vs. perhaps obtaining a certificate but not a degree? In addition, with cognitive disability, do the ACS tables break down the data according to severity?  

    I thought there was an article published in the journal at one point.  If someone could point me to that article, I would appreciate it!

    Thank you,

    Kathy



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    Kathleen Mueller
    President
    kmueller@indrehabservices.com
    Naperville, IL United States
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  • 2.  RE: Questions on American Community Survey Data

    Posted 2 days ago

    Here is a good starting point for learning about the American Community Survey: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about.html

    Fasten your seatbelt .... it covers a wide swath of questions and a significant sample size. Raw data files are available, but far exceed the capacity of a spreadsheet. You will need a database or statistical program to digest raw data.

    The hyperlink above will lead you to lots more detail.



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    Jeff Truthan, MS-Rehabilitation Counseling, CVE
    President - SkillTRAN LLC
    Spokane Valley, WA 99206
    (800) 827-2182 (Voice & Fax)
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  • 3.  RE: Questions on American Community Survey Data

    Posted 17 hours ago

    Hello Kathleen, 

    Census Bureau data on people with disabilities count people as disabled if they have been out of work for I believe six months. Back in 2015, it was proven that most of those people became no longer disabled, by 1.3 to 1.4 years. This means, most of the people in the disability data were temporarily disabled - i.e., they were still actively treating. See:

    Kurt Krueger and Gary Skoog, "Transitions Into and Out of Census Disability," Journal of Forensic Economics, 26(1), 2015.



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    J. Matthew Sims, MC, MS
    Vocational Economist
    sims@simsandwhite.com
    Flagstaff, AZ United States
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