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American Community Survey: Advocacy for Neighborhood-Level Data
Florencia GutierrezNNIP Conference
May 13, 2011
Overall Rational
• Data-driven decision-making= improved outcomes for children and families
• Support neighborhood based human services and community change initiatives
• ACS primary source for neighborhood-level data
Preserving the ACS
• Interest to undermine/eliminate ACS– Invasion of Privacy– Target for funding cuts
• July 2010: Congressional briefing• March 2011: Congressional Briefings
Increasing Sample Size
• Inadequate sample size– Neighborhood data quality compromised– Unable to accurately measure impact and need
• 2011: Census Bureau’s budget: sample size• 2011: Budget negotiations: Cuts made• May 2011: Hope increase maintained
ACS User Feedback
• June 2011: ACS user feedback meeting– Challenges using 5-year estimates– How 5-year estimates are used– Ideal use of tract level data
• Findings shared with the Census Bureau• Goal: Establish feedback loop
