Hello,
I am forwarding this news item from the NHGIS. Note that they have set up a website with talking points. Linda Zellmer
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To: "Linda" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 9:45:00 AM
Subject: NHGIS News: Please Take Action to Save ACS Marriage and Education Questions
National Historical Geographic Information System
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The Good News First
NHGIS has released:
* 2013 American Community Survey 1- and 3-Year Summary Files
* 2012 American Community Survey 1-, 3-, and 5-Year Summary Files and associated GIS boundary files
* 2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Summary Files and associated GIS boundary files
* Time Series Release 5 : 17 new tables including Poverty Status, Ratio of Income to Poverty Level, Means of Transportation to Work, and Households by Household Type
* Data Finder improvements for a better user experience
And we’re already preparing the 2013 ACS 5-year Summary Files and 2013 GIS boundary files for release by early 2015. And Now The Bad News
The Census Bureau has issued a surprise notice announcing their intention to drop six crucial questions from the ACS, including five questions relating to marriage and divorce and one question on undergraduate education. For those of us who study family demography or education, this would be a huge loss. The news of the plan appears in the Federal Register with a request for comments.
If you believe as I do that this change would significantly harm the nation's statistical infrastructure, you should make your feelings known by email to Jennifer Jessup in the Department of Commerce ( [log in to unmask] ).
We have set up a web page with details and talking points at https://www.pop.umn.edu/acs .
If policy-makers, academics, and students explain why these questions are important, we can probably save this critical element of the nation's statistical infrastructure. I urge you to send your comments to [log in to unmask] and copy us at [log in to unmask] .
Thank You,
Steven Ruggles
President-elect, Population Association of America
Regents Professor, University of Minnesota
Director, Minnesota Population Center
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