Identification Information

Title Economic Summaries (2005-2009)

Date 2011-05-26

Date Type Publication

Cited Responsible Party

Organization Name U.S. Census Bureau

Role identify

Presentation Form

Abstract The American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that is designed to provide communities a fresh look at how they are changing. It is a critical element in the Census Bureau's reengineered decennial census program, incorporating the detailed socioeconomic and housing questions that were previously asked on the decennial census long form into the ACS questionnaire. The ACS now collects and produces this detailed population and housing information every year instead of every ten years. Data are collected on an on-going basis throughout the year and are released each year for large geographic areas, those with 65,000 persons or more. However, sample sizes are not large enough for annual releases that cover smaller areas, those with less than 65,000 persons. Data that are suitable for areas with 20,000 to 65,000 persons are accumulated over three years and termed a three-year period estimate, the first of which was for the 2005-2007 period. Data that are suitable for areas with less than 20,000 persons are accumulated over five years and termed a five-year period estimate, the first of which was for the 2005-2009 period. The data in this series of RGIS Clearinghouse tables are for all New Mexico counties and are based on the 2005-2009 ACS Five-Year Period Estimates collected between January 2005 and December 2009. These data tables are a summary of all major economic topics published through the ACS, providing statistics on employment status, commuting to work, occupation, industry, class of worker, household income distributions, household income by type, family income distributions, nonfamily household income, incomes of individuals, and family and person poverty rates. Percentages are shown along with numeric estimates for most data items. Because the data are based on a sample the Census Bureau also provides information about the magnitude of sampling error. Consequently, the estimated margin of error (MOE) is shown next to each data item. Each economic topic is covered in a separate file in both Excel and CSV formats. These files, along with file-specific descriptions (in Word and text formats) are available in a single zip file.

Purpose To provide an overview of a range of economic data for New Mexico counties. This gives the data user a snapshot of economic conditions by county.

Supplemental Information An estimate is provided for each data item (number, percent or rate) along with the margin of error (MOE). Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of an MOE. The value shown here is the 90 percent MOE. The MOE can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the MOE and the estimate plus the MOE (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value.

Status Complete

Point of Contact

Individual Name

Organization Name University of New Mexico, Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER)

Position Name Economist or Head of Information Services

Role Point of contact

Voice 505-277-8300 or 505-277-3038

Facsimile 505-277-2773

Address

Delivery Point MSC06 3510, 1 University of New Mexico
Delivery Point 303 Girard Blvd. NE, Suite 116
City Albuquerque
Administrative Area NM
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA

Electronic Mail Address kshore@unm.edu or kargacin@unm.edu Data_Set_Credit: Census Bureau

Maintenance and Update Frequency Annual

Descriptive Keywords American Community Survey, Economic, Employment, Income, Poverty

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints None

Language English

Topic Category society

Extent

Geographic Bounding Box

West Bound -109.050178527832
East Bound -103.002067565918
North Bound 37.0002937316895
South Bound 31.3321743011475

Temporal Extent

Beginning Position 2005-01-01
Ending Position 2009-12-31

Data Quality Information

Logical Consistency Report Unknown

Completeness Report Data may not be published for some cells because there were too few sample cases to allow for the calculation of an estimate or margin of error.

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Process Step

Process Description The BBER downloads data from the Census Bureau's web site and formats the information into Excel and CSV files. Data are formatted to meet FGDC compliant standards and checked for accuracy.

Process Date 2011-01-21

Process Time

Process Contact

Individual Name

Organization Name University of New Mexico, Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER)

Position Name Economist or Head of Information Services

Role Point of contact

Voice 505-277-8300 or 505-277-3038

Facsimile 505-277-2773

Address

Delivery Point MSC06 3510, 1 University of New Mexico
Delivery Point 303 Girard Blvd. NE, Suite 116
City Albuquerque
Administrative Area NM
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA

Electronic Mail Address kshore@unm.edu or kargacin@unm.edu Data_Set_Credit: Census Bureau

Economic Summaries (2005-2009)

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