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  • 1.  Disability by race for age 5-17

    Posted 29 days ago
    All - I am hoping someone can help me find some data my research hasn't been able to locate. I am working on creating a new indicator based on a current one showing disability rate for age 0-17. We use the table B18101 and associated tables like B18101A for race-based data.

    Our new indicator includes only the age range 5-17.  B18101 provides data for the new age range, as does S1810.  However, the race-based tables only break out to "Under 18 years".  S1810 doesn't provide race x age at all.

    If it's available in microdata, that won't be effective because our reporting populations are too small to be included, and the PUMAs near us don't capture the geography we use. Does anyone have thoughts on where this data might be found? Thanks in advance.


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    Jon Nigrine
    Greater Flint Health Coalition
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  • 2.  RE: Disability by race for age 5-17

    Posted 29 days ago

    Jon,

    In data.census.gov (advanced filters), select 2021, ACS 5-Year Estimates, and then Selected Population Detailed Tables. From there, table B18101 includes the 5–17 age group, and you can use the race/ethnicity filters to get estimates for different population groups.

    The catch is that 2021 is the latest release of these Selected Population Tables. They're produced every five years, so I think the next expected vintage would be 2022–2026 (assuming Census continues to produce these tables). Availability also depends on the sample size for a particular group and geography, so it may not solve the problem for every small population.

    But this looks like a way to get the 5–17 estimates without having to use PUMS.

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    Mark Mather
    Associate VP
    PRB
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  • 3.  RE: Disability by race for age 5-17

    Posted 28 days ago

    Thank you, Mark!

    Unfortunately, a year's worth of somewhat old data, in an era where some productions might need to be postponed, won't work for me. I know it's outside this discussion's link, but might there be other data sources for these data?

    Jon



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    Jon Nigrine
    Greater Flint Health Coalition
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