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The PUMS data has a variable RNTP (Monthly Rent) and ADJHSG (inflation factor). I have a small area estimation program (R package) that will produce synthetic data for census tracts and blockgroups. The synthetic data files have the same structure as the PUMS microdata but for census tract or blockgroup ...

Dear Lorna, I've done some work with the SPM. Have you looked at https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/working-papers/2020/demo/SEHSD-WP2020-09.pdf yet? The SPM data file combines data from the ASEC Microdata (N= approx 95,000 households with the ACS microdata (3.5 million households). ...

For what it is worth, I have had persistent issues with the API interface when downoloading both ACS tables (B S C etc) and PUMS data. I have communicated with the people at American Community Survey Operations (ACSO) and the usual answer is that they are working on getting things back on line. There ...

If you are doing a single PUMA PUMS download for a few variable use the CENSUS API. Or you can download a single state from the ftp server with all the variables https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/data/pums/ To be sure that everything goes OK I would use the data from the census website ...

I;ve downloaded and merged in R using the SAS file. Contact me at info@dorerfoundation.org Best, Dave ------------------------------ David Dorer Dorer Community Service Foundation ------------------------------