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  • 1.  cell suppression -6666666 code in tables downloaded using api

    Posted 04-22-2023 12:00 PM

    Dear Folks,

    At some point I found a document that gives the meaning of table cell values like -66666666 or -5555555 etc. Does someone know where the documentation is ? I'm using the API to download ACS tables.

    Thanks,

    Dave



  • 2.  RE: cell suppression -6666666 code in tables downloaded using api

    Posted 04-23-2023 08:27 AM

    It’s not the easiest to find, but here it is: www.census.gov/.../notes-on-acs-estimate-and-annotation-values.html



  • 3.  RE: cell suppression -6666666 code in tables downloaded using api

    Posted 05-13-2023 09:49 PM

    I usually look at measures by county, I run all the counties and see what percent have data (not -666666 etc.) If its less than 60 or 70% I have to see what other related measures are and what their percentage of valid numbers is. It would be great if they published all measures and what% each geo level has data.