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  • 1.  Comparing ACS Per Capita Income and BEA Personal Income

    Posted 12-05-2013 05:04 AM
    Can anyone point me to discussion of the differences between ACS per capita income and BEA personal income.

    I realize the differences, which can be startling to the unfamiliar, reflect how the numbers are measured. I need to explain this to several financial people who are unfamiliar with both data series but have been using BEA figures in a particular document. I want to convince them to switch to ACS numbers, as they are a better fit geographically.


  • 2.  RE: Comparing ACS Per Capita Income and BEA Personal Income

    Posted 12-10-2013 07:41 AM
    Here is an explanation of the difference by the Missouri State Data Center:
    mcdc.missouri.edu/.../