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  • 1.  which questions used to create which tables

    Posted 10-10-2017 11:07 AM

    Hi all

    I would like to find out how this table was constructed, which questions were used.

    B03001. HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY SPECIFIC ORIGIN, Universe: Total population, 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

    Where can I look to find out what questions were used to construct which tables?

    Thanks

    Gene



  • 2.  RE: which questions used to create which tables

    Posted 10-13-2017 08:55 AM
    I would like to know this too, Gene! Hope someone can answer.


  • 3.  RE: which questions used to create which tables

    Posted 10-13-2017 11:42 AM
    Hi Gene,

    If you look in the Subject Definitions file found here:
    www2.census.gov/.../2015_ACSSubjectDefinitions.pdf

    On page 73 it defines hispanic or latino origin and provides quite a bit of detail about how the data are derived. Also, it gives you which question the data come from - in this case the data for that table come from Question #5 on the survey.

    This document is a great resource to help in understanding the various topics in the ACS data.


  • 4.  RE: which questions used to create which tables

    Posted 10-13-2017 01:28 PM
    Thanks JamiRae - that is what I needed!


  • 5.  RE: which questions used to create which tables

    Posted 10-17-2017 04:40 AM
    JamiRae, thanks, looks good.