I’ve heard talk about the American Community Survey. What is it and why are you conducting it?
The American Community Survey is part of the Decennial Census Program. While the 10-year census counts the number of people who live in the United States, the American Community Survey shows how people live — our education, housing, jobs and more. The American Community Survey asks essentially the same questions that used to be on the long form of the census, except it is conducted throughout the year and throughout the decade. This allows the Census Bureau to produce new data every year, instead of only once every 10 years. So, while the old “long form” was a once-a-decade snapshot of an area — one that grew increasingly faded with age — the American Community Survey takes a new picture every year, creating a year-by-year look at how the area is changing. In Puerto Rico, the American Community Survey is called the Puerto Rico Community Survey. For additional information about the American Community Survey, visit www.census.gov/acs.
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