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A practical guide to the American Community Survey (3-year estimates)
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The American Community Survey (ACS) as discussed by the authors has been conducted on an ongoing basis for the entire country since 2005 and has been shown to be more accurate than the traditional decennial census.Abstract:
Historically, most demographic data for states and substate areas were collected from the long version of the decennial census questionnaire. A “snapshot” of the characteristics of the population on the April 1 census date was available once every 10 years. The long form of the decennial census has been replaced by the American Community Survey (ACS) that has been conducted on an ongoing basis for the entire country since 2005. Instead of a snapshot in which all of the data are gathered at one time, the ACS aggregates data collected over time, making the results more difficult to interpret. However, the ACS data are updated annually.read more
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Prevalence and characteristics of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence victimization--national intimate partner and sexual violence survey, United States, 2011.
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Revealing the Unequal Burden of COVID-19 by Income, Race/Ethnicity, and Household Crowding: US County Versus Zip Code Analyses
Jarvis T. Chen,Nancy Krieger +1 more
TL;DR: Stark social inequities exist in the United States for COVID-19 outcomes and it is recommended that public health departments use these straightforward cost-effective methods to report on social inequity in COVID -19 outcomes to provide an evidence base for policy and resource allocation.
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Methane emissions from natural gas infrastructure and use in the urban region of Boston, Massachusetts
Kathryn McKain,Adrian Down,Steve M. Raciti,J.W. Budney,Lucy R. Hutyra,Cody Floerchinger,Scott C. Herndon,Thomas Nehrkorn,Mark S. Zahniser,Robert B. Jackson,Nathan Phillips,Steven C. Wofsy +11 more
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Disparities in COVID-19 Testing and Positivity in New York City.
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization—National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, United States, 2011.
TL;DR: The report describes the overall prevalence of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence victimization; racial/ethnic variation in prevalence; how types of perpetrators vary by violence type; and the age at which victimization typically begins.
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