[CTPP] ACS 1 and 3 year {2008} release schedule

[Ed Christopher]

It looks like
-All the ACS 1 year data will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.
-All the ACS 3-year data will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [public-news-alert] CENSUS NEWS: Census Bureau Releases 
Timetable for 2008 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Estimates and 
American Community Survey Data
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:14:34 -0400
From: catherine.l.crusan at census.gov
To: Census-Bureau-Alert at lists.census.gov, Public-News-Alert at lists.census.gov


U.S. CENSUS BUREAU NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2009

Public Information Office
CB09-CN.19
301-763-3030/3762 (fax)
e-mail: <pio at census.gov>

Census Bureau Releases Timetable for 2008 Income, Poverty and Health
Insurance Estimates and American Community Survey Data

The Census Bureau announced today a new public release schedule for the 
official income, poverty and health insurance estimates for 2008 from 
the Current Population Survey (CPS), as well as estimates from the 
American Community Survey (ACS).

National income and poverty data from the CPS will be released the week 
of Labor Day. This is in response to feedback that releasing the data in 
late August was not optimal for data users and journalists reporting on 
the findings.  For the ACS, the new timetable provides an opportunity to 
release the full set of 2008 ACS data at one time on Sept. 22, 2009.

The new schedule also permits the release of the 2006-2008 ACS on Oct. 
27, 2009, six weeks earlier than last year’s schedule allowed.

This release schedule will allow for the production of a series of short 
ACS economic briefs, analyzing findings on topics such as housing, the 
labor force, food stamps, occupation and commute to work, in addition to 
income and poverty.

DATA RELEASE SCHEDULE:

Income, poverty and health insurance estimates — Current Population Survey —
These national estimates will be released Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. 
Additional information regarding the time and format of the data release 
will be included in a separate announcement closer to the release date. 
As is standard procedure, there will be no embargo of these data.

2008 American Community Survey (ACS) — The U.S. Census Bureau will 
release data from the 2008 ACS on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. This release 
will include all one-year estimates from the 2008 ACS — including ACS 
income and poverty estimates. In addition to the full complement of 
social, economic, and housing data, this release will also include 
estimates on health insurance coverage, marital history, and veterans’ 
service-connected disability ratings, for the first time. These 
estimates will be available for the nation, all 50 states, the District 
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, every congressional district and all counties, 
places and metropolitan areas with populations of 65,000 or more. The 
data will be available on an embargoed basis for media use on Sept. 17, 
three business days before the release date.

2006-2008 American Community Survey (ACS) — The U.S. Census Bureau will 
release data from the 2006-2008 ACS on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. The 
release will include all three-year estimates from the 2006-2008 ACS. 
The three-year estimates will be available for all geographic areas with 
populations of 20,000 or more. The data will be available on an 
embargoed basis for media use on Oct. 22, three business days before the 
release date.

Embargo Access — The embargoed ACS data will be accessible from the 
Census Bureau’s media embargo site on the specified date. For 
information on obtaining a password, go to the “Newsroom” page on the 
Census Bureau’s Web site (www.census.gov) and click on “Media Services.”
-- 
Ed Christopher
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