DOI: 10.3886/icpsr04117
title: American Community Survey (ACS): Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS), 2003
title: Archival Version

description: The American Community Survey (ACS) is a part of the Decennial Census Program and is designed to produce critical information about the characteristics of local communities. The ACS publishes social, housing, and economic characteristics for demographic groups covering a broad spectrum of geographic areas in the United States. Every year the ACS supports the release of single-year estimates for geographic areas with populations of 65,000 or more. Demographic variables include sex, age, relationship, households by type, race, and Hispanic origin. Social characteristics variables include school enrollment, educational attainment, marital status, fertility, grandparents caring for children, veteran status, disability status, residence one year ago, place of birth, United States citizenship status, year of entry, world region of birth of foreign born, language spoken at home, and ancestry. Variables focusing on economic characteristics include employment status, commuting to work, occupation, industry, class of worker, income and benefits, and poverty status. Variables focusing on housing characteristics include occupancy, units in structure, year structure was built, number of rooms, number of bedrooms, housing tenure, year householder moved into unit, vehicles available, house heating fuel, utility costs, occupants per room, housing value, and mortgage status. The American Community Survey is conducted under the authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 193, and response is mandatory.
description: The data in the household and population files contain weights. The initial weights reflect the probability of selection and are adjusted for interviewed households to account for noninterviews. Additional weights reflect independent housing unit and population estimates.
description: Datasets: DS0: Study-Level Files DS1: Alabama Housing DS2: Alabama Population DS3: Alaska Housing DS4: Alaska Population DS5: Arizona Housing DS6: Arizona Population DS7: Arkansas Housing DS8: Arkansas Population DS9: California Housing DS10: California Population DS11: Colorado Housing DS12: Colorado Population DS13: Connecticut Housing DS14: Connecticut Population DS15: Delaware Housing DS16: Delaware Population DS17: District of Columbia Housing DS18: District of Columbia Population DS19: Florida Housing DS20: Florida Population DS21: Georgia Housing DS22: Georgia Population DS23: Hawaii Housing DS24: Hawaii Population DS25: Idaho Housing DS26: Idaho Population DS27: Illinois Housing DS28: Illinois Population DS29: Indiana Housing DS30: Indiana Population DS31: Iowa Housing DS32: Iowa Population DS33: Kansas Housing DS34: Kansas Population DS35: Kentucky Housing DS36: Kentucky Population DS37: Louisiana Housing DS38: Louisiana Population DS39: Maine Housing DS40: Maine Population DS41: Maryland Housing DS42: Maryland Population DS43: Massachusetts Housing DS44: Massachusetts Population DS45: Michigan Housing DS46: Michigan Population DS47: Minnesota Housing DS48: Minnesota Population DS49: Mississippi Housing DS50: Mississippi Population DS51: Missouri Housing DS52: Missouri Population DS53: Montana Housing DS54: Montana Population DS55: Nebraska Housing DS56: Nebraska Population DS57: Nevada Housing DS58: Nevada Population DS59: New Hampshire Housing DS60: New Hampshire Population DS61: New Jersey Housing DS62: New Jersey Population DS63: New Mexico Housing DS64: New Mexico Population DS65: New York Housing DS66: New York Population DS67: North Carolina Housing DS68: North Carolina Population DS69: North Dakota Housing DS70: North Dakota Population DS71: Ohio Housing DS72: Ohio Population DS73: Oklahoma Housing DS74: Oklahoma Population DS75: Oregon Housing DS76: Oregon Population DS77: Pennsylvania Housing DS78: Pennsylvania Population DS79: Rhode Island Housing DS80: Rhode Island Population DS81: South Carolina Housing DS82: South Carolina Population DS83: South Dakota Housing DS84: South Dakota Population DS85: Tennessee Housing DS86: Tennessee Population DS87: Texas Housing DS88: Texas Population DS89: Utah Housing DS90: Utah Population DS91: Vermont Housing DS92: Vermont Population DS93: Virginia Housing DS94: Virginia Population DS95: Washington Housing DS96: Washington Population DS97: West Virginia Housing DS98: West Virginia Population DS99: Wisconsin Housing DS100: Wisconsin Population DS101: Wyoming Housing DS102: Wyoming Population DS103: United States Housing DS104: United States Population
description: All persons and housing units in the United States.
description: computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI); computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI); mail questionnaireParts 103 and 104 represent, respectively, the entire United States Housing and Population datasets for the 2004 American Community Survey (ACS). Both parts 103 and 104 are quite large and should be downloaded at the discretion of the user.ICPSR suggests SDA online analysis for those users who wish to use the United States ACS housing and population datasets but have decided not to download the respective parts. SDA online analysis is available at: United States Housing SDA, United States Population SDA.Any state's housing and population data files can be merged via the variable SERIALNO to create a hierarchical data file. The hierarchical data structure represents the responses of all individuals reported living in a given housing unit. Individuals can be distinguished by the variable SPORDER (Person Number). If users are merging files, keep in mind that estimates of family, household, and housing characteristics will make use of the housing weights. Estimates of person characteristics will use the person weights.Users are strongly encouraged to read all documentation regarding sampling errors and weights prior to merging files. Documentation is available for download or can be accessed on the American Community Survey Web site.