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Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey (2012)

Chapter: Appendix E: 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Tables That Highlight the Group Quarters Population in Goochland County, Virginia

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Tables That Highlight the Group Quarters Population in Goochland County, Virginia." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Tables That Highlight the Group Quarters Population in Goochland County, Virginia." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
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B26001: Group Quarters Population in Goochland County, Virginia


  Estimate Margin of Error

Total 5,707 +/–1,638

B09001: Population Under 18 Years of Age in Goochland County, Virginia


Estimate Margin of Error

Total 4,034 +/–39

In households

3,808 +/–326

Under 3 years

560 +/–72

3 and 4 years

430 +/–73

5 years

175 +/–59

6 to 8 years

733 +/–125

9 to 11 years

517 +/–93

12 to 14 years

717 +/–130

15 to 17 years

676 +/–218

In group quarters

226 +/–363

Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Tables That Highlight the Group Quarters Population in Goochland County, Virginia." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
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B09016: Household Type (including living alone) by Relationship in Goochland County, Virginia


Estimate Margin of Error

Total 20,429 *****

In households

14,722 +/-1,638

In family households

13,154 +/-1,443

Householder

4,688 +/-812

Male

3,101 +/-725

Female

1,587 +/-522

Spouse

4,139 +/-642

Child

3,945 +/-402

Grandchild

282 +/-97

Brother or sister

19 +/-38

Parent

12 +/-39

Other relatives

18 +/-59

Nonrelatives

51 +/-46

Roomer or boarder

0 +/-127

Housemate or roommate

1 +/-3

Unmarried partner

43 +/-46

Foster child

5 +/-9

Other nonrelatives

2 +/-7
In nonfamily households 1,568 +/-332

Householder

1,364 +/-269

Male

366 +/-148

Living alone

281 +/-128

Not living alone

85 +/-52

Female

998 +/-208

Living alone

782 +/-143

Not living alone

216 +/-171

Nonrelatives

204 +/-99

Roomer or boarder

0 +/-127

Housemate or roommate

4 +/-13

Unmarried partner

159 +/-75

Foster child

0 +/-127

Other nonrelatives

41 +/-46
In group quarters 5,707 +/-1,638

NOTE: An ***** entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau. Available: http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Tables That Highlight the Group Quarters Population in Goochland County, Virginia." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
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B09017: Relationship by Household Type (including living alone) for the Population 65 Years and Over in Goochland County, Virginia


Estimate Margin of Error

Total 2,635 +/-61

In households

2,602 +/-79

In family households

1,970 +/-141

Householder

1,049 +/-113

Male

823 +/-103

Female

226 +/-80

Spouse

901 +/-119

Parent

11 +/-36

Other relatives

8 +/-26

Nonrelatives

1 +/-3

In nonfamily households

632 +/-132

Householder

623 +/-129

Male

93 +/-53

Living alone

93 +/-53

Not living alone

0 +/-127

Female

530 +/-107

Living alone

498 +/-109

Not living alone

32 +/-51

Nonrelatives

9 +/-14
In group quarters 33 +/-56

Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Tables That Highlight the Group Quarters Population in Goochland County, Virginia." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Tables That Highlight the Group Quarters Population in Goochland County, Virginia." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Tables That Highlight the Group Quarters Population in Goochland County, Virginia." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Tables That Highlight the Group Quarters Population in Goochland County, Virginia." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
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In the early 1990s, the Census Bureau proposed a program of continuous measurement as a possible alternative to the gathering of detailed social, economic, and housing data from a sample of the U.S. population as part of the decennial census. The American Community Survey (ACS) became a reality in 2005, and has included group quarters (GQ)-such places as correctional facilities for adults, student housing, nursing facilities, inpatient hospice facilities, and military barracks-since 2006, primarily to more closely replicate the design and data products of the census long-form sample.

The decision to include group quarters in the ACS enables the Census Bureau to provide a comprehensive benchmark of the total U.S. population (not just those living in households). However, the fact that the ACS must rely on a sample of what is a small and very diverse population, combined with limited funding available for survey operations, makes the ACS GQ sampling, data collection, weighting, and estimation procedures more complex and the estimates more susceptible to problems stemming from these limitations. The concerns are magnified in small areas, particularly in terms of detrimental effects on the total population estimates produced for small areas.

Small Populations, Large Effects provides an in-depth review of the statistical methodology for measuring the GQ population in the ACS. This report addresses difficulties associated with measuring the GQ population and the rationale for including GQs in the ACS. Considering user needs for ACS data and of operational feasibility and compatibility with the treatment of the household population in the ACS, the report recommends alternatives to the survey design and other methodological features that can make the ACS more useful for users of small-area data.

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