SW509-- Essentials of Community and Organizational Practice
Resources for social work courses (e.g. SW509) which require students to develop a community profile or assessment
The American Community Survey
The ACS is an ongoing sample survey which began in 2005. Questions asked cover:
- age
- sex
- race
- family and relationships
- income and benefits
- health insurance
- education
- veteran status
- disabilities
- where you work and how you get there
- where you live and how much you pay for some essentials
- and other topics related to people, households, families and housing
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2010 Code List for ACSThe Census Bureau creates codes to organize responses to questions such as race, ancestry, language and occupation. This is the complete list of codes used for the 2010 ACS.
Social Explorer for ACS Data from 2005 to present
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Social ExplorerThis program is the easiest-to-use method for accessing and mapping decennial Census and American Community Survey (ACS) data. Unlike American Factfinder, it contains both historical and current data in one place. Currently Social Explorer has less 2010 data than American Factfinder (AFF has the 2010SF1) .
For ACS data, to access Margins of Error (MOE) in Social Explorer, make sure you are using the Census Bureau's tables. Social Explorer defaults to using their tables, which are cleaned up, easier to use versions of census data. These are appropriate for some uses, but researchers needing more authoritative data and especially those needing Margins of Error will have to switch to the ACS tables, in the tables portion of the process of selecting data in "Reports".
data.census.gov for ACS data from 2005 to present
data.census.gov is the main data portal for US Census data. It contains data from the 2010 decennial census as well as the ACS from 2010 to present. New updates to census data will be available through data.census.gov
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data.census.govStarting in July 2019 data.census.gov is the primary way to access recent Census Bureau data. data.census.gov provides access to 2010 decennial data as well as ACS data from 2010 to present.
Last Updated: Dec 3, 2025 2:14 PM