Analysis of the 2008 Tenure Question in the American Community Survey
Analysis of the 2008 Tenure Question in the American Community Survey
In 2008, the American Community Survey (ACS) questionnaire included a new version of the tenure question to be consistent with the 2010 Census. The new version of the question removes the term "cash" from the two renter response options and adds an instruction to include home equity loans to the first owner option (owned with a mortgage or loan). It also adds the instruction to mark only one answer to the question.
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2016 American Community Survey Respondent Burden Testing
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An Assessment of the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on the 2020 ACS 1-Year Data
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