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Save the American Community Survey - ACS

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  • May 19th, 2012
    Someone from Madison, WI writes:
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    This is a critical resource for the American public, policy makers, city and other planners, and the entire social science community. It must be preserved.
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  • May 19th, 2012
    Someone from Little Falls, NJ writes:
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    The ACS is a critically important resource both in my own social science research and as a valuable learning tool for both my undergraduate and graduate students. I also use its data in several of my textbooks. This ongoing portrait of American families is vitally important not only today, but it will give future generations valuable information about our times.
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  • May 19th, 2012
    Someone from Las Vegas, NV writes:
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    Please do not cut this important source of information about the American public. I use this data source continuously in my own research on grandparent-headed families. Baby Boomers need to know about their fellow grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. This important social trend has many implications for Baby Boomers' well-being. We need the ACS to learn about changing American families.
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  • May 19th, 2012
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    Someone from Miami, FL writes:
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    As a social scientist I use ACS frequently. For example when doing work for FEMA, the Corps and the National Weather Service, it helps identify vulnerable populations during disasters.
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    Someone from Delmar, NY writes:
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    The ACS is the foundation for a good deal of our understanding of recent economic outcomes in the U.S., and our management of a variety of programs. Without the information it provides, we would truly be flying blind.
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  • May 19th, 2012
    Someone from Amherst, MA writes:
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    This is a vital source of data for research on the status of American families and communities.
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  • May 19th, 2012
    Someone from Wynnewood, PA writes:
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    Eliminating the American Community Survey amounts to an attack on knowledge and information.
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  • May 19th, 2012
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  • May 19th, 2012
    Someone from Hot Springs Village, AR writes:
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    This has become a vital resource for scholars and well as the business community. Ignorance will not make us better as an economy, as a nation, or as a people.
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  • May 19th, 2012
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  • May 19th, 2012
    Someone from Nashville, TN writes:
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    Information generated by the Census Bureau is very valuable; the American Community Survey is a leading example.
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  • May 19th, 2012
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    Someone from Avondale Estates, GA writes:
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    I have used this data in my research before. I would love to use this data again in the future.
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  • May 19th, 2012
    Someone from Amherst, MA writes:
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    This goes beyond budgetary appropriations. I use these data in my research, as do many of my colleagues.
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    Someone from Akron, OH writes:
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    I am using this data for research currently. It would be detrimental to science to cut this.
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  • May 19th, 2012
    Someone from Richmond, KY writes:
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    The American Community Survey provides vital information that gives us a solid picture of the well being of all Americans.
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  • May 19th, 2012
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    Someone from Princeton, NJ writes:
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    Being able to track changes in how Americans live over decades of changes in our politics and economy is critical for learning how to better address our shared challenges.
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