The American Community Survey (ACS) is currently the largest
household survey in the United States. The ACS is part of the
2010 Decennial Census Program and will eliminate the need for a
long-form sample questionnaire. The ACS offers broad,
comprehensive information on social, economic, and housing data
and is designed to provide this information at many levels of
geography, particularly for local communities. With full
implementation in 2005, the ACS is now producing annual
estimates for geographic areas with populations of 65,000 or
more. Beginning in 2008, the ACS will release data for
geographic areas with populations between 20,000 and 64,999
using data collected over the three-year period 2005 to 2007.
Beginning in 2010, the ACS will use five-year period estimates
to provide estimates for all areas down to census tracts/block
groups. Because of its detailed questionnaire and its
experienced interviewing staff, the Current Population Survey
(CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) is a high qua