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Data Limitations in the American Community Survey: The Impact on Rural Disability Research

Description
Describes difficulties associated with small sample size of county-level American Community Survey data for the study of population subgroups. Presents statistics on margin of error by race/ethnicity and county classification, including metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore. Also presents maps showing disability rates as well as areas of insufficient data at the county level by race and ethnicity.
Author(s)
Lillie Greiman
Date
10/2017
Type
Document
Organizations
Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
Tagged as
People with disabilities · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data

Organizations (2)

  • Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, view details
  • University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, view details