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BOC PIK Crosswalk American Community Survey (ACS)

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Description

The American Community Survey (ACS) Protected Identification Key (PIK) Crosswalks are used to link ACS microdata files to other microdata files with a Protected Identification Key (PIK) variable.

The ACS is part of the Decennial Census Program. This survey is sent to a random sample of households in the United States and Puerto Rico on a rotating basis. The ACS collects information from U.S. households similar to what was collected on the decennial census "long form."

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  • Scope and Coverage
  • Detailed Methodology
  • Data Access
  • Application-Related
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Detailed Methodology

Sample

The crosswalk uses the same sample as the survey

Method of Data Collection
Administrative records
Linkage Capabilities

File is used to assign PIKS to ACS respondents. . CMID. PORDER. cnum

Linkage Variables
  • Protected identification key (PIK)
  • Master address file identification number (MAFID)
  • Other (see Linkage Capabilities description)
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