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U.S. Census BureauHurricane Preparedness

Data Products (In addition to TIGER)People

– General Demographic Characteristics (American Community Survey (ACS))

– Selected Social Characteristics (ACS)– County and City-level data (ACS) – Poverty Status (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates) – Poverty Status of Population Under 18 (Small Area Income and Poverty

Estimates) – Additional Demographic Indicators

Economy– Maps- Extent of Impact to Business and Employment– Preliminary Export and Import Data– Principal Economic Indicators - FAQs and Recent Releases – Selected Economic Characteristics (ACS) – Business, Government, and Trade Statistics Prior to Disaster for Areas

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U.S. Census Bureau

Transportation– Transportation Data for Workers in Affected Areas (ACS)– Sex of Workers by Means of Transportation for

Workplace Geography– Means of Transportation to Work by Industry for

Workplace Geography– Means of Transportation to Work by Class of Worker for

Workplace Geography– Means of Transportation to Work by Travel time to Work

for Workplace Geography Housing

– Selected Housing Characteristics (ACS)– Estimates of Housing Units and Resident Populations – American Housing Survey for Metropolitan Areas

(American Housing Survey)

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Recent Activities/Agency Efforts

Challenges– Finding data and understanding it

– Collection Methodology– Categorization (“substantial” damage)– Where to get it (Red Cross vs. FEMA, Name of Person!)

Needs or Gaps– Trailer Locations – Housing Information (totally destroyed)

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