"The only sub-state units identified in the publicly available microdata from the American Community Survey are Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). The correspondence between PUMAs and other standard geographies is often inexact and PUMA definitions are updated after each decennial census, causing inconsistencies in geographic correspondences across time. IPUMS USA translates PUMA information into a range of supplementary geographic variables, including identifiers for counties, cities, and metro areas, multiple indicators of urban/rural status, and “consistent PUMAs,” which capture consistent geographic footprints across time. Join us for a webinar that will describe these PUMA-based variables, highlighting their key features, the methods we use to produce them, and other important considerations for their use."
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