American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample (ACS-PUMS)

Veterans Data Hub Codebook

Teague Ruder, Megan S. Schuler

ToolPublished Aug 21, 2024

This codebook was compiled as part of the RAND Veterans Policy Research Institute's effort to develop a repository of datasets that assess veteran status. This codebook for the American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample (ACS-PUMS) presents an overview of the data, how to access them, which variable(s) assess veteran status, other veteran-related questions, and additional resources for using the ACS-PUMS. The authors of this codebook cite directly from the original documentation of the ACS-PUMS.

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Ruder, Teague and Megan S. Schuler, American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample (ACS-PUMS): Veterans Data Hub Codebook, RAND Corporation, TL-A1363-4, 2024. As of September 14, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TLA1363-4.html
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Ruder, Teague and Megan S. Schuler, American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample (ACS-PUMS): Veterans Data Hub Codebook. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2024. https://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TLA1363-4.html.
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