• Front Matter R1-R22

• Executive Summary 1-12

• 1 Introduction 13-26

• PART I: Using the American Community Survey, 2 Essentials for Users 27-76

• 3 Working with the ACS: Guidance for Users 77-138

• PART II: Technical Issues, 4 Sample Design and Survey Operations 139-183

• 5 The Weighting of ACS 1-Year Period Estimates 184-208

• 6 Weighting and Interpreting ACS Multiyear Estimates 209-224

• PART III: Education, Outreach, and Future Development, 7 Important Next Steps 225-260

• References 261-266

• Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations 267-268

• Appendix B Controlling the American Community Survey to Postcensal Population Estimates 269-289

• Appendix C Alternatives to the Multiyear Period Estimation Strategy for the American Community Survey 290-312

• Appendix D Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff 313-318

• Index to Executive Summary and Chapters 1-7 319-330

• Committee on National Statistics 331-332

" PART I: Using the American Community Survey, 2 Essentials for Users ." Using the American Community Survey: Benefits and Challenges . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2007 .

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