B992513. Imputation of Telephone Service Available [3] - American Community Survey Tables: 2006 (1-Year Estimates) (ACS06) - ACS 2006 (1-Year Estimates)

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Data set: American Community Survey Tables: 2006 (1-Year Estimates) (ACS06)

Table:

B992513. Imputation of Telephone Service Available [3]

Universe: Universe: Occupied housing units

Table Details

B992513.

Imputation of Telephone Service Available

Universe: Universe: Occupied housing units

Variable	Label
B992513001	Total
B992513002	Imputed
B992513003	Not imputed

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2006-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Chapter 6. Accuracy of the Data -> 6.11. Control of Nonsampling Error -> 6.11.8. Content Editing

6.11.8. Content Editing

After data collection was completed, any remaining incomplete or inconsistent information was imputed during the final content edit of the collected data. Imputations, or computer assignments of acceptable codes in place of unacceptable entries or blanks, were needed most often when an entry for a given item was missing or when the information reported for a person or housing unit on that item was inconsistent with other information for that same person or housing unit. As in other surveys and previous censuses, the general procedure for changing unacceptable entries was to allocate an entry for a person or housing unit that was consistent with entries for persons or housing units with similar characteristics. Imputing acceptable values in place of blanks or unacceptable entries enhances the usefulness of the data.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2006-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Telephone Service Available

Telephone Service Available

The data on telephones were obtained from Housing Question 11 in the 2006 American Community Survey. The question was asked at occupied housing units.
The question asked whether telephone service was available in the house, apartment, or mobile home. A telephone must be in working order and service available in the house, apartment, or mobile home that allows the respondent to both make and receive calls. Households whose service has been discontinued for nonpayment or other reasons are not counted as having telephone service available.

Question/Concept History

For the 1996-1998 American Community Survey, the question asked whether there was a telephone in the house or apartment. A telephone must be inside the house or apartment for the unit to be classified as having a telephone. Units where the respondent uses a telephone located inside the building but not in the respondent's living quarters are classified as having no telephone. The words "or mobile home" were added in the 1999 question to be more inclusive of the structure type. In 2004 instructions that accompanied the ACS mail questionnaire advised respondents to answer that the house, apartment, or mobile home had telephone service if cell phones were used by household members.