African - B04003087 - Total Ancestry Reported - American Community Survey 2011 (ACS11) - Survey ACS 2011 (1-Year Estimates)

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ACS 2011 (1-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2011 (1-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: American Community Survey 2011 (ACS11)

Table:

B04003. Total Ancestry Reported [108]

Universe: Universe: Total ancestry categories tallied for people with one or More ancestry categories reported

Variable Details

B04003.	Total Ancestry Reported
	Universe: Universe: Total ancestry categories tallied for people with one or More ancestry categories reported
	B04003001Universe: Total ancestry categories tallied for people with one or More ancestry categories reported B04003073 Sub-Saharan African B04003087 African Percent base: Total Ancestry Categories Tallied for People with One or More Ancestry Categories Reported (ACS11:B04003001) Aggregation method: Addition

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2011 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2011-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Ancestry -> Estimates Based on People -> Total Ancestries Reported

Total Ancestries Reported

Includes the total number of ancestries reported and coded. If a person reported a multiple ancestry such as "German Danish," that response was counted twice in the tabulations--once in the German category and again in the Danish category. Also, if a person reported two different types of German ancestry, such as "Bavarian Hamburger", they would be counted twice in the German category on this type of table. Thus, each line of this table represents the number of reports for that ancestry type, not the number of people (although sometimes that number is the same). Likewise, the sum of the estimates in each of the rows in this type of presentation is not the total population but the total of all responses. The German line in this table is interpreted as "The number of times a German ancestry was reported."