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Data Dictionary: ACS 2013 (5-Year Estimates)
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Data Source: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau
Universe: White 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force
Variable Details
A17006A. Unemployment Rate for the Population 16 Years and Over (White Alone)
Universe: White 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force
A17006A_003 Unemployed
Percent base:
White 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force: (SE:A17006A_001)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value = ACS13_5yr:C23002A008 + ACS13_5yr:C23002A021 + ACS13_5yr:C23002A013 + ACS13_5yr:C23002A026; if (ACS13_5yr:C23002A008.IsNull || ACS13_5yr:C23002A021.IsNull || ACS13_5yr:C23002A013.IsNull || ACS13_5yr:C23002A026.IsNull) Return_Value.IsNull = true
Variables used in the formula:
ACS13_5yr:C23002A008
White Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Male: 16 to 64 Years: in Labor Force: Civilian: Unemployed
ACS13_5yr:C23002A021
White Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Female: 16 to 64 Years: in Labor Force: Civilian: Unemployed
ACS13_5yr:C23002A013
White Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Male: 65 Years and Over: in Labor Force: Unemployed
ACS13_5yr:C23002A026
White Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Female: 65 Years and Over: in Labor Force: Unemployed
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2013 5yr Summary File: Technical Documentation.
  ACS 2013-5yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2013 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Employment Status -> Unemployment Rate
Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the civilian labor force. For example, if the civilian labor force equals 100 people and 7 people are unemployed, then the unemployment rate would be 7 percent.

Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2013 5yr Summary File: Technical Documentation.
  ACS 2013-5yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2013 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Race -> White
White
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as "White" or report entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Arab, Moroccan, or Caucasian.