Universe: Total population - B04006001 - People Reporting Ancestry - American Community Survey Tables: 2011 -- 2015 (5-Year Estimates) (ACS15_5yr) - Survey ACS 2015 (5-Year Estimates)

Data Dictionary:

ACS 2015 (5-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2015 (5-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: American Community Survey Tables: 2011 -- 2015 (5-Year Estimates) (ACS15_5yr)

Table:

B04006. People Reporting Ancestry [109]

Universe: Universe: Total population

Variable Details

B04006.	People Reporting Ancestry
	Universe: Universe: Total population
	B04006001Universe: Total population Percent base: None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe) Aggregation method: Addition

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation.
	2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Ancestry -> Estimates Based on People -> People Reporting Ancestry

People Reporting Ancestry

Includes all people who reported each ancestry, regardless of whether it was their first or second ancestry, or part of a single or multiple response. This estimate is the sum of the two estimates above (for Single and Multiple ancestry). People can be listed twice in this table. For example, if someone reports their ancestry as "German and Danish," they will be listed once in German and once in Danish, and therefore the sum of the rows would not equal the total population. Interpret the German line of this table as "The total number of people who reported they had German ancestry."