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DEPARTMENT OF CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING <br />University of Notch Carolina at Chapel Hill <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Ken Szymanski <br />FROM: Emil Malizia <br />DATE: May 14, 1997 <br />SUBJECT: NC Urban Area Data on School Age Children by Housing Type <br />I. Orange County Survey Data <br />I have checked the dataset. Only 96 records (Z 1. 1% of the sample) were drawn in the <br />Research Triangle Area. Furthermore, only 13 surveys were Orange County households. <br />I will send a copy of the entire dataset with the Carolina Planning article as soon as the final <br />version is typed. You can use the data in any way you wish. <br />I do not want to analyze any geographic subset of the data since the survey was not designed <br />to provide accurate area - specific statistics. <br />II. PUMS Data <br />On the other hand, the PUMS data can be used for specific urban areas. They are generally <br />consistent with our survey results. The Carolina Planning article will contain an exhibit with <br />PUMS data that are comparable to our survey data. It gives statistics for apartments and <br />singiafantily households with 4 bedrooms or more. <br />I have enclosed the table we compiled with PUMS data that shows households that send their <br />children to public schools. You can compare "S.F. Detached" in Raleigh- Durham to "Apt <br />(uniu >50) in Raleigh - Durham. Single - family households clearly generate more persons and <br />many more public school - attending children. <br />I have also enclosed p.3 from the report Tiisebler did for Chatham County. The generation <br />rates for - Single Family" and "Multi- family" are PUMS data for Orange County amd <br />Chatham County. Marvin Collins can get the entire report, dated September 30, 1996, from <br />Keith Meggiason, Chatham County planning director (919 -542- 8204). <br />