ACIP County/Zip Business Patterns Data Download

License

These ACIP County/Zip Business Patterns data files and the procedures for constructing them were developed by the Urban Institute's Arts and Culture Indicators Project (ACIP), with support from the Rockefeller Foundation and Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC); any public use of the data files, or works from the data files must be attributed as explained below. By using these files, you acknowledge that the Urban Institute is not liable for their use and you agree to the terms described in this section. The data are licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL), which means you are free to share and adapt these datasets as long as you follow the following conditions:

For any public use or redistribution of the data files, or works produced from them, you must make clear to others the license (ODbL) of the data files and keep intact any notices on the original data files (see attribution requirements below). Public use of any adapted version of these data files, or works produced from an adapted database, must also be offered under the ODbL. Read the full ODbL 1.0 license text for the exact terms of use.

Attribution Requirements for Users

This [DATABASE NAME] and the procedures for constructing it were developed by the Urban Institute's Arts and Culture Indicators Project (ACIP), with support from the Rockefeller Foundation and Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC). The data are licensed under the Open Database License.

[DATABASE NAME] must be replaced with the name of the Database and a hyperlink to the URL of the MetroTrends web page, from which you downloaded the Database. The words "Arts and Culture Indicators Project (ACIP)" must contain a hyperlink to http://www.urban.org/projects/cultural-vitality-indicators/. The words "Rockefeller Foundation" must contain a hyperlink to http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/, and "Leveraging Investments in Creativity" must be linked to http://www.lincnet.net/. The words "Open Database License" must contain a hyperlink to the URL of the text of this License (http://www.metrotrends.org/natdata/acip/ODbL.cfm). If hyperlinks are not possible, you must include the plain text of the required URL’s with the above notice.
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Documentation

Metadata (Excel): The "license" worksheet explains licensing and terms of use. The "documentation" worksheet describes notes on geography and notes on the data source. The "version" worksheet lists the date when the data files were posted and explains any changes made in each version of the data. The "variables" worksheet lists the fields, labels, and formulas.
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Download Files

We have created summary-level files in two formats to accommodate different software (all with the same data and all zipped):

1. One file for each geography in SAS format.
2. One file for each geography in comma-delimited (csv) text format.
   

Download 2007 data
Geographic Level	SAS	CSV (Full)
All Geos	Zipped SAS	Zipped CSV
Zip Codes	Zipped SAS	Zipped CSV
Counties	Zipped SAS	Zipped CSV
Metropolitan areas/divisions	Zipped SAS	Zipped CSV
States, Region, Divisions, U.S.	Zipped SAS	Zipped CSV

Download 2006 data
Geographic Level	SAS	CSV (Full)
All Geos	Zipped SAS	Zipped CSV
Zip Codes	Zipped SAS	Zipped CSV
Counties	Zipped SAS	Zipped CSV
Metropolitan areas/divisions	Zipped SAS	Zipped CSV
States, Region, Divisions, U.S.	Zipped SAS	Zipped CSV

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National Data Overview
HMDA
Business Patterns
NCES Common Core of Data
American Community Survey

Cultural Vitality Indicators Overview
Business Patterns
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Non-Employer Statistics

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