Estimate the latest ACS 5-year end year Census Bureau has published

Mirrors the guess_census_has_published = TRUE branch of EJAM::acs_endyear(). Prefers EJAM::acs_endyear() when the EJAM package is installed, falling back to a self-contained estimator that uses the typical Census release lag (~1 year after the survey period ends) and the known release dates of recent vintages.

Usage

acs_endyear_like_ejam(guess_as_of = Sys.Date())

Arguments

guess_as_of

optional Date to estimate as-of; defaults to today

Value

a single character year like "2024" for the 2020-2024 ACS 5-year survey

Details

Use this when you want today's "best guess" of which vintage's summary_file/<yr>/ directory should exist on www2.census.gov.

See also

EJAM::acs_endyear()