Transcript Your Table Is Waiting! Census 2010 Accessing and Using the Data Linda Clark Information Services Specialist U.S.

Your Table Is Waiting!
Census 2010
Accessing and Using the Data
Linda Clark
Information Services Specialist
U.S. Census Bureau Seattle Region
April 19, 2011
Agenda
• Overview
• Three things you need to know
– Census geography
– Ethnicity and race
– What’s on the questionnaire?
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What happened to all the other questions?
Data release schedule
Resources
Population Estimates Program
Accessing the data: American FactFinder
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Decennial Census
• Deconstructing the name
– “Dec” = 10 (every ten years)
– “Cen” = 100 (100% count)
• The 2010 Census
– Counts the population to support apportionment
and redistricting
– Basis of the allocation of over $400 billion annually
to states for programs wholly or partially dependent
on census population counts
– Vital for planning at state and local levels
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Decennial Census
• Establishes framework
– Mandated in 1787 by Constitutional Convention
– Conducted every ten years since 1790
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2010 Census the 23rd decennial
– Only source of complete demographic information
for small geographic areas
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Counties
Cities and towns
Zip codes
Neighborhoods
– Participation is mandatory
– Results (individual) confidential for 72 years
– Workers take lifetime confidentiality oath
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Census Geography:
Hierarchy
Census Geography:
Sub-County Relationships
2010 Census
Ethnicity
Question
2010 Census
Race
Question
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2010 Census Questionnaire Topics
• (Name)
• Race
• Sex
• Relationship of people
within household
• Age
• Date of birth
• Rent / own house
(tenure)
• Ethnicity
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2010 Census Data Release Schedule
Released!
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Useful Resources
• 2010 Census technical documentation
– Redistricting dataset
• Census in the Schools
– Kid’s page
– Lesson plans
– Interesting facts
• Maps (large format pdf map files)
• California Department of Finance
– 2010 Census tables and maps
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Home page > Maps > Map Products > (select type of
map) > (select state) > (select county) > open
000.pdf (index map) to determine map sheet (or
inset) > back out > select map sheet (or inset)
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California Department of Finance
www.dof.ca.gov
Enter 2010 Census
in search box
then open SDC site
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Sample table and graph
2010 Census
Every state has a lead agency that
is part of the Census Bureau’s
State Data Center network. Many
repackage census data and display
tables and maps on their websites.
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Population Estimates
Annual Releases in the Intercensal Years
• Population counts
– Nation - - age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin
– States - - age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin
– Counties - - age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin
– Incorporated places - - total population only
• Housing unit counts
– States
– Counties
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Accessing and Using the 2010 Census Data
(The New) American FactFinder (AFF2)
New
Look
New
Tools
Easier
Access
Census Bureau Home Page
www.census.gov
American FactFinder
is the single entry
point for census data
Simple searches are
available on the home page
AFF Transition Page
to New (AFF2) from Legacy (AFF)
These are the
FAQs just for
AFF2, the
new version
(see next
slide)
Notice that answers are
annotated as “new” or
“updated.” It pays to
check this site frequently.
AFF Transition Page
This opens a 2010 Census
release schedule with hyperlinks
to table shells - - a preview of
coming data products
2010 Census Data Products
Release Schedule
SF 1 shell for the P23 table:
Households by Presence of
People 60 Years and Over By
Household Type
AFF Transition Page
Click the link to
enter AFF2
Quick Start Text Box
(only available from the Main tab)
Enter a topic / table name or geography alone, or
Enter a topic / table name and geography
Search Results = number of data
products currently available, before
filters are applied
“i” icon opens a table shell
similar to “What’s This?”
on Legacy AFF
Search Results
Select data to view or download
Search within Results
Refine your search results by
entering keywords
Search by Topic
Expand any of the topics and
make a selection
Advanced Search Options
Geographies
Population Groups
Industry Codes
Very Important . . .
All the filters you choose must
appear in the Your Selections box
before you make your final selection
of a data product
Search Using Geography:
Name tab
Search Results updated
under geo overlay
Geographic
selections
added to “Your
Selections” box
Enter text or
use geo filters
Close overlay
after verifying
Your Selections
Search using Geography:
Address tab
Search for geographies by
entering an address
Select geographies to add to
Your Selections
Search using Geography:
Map tab
Select a single
geography by
clicking on the map
Select multiple
geographies by
drawing a rectangle
or circle on the map
Add the selected
geographic areas to
“Your Selections”
Search using
Population Groups
Population Groups overlay functions like
Geography overlay
Search using Industry Codes
. . . As does the Industry Codes overlay
View a Table
View your selected search results
Bookmark the data for future use
Download the data in multiple formats
Excel
Comma-Delimited
PDF
Create a thematic map from the table
Modify a Table
Collapse or expand groups of data
in the table
Reorder rows and columns
Show or hide rows and columns
Transpose rows and columns
Reset table to its original view
Create a Reference Map
Create a
Thematic Map
Customize the map:
- - change colors and transparency
- - select / deselect labels, boundaries, features
- - modify number of classes
- - revise classing method
Thank you!
And stay tuned!
Additional Infopeople webinars!
US Census – The American Community
Survey, Part 1 on Tuesday, June 21, 2011
US Census – The American Community
Survey, Part 2 on Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Further questions . . .
Linda Clark
Information Services Specialist
[email protected]
425-908-3060
Seattle Regional Census Center
Partnership & Data Services
19820 North Creek Parkway
Bothell, WA 98011
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