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Demystifying Census Data:  Navigating the New American FactFinder

Demystifying Census Data:  Navigating the New American FactFinder. Charlie Santo, PhD Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Program in City & Regional Planning . Where does the data come from?. Old Model. New Model. Decennial Census Short form only (100%) NO LONG FORM

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Demystifying Census Data:  Navigating the New American FactFinder

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  1. Demystifying Census Data:  Navigating the New American FactFinder Charlie Santo, PhD Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Program in City & Regional Planning

  2. Where does the data come from? Old Model New Model Decennial Census Short form only (100%) NO LONG FORM Continuous American Community Survey Decennial Census Short Form (100%) Long Form (1 in 6 sample)

  3. 2000 short form 2000 long form

  4. 2010 Census form ACS Form

  5. Table Naming Conventions Decennial Census American Community Survey B: Base (detailed) Table C: Collapsed (version of a base table) GCT: Geographic Comparison Table R: Ranking Table S: Select Population Profile P: Population Variables (People) H: Housing Variable DP: Demographic Profile (includes more than one variable) QT: Quick table (includes some calculations)

  6. Table Naming Conventions BASIC tables (raw data) Decennial Census American Community Survey B: Base (detailed) Table C: Collapsed (version of a base table) GCT: Geographic Comparison Table R: Ranking Table S: Select Population Profile P: Population Variables (People) H: Housing Variable DP: Demographic Profile (includes more than one variable) QT: Quick table (includes some calculations)

  7. Table Naming Conventions Decennial Census American Community Survey B: Base (detailed) Table C: Collapsed (version of a base table) GCT: Geographic Comparison Table R: Ranking Table S: Select Population Profile NP: Narrative Profile P: Population Variables (People) H: Housing Variable DP: Demographic Profile (includes more than one variable) QT: Quick table (includes some calculations) “Manipulated” Data

  8. 2000 SF1 Technical Documentation (with table/variable names) • 2000 SF3 Technical Documentation  • 2010 SF1 Technical Documentation • 2006-2010 ACS 5-year Summary Technical Documentation • ACS Table Codes

  9. Census Geography Hierarchy (with 2010 Statistical Area Criteria) Central axis describes a nesting relationship • Cities and towns -- incorporated • Census Designated Places (CDPs) • 1,200 to 8,000 population (optimum 4,000) • 480 to 3,200 housing units Blocks are not defined by population and are the smallest geographic level at which data are ever released (Decennial Census, not the ACS) • 600 to 3,000 population • 240 to 1,200 housing units

  10. http://factfinder2.census.gov/

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