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Using Census Data to Understand Things​

Using Census Data to Understand Things​. OpenGovChicago March 26, 2014. Using Census Data to Understand Things, OGC March 2014. Census Reporter. Census Areas. Demographics Housing Geography Economic Agriculture Governments. Census Products. Decennial Census American Community Survey

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Using Census Data to Understand Things​

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  1. Using Census Data to Understand Things​ OpenGovChicago March 26, 2014

  2. Using Census Data to Understand Things, OGC March 2014 • Census Reporter

  3. Census Areas Demographics Housing Geography Economic Agriculture Governments

  4. Census Products • Decennial Census • American Community Survey • Current Population Survey (CPS) • Population Estimates (PEP) • TIGER Geographic Data • American Housing Survey • Survey of Manufactures • Construction • Economic Census • Census of Governments • Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) • Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) • Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) • Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) • Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) • Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) • and more…

  5. The Biggies Decennial Census American Community Survey Current Population Survey

  6. So many choices! Factors to consider Data needed Methodology (count vs survey) Timeliness Geography Historic comparability

  7. Decennial Census DemographicsAge / sex / race / Latino Households and Family StructureMarriage / intergenerational Group Quartersprisons / nursing homes / military / dorms HousingOccupancy / ownership / household size

  8. American Community Survey Demographics: age / sex / race / seniors Economicscommute / employment / health insurance / income / poverty / public assistance Familieschildren / families / family type / fertility / grandparents / marital status / roommates Housingcosts and value / group quarters / mortgage / occupancy / physical characteristics / tenure Socialancestry / citizenship / disability / education / language / migration / place of birth / veterans

  9. Current Population Survey DemographicsAge / Educational attainment / Families and marital status / Foreign-born workers / Older workers / Race and Hispanic ethnicity / Women / Youth Earningsby demographics / by education / minimum wage / union earnings / working poor Labor force characteristicsAbsences / Annual labor market summary / Discouraged workers / Employed persons / Hours of work / Involuntary part-time workers / Labor force status flows / Multiple jobholders / Occupation and industry / Self-employed persons / Summer work / Unemployment / Union members / Work experience / Worklife estimates Supplemental surveysChild Support / Computer and Internet use / Contingent workers / Disability / Displaced workers / Food security / Fertility / Housing vacancy / International migration / School enrollment / Tenure / Tobacco use / Unbanked & Underbanked / Veterans / Volunteering / Work at home / Work schedules

  10. How to pick: Methodology Decennialcomplete count American Community Survey1% survey conducted on a rolling basis Current Population Survey60,000 households surveyed monthly (4 months on/8 months off)

  11. How to pick: Timeliness Decennialevery 10 years American Community Surveyevery year (65,000+ populationevery 3 years (20,000+ population)every 5 years (block groups and larger) Current Population Surveymonthly

  12. How to pick: Geography Decennialevery census block American Community Surveyblock groups and larger (smaller geographies Current Population Surveystates, sometimes some metros and cities

  13. How to pick: Historic comparability Decennial220 yearsSmaller geographies changeMany questions change American Community SurveyComplicated Current Population Surveymonthly back to 1948

  14. Census Reporter Tour censusreporter.org “Make Census data easy for journalists” Focus: American Community Survey Three Parts: Place Profiles Data tables Topical Help (Thank you, Knight Foundation and IRE)

  15. Next Steps Embeddable charts Full-text search

  16. More censusreporter.org Twitter: @CensusReporter censusreporter.tumblr.com

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