American Factfinder Workshop Nola du Toit Spring 2007
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American Factfinder Workshop
Nola du Toit
Spring 2007
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What is American Factfinder?
• Part of the US Census Bureau
• www.census.gov
• http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
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What is American Factfinder?
• “…a self-service tool designed to deliver a wide variety of population, economic, geographic, and housing information about the United States to individuals, educators, businesses, governments, and organizations”
• Basically, it is a tool to search for data on the American people
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Geographic Areas
• Factfinder has data on various geographic areas and levels
• Largest geographic unit: Nation
• Smallest geographic unit: Block group • Collection of blocks
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Nation
Regions
Divisions
States
Counties
Census Tracts
Block Groups
Blocks
American Indian Areas/Alaska Native Areas/Hawaiian Home Lands
Urban Areas
Metropolitan Areas Oregon Urban Growth Areas
State Legislative Districts
Alaska Native Regional Corporations
Places
Zip Codes
Zip Code Tabulation Area
School Districts
Congressional Districts
Economic Places
Voting Districts
Traffic Analysis Zones
County Subdivisions
Subbarrios
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What Data?1. Decennial Data
• Collects once every 10 years
• Includes information on:• Demographics (Sex, Race, Age, Number of
Children, Nativity)
• Socio-demographics (Marital Status, Education)
• Household characteristics (Composition)
• Economics (Income, Poverty Level)
• More (Grandparents responsible for grandchildren, Disability, Language spoken at home, etc.)
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What Data?2. American Community Survey
• Nationwide survey on communities• Collects same information as census• Sample data is collected every month instead
of only once each decade • Includes the Puerto Rico Community Survey
(PRCS)
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What Data?3. Others…..
• The Economic Census• Every 5 years, provides detail about specific
industries and the products they sell or buy• Annual Economic Surveys
• Same as the Economic Census but done annually, measures economic activities (e.g. annual auto dealership sales)
• Annual Population Estimates• Projects the future resident population for geographic
areas
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Population Clock: Most recent estimate of the U.S. population size
Tools available: Population Finder, Factsheet, Download Center, Maps, Data Sets
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How do I get the Data?
1. Do it yourself Download the data from the census page and
run your own analysis Go to the Download Center Follow Steps
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Click on “Download Center”
Click on data set of interest
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How do I get the Data?
2. Factsheet• Fast Access to information
• Enter a geographic area (state, zip code, etc) to get quick information about various community characteristics
Question: How many Hispanics live in Bowling Green?
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Enter city “Bowling Green”
Enter state “Ohio”
Click on “Go”
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3.5 percent of the population in BG is Hispanic or Latino
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How do I get the Data?
3. Use the search tool• Choose the correct dataset
• Depends on the question
• What format do I want the data in?• Custom Tables
• Reference Maps
• Thematic Maps
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•Tables•Reference Maps•Thematic Maps
Choose a Dataset
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Tables
• Different types of tables• Custom, Detailed, Quick, Geographic Comparison
Tables, etc
• Depends on the question and dataset from which the data is taken
Question: How many marriageable men are in BG?
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1. Select Dataset
3. Select Table Type “Custom”
2. Select File
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Custom Tables
• Select the geographic type “Place” (aka “city”)
• Select the state “Ohio”
• Select the place “Bowling Green City”
• Click on “Add”
• Click on “Next”
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Custom Tables
• Select a table of interest, e.g. “Sex by Marital Status for the Population 15+ Years”
• Or search by subject or keyword, e.g. marital status
• Click on “Go”
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Custom Tables
• Select the data elements of interest
• Click on “Add” or “Remove”
• Click on “Next”
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Marriageable Men in BG
The number of marriageable men in Bowling Green over the age of 15 years:
• Never Married = 6872
• Widowed = 190
• Divorced = 576
Download data into Excel
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Reference Maps
• Reference maps show selected boundaries for an area for which data have been tabulated
• Boundary selections include• Census tracts• School districts• Native American tribal boundaries• Voting Districts• More . . . . .
Question: What are the school districts around BG?
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•Enter the street address or zip code
• Or click on a state
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School districts in BG
Zoom in or out
Choose other boundaries or features
Download or print map
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Thematic Maps
• Show interesting facts about places by using colors or patterns to shade areas on the map
• Used to show statistical data, such as population living in poverty or median income, displayed on a map
Question: How do the earnings for women in Wood county compare to the rest of Ohio?
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Choose a dataset
Choose Thematic Maps
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Median Earnings for Women in Wood County
$25,493 - $27,613
Zoom
Legend
Download or print map
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In Class Demonstration