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Accessing Census Bureau Statistics

Accessing Census Bureau Statistics. Kim Brown Training Specialist U.S. Census Bureau. Objectives. Review Programs, Datasets and Topics Available Difference between Short and Long Form Sample vs. 100 percent Data Comparison of the Decennial and ACS Statistics

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Accessing Census Bureau Statistics

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  1. Accessing Census Bureau Statistics Kim Brown Training Specialist U.S. Census Bureau

  2. Objectives • Review Programs, Datasets and Topics Available • Difference between Short and Long Form • Sample vs. 100 percent Data • Comparison of the Decennial and ACS Statistics • Difference between Estimates and Projections • Accessing Statistics using the American FactFinder

  3. What is the ACS? • A large national survey that uses continuous measurement methods to produce detailed population and housing estimates each year • Designed to produce critical information that had previously come from the decennial census

  4. ACS Topics Economic Social Demographic Housing

  5. Older Population from the ACS http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acs-17.pdf

  6. Disability http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn192.html

  7. Availability of ACS Statistical Products http://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/estimates/

  8. StatisticalProducts Profiles Tables Detailed Tables Subject Tables Ranking Tables Geographic Comparison Tables • Data Profiles • Narrative Profiles • Comparison Profiles • Selected Population Profiles Narrative Profile

  9. 2010 Census vs. ACS

  10. Statistics Available for Census 2010

  11. 2010 Statistical Products and Publications • Tabulation and publications for • 50 states • District of Columbia • Puerto Rico • Summary Files • quick tables and demographic profiles • geographic comparison tables • ranking tables

  12. Older Population Products http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/ http://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/p25-1138.pdf

  13. Population 65 years and Older http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-09.pdf

  14. Current Population Survey Supplements 2008-2012 Survey Years

  15. http://www.census.gov/cps/about/supplemental.html

  16. Food Safety http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/food_safety.htm

  17. Senior’s Program http://www.fns.usda.gov/cga/FactSheets/SFMNP_Quick_Facts.htm

  18. Estimates vs. Projections • Estimates – For the present and the past – Produced using administrative records and other statistics – The official measures of population and housing units between censuses – Monthly and Annual (July 1) for each year after the last published census • Projections – Estimates for future dates – Produced by making assumptions about future trends – Use the latest published census or estimates as a base

  19. Estimates Statistics We Produce • Resident population • Totals • National, state, county, sub-county, and Puerto Rico Commonwealth and municipios • Demographic characteristics • National, state, and county • Age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin • Puerto Rico Commonwealth and municipios • Age and sex • Other data • Components of change • Births, deaths, and migration • Housing units • Population universes • Resident plus armed forces overseas, civilian, and civilian noninstitutionalized http://www.census.gov/popest/

  20. Small Area Income Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/data/interactive/

  21. Small Area Health Insurance Estimates http://www.census.gov/did/www/sahie/data/interactive/index.html

  22. Projections Statistics We Produce • Resident population • Demographic characteristics • National and state • Age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin • Other measures • Components of change • Births, deaths, and migration http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/

  23. Accessing StatisticsThrough the Tools • PopFinder - Compare populations for States, Counties, or Cities • QuickFacts – Locate statistics for all states, counties, cities and towns with more than 5,000 people • Interactive Map - Explore Census statistics through a mashup of population and economic data • American FactFinder– Find tables for many programs and datasets from national to ZCTA and Census Tracts • DataFerrett- Searches and retrieves data across federal, state, and local surveys, executes customized variable recoding, creates complex tabulations and business graphics • CPS Table Creator – Allows you to create customized tables from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement

  24. PopFinder http://www.census.gov/popfinder/

  25. QuickFacts http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html

  26. Interactive Map http://www.census.gov/cbdmap/

  27. 2010 Interactive Map http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap

  28. American FactFinder http://factfinder2.census.gov/

  29. Thematic Maps

  30. View of Topics Available by Program

  31. ACS Topics and Table ID

  32. DataFerrett

  33. DataFerrett

  34. DataFerrett

  35. DataFerrett

  36. DataFerrett

  37. DataFerrett Powerful Tabulation Capabilities Simple table layout for frequencies and trends; supporting spreadsheet math for complex analysis • Massive Datasets • Complex Nesting • Formulas • Hide columns or rows • Use weighting variables http://dataferrett.census.gov/

  38. CPS Table Creator http://www.census.gov/cps/data/cpstablecreator.html

  39. Webinar Exercises Face to Face - classroom

  40. Exercise #1 Using 2011 estimates what is the percent of persons 65 years and over in Charleston County, South Carolina? Is this percentage higher or lower than the state of South Carolina?

  41. Answer

  42. Answer

  43. Exercise #2 Create a table for years 2008 to 2010, for persons living in New York who are 65 years and over, living in poverty, with a health disability, include their health insurance status. How many persons living in poverty have no insurance? How many living in poverty are insured?

  44. Answer

  45. Using the American FactFinder

  46. The American FactFinder

  47. The American FactFinder

  48. The American FactFinder

  49. The American FactFinder

  50. The American FactFinder

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