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Census.gov
• Structure of web site– Left– Top– Content frame
• Types of Data collected• Census 2010- what is available now?• Census Blog—Random Samplings
Census.gov• Structure of the Census.gov Web Site– Left navigation
– News– Data tools to manipulate data (American FactFinder,
Censtats , Quick Facts, TIGER, DataFerrett, etc)– Link to American Fact Finder (pulls data from the
Census 2000 and 2010, and other surveys)– Catalog to purchase data sets that are not available
online (print/CD-ROM)– Publications (i.e. Census Bureau reports)– List of regional offices– Links
Census.gov• Structure of the Census.gov Web Site– Top navigation• F.A.Q.• Subject browse• Help• Search box
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• Structure of the Census.gov Web Site– Content frame – Data by broad subjects
Types of Data Collected
• Population & Housing Census - every 10 years• Economic Census - every 5 years• Census of Governments - every 5 years• American Community Survey – annually• Miscellaneous Surveys– Demographic – Economic – Other Surveys
• Economic Indicators
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Miscellaneous Surveys> Demographic
• The American Community Survey• American Housing Survey• Current Population Survey• Current Population Survey Supplements• Housing Vacancy Survey• National Level Survey Data• National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation• New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey• Property Owners and Managers Survey• Residential Finance Survey• Survey of Income and Program Participation• Survey of Program Dynamics• Women- and Minority-Owned Business Survey• Survey of Market Absorption
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Miscellaneous Surveys> Economic
• Divided by sector:– Multi-Sector (22 data sources)– Construction (5 data sources)– Governments ( Federal, State, Local=21 data sources)
• Ex: Academic Libraries Survey
– Foreign Trade (3 data sources)– Manufacturing (9 data sources)– Mining (1 data source)– Retail (4 data sources)– Services (8 data sources)– Wholesale (3 data sources)
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Other Data SourcesThe Census Bureau collects data from many other surveys.
Survey sponsors:• Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)• Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS)• Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)• National Centre for Education Statistics (NCES)• National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS)• The National Science Foundation (NSF)• The Social Security Administration (SSA)
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Census 2010• Complete data access is available February 2011– Some data is available now– Population data is now available at
http://2010.census.gov/2010census/
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Random Samplings: The Official Census Blog• Offers current information relating to Census data collection.• Written by official staff who work at the Census Bureau
http://blogs.census.gov/
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Census 2010-Population Change
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Census.govCensus 2010-Population density
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Census 2010- Population Apportionment
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Questions?