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Census 2000 Products: Concept and Use
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Census 2000 Census 2000
Products:Products: Concept and UseConcept and Use
APDU 2001: Workshop BAPDU 2001: Workshop BJocelyn TiptonJocelyn Tipton
Wendy ThomasWendy Thomas
Kimball BraceKimball Brace13 October 200113 October 2001
OverviewOverview Concepts then and Concepts then and
now: 1990 and now: 1990 and 2000 2000 RaceRace GeographyGeography Industry and Industry and
Occupation CodesOccupation Codes Questions: additions, Questions: additions,
deletions, changes in deletions, changes in wording, shift from wording, shift from short to longshort to long
ALLOCATE ALLOCATE SOFTWARESOFTWARE
Internet access Internet access Change in file structuresChange in file structures Wading into the morassWading into the morass
Disseminator as Disseminator as consultant: consultant: Explaining geographyExplaining geography Asking questions Asking questions Explaining why the Explaining why the
numbers don’t match numbers don’t match Walking people through Walking people through
sites and toolssites and tools Getting individuals to Getting individuals to
the right informationthe right information
RaceRace
The ‘old’ wayThe ‘old’ way Simplicity can be deceptiveSimplicity can be deceptive
The ‘new’ wayThe ‘new’ way CollectionCollection TabulationTabulation UsingUsing
Historical comparabilityHistorical comparability
GeographyGeography
Changes Changes www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/glossary.htmlwww.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/glossary.html
Urban and Rural CriteriaUrban and Rural Criteria www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/ua_2k.htmlwww.census.gov/geo/www/ua/ua_2k.html
Census Block StrategyCensus Block Strategy www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/block/htmlwww.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/block/html
Metropolitan Area StandardsMetropolitan Area Standards www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/masrp.htmlwww.census.gov/population/www/estimates/masrp.html www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/
aboutmetro.htmlaboutmetro.html
Industry and Occupation Industry and Occupation CodesCodes
NAICCS and SICNAICCS and SIC SOCSOC Sources of informationSources of information Historical comparabilityHistorical comparability
Questions…Questions…
What’s goneWhat’s gone What’s newWhat’s new What moved (short to long)What moved (short to long) Question orderQuestion order Question wordingQuestion wording
ALLOCATE ALLOCATE SoftwareSoftware
The Jocelyn Tipton ShowThe Jocelyn Tipton Show
Change in File StructuresChange in File Structures
Old forms: flat and dBaseOld forms: flat and dBase New forms:New forms:
TextText ExcelExcel Access, FoxPro and dBaseAccess, FoxPro and dBase
Which structure is right for you Which structure is right for you Quirks and adjustmentsQuirks and adjustments
Disseminator as Disseminator as Consultant:Consultant:
Explaining geographyExplaining geography Getting users to ask questions about Getting users to ask questions about
the datathe data Explaining why the numbers don’t Explaining why the numbers don’t
matchmatch Walking people through sites and Walking people through sites and
toolstools Getting individuals to the right Getting individuals to the right
informationinformation