Using CensusScope to Understand the Changing Landscape in the United States William H. Frey and John...

Using CensusScope to Understand the Changing Landscape in the United States

William H. Frey and John P. DeWitt, University of MichiganOctober 28, 2009

What is CensusScope?• http://www.CensusScope.org/• Data product

– Maps, charts, tables– Data for nation, states, counties, and metros

• Easy to use!• CensusScope simplifies the process

– Trend data– Collapsing variable categories when appropriate– Highly sought after and interesting topics– Guiding users– Transition through topics from same geography, or through geographies for

same topic• Easy to use!

• What to expect from CensusScope in the future?

CensusScope

Tab navigation takes you to topics

CensusScope Topics

CensusScope: Charts and Trends

CensusScope Maps

CensusScope Maps

Clicking on a state in the map will take you to related charts and trends for that map

CensusScope: What’s coming?

• New CensusScope Example Topic• Updated data from ACS and Census 2010• Zoomable maps– State and county data

• Dynamic interface• Downloadable data• Exportable graphics

CensusScope: What’s coming?• Compare across different geographies

>> Frequency Table

Compare

Hands-on Time• http://www.CensusScope.org• http://ssdan.icpsr.umich.edu/acs/censusscope_map.html

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