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Subject(s)

• United States—Census [Browse]
• United States—Population—Statistical methods [Browse]
• United States—Population—Statistics [Browse]

Author

• Donnelly, Frank [Browse]

Summary note

The United States census provides researchers, students, and the public with some of the richest information available about the American people. Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data gives social science students and researchers alike the tools to understand, extract, process, and analyze data from the decennial census, the American Community Survey, and other data collected on a continual basis by the U.S. Census Bureau. Hands-on exercises at the end of each chapter help readers dive into the data. This text provides a thorough background on the data collection methods, structures, and potential pitfalls of the census in one handy guide.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Contents

• Intro
• BRIEF CONTENTS
• DETAILED CONTENTS
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Introduction
• 1 Introducing The Census
• 2 Roadmap Of Topics
• 3 Data And Software
• Spreadsheet: LibreOffice ® Calc 6
• Database: SQLite
• Geographic Information Systems: QGIS 3
• 4 Conventions
• PART I CENSUS FUNDAMENTALS
• Chapter 1 Placing the Census in Context
• 1.1 What Is Census Data?
• 1.2 Applications Of Census Data
• 1.3 Role Of The Census In American Society
• 1.4 Criticism Of The Census
• 1.5 The Census Within The Data Universe
• The Federal Statistical System
• Open Data
• Big Data
• 1.6 Conclusion And Next Steps
• Chapter 2 Dive Into the Data
• 2.1 Introducing data.census.gov
• A New Way To Explore The Census
• The Census Bureau's Website
• Data Tables
• 2.2 First Steps In Data Exploration
• Tool Overview And Topical Search
• Profiles: Portraits Of Places
• 2.3 Chart A Clear Pathwith Advanced Search
• Advanced Search And Table Types
• Downloading And Importing Data
• Follow The Path For Advanced Search
• INFOBOX 2.1 ALTERNATE SEARCH STRATEGY: SEARCH BY TABLE ID
• 2.4 Other Sources For Census Data
• Missouri Census Data Center
• The Census Reporter
• National Historical Geograhic Information System
• State And Local Governments
• 2.5 Census Research Reports
• 2.6 Review Questions And Practice Exercises
• Chapter 3 Census Geography
• 3.1 Geography Matters
• 3.2 Census Geography Hierarchy
• 3.3 The Primary Trunk
• Nation
• Regions And Divisions
• States
• Counties
• Census Tracts
• INFOBOX 3.1 COUNTY EXCEPTIONS AND QUIRKS
• Census Block Groups
• Census Blocks
• Fitting The Pieces Together
• 3.4 Exploring Census Geography With Tigerweb
• 3.5 Other Geographies: The Branches
• Places And County Subdivisions
• Zip Codes, Zctas, And Pumas.
• Urban/Rural Status and Metropolitan Areas
• Congressional Districts
• Native American Lands
• 3.6 Revisiting Tigerweb
• 3.7 Geographic Reference
• 3.8 Review Questions And Practice Exercises
• Chapter 4 Subject Characteristics
• 4.1 The Census Universe
• 4.2 Residency
• 4.3 Population Characteristics
• Age and Sex
• Race and Ethnicity
• Households, Families, and Relationships
• Group Quarters
• 4.4 Housing Unit Characteristics
• Occupancy
• Tenure
• 4.5 The Labor Force
• 4.6 Derived Measures
• INFOBOX 4.1 DERIVED MEASURES IN THE CENSUS
• Infobox 4.1 Derived Measures In The Census
• 4.7 Exercises
• Exercise 1: Generational Categories and Introduction To The Calc Spreadsheet
• Exercise 2: Estimating Seasonal Populations and Basic Modeling With Calc
• INFOBOX 4.2 TIPS FOR NAVIGATING LARGE SPREADSHEETS
• 4.8 Review Questions And Practice Exercises
• PART II THE PRIMARY DATASETS
• Chapter 5 The Decennial Census
• 5.1 Introduction
• When Do You Use the Decennial Census?
• 5.2 The Census In The 21st Century
• The Recent Past: 2000 Versus 2010
• The Near Future: 2010 Versus 2020
• 5.3 The Data Collection Process
• Leading Up to the Count
• The Counting Process
• INFOBOX 5.1 THE HOMELESS POPULATION
• Postcensus Activities and Accuracy
• 5.4 Decennial Census Data
• INFOBOX 5.2 U.S. TERRITORIES AND THE ISLAND AREA CENSUS
• Infobox 5.2 U.s. Territories And The Island Area Census
• Pl 94-171
• INFOBOX 5.3 APPORTIONMENT
• Summary File 1
• Summary File 2
• Summary Files 3 And 4
• 5.5 Exercises
• Exercise 1: Relating Group Quarters and Rural Categories With Calc
• Exercise 2: Relating Group Quarters and Rural Categories With Sqlite
• INFOBOX 5.4 SQL WHERE CLAUSE
• Supplemental Exercise: Accessing Data In Bulk Via Ftp
• 5.6 Review Questions And Practice Exercises.
• Chapter 6 The American Community Survey
• 6.1 Introduction
• When Do You Use the Acs?
• 6.2 Fundamentals of the Acs
• Origins of the ACS
• Sampling and Estimate Creation
• Interpreting Period Estimates
• Challenges and Caveats
• 6.3 Acs Variables
• INFOBOX 6.1 TOOLS FOR WORKING WITH ACS FORMULAS
• 6.4 Exercises
• INFOBOX 6.2 WHAT'S NOT IN THE CENSUS
• Exercise 1: Aggregating Tract-level Estimates to Neighborhoods With Calc
• INFOBOX 6.3 CALCULATING CHANGE OVER TIME
• Exercise 2: Creating Custom Extracts With Dexter and Using Acs Data In Sqlite
• Supplemental Exercise: Ranking Acs Data and Testing for Statistical Difference
• 6.5 Review Questions And Practice Exercises
• Chapter 7 Population Estimates Program
• 7.1 Introduction
• When Do You Use the Pep?
• 7.2 Pep Fundamentals
• INFOBOX 7.1 ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS FOR OTHER COUNTRIES
• 7.3 Pep Datasets and Variables
• 7.4 Applications for PEP Data
• 7.5 Exercises
• Exercise 1: Studying Components of Change With Charts in Calc
• 7.6 Review Questions and Practice Exercises
• Chapter 8 Business Datasets
• 8.1 Introduction
• When Do You Use the Business Datasets?
• 8.2 Navigating Industries With Naics
• 8.3 Data For Business Establishments
• County and ZBPs
• The Economic Census
• INFOBOX 8.1 CENSUS OF GOVERNMENTS, CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
• Accessing Data, Confidentiality, and Disclosure
• Using Industry Data to Study Places
• 8.4 Labor Force Statistics
• 8.5 Exercises
• Exercise 1: Measuring Advanced Industries by NAICS With Calc
• INFOBOX 8.2 CBP AND ECONOMIC CENSUS DATA IN A RELATIONAL DATABASE
• 8.6 Review Questions And Practice Exercises
• Chapter 9 Integrating Census Data Into Research
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Writing With Census Data
• Weaving Census Data Into Your Writing
• The Census In Action: Examples In Research.
• 9.3 Making Geographic Decisions
• 9.4 National Trends And Historical Context
• 9.5 Review Questions And Practice Exercises
• PART III ADVANCED TOPICS
• Chapter 10 Mapping and GIS
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Creating Maps Online
• 10.3 Introduction To Gis
• GIS Fundamentals
• Census TIGER Files
• INFOBOX 10.1 GENERALIZATION AND CARTOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY SHAPEFILES
• 10.4 QGIS Exercise
• Vector Data in Shapefiles and CRS Basics
• INFOBOX 10.2 COORDINATE REFERENCE SYSTEMS
• QGIS Orientation
• Adding and Overlaying Layers
• Creating Subsets of Layers, Reprojecting CRS, Saving Projects
• Symbolizing Layers
• Joining Attributes and Mapping Data
• Geographic Analysis
• INFOBOX 10.3 ADD THE OPENSTREETMAP TO YOUR MAP
• Map Layout
• INFOBOX 10.4 PLOTTING COORDINATE DATA
• Next Steps
• 10.5 Review Questions and Practice Exercises
• Chapter 11 Census Data Derivatives
• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Measures Of Population Distribution
• Population Density
• Population Concentration
• Segregation
• Daytime Population
• Location Quotient
• 11.3 Measures of Income and Inequality
• Inflation
• Gini Coefficient
• Inequality Ratios
• 11.4 Means And Medians For Aggregates
• 11.5 Geographic Derivatives
• Allocation and Apportionment
• Location Analysis
• INFOBOX 11.1 RELATING ZIP CODES TO ZCTAs AND OTHER PLACES
• Address Geocoding
• 11.6 Review Questions And Practice Exercises
• Chapter 12 Historical Data and Microdata
• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.2 Historical Census Data
• Historical Considerations
• INFOBOX 12.1 HISTORIC CENSUS RECORDS FOR INDIVIDUALS
• National Historic Geographic Information System
• Normalization
• 12.3 Microdata
• INFOBOX 12.2 OTHER CENSUS SURVEYS AND ESTIMATES
• Current Population Survey
• Ipums Current Population Survey
• Alternatives to IPUMS Extracts
• Census Bureau Sources.
• 12.4 In Conclusion: what Next?
• INFOBOX 12.3 THE CENSUS BUREAU'S API
• 12.5 Review Questions and Practice Exercises
• References
• Index.

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ISBN

• 9781071909645
• 1071909649
• 9781544355436
• 1544355432
• 9781544355443
• 1544355440
• 9781544355450
• 1544355459

OCLC

1240718652

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