U.S. Census Bureau Update
American Library Association, Midwinter Meeting, January 2005
Andrea.Sevetson@census.gov 301-763-5207
Notes on Pop-up Blockers:
I've received a number of comments about new software being implemented at institutions with pop-up blockers. Pop-up blockers will block the update feature on AFF Maps and Geography links, and I've also been told that the pop-up blockers will interfere with downloading tables as anything other than html. Users may want to investigate either how to turn on and turnoff their pop-up blockers, or make sure your browsers accept pop-ups from AFF.
Census Product Update:
http://www.census.gov/mp/www/cpu.html
Census Bureau Contacts/Ask the Experts
http://www.census.gov/main/www/ask.html
News Releases To receive Census Bureau news releases, go to:
http://lists.census.gov/mailman/listinfo/public-news-alert
RSS Feed:
The Census Bureau syndicates some of the content on the Web Site through RSS feeds. Available feeds at Census.gov: New on the Site and Census Product Update
2002 Economic Census:
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Home page:
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/
Release Schedule:
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/guide/g02sched.htm
Industry Reports:
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/guide/industryseries.htm
NAICS:
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
Check http://www.census.gov/newonsite/ regularly for the new PDF reports
First Geographic Area Series Reports from 2002 Economic Census. The first Geographic Area Series reports from 2002 Econ Census are now available. Colorado was just released Mid-December. Each sector will have a set of state reports. Also up are:
EC02-53A-NM Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, New Mexico: 2002
EC02-53A-MT Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, Montana: 2002
EC02-53A-ME Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, Maine: 2002
2002 Economic Census slide presentations are available at:
http://www.census.gov/epcd/ec02/ec02slides.htm
State and County Quickfacts (available from the right side of the Census Bureau homepage) now has a link to cities. QuickFacts now includes data for cities and towns with more than 25,000 people.
(http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/)
American FactFinder (AFF):
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Some changes occurred in early January. See the AFF Main page What's New for the Update. Or check the new Quick Guide ( http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/aff_r10_quickguide.pdf) for a 17-page update including all of the new features related to the American Community Survey.
ACS on AFF - In early January, the Census Bureau released even more data from the American Community Survey (ACS) through the American FactFinder (AFF) web-based data access tool. The ACS is an ongoing survey that becomes national in scope in 2005. ACS is the planned replacement for the census long form questionnaire in 2010. The ACS on a monthly basis collects the kinds of sample characteristics data (income, mortgage status, occupants per room, vehicles available, education, language spoken, etc.) that formerly have been collected in the long form questionnaire. Also in January, the AFF will include even more derived data sets based on the ACS such as ranking tables, profiles, multi-year tables, and public microdata. In the future, you also will be able to find annual data for areas as small as census tracts from the ACS. See What's New on AFF Main page for all of the details.
Tutorials:
click on HELP on the menu bar. In the pop-up box that opens, look for Tutorials. There are links to tutorials on American FactFinder Site Tour , Using FactFinder Search Features, Working with FactFinder Tables, Creating Custom Tables, Creating and Using Maps, and Working with Economic Data .
American Community Survey
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Full Implementation to begin in January. The U.S. Census Bureau has announced it has received $146 million for ACS for FY 2005. The funding, approved by the U.S. Congress as part of a massive omnibus bill, allows the Census Bureau to conduct a short form-only census in 2010 and provide the nation with annual socio-economic information every year, rather than just once a decade.
The ACS will be mailed to a sample of households in all 3,233 U.S. counties and in Puerto Rico each month, beginning in late December. Implementation of the ACS in group quarters (e.g. college dormitories and prisons) will be delayed until 2006.
Toolkit. The ACS toolkit can be found at:
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/SBasics/congress_toolkit/toolkit.htm
Special Tabulation for Administration on Aging
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This tabulation, known as STP 9, was contracted for by the Administration on Aging and is similar to STP 14 from the 1990 census. Part A consists of 116 population tables and is already available on the AoA web site (www.aoa.gov) . Part B: Housing and Household Characteristics is tentatively scheduled for release at the end of the year. Data are provided in Excel spreadsheet formats. The Census Bureau will develop and sell the 9 CDs, representing AoA regions, or the combined DVD product. Data are available down to the census tract level.
Historical Income & Poverty Data
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Among the most eagerly awaited data from the Census Bureau are the income and poverty figures released each fall. The official figures are collected each March in the Current Population Survey. Income data from this source has been released each year in a P-60 Series report since 1947; poverty data since 1959. You can find historical data and the full range of P-60 reports on the Income and Poverty web pages (these pages are links from the home page under People.
We the People series
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These are being issued as part of the Census 2000 Special Reports series, so look at the bottom of: http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs.html#sr for reports as they appear. The first publications in the series are out: We the People: Asians in the United States (CENSR-17) ; We the People: Hispanics in the United States (CENSR-18) ; and We the People: Aging in the United States (CENSR-19). Also expected are: Arab, women/men and the older population, Black, Two or More Races, American Indian Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations are a part of this series.
109th Congressional District data was released Jan. 6.
Look on AFF under the Data Sets link from the main page, Decennial Census tab. Data from the Census 2000 Summary Files have been retabulated for the newly drawn 109th Congressional District boundaries. SF1 and SF3 data are available.
Interesting Reports & Updates
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Designing P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data for the Year 2010 Census - The View From the States http://www.census.gov/rdo/www/view.pdf and the Redistricting Data Program Home page: http://www.census.gov/rdo/www/
Ability to Speak English by Language Spoken at Home (PHC-T-37)
http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t37.html
The Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2004 -- National-level tabulations on this population group by characteristics such as citizenship status, age, year of entry, poverty status and world region of birth. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of Jan. 2.)
Newly available as part of the scanning project:
-Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970
-1890 Decennial Census reports are beginning to come out
-Statistical Abstract - all of the volumes that we have scanned are up!
Promotions/Information Materials
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A new brochure, 4 Easy Steps to Accessing Census 2000 Data on the American FactFinder, was printed in Dec. We have copies at the booth. Several new Power Point presentations are available on the Public Use Presentation Library (http://www.census.gov/mso/www/pres_lib/index2.html). These include three presentations on the foreign-born population and one based on the Census 2000 Brief No. 31, Grandparents Living with Grandchildren: 2000.
UPDATE FROM ALA: I'll post URLs for 4 Easy Steps, and a new powerpoint slide presentation on the American Community Survey after the 1st of February.
Data Wheels - The SF 1 (blue) and the SF 3 (red) data wheels have been reprinted. Due to high external demand, they may now be purchased in bulk from the Customer Services Center at a cost of $1.50 each, plus shipping and handling.
2005 Training Dates:
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Understanding Federal Statistics (UFS) will be offered: March 7-10, 2005; June 13-16, 2005; September 12-15, 2005; December 5-8, 2005. For course content and registration information see:
http://www.census.gov/mso/www/training/index.htm