A
Step-by-Step Guide to Using Census 2000Dataoffers a
comprehensive educational package for individuals desiring to
learn how to fully utilize Census 2000 datasets. Design
for the novice as well as advance user, the book guides those
who desire to make use of the vast amount of Census 2000 data
that cover a wide spectrum of population and housing statistics
(e.g. race, ethnicity, income, education, poverty, employment,
and housing values).
Novice
Census data users should appreciate the baseline descriptions of
Census datasets as well as the step by step instructions.
Advanced users should value the book as a reference guide that
consolidates information pertaining to the major Census Summary
Files. Finally, organizations such as nonprofits with limited
budgets should find the book valuable by instructing them on how
to utilize Census data along with Microsoft Access and
ArcExplorer® (a royalty free GIS viewer) in place of more
expensive GIS applications.
Chapters
one (1) through three (3) of the book present the reader with
essential foundational information by describing the basic
features, formats, and file structures of Census 2000dataset
files. Chapters four (4) through eight (8) guide the reader
through practical examples of accessing and using Census 2000
datasets by presenting hands-on step-by-step instructions. The
step-by-step instructions include downloading, importing,
linking, and querying Census 2000 demographic and geographic
dataset files. The Appendix contains a collection of table
listings outlining the six (6) Census 2000 datasets that are
discussed in the book: RedistrictingSummary Files (P.L. 94-171); Summary Files (SF) 1, 2, 3,
and 4; and TIGER/Line® files.
Included
with the book is a CD-ROM containing sample Census 2000 Data and
Microsoft® Access Databases to be used with the hands-on
step-by-step instructions. Also, ArcExplorer® (a GIS viewer
developed by ESRI) is included enabling readers to easily view
and create maps with overlaying Census data.
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Learn how to:
Import
Census Summary Files into Microsoft®
Access
Create
Smaller Consolidated Census 2000 Data Files
Locate
Demographic Statistics for Particular Census Geographies
Import
TIGER/Line® Files into Microsoft®
Access
Determine
the Census Block, Block Group, or Tract, of a Particular
Address
Add
Census 2000 Data to TIGER®Shape
Files
Utilize
ArcExplorer®
with TIGER®Shape
Files
Download
Census Data from American FactFinder
Download
Data files from the Census FTP Website
Includes
a Description of:
Summary
Files 1, 2, 3, 4, and Redistricting Files
Multiracial
Categories
Summary
Levels
TIGER/Line®
Files
Includes
Census Table Listings of the following:
Redistricting
Summary File
Summary
File 1
Summary
File 2
Summary
File 3
Summary
File 4
TIGER®
.RT1 File
About
the Author:
Anthony
E. Fairfax is
a consultant who specializes in geodemographic analysis. For
over 15 years he has provided demographic, technical, or
Geographic Information System (GIS) support and training. His
consulting services extend to
variety of state, regional, and national organizations. He has
worked on an assortment of research projects serving both the
public and private sectors. Fairfax holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech.
