Finding Data Using the New American FactFinder

Finding
Data
Using
the
New

American
FactFinder

Michael
Howser

Connec0cut
State
Data
Center

Connecticut State Data Center &
Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC

Outline

•  Introduc0ons

•  Overview
of
CtSDC
and
MAGIC

•  2010
Census
Highlights

•  Decennial
Census
and
American
Community

Survey

•  Exploring
the
New
American
FactFinder


What
is
the

Connec0cut
State
Data
Center?

•  Connec0cut’s
Census
Bureau

Liaison

•  Part
of
the
Na0onal
Data

Center
Network

•  Assists
public
with
accessing

Census
Data

•  Provides
custom
data

resources
for
Connec0cut

•  Funded
by
Oﬃce
of
Policy
and

Management

ctsdc.uconn.edu


What
is
MAGIC?

•  University
of
Connec0cut

Libraries
Map
and
Geographic

Informa0on
Center
–
MAGIC

•  Over
220,000
print
maps

•  Historical
Aerial
Photography

for
Connec0cut

•  Provides
digi0zed
maps
and

aerial
photography
in
full-‐
quality
TIFF
format
for

download
–
FREE!

magic.lib.uconn.edu


Connec0cut
State
Data
Center
+

MAGIC
=
Data
&
Maps

•  Connec0cut
State
Data

Center
moved
to
MAGIC

in
October
2010

•  Collabora0on
combines

GIS
and
Mapping

technology
with
Census

data!

•  Custom
datasets
are

digitally
preserved

ctsdc.uconn.edu/maps.html


Who
is
MAGIC
and
the

Connec0cut
State
Data
Center

Librarians
Undergraduate
Students

•  Steve
Ba^
•  Nathan
Bruce

•  Michael
Howser
•  Steven
Daniels

•  Bill
Miller
•  Sophie
Do

•  Andrew
Erick

Graduate
Students
•  Edward
Fitzgerald

•  Jie
Lin
•  Tia
Hogan

•  Jon
Pollak
•  Brian
Perchal

•  Josh
Strunk
•  Trevor
Rzucidlo


2010
Census
Quick
Facts


2010
Census
Quick
Facts

•  Just
over
72%
of
U.S.

Households
mailed
back

their
forms
(same
as
2000)

•  48
million
addresses
were

followed
up

•  2010
Census
was
$1.6

Billion
under
budget!


2010
Census
Timeline

•  December
2010
–
Na0onal

Popula0on

•  Feb
-‐

March
2011
–

Redistric0ng
Data
Released

•  May
2011
–
Demographic

Proﬁles
Released

•  June
–
Aug
2011
–

Summary
File
1
Released

•  December
2011
–

Summary
File
2
Released


December
21,
2010


Popula0on
Change

Increase
in
House
Seats

•  Texas
(+4),
Florida
(+2),

Arizona
(+1),
Georgia
(+1),

Nevada
(+1),
South
Carolina
(+1),

Utah
(+1),
Washington
(+1)

Decrease
in
House
Seats

•  Ohio
(-‐2),
New
York
(-‐2),

Illinois
(-‐1),
Iowa
(-‐1),

Louisiana
(-‐1),
Massachuse^s

(-‐1),
Michigan
(-‐1),

New
Jersey
(-‐1),
Pennsylvania
(-‐1)


U.S.
Popula0on
Snapshot

2000
2010

Total
Popula0on
281,421,906
308,745,538
(+9.7%)

White
211,460,626
223,553,265
(+5.7%)

Black
or
African
American
34,658,190
38,929,319
(+12.3%)

American
Indian
&
Alaska
Na0ve
2,475,956
2,932,248
(+18.4%)

Asian
10,242,998
14,674,252
(+43.3%)

Na0ve
Hawaiian
and
Other
Paciﬁc
Islander
398,835
540,013
(+35.4%)

Some
Other
Race
15,359,073
19,107,368
(+24.4%)

Hispanic
or
La0no
35,305,818
50,477,594
(+43%)


2010
U.S.
Census
Data
-‐
Connec0cut

2000
2010

Total
Popula0on
3,405,565
3,574,097
(+4.9%)

White
2,780,355
2,772,410
(-‐0.3%)

Black
or
African
American
309,843
362,296
(+16.9%)

American
Indian
&
Alaska
Na0ve
9,639
11,256
(+16.8%)

Asian
82,313
135,565
(+64.7%)

Na0ve
Hawaiian
and
Other
Paciﬁc
Islander
1,366
1,428
(+4.5%)

Some
Other
Race
147,201
198,466
(+34.8%)

Hispanic
or
La0no
320,323
479,087
(+49.6%)


Loca9ng
2010
Census
and

American
Community
Survey
Data

using
the
NEW
American
FactFinder


FactFinder
Outline

1.  Overview
of
Decennial
Census
&
American

Community
Survey
programs

2.  Census
geography
overview

3.  Ques0onnaire
topics,
and
examples
of

subjects
&
tables/maps
in
the
New
American

FactFinder

4.  New
American
FactFinder
live
searching


2010
Decennial
Census
Background

2010
Census
was
Short
Form
Only!

• 
Number
of
people
at
• Sex

address
• 
Age

• 
Own
or
rent
(tenure)
• 
Hispanic/La0no
origin

• 
Phone
number
• 
Race

• Name
• Rela0onship
to

Householder

More
informa0on:
See
2010
Census
link
from
Census
Bureau
site

www.census.gov


For
2010
there
will
not
be
an
SF3

Many
of
these
variables
are
within

the
American
Community
Survey


Economic,
Social,
and
Housing
Characteris0cs
Data
now

collected
only
by
the
American
Community
Survey

Documenta0on,
Guidance
for
Data
Users,
Methodology
and
More:
American

Community
Survey
link
from
Census
homepage:
www.census.gov


Release
Schedule
for
ACS
Data


ACS
1-‐Year
data
is
available
for
large
Connec0cut
geographies:

ACS
1-‐Year
data
is

published

every
year

for
8
towns:

Bridgeport

Danbury

Norwalk

Stamford

Harpord

New
Britain

New
Haven

Waterbury

ACS
1-‐Year
data
is
also
available
at
other
geographies
with
greater
than
65,000
popula0on:

• 
Statewide
Sta0s0cal
Areas
65,000
+

• 
Coun0es
• 
New
England
City
and
Town

• 
Congressional
Districts
Areas
65,000+

• 
School
Districts
65,000+

• 
Metropolitan
/
Micropolitan


ACS
3-‐Year
data
is
available
for
addi0onal
Connec0cut
geographies:

ACS
3-‐Year
data
is

published
every
year
for

54
towns:

Berlin
Newtown

Bloomfield
North
Haven

Branford
Norwalk

Bristol
Norwich

Cheshire
Ridgefield

East
Harpord
Shelton

East
Haven
Simsbury

Enfield
South
Windsor

Farmington
Southington

Glastonbury
Stamford

Groton
Strapord

Guilford
Torrington

Hamden
Trumbull

Harpord
Vernon

ACS
3-‐Year
data
is
also
available
at
other
geographies
Manchester
Wallingford

Mansfield
Waterbury

with
greater
than
20,000
popula0on:
Meriden
Watertown

Middletown
West
Harpord

Statewide
Milford
West
Haven

County

Naugatuck
Westport

New
Britain
Wethersfield

Congressional
Districts
New
Haven
Windham

Metropolitan
/
Micropolitan
Sta0s0cal
Areas

New
London
Windsor

School
districts
with
20,000+
popula0on
New
Milford

Newington


ACS
5-‐Year
data
is
available
for
all
Connec0cut
geographies:

ACS
5-‐Year
data
is
published
every
year
for
all
large
and
small
geographies:

• Tracts
• Metropolitan
/
Micropoli0an

• All
towns
(County

Sta0s0cal
Areas

Subdivisions)
• Congressional
Districts

• Census
Designated
Places
• Coun0es

• School
Districts
• State

• American
Indian
Areas


More
Informa0on
on
the

American
Community
Survey…


Comparing
ACS
Data


Census
Geography
Overview


Census
Block:
Blocks
2002-‐2004,
Block

Group
2,
Census
Tract
3510,
New
Haven

County,
CT


Census
Block
Groups


Census
Tract:
Tract
3510,
New
Haven

County,
Connec0cut


County
Subdivision:
Waterbury
Town,

New
Haven
County,
CT


Place
/
Census
Designated
Place:

Storrs
CDP,
Connec0cut


County
Subdivision:
Mansﬁeld
Town,

Tolland
County,
Connec0cut


Metropolitan
Sta0s0cal
Area:

New
Haven
–
Milford
Metro
Area


Example
of
thema0c
mapping
in
the

new
American
FactFinder


2010 Decennial Census data available at many additional
geographies including:
•  2010 State Legislative District, Upper Chamber
•  2010 State Legislative District, Lower Chamber
•  Voting Districts
•  Elementary School Districts
•  Secondary School Districts
•  Unified School Districts


Examples
of
social
&
economic
ques0ons
on
Census
2010
and

American
Community
Survey
ques0onnaires,
and

corresponding
tables
in
American
FactFinder

hEp://facJinder2.census.gov


Age
&
Sex
(2010
Census)

Table:

Sex
by
age
for
the

popula0on
under
20

(by
CT
elementary

school
districts)


Ethnicity
&
Race
(2010
Census)

Table:

Hispanic
or
La0no
origin
of

householder
by
race
of

householder
(Harpord
blocks)

Table:

Race
of
householders
in

Harpord
(by
block)

Other
sources
for
data
on
race

(U.S.
Census
Bureau
web
site

Subjects
A
to
Z)


Household
Rela0onships
(2010

Census)

Table:

Harpord,
CT

Demographic
Proﬁle

Table:

Household
type
by

rela0onship
(White

alone,
non-‐Hispanic)

by
CT
Towns


Health
Insurance
Coverage
(ACS)

Table:

Health
Insurance
Coverage

Status

Table:

Health
Insurance
Coverage

Status
by
Age
(Hispanic
or

La0no)

Table:

Types
of
Health
Insurance

Coverage
by
Age

Other
sources
for
data

(U.S.
Census
Bureau
web
site

Subjects
A
to
Z)


Disability
(ACS)

Table:

Disability
Characteris0cs
(CT)

Other
sources
for
data

(U.S.
Census
Bureau
web
site

Subjects
A
to
Z)


Marital
Status
and
Marital
History

(ACS)

Table:

Marital
Status
2010
ACS
1-‐yr

Es0mates
(CT
towns
65,000+

pop.)

Table:

Characteris0cs
of
people
with

a
marital
event
in
the
last
12

months
(U.S.)

Other
sources
for
data

(Census
Bureau
and
Na0onal

Center
for
Health
Sta0s0cs)


Grandparents
as
Caregivers
(ACS)

Table:

Grandparents
living
with
own

grandchildren
under
18
years
by

responsibility
for
own

grandchildren
and
age
of

grandparent
(Black
or
African

American
alone)
in
CT

Other
sources
for
data

(U.S.
Census
Bureau
web
site

Subjects
A
to
Z)


Income
&
Government
Beneﬁts
(ACS)

Table
example:

Selected
Economic

Characteris0cs

2008-‐2010
American

Community
Survey
3-‐yr

Es0mates
(CT
County

Subdivisions)

Other
sources
for
data:

• 
Income
&
Poverty

• 
Survey
of
Income
and

Program
Par0cipa0on

(U.S.
Census
Bureau

Subjects
A
to
Z)


Educa0on
Table
examples:

Women
15
to
50
who
had

(ACS)
a
birth
in
the
past
12

months
by
marital
status

and
educa0onal

aâinment

Field
of
bachelor’s
degree

for
first
major
for
the

popula0on
25
and
over

(Asian
alone)
in
CT
(ACS
1-‐
yr
es0mate)

Other
sources
for
data

(from
Census
Bureau

Subjects
A
to
Z):

• 
Educa0onal
Aâinment

• 
School
Enrollment

• 
School
Districts
Data


Food
Stamps
(ACS)

Table
example:

Households
receiving
food

stamps
/
SNAP
beneﬁts
in

Bridgeport,
Harpord,
New

Haven
&
Waterbury
(2010
ACS

1-‐Year
Es0mates)

Other
sources
for
data:

Survey
of
Income
and
Program

Par0cipa0on

(U.S.
Census
Bureau
Subjects
A

to
Z)


Using
the

New
American
FactFinder


American
FactFinder
–
Let’s
Explore

•  Hands
on
Demo
will
highlight

–  Data
Access
(Topics
and
Geographies)

–  Downloading
data

–  Crea0ng
Maps
from
Data

–  Sharing
Maps
and
Data


Want
to
Download
2010
data?

•  For
Connec0cut
Data
Visit
ctsdc.uconn.edu


Stay
Current…
Follow
Us

ctsdc.uconn.edu


Ques0ons?

Contact
us
at:
ctsdc@uconn.edu

Special
Thanks

•  Yale
University
Libraries

•  Connec0cut
Oﬃce
of
Policy
and
Management

•  Na0onal
Endowment
for
the
Humani0es

•  On
the
Line:
How
schooling,
housing,
and
civil
rights
shaped
Harpord
and
its

suburbs

•  UConn
Department
of
Geography

•  UConn
Libraries
Digital
Projects
Team,
Directors
Council,
Informa0on
Technology

Services,
Planning
Team,
and
Undergraduate
Educa0on
Team

•  U.S.
Census
Bureau
&
U.S.
Census
Bureau
Boston
Regional
Oﬃce


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