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A
Step-by-Step Guide to Using Census 2000 Data
offers 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 2000 dataset
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: Redistricting
Summary 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.
The
companion
CD-ROM includes:
Sample
Census 2000 Data:
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Microsoft®
Access Databases for Summary Files
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Sample
Summary File 1, 2, 3, and 4 Data
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Sample
TIGER/Line® File
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Sample
TIGER® Shape File
ArcExplorer®
4.0 GIS Viewer Software
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A
Step-by-Step
Guide
to Using
Census
2000 Data
(Includes companion CD-ROM)
(Publish
Date: March 2004)
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Learn how to:
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Import
Census Summary Files into Microsoft®
Access
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Create
Smaller Consolidated Census 2000 Data Files
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Locate
Demographic Statistics for Particular Census Geographies
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Import
TIGER/Line® Files into Microsoft®
Access
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Determine
the Census Block, Block Group, or Tract, of a Particular
Address
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Add
Census 2000 Data to TIGER®
Shape
Files
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Utilize
ArcExplorer®
with TIGER®
Shape
Files
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Download
Census Data from American FactFinder
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Download
Data files from the Census FTP Website
Includes
a Description of:
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Summary
Files 1, 2, 3, 4, and Redistricting Files
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Multiracial
Categories
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Summary
Levels
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TIGER/Line®
Files
Includes
Census Table Listings of the following:
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.
Publication
Information:
A
Step-by-Step Guide to Using Census 2000 Data
(Publish Date: March 2004)
ISBN 0-9752546-0-X
Anthony
E. Fairfax
Published by Census Channel
An
Imprint of MediaChannel Publishing
280 pages
Dimensions: 8 ½ x 11 inches
Paperback © 2004
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