using the new american factfinder michelle jiles u.s. census bureau webinar for dot/fhwa october 11,...

Using the New American FactFinder

Michelle JilesU.S. Census Bureau

Webinar for DOT/FHWAOctober 11, 2011

Overview

I. Introduction

II. Searching in the new AFFII

III. Retrieving and Modifying Tables

IV. Example using Decennial Census Data

V. Resources and Q&A

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Introduction

• A new American FactFinder (AFF) was introduced with the 2010 Decennial Census and 2010 ACS data

- Why a new system

- Data prior to 2010

• The American Community Survey (ACS) replaces the Decennial Census Long Form

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General Navigation

• From the main page two ways to search

• Quick Start– Center text entry

• Topics– Left side navigation

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Quick Start

Quick Start – Topic Search

Quick Start - Topic Search Results

Quick Start Relevancy Rankings

• Rules that return results– Exact and “fuzzy” matches

• Ex. “Kids” returns tables on children

– Searches in title, universe, stub– Results order determined by product type and

number of times text appears in table– Can enter multiple search terms

Quick Start – Table ID Search

Quick Start – Table ID Search

Quick Start – Table ID Search

Topics Search

Topics Search

• Use this search to find certain types of data or data from a specific year or dataset

• Each topic has a drop-down menu that allows you to narrow your search

Topics Search

• Topics list for ACS:– People – population topics– Housing – housing topics– Year – survey year– Product type – profile, detailed table, subject

table…– Program – survey (ACS, Census, Econ

surveys)– Dataset – 1, 3, 5-year

Number of Tables

Topics Search

Topics Search

Topics Search

Topics Search

• When searching for a table:

– Topics Search is the closest to the legacy system logic

– Searching through the Topic search will return different results then using the Quick Start

Geography Search

Filter Options

Geo Name

Search Issues

• Refining too much/not enough

• Selecting a search/topic combination that does not exist in the dataset

• Not clearing out old selections when starting a new search

Retrieving Tables

Table Options

Modifying Tables

Table Tools

Table Tools

Table Tools

Transposed Table

Live Demonstration and Q&A

AFF Resources

• General assistance with AFF

301-763-INFO (4636) or 800-923-8282 • FAQs

https://ask.census.gov/app/answers/list/search/1/kw/znewaff

• ONLINE TUTORIALS

http://factfinder2.census.gov/help/en/american_factfinder_help.htm#

For more Information

• Visit the ACS/PRCS website:• http://www.census.gov/acs/www

• (Can also sign-up for email updates)

• Contact by telephone:• 1-800-923-8282

• Contact by email:• acso.users.support@census.gov

• Michelle Jiles• michelle.e.jiles@census.gov

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