Census 2000 Census 2000

Products:Products: Concept and UseConcept and Use

APDU 2001: Workshop BAPDU 2001: Workshop BJocelyn TiptonJocelyn Tipton

Wendy ThomasWendy Thomas

Kimball BraceKimball Brace13 October 200113 October 2001

OverviewOverview Concepts then and Concepts then and

now: 1990 and now: 1990 and 2000 2000 RaceRace GeographyGeography Industry and Industry and

Occupation CodesOccupation Codes Questions: additions, Questions: additions,

deletions, changes in deletions, changes in wording, shift from wording, shift from short to longshort to long

ALLOCATE ALLOCATE SOFTWARESOFTWARE

Internet access Internet access Change in file structuresChange in file structures Wading into the morassWading into the morass

Disseminator as Disseminator as consultant: consultant: Explaining geographyExplaining geography Asking questions Asking questions Explaining why the Explaining why the

numbers don’t match numbers don’t match Walking people through Walking people through

sites and toolssites and tools Getting individuals to Getting individuals to

the right informationthe right information

RaceRace

The ‘old’ wayThe ‘old’ way Simplicity can be deceptiveSimplicity can be deceptive

The ‘new’ wayThe ‘new’ way CollectionCollection TabulationTabulation UsingUsing

Historical comparabilityHistorical comparability

GeographyGeography

Changes Changes www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/glossary.htmlwww.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/glossary.html

Urban and Rural CriteriaUrban and Rural Criteria www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/ua_2k.htmlwww.census.gov/geo/www/ua/ua_2k.html

Census Block StrategyCensus Block Strategy www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/block/htmlwww.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/block/html

Metropolitan Area StandardsMetropolitan Area Standards www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/masrp.htmlwww.census.gov/population/www/estimates/masrp.html www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/

aboutmetro.htmlaboutmetro.html

Industry and Occupation Industry and Occupation CodesCodes

NAICCS and SICNAICCS and SIC SOCSOC Sources of informationSources of information Historical comparabilityHistorical comparability

Questions…Questions…

What’s goneWhat’s gone What’s newWhat’s new What moved (short to long)What moved (short to long) Question orderQuestion order Question wordingQuestion wording

ALLOCATE ALLOCATE SoftwareSoftware

The Jocelyn Tipton ShowThe Jocelyn Tipton Show

Change in File StructuresChange in File Structures

Old forms: flat and dBaseOld forms: flat and dBase New forms:New forms:

TextText ExcelExcel Access, FoxPro and dBaseAccess, FoxPro and dBase

Which structure is right for you Which structure is right for you Quirks and adjustmentsQuirks and adjustments

Disseminator as Disseminator as Consultant:Consultant:

Explaining geographyExplaining geography Getting users to ask questions about Getting users to ask questions about

the datathe data Explaining why the numbers don’t Explaining why the numbers don’t

matchmatch Walking people through sites and Walking people through sites and

toolstools Getting individuals to the right Getting individuals to the right

informationinformation