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Let us show you how to find and use Census data for your everyday uses, including informing your business planning, supporting grant proposals and research projects, planning of local schools and hospitals, and much more! Whether you’re looking for economic or demographic data, we can teach you how to get what you need for your various projects.
Options for Learning
There are three main ways that you can learn to find Census data. And all of it is free!
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Description: This " Accessing Fertility Statistics" webinar will help users in the search and navigation of the Census website, and in locating the topical data. We will include visual examples, show you actual tools to locate and access data, and demonstrate how these data can be used. Some familiarity with Census Bureau data would be helpful before viewing the webinars.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Descripción: Esta conferencia le ofrecerá a usted la oportunidad de aprender cómo las estadísticas de pobreza de la Oficina del Censo pueden beneficiarle a usted y a su comunidad. Usted también aprenderá cómo la Oficina del Censo reconoce los parámetros de pobreza, las tendencias más actuales, y cómo encontrar estadísticas de pobreza utilizando las herramientas que la Oficina del Censo ofrece.
*Esta conferencia se ofrecerá completamente en español.
Hora: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Link para WebEx: https://census.webex.com/census/j.php?MTID=m2195901a8a69fc3d1912a5c7ca8167a6
Número de teléfono para audio: 877-960-9068
Código: 3316697
Description: The American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files show untabulated population and housing unit records with individual response information. For example, they show how respondents answered questions on educational attainment, occupation, place of work, housing value, and so forth. In this webinar, we will discuss foundational aspects of working with the ACS PUMS files, including the organization of the files, the confidentiality of the files, accessing the data, geographic availability, and the PUMS documentation.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Description: This " Accessing County Business Data" webinar will help users in the search and navigation of the Census website, and in locating the topical data. We will include visual examples, show you actual tools to locate and access data, and demonstrate how these data can be used. Some familiarity with Census Bureau data would be helpful before viewing the webinars.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Description: This " Accessing Public School System Finances Data" webinar will help users in the search and navigation of the Census website, and in locating the topical data. We will include visual examples, show you actual tools to locate and access data, and demonstrate how these data can be used. Some familiarity with Census Bureau data would be helpful before viewing the webinars.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Description: This webinar will help users in the search and navigation of the Census website, and in locating labor force data. We include visual examples of the types of data offered, and show you actual tools to locate and access the data.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Description: This webinar will help users in the search and navigation of the Census website, and in locating data on those who work from home. We include visual examples of the types of data offered, and show you actual tools to locate and access the data.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Description: Margins of error (MOE) are provided for every American Community Survey (ACS) estimate. In this webinar, we will explain MOEs, and why they are important. The webinar also will cover how to use MOEs for statistical testing, a demonstration of the statistical testing tool, how to approximate the MOE for an estimate, information on the variance replicate tables, and how to locate online resources for further information.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Description: This webinar will help users in the search and navigation of the Census website, and in locating data on workers and the industries in which they work. We include visual examples of the types of data offered, and show you actual tools to locate and access the data.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Description: Join us during National Hurricane Preparedness Week to learn how to plan and respond to emergencies using Census Bureau data. In this session, you will learn how to access statistics for custom geographies using free online data tools: OnTheMap for Emergency Management, OnTheMap, and American FactFinder. Our data allow you to analyze an area’s potential:
Statistics are brought to you by datasets from the American Community Survey (ACS) and Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Origin Destination Employment Statistics (LODES).
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Description: Discover the richness of American Community Survey (ACS) data when you learn how to map it. In this webinar, we will cover background information about the ACS, as well as how to join ACS data with a layer of geography by downloading a geodatabase file, opening the file in ArcMap, and joining the ACS data table to a feature class.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Description: The Census Bureau Application Programming Interface (API) lets developers customize Census Bureau statistics into apps that provide users with access to publicly available datasets, including the American Community Survey (ACS). In this webinar, we will discuss how to access the API, identify ACS variables and geographies to build queries, and locate additional resources.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Description: The TIGERweb and TIGERweb Decennial web-based applications allow the users to visualize our TIGER(Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing database) data. We will review the applications' features and attributes by doing a brief walk through of the tool.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Description: This webinar will help users in the search and navigation of the Census website, and in locating data on entrepreneurs. We include visual examples of the types of data offered, and show you actual tools to locate and access the data.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Description: Discover the detailed social, economic, and housing statistics that the American Community Survey (ACS) provides for every community every year. You will learn about basics of the yearly estimates and datasets produced from the ACS, resources available on our website, and how to access ACS data products through a variety of tools, with special emphasis on American FactFinder.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Description: Every five years, the U.S. Census Bureau releases products for detailed population groups. Learn how to access data for American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) tribes, as well as detailed race, Hispanic origin, tribal, and ancestry populations using the newly released 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables and AIAN Tables.
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)