I want specific demographic or economic information
I would like to obtain the latest Census data
by area
I want to download a data set containing the information
I need
I would like to produce a graphic to illustrate
socioeconomic data
I would like to compare information between
two years
I would like to obtain a definition
of a variable
I would like to determine if there
is a significant difference between two samples
I would like to see examples of how socioeconomic information
is used
I would like to obtain employment data
I would like to select my geographic areas
on a map
The best place to start looking is the Profiles and Custom Graphic page. This page offers the easiest access to this information in the form of tables containing all the information that is common to all the years in the time series. Make the choices with the pull down menus based on your needs. If you can't find the information you seek here, try the Census 2000 Data Selection Mapping Tool, which contains an expanded body of information for the 2000 census.
To obtain the largest selection of data for the 2000 census, go to the Census 2000 Data Selection Mapping Tool page. Follow the instructions on the opening screen to access the information.
To down load entire datasets or query the data, go to the Data Query page. From this page, the user can query the data to obtain a dataset containing only the information required, or can download entire datasets. To query the data, click on the "data query" button at the top of the page. To download entire datasets click on the type of data required (e.g. "demographic" or "income"). This will take you to a page on which you can review the data dictionaries and the metadata, as well as download the dataset.
To produce a graphic, go to the Profiles and Custom Graphic page. After making your choices concerning information and area, click on the "view profile report" button. On this page, choose whether you would like the graphic to display the information by area or by trend (analysis menu), choose the information to graph (characteristic menu) and choose the year(s) you want graphed (year menu). After you have made these choices, you may than choose whether you would like the default graph (a static (GIF) image), or an interactive graph, which allows you to choose the graph type, color scheme, etc.
The easiest way to do this is by displaying the information in a table created with the Profiles and Custom Graphic page. Make the choices with the pull down menus based on the information you require. In the "select a year interval to view below:" menu, choose the two years you want to compare.
If you are performing a data query and need a variable definition, click the "data dictionary" button after selecting a table. Then scroll down to the variable in question. If you are looking for variable definitions for a dataset that you have downloaded, go to the page from which the dataset was downloaded and click on the link in the "data dictionary" column. If you are using the Census 2000 Data Selection Mapping Tool, you may access the data dictionary by clicking on the title of the layer you have selected.
To make this determination, you will need to first graph the distributions. The significance test is on the graphics display. First, go to the Profiles and Custom Graphic page. After making your choices concerning information and area, click on the "view profile report" button. On this page, choose whether you would like to determine whether spatial or temporal distributions are significantly different (analysis menu), choose the variable (characteristic menu) and choose the year(s) (year menu), then click on the submit button (either graph type includes this test). When the graph is displayed, click on the link entitled, "determine whether difference between the samples is statistically significant."
To see examples of assessments that have carried out using this information, go to the Assessments page. These can be used to illustrate the use of the data, or glean tips on how to approach certain types of issues. This page will be updated when additional examples are brought to our attention.
Employment data is also available on the site, but unlike demographic and income data, it is only available on the Documentation, Data Query, and Download page. To query the employment data, click on the data query tool button, then follow the steps at the top of the data query page. Choose "BEA_EM" in the second step. To download the entire employment dataset click on "employment". This will take you to a page on which you can review the data dictionaries and the metadata, as well as download the dataset.
To choose geographies using a map interface, go to the Profiles and Custom Graphic page. Make the choices with the pull down menus based on your needs. After you have made the choices on the top row. Choose one of the geagraphic areas to be included in your choice (e.g. on of the four counties needed), then click on the "Display Map" button. This will open a map interface with which you may select multiple geographies. If you can't find the information you seek here, try the Census 2000 Data Selection Mapping Tool, with which you can also choose you area with a map interface.
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