Using CensusScope to Understand the Changing Landscape in the United States
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Using CensusScope to Understand the Changing Landscape in the United States
William H. Frey and John P. DeWitt, University of MichiganOctober 28, 2009
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What is CensusScope?• http://www.CensusScope.org/• Data product
– Maps, charts, tables– Data for nation, states, counties, and metros
• Easy to use!• CensusScope simplifies the process
– Trend data– Collapsing variable categories when appropriate– Highly sought after and interesting topics– Guiding users– Transition through topics from same geography, or through geographies for
same topic• Easy to use!
• What to expect from CensusScope in the future?
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CensusScope
Tab navigation takes you to topics
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CensusScope Topics
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CensusScope: Charts and Trends
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CensusScope: Charts and Trends
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CensusScope: Charts and Trends
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CensusScope Maps
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CensusScope Maps
Clicking on a state in the map will take you to related charts and trends for that map
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CensusScope: What’s coming?
• New CensusScope Example Topic• Updated data from ACS and Census 2010• Zoomable maps– State and county data
• Dynamic interface• Downloadable data• Exportable graphics
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CensusScope: What’s coming?• Compare across different geographies
>> Frequency TableCompare
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Hands-on Time• http://www.CensusScope.org• http://ssdan.icpsr.umich.edu/acs/censusscope_map.html
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Questions?