Exploring the U.S. Census (eBook)

Your Guide to America’s Data

Francis P. Donnelly (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
464 Seiten
Sage Publications, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-5443-5544-3 (ISBN)

Inhalt

I. CENSUS FUNDAMENTALS
1. Placing the Census in Context
1.1 What is Census Data?
1.2 Application of Census Data
1.3 Role of the Census in American Society
1.4 Criticism of the Census
1.6 Conclusion and Next Steps
2. Dive into the Data
2.1 Introducing data.census.gov
2.2 First Steps in Data Exploration
2.3 Chart a Clear Path with Advanced Search
2.4 Other Sources for Census Data
2.5 Census Research Reports
2.6 Review Questions and Practice Exercises
3. Census Geography
3.1 Geography Matters
3.2 Census Geography Hierarchy
3.3 The Primary Trunk
3.4 Exploring Census Geography with TIGERweb
3.5 Other Geographies - The Branches
3.6 Revisiting TIGERweb
3.7 Geographic Reference
3.8 Review Questions and Practice Exercises
4. Subject Characteristics
4.1 The Census Universe
4.2 Residency
4.3 Population Characteristics
4.4 Housing Unit Characteristics
4.5 The Labor Force
4.6 Derived Measures
4.7 Exercises
4.8 Review Questions and Practice Exercises
II. THE PRIMARY DATASETS
5. The Decennial Census
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Census in the 21st Century
5.3 The Data Collection Process
5.4 Decennial Census Data
5.5 Exercises
5.6 Review Questions and Practice Exercises
6. The American Community Survey
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Fundamentals of the ACS
6.3 ACS Variables
6.4 Exercises
6.5 Review Questions and Practice Exercises
7. Population Estimates Program
7.1 Introduction
7.2 PEP Fundamentals
7.3 PEP Datasets and Variables
7.4 Applications for PEP Data
7.5 Exercises
7.6 Review Questions and Practice Exercises
8. Business Datasets
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Navigating Industries with NAICS
8.3 Data for Business Establishments
8.4 Labor Force Statistics
8.5 Exercises
8.6 Review Questions and Practice Exercises
9. Integrating Census Data into Research
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Writing With Census Data
9.3 Making Geographic Decisions
9.4 National Trends and Historical Context
9.5 Review Questions and Practice Exercises
III. ADVANCED TOPICS
10. Mapping and GIS
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Creating Maps Online
10.3 Introduction to GIS
10.4 GIS Exercise
10.5 Review Questions and Practice Exercises
11. Census Data Derivatives
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Measures of Population Distribution
11.3 Measures of Income and Inequality
11.4 Means and Medians for Aggregates
11.5 Geographic Derivatives
11.6 Review Questions and Practice Exercises
12. Historical Data and Microdata
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Historical Census Data
12.3 Microdata
12.4 In Conclusion - What Next?
12.5 Review Questions and Practice Exercises

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.10.2019
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
• Schlagworte: ACS • American Community Survey • Census • Census Bureau • Data • Data Analysis • data collection • Decennial Census • Donnelly • Exploring the U.S. Census • Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America′s Data • Geographic Information System • Geography • GIS • Research design • Research methods • Research process • spreadsheet • U.S. Census • US Census
• ISBN-10: 1-5443-5544-0 / 1544355440
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5443-5544-3 / 9781544355443