1. LISA NEIDERT & SHERRY BRISKE DATA SERVICES PSC/ISR HTTP://WWW.PSC.ISR.UMICH.EDU/DIS/CENSUS/OVERVIEWX.HTML LISAN@UMICH.EDU & SBRISKE@UMICH.EDU @MSDRDATA Overview of Access Tools for Aggregate Census Data

2. Timely Workshop Release of 2006-2010 ACS data [Dec 8 th ]  Based on 2010 census tract boundaries  Based on 2010 population weights Geographically referenced data  Not just from the Census Bureau Understand census geography  Census tract boundary changes  Relationship of census geographies to each other

3. ACS Data Release Rules

4. ACS 2010 Type by County

5. Confused? Get Help

6. Arbitrary Typology Access Tools Data Products Geographic Crosswalks GIS Geographic Reference

7. Demo Items American FactFinder Social Explorer LTDB MABLE/GeoCorr PUMA2County Stephen S. Clark Library ShapeFiles (Census Bureau & NHGIS) Definitions Maps (ACS)

8. Link to Overview

9. Avoid the Icebergs: Get Help from Experts