1. American Factfinder and Census 2000 Exercises (and Answers)

2. Exercise 1 Exercise 1 http://factfinder.census.gov http://factfinder.census.gov Using Reference Maps, search your home address to determine census tract, block group and block number in 2000. HINTS 1. Choose Reference Maps 2. Change Selections/Geography 3. Change to Address Searching and Type Address 4. Highlight BLOCK GROUP and SHOW MAP Answers

3. Exercise 2 Exercise 2 http://factfinder.census.gov http://factfinder.census.gov Using Data Sets and Census 2000 Summary File 1, find a geographic comparison table showing the percentage of Hispanics by county within Michigan. HINTS 1. Choose Data Sets and click once on Census 2000 Summary Files 1 box. 2. Click on Geographic Comparison Tables. 3. Change level to Nation to State. Wait for pop-up menus on state name. Choose Michigan. Then State-County. NEXT. 4. Choose the obvious table and SHOW TABLE. Answers

4. Exercise 3 Exercise 3 http://factfinder.census.gov http://factfinder.census.gov Using Data Sets and Census 2000 Summary File 1, find a detailed table showing median age for the population by census tract in Oakland County. Then add the Oakland County total to the table. HINTS 1. Choose Data Sets/Census 2000 Summary File 1. 2. Click on Detailed Tables. 3. Change level to census tract. Wait for pop-up menus. Choose all tracts. NEXT. 4. Change Detailed Tables menu from List of All Tables to Keyword Search. Search median age. Highlight obvious table and ADD. 5. Once you have first table, CHANGE SELECTIONS/GEOGRAPHY. 6. Choose COUNTY level for new geography, then Oakland. ADD Answers

5. Exercise 4 Exercise 4 http://factfinder.census.gov http://factfinder.census.gov Using Data Sets, Census 2000 Supplementary File and the 1990 Summary File 3, determine the rise in gross median rent in Washtenaw County between 1990 and 2000. HINTS 1.Choose Data Sets/Census 2000 Supplementary File, Detailed Tables. 2.Choose county level, Michigan, Washtenaw, ADD, NEXT. 3. Click on Keyword. Search median gross rent. Highlight table and select. SHOW Table. 4. Write down data. Then CHANGE SELECTIONS/Data Set. 5. Accept Washtenaw County by pressing NEXT. 6. Change to keyword searching. Search median gross rent. Highlight table and ADD. SHOW TABLE. Answers

6. Exercise 7 Exercise 7 http://factfinder.census.gov http://factfinder.census.gov Using Thematic Maps and Summary File 1, create a map showing the percentage of persons under 18 by census tract in Wayne County in 2000. HINTS 1. Choose Thematic Maps. 2. Change to Summary File 1 Data Set if necessary. 3. Choose county level for geography even though your goal is tract. 4. You can choose your theme by subject or list all themes. 5. Your initial map will show county subdivisions but you can change it to census tracts using the pulldown menu. Answers

7. Exercise 8 Exercise 8 http://factfinder.census.gov http://factfinder.census.gov Using Keyword Searching, find a 1990 table that shows poverty status by age in Washtenaw County by census tract. Then find a thematic map that shows the percent of families and persons in poverty in Washtenaw County. HINTS 1. Type the word “poverty” in the keyword box. 2. Browse down the search results to 1990 Summary File 3. 3. Click on MORE to expand the list and then choose the table. 4. Choose all tracts for Washtenaw County and ADD. You may need to remove the nation. 5. After your table appears, click on RELATED ITEMS to choose a thematic map on poverty. 6. If the map shows a county other than Washtenaw, change it using the LIST GEOGRAPHY method. Answers

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47. Part 1: Part 1: Census Questionnaire and Geography Part 2: Part 2: Reference Maps Part 3: Part 3: Data Sets, Geographic Comparison Tables Part 4: Part 4: Detailed Tables, Modifying Spreadsheets Part 5: Part 5: List of All Tables, Multiple Geographic Levels, Other Data Sets in Factfinder Part 6: Part 6: Thematic Maps, Place Name and Keyword Searching Part 7: Part 7: Geocodes, CD-ROMS and DVDs, Census Help Table of Contents