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ABOUT CTPP: Census Transportation Planning Package CTPP is a collection of summary tables generated from the census short- and long-form. Collected once in 10 years: 1990 and It contains information about –population –household characteristics –worker characteristics –characteristics of the Journey-to-Work (JTW). Data organized into 3 types of collections: –Summaries by Place of Residence –Summaries by Place of Work –Summaries by Journey to Work

ABOUT CTPP: Census Transportation Planning Package (continued…..) CTPP is organized into State and Urban Geographies –State summaries include data for all places of 2,500 or more population, the balance of the county, the county as a whole, the entire state. –Urban Element of CTPP consists of data summaries for urbanized areas with a population of 50,000 or more. –Summary tabulations are available for traffic analysis zones (TAZs) that have been defined by state and regional transportation agencies.

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CTPP 1990 in TranStats Data Available for Selective download all Geographies including –State Part A: by Place of residence –State Part B: by Place of Work –State Part C: by Journey to Work –Urban Part 1: by Place of residence –Urban Part 2: by Place of Work –Urban Part 3: by Journey to Work Geographic Data available for pre-zipped file download –spatial information in form of Arc View Shape files (.shp,.shx, and.dbf file extensions)

CTPP 1990 in TranStats ( continued…….) Geographic Data available for pre-zipped file download –spatial information in form of Arc View Shape files (.shp,.shx, and.dbf file extensions) –State Geographic Data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. County of Residence MCD (County subdivision code) PMSA (Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area) MSA/CMSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area/Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area) State. –Urban Geographic Data for all 303 regions CBD (Central Business District) MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) PMSA (Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area) TAZ (Traffic Analysis Zone) Region level.

New Highlight Features of TranStats: CTPP 2000 in TranStats –Data and complete Documentation available ASCII data for pre-zipped file download By State Part 1: Place of Residence Part 2: Place of Work Part 3: Journey to work –Selective Data Download available for Part 1: (partial) Tabulations 1 to 46 only Part 3 (complete) Tabulations 1 to 14 –By State and related geographies –By MPO detail geographies

CTPP 2000 in TranStats (continued ……) –Data organized into smaller sections/segments due to volume and size of data –Data volume include PartTabulationsTotal Cells (approx) # Sections PartSectionTabulations 111 to to to to to to to to to to to 14

ABOUT CTPP in TranStats TranStats offers analysts several unique features: Data download –Selective download of variables of interest –Download the data as comma separated files “csv” format directly to your PC for analysis –Pre-zipped data files available for large databases –Selective download by GROUPS of data –Merge Groups into one table Online data documentation –Profiles on each Database –Table Summaries and Profiles –Data Definitions –Code Information for Data variables

Data Download – Selective Download of Variables and Groups Example: CTPP 2000 Part 3 data for State Summary level for Alabama State

Data Download – Selective Download of Variables and Groups (continued……) Example: CTPP 2000 Part 3 data for State Summary level for Alabama State Selective download Variables Selective download Groups of variables Select Summary levels and Tab Areas

Data Download – Selective Download of Variables and Groups (continued……) Example: CTPP 2000 Part 3 data for State Summary level for Alabama State 1. Data Selection 2. 3.

Data Download – Selective Download of Variables and Groups (continued……) Example: CTPP 2000 Part 3 data for State Summary level for Alabama State 1. Data Selection One file for each group selected along with field description files.

Data Download – Selective Download of Variables and Groups (continued……) Merge groups into one table Example: CTPP 2000 Part 3 data for State Summary level for Alabama State 1. Data Selection

Data Download – Selective Download of Variables and Groups Merge groups into one table Example: CTPP 2000 Part 3 data for State Summary level for Alabama State 1. Data Selection Consolidated file for all group selected along with field description file.

Data Download – Pre-Zipped Data files for Large Data Example: CTPP 2000 Part 1 ASCII data file for Alabama

TranStats offers analysts several unique features: Data download –Selective download of variables of interest –Download the data as comma separated files “csv” format directly to your PC for analysis –Pre-zipped data files available for large databases –Selective download by GROUPS of data –Merge Groups into one table Online data documentation –Profiles on each Database –Table Summaries and Profiles –Data Definitions – Field Contents and terms –Code Information for Data variables

Online Data Documentation – Database Profiles Example: CTPP 2000

Online Data Documentation – Table Profiles Example: CTPP 2000

Online Data Documentation – Data definitions Example: CTPP 2000 Part 3 Group Descriptions Column/ Cell Descriptions Download Column Descriptions

Summary Level code Information Online Data Documentation – Code Information Example: CTPP 2000 Part 3: Summary Level Code Information

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