1. 1 Using the American Community Survey with American Factfinder CTPP Webinar Dec 2, 2008 Melissa Chiu, CTPP Coordinator Journey to Work and Migration Statistics Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division U.S. Census Bureau

2. 2 ACS Data Release Schedule Data products are released in the year following the single year or multiyear period in which data are collected.

3. 3 Web Site Improvements Training New and revised content on ACS web site –ACS Compass Series: Understanding the the ACS (UTACS) Handbooks –Tutorials and Powerpoint slides –www.census.gov/acs/www/UseData/Compass/compass_series.html Train the Trainer workshops at SDCs, regional offices, etc.

4. 4 Data User Education: Target Audiences for ACS Compass and Other Materials General Users Businesses High School Teachers Media Congressional Staff State & Local Governments Federal Agencies Researchers Rural Areas PUMS Users American Indians / Alaska Natives PRCS (in Spanish)

5. 5 Information about the American Community Survey www.census.gov/acs/ Subscribe to the ACS Alert

6. 6 Organization of ACS Data in the American FactFinder 1-year and 3-year data products distinguished Once 3-year products are released, those represent the default ACS products. Assistance links highlighted Users can select other data sets

7. 7 Journey-to-Work ACS Data No changes in questions or response categories from 2005 to 2009 data years No changes in data products between –2006 and 2007 single-year –2005-to-2007, 2006-to-2008, 2007-to-2009 multiyear –2005-to-2009 multiyear

8. 8 Journey-to-Work ACS Data Products Data products and prefixes B Base Detailed Table C Collapsed Detailed Table S Subject Table R Ranking Table GCT Geographic Comparison Table M Thematic Map Commuting products are numbered “08” Example: B08xxx is a Base Table on commuting

9. 9 Journey-to-Work ACS Data Products Detailed Table examples: Means of transportation by worker characteristics Travel time by time leaving home Place of work for metropolitan, micropolitan, and non-metro/micro levels Vehicles available in household Majority of tables available at both residence and workplace geography

10. 10 Journey-to-Work ACS Data Products Subject Tables same information as Detailed Tables but more user friendly format Examples: Commuting characteristics by sex Means of transportation to work by selected characteristics, at residence and at workplace geography

11. 11 Journey-to-Work ACS Data Products Ranking Tables rank states for one measure: Mean travel time to work Percent of workers who traveled to work … by car, truck, or van alone by carpool by public transportation Percent of workers who worked outside county of residence

12. 12 Journey-to-Work ACS Data Products Geographic Comparison Tables cover same measures as Ranking Tables but for more geographies Examples: Mean travel time to work for counties by U.S. state Percent of workers who traveled to work by carpool by place by U.S. state Percent of workers who worked outside county of residence by urban / rural, metropolitan and micropolitan area status

13. 13 Journey-to-Work ACS Data Products Thematic Maps allow users to design own maps of same measures as Ranking Tables Can determine… Data classes: number and breaks Boundaries and features Level of geography - State - County - Congressional district - Metropolitan/ micropolitan statistical area - Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

14. Data Products- American FactFinder factfinder.census.gov

15. 15 Select Dataset and Product Type

16. 16 List all Tables- Select “08” Products

17. 17 Select Geography Many ways to select geography Geography is hierarchical: First select type of geography, then specific area.

18. 18 Subject Table- Example Click “Data Sets” to change data product Change year, geography, subject table Print, download, save or load a query

19. 19 Detailed Table- Example Can select multiple areas for detailed tables Select geo type, e.g. urban, rural, metro, principal city Change to collapsed version Can select multiple detailed tables too (scroll down)

20. 20 Detailed Tables- Geo Components Click Next to see other geographies selected Download to get all geographies and tables at once

21. 21 Download- Example

22. 22 Ranking Table- Example Can sort by rank or by state

23. 23 Geographic Comparison Table- Example Geographies or geo components within nation or state only

24. 24 Thematic Map- Example

25. 25 Other Options in AFF Can create “Custom table” from the detailed tables Can “Download PUMS data” file for microdata

26. 26 U. S. Census Bureau Melissa Chiu, CTPP Coordinator Journey-to-Work & Migration Statistics Branch Melissa.C.Chiu@census.gov 301-763-2454, 2421