DSDR KB:
Data Type: Summary/Tabular Questions
- I am pulling race-specific county level data from the 1990 summary file data. I have to use the original summary files because neither American FactFinder or NHGIS iterate characteristics across all the race groups I need. However, I am getting strange results. I get multiple records for my counties.
- Can one get data on Polish Americans from the census?
- I use NHGIS to get summary data from the census - not just historical data, but even the 2000 Census. However, when I try to get data for zip codes, I can only get data for one zip code at a time. Is there a solution for this?
- I need data for all zip codes in the nation. Getting the data via American FactFinder looks tedious because it only allows one to download 7,000 geographic areas at a time.
- I have some health areas that are defined on the basis of census tracts. When I try to get race-specific results using summary file data from the census (2000) using American FactFinder, I find that some of my census tracts are missing. I know these tracts exist. What is going on?
- I am using data from the American Community Survey (ACS) for Monroe and Lenawee counties in Michigan. The tables from American Factfinder have margins of error for all the cells. However, if I am combining the two counties is there a way to calculate new margins of error based on this larger population?
- I am using data from selected zip codes in California for 1980 to 2000. How can I tell if the boundaries for these zip codes have remained the same?
- The 2007 ACS data were released today. How long will it take for us to get the microdata?
- What are the geographic areas available for the 2007 ACS?
- I need median household income for all zip codes in California. Where can I get access to this?
- Can I identify the lower 9th ward in New Orleans by zip code or census tracts?
- I have some students working for me who are unfamiliar with statistical packages. Is there a way that they can pull off data for all census tracts in the tri-county area for Detroit? I have specific tables that I want for 1990 and 1980.
- I need many tables from the summary census data for 1990 at the census tract and block group level. I find American FactFinder difficult to use because I can only get data for a single tract at a time. I need all census tracts and block in Los Angeles county. Is there a better solution?
- Is there data for Washtenaw county in the ACS yet? How many counties in Michigan are available?
- Is there a way to estimate what percentage of workers are foreign born by class of worker for congressional districts? I am using the 2005 ACS with the geographic area of 109th Congressional District.
- Does the American Community Survey (ACS) have data for zip codes?
- I am looking for census data by gender on age, marital status, education, employment status, income, and race for congressional districts for each Congress from the 103rd to the 110th.
- Why do the counts from SF1 and SF3 differ?
- I am generating some age-specific counts for various neighborhoods to compare with data in the Research Data Center (RDC). However, I am having trouble getting these counts to agree with what previous workers on this project have generated. Can you take a look at my numbers vs the project counts for our neighborhoods?
- Do you know if the summary files include information on the US protectorates in the Pacific (Guam, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Micronesia, etc.) and the Virgin Islands? I know the Census Bureau conducts a census in these locations.
- I need national data from Summary File 3 from the 2000 Census. I need data at the county, census tract, and block level – summary levels 40, 140, and 150). This looks like a lot of files to download for just these summary levels. Is there a better solution?
- I can not find the 2000 version of the 1990 “School District Data book." I know that there is a 2000 version, since the National Center for Education Statistics has it on their website: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/selectgoe.asp The NCES interface is extraordinarily cumbersome to use.
- Do you know where I can find a list of the variables that are available in the summary files for the 2000 census down to the block level? I should know the answer to this by now.
- I need to know if there is a good sources to look up 2000 PUMA geography via maps or lists. I need to get an idea of how different metros and counties line up with PUMAs.
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