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Census 101: A beginner's guide to getting just a little local data
Paul Overberg of USA Today offers tips for getting local Census data off the Web using American FactFinder, the Census Bureau's data dissemination site. |
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Census I: Stories Everyone Can Do
Lexington NICAR 2000 Three tipsheets in one! "Getting Help to Get Ready" lists resources to begin the self-educating on the Census 2000 information. "10 Census 2000 Stories Any Newspaper Can Do" is a listing of ten quick hits based on Census 2000 data. "Census 2000: Which Numbers Do We Use?" helps figure out how to measure the change and adjustments. |
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U.S. Census Bureau New York, 2000 This handout contains a printout of the Census Bureau home page and a sample of data products that are available from the Census Bureau. |
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First data from Census 2000: Can you say "PL 94-171?" New York 2000 This tipsheet explains some of the first data to come out from Census 2000. |
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Building a Census Toolbox New York 2000 This handout lists Web sites that contain information such as the 2000 census record layouts and the 1970 census data. |
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Preparing for the 2000 Census Los Angeles, 1999 Doig lists a series of tips on how to begin investigating census data "during the relative calm before the data storm hits." |
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Data Analysis and Census Data NICAR Boston 1999 This tipsheet file contains information on data analysis tools and census data. There is an article from Science magazine on the history of the U. S. census and the one-number census concept, a reprint of an article from Nieman Reports on using the Gini coefficient to measure income inequality, and a handout on the dissimilarity index. |
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United States Census 2000 Boston 1999 This tipsheet file contains four handouts. The first is "The Importance of a Fair and Accurate Census," which explains potential shortcomings and their ramifications. The census is the basis for virtually all demographic information used by educators, policy makers, journalists and community leaders. The second handout is "Updated Summary; Census 2000 Operational Plan." The official plan published in February 1999 by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The third handout is a transcript titled, "Oral Statement of Kenneth Prewitt, Director, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, March 2, 1999." His presentation was his opportunity to comment on Chairman Miller's ten suggestions for how to improve the census. The fourth handout is a worksheet titled, "Proposed Data Products for the Census 2000 Products and Dissemination Program." It lists what information will be published and how it will be made available. |
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Census 2000: It's not too early to get ready New Orleans, 1998 This handout provides practical tips for getting the most out of the U.S. Census web site, strategies for planning stories with Census 2000 data, a list of questions on the upcoming census form and products available from the U.S. Census Bureau. |
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Gini ratio: A tool to measure income inequality Lexington NICAR 2000 This tipsheet continues to explain how to accurately compare data from the 2000 Census with previous Censuses. This tipsheet specifically deals with the Gini ratio, a tool standard to economists but foreign to many journalists. |
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Deciphering Government Statistics Washington, 2000 This tipsheet includes a sample news release from the United States Department of Commerce, a division of the US Census Bureau, marked with the reporter's comments. It also includes projections from the census bureau, a breakdown of census sectors, and a sample statistics-based article from USA Today. |
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Tips for Preparing for Census 2000 data Los Angeles, 1999 O'Reilly gives a brief description of how reporters can start planning for 2000. He supports his assertions by including six Los Angeles Times articles about census data gathering and what the current data signifies. |
