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From FactFinder : NYC Department of City Planning’s Population Division is proud to announce the release of New York City Population FactFinder (NYC PFF), a major update of NYC Census FactFinder (CFF). The application has been developed at City Planning by its extraordinary Labs Team, and they are excited to finally share it with you! The latest iteration includes a host of improvements that the user base has requested, including: Intuitive design that allows you to easily define study areas Enhanced interactive map and expanded geographic options for creating custom study areas by combining census blocks, tracts, neighborhoods (NTAs), or Community Districts (PUMAs) Expanded profile content, including population density; and detailed languages, countries of birth, and disability status Indicators of reliability and statistical significance for all estimates, so you can be confident using the data Change over time and detailed comparisons of two areas Ability to save and share un...

The preliminary results from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO) are now available from  American FactFinder . As part of the Economic Census, which is conducted every five years, the Survey of Business Owners uses a sample of 1.75 million employer and nonemployer businesses. The results provide estimates on firms, receipts, payroll and employment by gender, ethnicity, race and veteran status. The preliminary release provides a high-level snapshot prior to the final release.

I received a request for the number of stay-at-home moms in a particular geography. Posting the inquiry to a listserv, here are some of the responses: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2007 Historical Changes in stay-at-Home Mothers: 1969 to 2009 What I REALLY wanted, though, was: table B23007: PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS BY FAMILY TYPE BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS . So it also has data for stay-at-home dads as well! One can go to American FactFinder and find data for fair small geographies.

American FactFinder (AFF) is the Census Bureau’s primary dissemination tool for many Census Bureau Programs, including: Decennial Census American Community Survey Population Estimates Economic Census of the United States Economic Census of the Island Areas Survey of Business Owners Commodity Flow Survey County & ZIP Code Business Patterns Nonemployer Statistics Annual Survey of Manufacturers These programs listed above account for more than 60 datasets and publish data for over 12 million different geographies. To accommodate this large amount of data, AFF follows a topic based approach. You build a search by selecting keywords and filters from different search menus. As you add additional keywords and filters, the search results become limited to only the tables that meet the criteria. Once you have refined the search results to a suitable level, you can either download or view one or more tables. The table(s) will display the data selected.

With the Census Bureau's Legacy American FactFinder ending by the end of 2011, you may find this how-to guide from Michigan’s Dept of Technology for AFF2 helpful.

The press release reads: The U.S. Census Bureau debuts a reinvented American FactFinder today, making online access to 2010 Census data -- and many more statistics -- easier than ever. The new American FactFinder offers a fresh look, new tools and easier access to a wide range of Census Bureau statistics. Online today, you will find population estimates for 2008 and earlier years and findings from the 2000 Census. When fully implemented, the new FactFinder is projected to have about 250 billion data cells in more than 40,000 tables. BUT...the note attached to the notification also said: "Please note that very limited data are currently available on this system." Several paragraphs down: Users should note that American Community Survey, 2007 Economic Census and other economic survey data are not in the new version of American FactFinder at the present. These data sets can be accessed from the American FactFinder homepage and will be loaded to the new American FactFin...

American FactFinder is the primary tool for accessing data on the 2010 Census, the American Community Survey, Population Estimates and eventually the Economic Census. This link will help you navigate the new version of the American FactFinder page on the Census website. Please take some time to become familiar with the site before it goes live in January 2011.

This past week I was able to attend a training session at the New York Library Association's annual conference that was led by an Information Services Specialist from the Boston Regional Census Center. The next decennial census is scheduled to take place on April 1st, 2010. There have been a few changes in terms of what information will be collected through the census. The 2010 Census will only have 10 questions and every household will recieve the questionnaire. In New York State it is essential that every household fill out the questionnaire because the responses will determine the number of representatives that NYS will lose in Congress. It is predicted that the state will lose two representatives, but if every New Yorker were to be counted and surveyed, than theoretically we could only lose one seat. The long form has been eliminated entirely and has been replaced by the American Community Survey , which will provide the detailed information on housing, income, education,...