Census user how-to and documentation
Fact-sheet: What is a housing unit? What is a group quarters facility?
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Fact-sheet: What is a housing unit? What is a group quarters facility?
Most people live in housing units. But what counts as a housing unit? This information sheet clarifies the basic concepts and provides examples using the Census Bureau’s guidelines.
Find it here: https://metrocouncil.org/Handbook/Files/Resources/Fact-Sheet/LAND-USE/Housing-Unit-vs-Group-Quarter.aspx
CEDSCI Deep Links Tutorial
For those of you fighting with the new CEDSCI website, you can access tables directly through URL “deep links.” I have found for simple tasks, like getting several tables for all counties in a state, this is faster than going through the web search and table filter.
via Mara Kaminowitz, GIS Coordinator, Baltimore Metropolitan Council
Plan to Plan for 2020 webinar series
The “Plan to Plan” webinar series provides orientation and training on specific 2020 Census programs and operations. Numerous state-based partners are involved, and the series will discuss the possible roles of SDCs and state networks. Our presenters include both Census Bureau program managers and state-based experts, invited to present their experience, best practices and tips for successful state involvement.
The “Plan to Plan” webinar series is organized by the SDC Steering Committee, and hosted by program staff at Census Bureau. Comments, suggestions and volunteers are invited. You can contact Jennifer Shultz, Pennsylvania SDC, or any Steering Committee member.
Webinar recordings
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Upcoming: Continuing the series
Additional webinars are being planned. This list of topics is subject to change, additions, and rescheduling.
- Building Custom Reports with APIs. Proposed, 2019.
The “Plan to Plan” webinar series is organized by the SDC Steering Committee, and hosted by program staff at Census Bureau. Comments, suggestions and volunteers are invited. You can contact Jennifer Shultz, Pennsylvania SDC, or any Steering Committee member.
Applied Demography Toolbox
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Applied Demography Toolbox
This Applied Demography Toolbox is a collection of applied demography computer programs, scripts, spreadsheets, databases and texts. If you would like to use, share or reproduce information or ideas from the linked files, be sure to cite the respective source.
Find it here: http://www.demog.berkeley.edu/~eddieh/toolbox.html
Workbook: ORGANIZING Complete Count Committees
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Workbook: ORGANIZING Complete Count Committees
The CCC is open and inclusive, speaks the languages of all the communities within it, and builds trust by encouraging neighbor-to-neighbor awareness of the importance of an accurate census count.
Find it here: https://mn.gov/admin/assets/CCC%20workbook_3-15-18_tcm36-330543.pdf