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Exploring American FactFinder 2: A Comprehensive Tool for Demographic Data

American FactFinder 2 (AFF2) marks a significant upgrade from its predecessor, Legacy FactFinder. While designed to enhance user experience and data accessibility, many longtime users have faced challenges with its launch. This presentation covers the strengths of AFF2, including its interactive search capabilities and superior map features, while addressing common issues subscribers encounter, such as county data accessibility and export options. Additionally, an introduction to Data Ferrett highlights its vast array of databases for more in-depth data analysis.

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Exploring American FactFinder 2: A Comprehensive Tool for Demographic Data

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  1. Using American FactFinderand Data Ferrett Ronald Campbell The Orange County Register rcampbell@ocregister.com 0:00

  2. Is the new AFF an evil plot? 00:30

  3. Well, no: A long-needed change • “Legacy FactFinder” (launched 1999-2000) • Built for Census geeks • Grew over time; breadth, quality of data varies by topic • FactFinder 2 (launched January 2011) • More carefully designed • But poorly launched – and frustrating for longtime users 1:16

  4. Demo of legacy FactFinder 1:44

  5. Legacy FactFinder is like a box of chocolates … 4:18

  6. FactFinder 2 is already better • Topics • People • Counts, age & sex, income, etc. • Housing • Counts, occupancy, mortgage & rent • Datasets • Geography • States, counties, places • Address search 4:28

  7. In some respects it’s way better • User can choose among many results. • Search is interactive and nearly instant. • And the maps are far better than anything delivered by Legacy FactFinder. 5:20

  8. Demo of FactFinder 2 5:45

  9. But (you knew there would be a but …) • Why is it so hard to get data for all the places in a single county? • Why can’t I get a profile for my city on QuickStart? • Why is the transition taking so long? • Why can’t I export a map as a shapefile or KML? 23:00

  10. For the truly geeky: Data Ferrett! 23:57

  11. Nearly two dozen databases • Decennial Census • American Community Survey • Current Population Survey • Consumer Expenditure Survey • National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey • Survey of Income and Program Participation … and many more 24:30

  12. And it comes in many flavors! • Aggregate • Microdata • Time series • Longitudinal 25:09

  13. Demo of Data Ferrett 25:53

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