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Population Studies Webinar Follow-Up Summary

Join John DeWitt, Social Science Data Analysis Project Manager and Lisa Neidert from Data Services at the Population Studies Center for an overview touching on past and future resources, including American FactFinder redesign, data interpretation, and upcoming releases. Learn about Census population counts, demographic analysis, and redistricting challenges. Explore ACS data, trends, and stories for engaging local narratives.

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Population Studies Webinar Follow-Up Summary

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  1. Webinar Overview Follow-up Webinar John DeWitt Project Manager Social Science Data Analysis Network Lisa Neidert Data Services Population Studies Center

  2. Overview • Touch base • Contact us if you need help • Manipulation; Interpretation; Sources for quotations • Gauge interest in future webinars • Tutorial for re-design of American FactFinder • Other topics? • Touch on Current/Future resources • Review American FactFinder • Questions

  3. Current News • ACS 5-year data released on December 14th • Links to the Distribution of the Population Across the US • Lots of national stories but plenty of room for local stories • Simple items can paint an interesting story • Race, Hispanic, Age, Foreign born, Poverty, Education • Marriage and Family Formation; 30%+ Mortgages • Use all of your geographies • School Districts; Congressional Districts; State legislative districts • Trend Comparisons [19?? – 2010]

  4. Future News • Census 2010 Population Counts release date is December 21st • Should already have an idea of how your state will do • Handful of states on the bubble, but there may be surprises • Will US total population fall within Demographic Analysis estimates? • 305.7 – 312.8 • 72% of difference is driven by different immigration assumptions • Will there by any challenges to the 2010 Census?

  5. Future News • Re-districting • All states have to re-district, not just states that lose/gain seats • Get a head-start by looking at ACS data on Congressional Districts • P.L. 94-171 data released during Feb-Mar on a flow basis • Don’t forget GQ (prison) population • Technical Link (Gerrymandering) • Tobler’s Law, Urbanization, and Electoral Bias

  6. Future News • Additional Releases of ACS Data • 3-year tabular data • 3-year and 5-year PUMS data • Updates to PDQ-Explore • 2009 single year data before 2011 • Population Estimates • Down the road • Ranking stories are always interesting • Biggest losers (population); • Highest gains (percentage); etc. • Components – births, deaths, in-migrants, outmigration, etc.

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