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This section addresses topics focused on data access and use and Census 2000 and covers these areas of interest:  Access: structure, content, access options Analysis/Interpretation: data usage Funding and resource allocation applications Mapping applications User meetings; communications about data access & use Sources of assistance
Data Files Summary Data File FTP Access Internet American Factfinder
Using GIS to Assess Long-term Demographic Change The change in population density by county for a 10-state great plains regions is chronicled by a set of Web pages starting with the 1940 10-state region by county population density map. Maps of this type can be an effective tool to make compelling presentations either in the form of Web pages or slide shows. Geographic Reference Files and Software Proximity has developed Address Matching Street Shapefiles and Address Match/Code software for use to (1) depict streets in mapping and GIS applications and (2) address-match and geocode user supplied site/address-oriented data and linkage to Census 2000 demographics. Census 2000 Briefs http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs.html
This section reviews applications that involve use of Census 2000 data in funding and related resource applications. Using Census 2000 Data for ESEA Title I LEA Funding Allocations The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is operated by the U.S. Department of Education and distributes in excess of $8 billion annually to local education agencies (LEAs). The ESEA Title I program is designed to improve educational opportunities for low-achieving children in schools and school districts (LEAs) serving areas with high poverty. The allocation of funds to LEAs is based on a complex formula that involves use of decennial census and other data. Under reauthorization legislation recently enacted, and under similar measures expected to be before Congress in the fall of 2002, the formulas make use of 1990 Census-based estimates. Proximity has compared the 1990 Census-based estimates with corresponding Census 2000 data for school districts and found large differences between the population estimates and the Census 2000 data. The magnitude and direction (overestimate or underestimate) of the differences vary widely for LEAs. Although an assessment is yet to be performed, the differences in magnitude of the estimates suggest the substantial possibility of within-state LEA funding allocation inequities, thus prospectively undermining the a primary goal of the ESEA Title I program (some LEAs possibly getting more funds than they should, others receiving less than they should - per the intent of the legislation). See http://proximityone.com/title1.htm for more information. The ESEA Title I formula, among other criteria, makes use of data on the number of persons 5-to-17 years of age for each school district. These data are available in the Proximity Census 2000 school district demographics database. See sample application. Data on the number persons 5-to-17 years of age play a role in other Federal funding and resource allocation programs that will be reviewed in this section in the future.
This section reviews mapping related applications/resources and topics that are a merger of the access and analysis sections. Mapping and GIS applications are important and widely used with decennial data and warrant this special focus. In addition, the Census Bureau TIGER/Line files from the foundation for many mapping and GIS resources and are thus also connected for this reason. Mapping Applications http://proximityone.com/maps2000.htm Census Bureau Maps via American Factfinder TIGER Map Service GIS Gateway LandView Data Viewer
State Data Center Meetings SDC Clearinghouse Webpage
Self Study and Training Support Materials The Census Bureau has developed several resources that can be used for self study or integration into face-to-face training. The public use training modules are available at the following URL: http://www.census.gov/mso/www/rsf/index.html. Sources of Assistance by Organization Proximity • Ask a Question Census Bureau • Locate subject specialist from this lookup list • Census 2000 Frequently Asked Questions • Locate specific Census Bureau staff phone/address/e-mail • Contact Census Bureau regional office information specialists • Training modules Libraries • Federal Depository Libraries State Data Centers • State Data Centers -- state points of contact State demographic specialists • Federal State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates (FSCPE) State redistricting liaisons for Census Bureau redistricting program. (The Census Bureau plans to develop a new list (expected soon) after legislatures hold their organizational meetings and new officials take office.) Metropolitan/regional contacts • Urban and Regional Information Systems Association State chapter links Special programs initiatives Asian American Federation of New York 120 Wall Street, 3rd Floor; New York, NY 10005 (212) 344-5878 parag@aafny.org California State University, Fresno ISIS Center 2255 E. Barstow, M/S IT9 Fresno, CA 93740 (559) 278-4951 kathym@csufresno.edu Center on Pacific Studies San Diego State Univ Interwork Institute 5850 Hardy Avenue, Suite 112 San Diego, CA 92182-7455 (619) 594-8808 kgaleai@interwork.sdsu.edu Children's Defense Fund Family Income Division 25 E. Street N.W. Washington, DC 20001 (202) 662-3565 asherman@childrensdefense.org Organization for Chinese Americans 1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 601 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 223-5500 gli@ocanatl.org Rural Community Assistance Program 1522 K Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 408-1273 hcutshall@rcap.org |
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