Demographic Profile Products

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Quick Links ACS Profile Reports (2006) SF3 Profiles (2000) Circular Area Profiles SF3 Trend Reports Detailed SF3 Profiles IRS Migration Profile Missouri County Data Map Applinks Master Menu MABLE/Geocorr 2K RxA Cure for the Common Codes American FactFinder Overview - The Missouri Census Data Center has created a family of related applications that provide access to distilled demographic summaries of a wide array of geographic areas based on the results of the 2000 and 1990 decennial censuses. Each application is comprised of a similar set of software components: A report-generating web application that accepts standardized parameters (mostly geographic codes) and dynamically generates a profile (a report using HTML) based on those specifications. These reports are sent directly to the web browser. In addition to the demographic data, they include a series of hyperlinks to metadata and related applications. These web applications are all written using the SAS(r) software package. A hierarchal system of menu pages that guide the user to the appropriate geographic selection. These menu systems generally contain an application main menu which provides links to a series of geographic-universe-based submenus (e.g. a menu for counties, another for cities, another for ZIP codes, etc.). These top-level submenus usually exist for entire-United States geography and for the states of Missouri, Illinois and Kansas geography (we have data for smaller geographic entities for these states, and for Missouri we have addtional custom-generated geographic summaries). Using these menus the user "drills down" and at the end of the path winds up clicking on a link that consists of the name of the area to be profiled. The hyperlinks invoke the web application and pass the appropriate parameters so users need not worry about the details of the specifications. (So you can easily get a profile for the city of Chicago without having to know the FIPS codes for either Illinois or Chicago -- these details are built into the menus.) The underlying datasets that provide the data being displayed by the applications. These datasets are organized within special directories, and direct access to the data is available via a special web application called Uexplore/Dexter. Related usage notes and metadata files. Why So Many? - The MCDC has developed five of these profile products. Why so many? Partly because the Census Bureau delivers most of the data from a decennial census in two basic kinds of summary files: Data based on the short-form questionnaire that everyone fills out. Usually referred to as complete count data. Data based on the long-form questionnair that is sent to only a sample (about 1 in 6) of households. Usually referred to as sample data. Because the data from the short form is released about a year earlier than the data from the long form, we usually have to create data products based on the short form earlier than those based on the long form. The short-form data is also available at finer units of geography (down to the block level) that the long-form data. Our profile products usually come in pairs, with one being based on short-form data and the other based on long form data. The specific data products (summary files) released by the Census Bureau corresponding to these two kinds of data are "Summary File 1" (complete count) and "Summary File 3" (sample data). (There are also summary files 2 and 4 but we do not use those tabulations in our demographic profile products.) The other defining dimension for these data products is the year or years of the data. We have two products that contain data only from the 2000 census, one that has data only from the 1990 census, and two more that are trend reports containing comparable data items for both decades. Demographic Profile Summary Table With Links - The following table provides a summary of the current "dp" applications along with links to the main and primary menus for each. Application Description Menu Links dp3_2k Demographic Profile 3, 2000 Census. Most detailed profile, based on sample (long form) data. Subject matter includes age, race, income, poverty, education, commuting, household types, and housing values. The tables include a special column that contain hyperlinks to display complete SF3 tables upon which the extracts are based. Main US   MO   IL   KS dp3_2kt Demographic Profile 3 Trend Reports, 1990 & 2000 Census. Basic demographic indicators based on sample (long form) data showing their values from the two decennial censuses and the change over the decade. Probably the most useful report in the series. Includes data at the census tract and BG level for Missouri. Main US   MO   IL   KS dp1_2k Demographic Profile 1, 2000 Census. Less detailed profile, based on complete count (short form) data. Subject matter includes just the basics, including age, race, household types, and tenure. For most geographic areas the report also shows the 1990 population and the change over the decade. Main US   MO   IL   KS dp1_2kt Demographic Profile 1 Trend Reports, 1990 & 2000 Census. Basic demographic indicators based on the short form data, showing values from the two decennial censuses and the change over the decade. Includes data at the census tract and BG level only for Missouri. Main US   MO   xtabs3v2 Basic Tables Reports, 1990 Census. Basic demographic indicators based on the 1990 long form data. Many (but not all) of these data items are also available in the dp3_2kt reports. A unique feature of these reports is the use of a "traffic lighting" color code scheme that indicates the ranking of selected key indicators within the reports. Data at the census tract level is available here for the entire country. Main (Each state has its own main menu, accessible from the application main menu.) Related Product from the Census Bureau: DP1 thru DP4 - For 2000 the Census Bureau created demographic profiles similar to what can be found in the MCDC's dp1_2k and dp3_2k products. These profiles are available as 4-page pdf files/reports, each summarizing one geographic entity. The first report/page ("DP1") is based on short form data, while the remaining three ("DP2", "DP3" and "DP4") are based on long form data. They are available only for selected geographic units (states, counties, cities, Congressional Districts and MSA's) but for the entire country. Access these profiles using the MCDC's front-end menu page. Or, if you prefer, you can go straight to the Bureau's Demographic Profiles web page (which links to the Profiles search page) to access these reports.

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