Start Date
16-8-2017 9:00 AM
Location
Auditorium Room 101
Description
Unfamiliar with Census data or first time attending the conference? No problem – start your day with this session designed for beginners or as a refresher to bring you up to speed. We will cover census concepts such as race versus ethnicity, geographic types, when to use data from each major census program, data accuracy versus timeliness tradeoffs, various data products designed to meet specific needs, and how population estimates are valuable now that we’re moving further away from the 2010 Census year.
Census Overview: Basics, ACS, and Estimates
Auditorium Room 101
Unfamiliar with Census data or first time attending the conference? No problem – start your day with this session designed for beginners or as a refresher to bring you up to speed. We will cover census concepts such as race versus ethnicity, geographic types, when to use data from each major census program, data accuracy versus timeliness tradeoffs, various data products designed to meet specific needs, and how population estimates are valuable now that we’re moving further away from the 2010 Census year.