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Project Goals An introduction to demographic and geographic analysis using the census A source of reference for census data users of the SSDBA Data Archive

Module Contents 7 Chapters demonstrating different types of demographic and geographic analyses 6 Databases 13 Appendices providing info on the census, SSDBA census data sets, variable codes, and how to use Arcview mapping software

Preface A. Introduction B. Organization of the Module C. Data Sets Chapter 1. Accessing the Digital Census A. About the Census B. Digital Census Data Summary Tape Files C. Geography in Summary Tape Files D. Public-Use Microdata Sample Files E. Variables in the Sample Files for This Module Table of Contents in Detail

Chapter 2. Ranking and Mapping Places A. Some Basic Population Data Describing a City B. Examining a Characteristic in All Cities - Ranking Places Densely Populated Places Ethnic Composition C. Mapping a Distribution Census Geography Mapping Counts and Percents Choropleth Maps Graduated Symbol Maps Dot Maps Mapping with ArcView Mapping Cities with High Population Density D. Exercise 1.

Chapter 3. Analyzing Other Population Characteristics A. The Sex Ratio B. The Location Quotient Scattergrams Correlation Regression D. Exercise 2. Chapter 4. Describing the Age of Populations A. Median Age B. Dependency Ratios C. Population Pyramids D. Exercise 3.

Chapter 5. Population Growth A. Describing Population Change B. The Effect of Migration and Residential Mobility The Demographic Accounting Equation Births and Deaths Migration and Residential Mobility C. Exercise 4. Chapter 6. Describing the Relative Location of Populations A. Service Areas B. Centers of Population The Mean Center Population Potential C. Exercise 5.

Appendix A -- Detailed Descriptions and Access to Files A. Geography in Summary Tape Files Short-Form Files Long-Form Files B. Geography in Summary Tape Files Coding Geographic Units - FIPS Codes C. Public-Use Microdata Sample Files D. Census Data in the Social Sciences Database Archive E. SPSS Programs for Extracting Data F. Running SPSS on Venus at the SSDBA G. Exercise 1.

Appendix B -- SSDBA Census Database Descriptions of Major Files Appendix C -- California PUMA Locations Appendix D -- Summary Level and Geographic Codes for Census Geography Appendix E -- U.S. State and County FIPS Codes, 1990 Appendix F -- U.S. State and City FIPS Codes for Places Over 10,000 Persons, 1990

Appendix G -- PUMS Variable Codes for Selected Variables Country of Birth Codes Languages Codes Industry Codes Occupation Codes Race Codes Ancestry Codes Appendix H -- Database Variables for Burbank-Glendale Tracts Appendix I -- Database Variables for U.S. Cities and Counties

Appendix J -- Database Variables for California Counties Appendix K -- Database Variables for California PUMAs Appendix L -- Database Variables for Population Estimate Data Appendix M -- Introduction to Mapping with Arcview

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