1. Using the New American FactFinder Michelle Jiles U.S. Census Bureau Webinar for DOT/FHWA October 11, 2011

2. Overview I.Introduction II.Searching in the new AFFII III.Retrieving and Modifying Tables IV.Example using Decennial Census Data V.Resources and Q&A 2 10/23/2015

3. Introduction A new American FactFinder (AFF) was introduced with the 2010 Decennial Census and 2010 ACS data - Why a new system - Data prior to 2010 The American Community Survey (ACS) replaces the Decennial Census Long Form 3

4. General Navigation From the main page two ways to search Quick Start –Center text entry Topics –Left side navigation 4

5. Quick Start

6. Quick Start – Topic Search

7. Quick Start - Topic Search Results

8. Quick Start Relevancy Rankings Rules that return results –Exact and “fuzzy” matches Ex. “Kids” returns tables on children –Searches in title, universe, stub –Results order determined by product type and number of times text appears in table –Can enter multiple search terms

9. Quick Start – Table ID Search

12. Topics Search

13. Use this search to find certain types of data or data from a specific year or dataset Each topic has a drop-down menu that allows you to narrow your search

14. Topics Search Topics list for ACS: –People – population topics –Housing – housing topics –Year – survey year –Product type – profile, detailed table, subject table… –Program – survey (ACS, Census, Econ surveys) –Dataset – 1, 3, 5-year

15. Number of Tables Topics Search

18. When searching for a table: –Topics Search is the closest to the legacy system logic –Searching through the Topic search will return different results then using the Quick Start

19. Geography Search

20. Filter Options Geo Name

23. Search Issues Refining too much/not enough Selecting a search/topic combination that does not exist in the dataset Not clearing out old selections when starting a new search

24. Retrieving Tables

25. Table Options

26. Modifying Tables

27. Table Tools

30. Transposed Table

31. Live Demonstration and Q&A

32. AFF Resources General assistance with AFF 301-763-INFO (4636) or 800-923-8282 FAQs https://ask.census.gov/app/answers/list/search/1 /kw/znewaff https://ask.census.gov/app/answers/list/search/1 /kw/znewaff ONLINE TUTORIALS http://factfinder2.census.gov/help/en/american_f actfinder_help.htm#

33. For more Information Visit the ACS/PRCS website: http://www.census.gov/acs/www (Can also sign-up for email updates) Contact by telephone: 1-800-923-8282 Contact by email: acso.users.support@census.gov Michelle Jiles michelle.e.jiles@census.gov 33