American Community Survey
Resources Updated
Ever used data from the
American Community Survey? Then you’ll want to check out the newly
revised and updated resources that have just been added to the
website. Just click on “American Community Survey.”
About "Kentucky: By The
Numbers" added to website
Ever
wondered how the Kentucky: By The Numbers Program got started?
A background and history about the program has been added to the
"SNARL" website.
Just click on
About
"Kentucky: By The Numbers" to learn more.
New Handout on the Baby Boom generation
“Understanding the Baby
Boom Bubble” helps put the recent population projections for those
65 years old and over into context. Written with Dr. Amy Hosier,
this publication also address some programming ideas for Extension
You
can find a copy on the “Publications” section of the Kentucky: By
The Numbers section of the website.
Population Projection Charts by Extension District
To complement the new data
series on the recently released population projections, bar charts
with county level data are now available for each Extension
district.
You can find copies with
each of the three issues of Kentucky: By The Numbers data series:
·
Youth Population Projections
·
Aging Population Projections
·
Population Projections to 2050
New Issues of the Kentucky: By The Numbers Data Series…
Population Projections can
give us some idea of what to expect in the future. Using local
demographic patterns and trends in mortality, fertility, and migration,
the Kentucky State Data Center produces population projections for
counties in Kentucky.
Three new issues have been
added to the Kentucky: By The Numbers data series:
·
Youth Population Projections
·
Aging Population Projections
·
Population Projections to 2050
About “SNARL” has been updated
Learn
more about SNARL and the person behind the Kentucky: By The Numbers
program. Click on “About SNARL” to
read more.
American FactFinder changes should help improve data access
The U.S. Census Bureau’s
website for accessing data from the American Community Survey, the 2010
Census, the population estimates, and many other data source, has been
redesigned.
This time, a user has
several options for accessing data from the Census Bureau.
·
“Community Facts” gives you the most up-to-date profiles.
·
“Guided Search” can help you access data that are more detailed.
·
“Advanced Search” is very similar to how the website looked before this
newest re-design and can help you access the most detailed data
available
The American FactFinder
website is at:
http://factfinder2.census.gov/
