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American FactFinder

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of Commerce
Sub-Agency	US Census Bureau
Category	Population
Date Released	1999
Date Updated	Ongoing weekly releases
Time Period	1990 - Present
Frequency	Decennial - Every 10 Years, Quinquennial - Every 5 years, Annual
Description	American FactFinder is the U.S. Census Bureau's online, self-service tool designed to search the American Community Survey,Puerto Rico Community Survey,Decennial Census, Economic Census,Nonemployer Statistics, Annual Survey of Manufactures,County Business Patterns,ZIP Code Business Patterns,Population Estimates. It delivers a wide variety of population, economic, geographic and housing information about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island areas to individuals, businesses, governments, and organizations. It provides easy access to accurate, relevant and timely information that supports learning, facilitates decision-making, empowers individuals and strengthens communities. (more)

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Dataset Metrics

Number of Downloads

1,797

Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Statistical
Keywords	Demographic, population, age, sex, disability, education, employment, income, ancestry, language, poverty, race, ethnicity, Hispanic origin, relationships, veteran status, grandparents, marital status, fertility, school enrollment, housing, tenure, renters, owners, physical characteristics, financial characteristics, number of rooms, household size, family type, Economic, business, industry, mining, utilities, construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, information, finance and insurance, real estate and rental and leasing, professional and scientific and technical services, management of companies and enterprises, administrative and support and waste management and remediation services, educational services, health care and social assistance, art and entertainment and recreation, accomodation and food services, other services, establishments, sales, shipment, receipts, number of employees, payroll
Unique ID	3

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
Agency Program Page	http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
Agency Data Series Page	http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Multiple based on specific data set of interest.
Granularity	Multiple based on specific data set of interest including, national, regional, state, county, local and block level. Statistical and political geographic hierarchies are available.
Geographic Coverage	United States,Puerto Rico,U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam,American Samoa

Data Description

Collection Mode	Multiple based on specific data set of interest.
Data Collection Instrument	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en
Additional Metadata	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en

Statistical Information

Statistical Methodology	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en
Sampling	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en
Estimation	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en
Weighting	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en
Disclosure avoidance	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en
Questionnaire design	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en
Series breaks	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en
Non-response adjustment	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en
Seasonal adjustment	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en
Statistical Characteristics	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MetadataBrowserServlet?type=all&id=program&_lang=en

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