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New Decennial Census Resources
Ray C. WallingSummer 2007Government Documents InternNumeric and Spatial Data Intern
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New Decennial Census Resources
Part I: New Resources Available
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Decennial Census Resources
New resources include:The Decennial Census Question DatabaseThe UMich Census InventoriesThe Block Report City Coverage AidThe Decennial Census Variable Database
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Decennial Census Question Database (review) Census Coverage: 1790-2000 Purpose: To help librarians/patrons figure out
whether a question was asked on a particular decennial census.
Browse Questions by Date, 2000 equivalent, or tag
Also includes background information URL:
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/hiscen/cqdb.xls
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Possible Question 1:
“What questions were asked for the 1790 census”
Answer: ….
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Possible Question 2:
“Were questions ever asked about building materials for houses? If so when?”
Answer: …
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Possible Question 3:
“I noticed there was a question in the 2000 census about when buildings were built, when was this first asked.”
Answer: …
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City Block Coverage Aid
Census Coverage: 1940-1980 Purpose: To help librarians/patrons figure out
whether a city had block coverage for a particular decennial census.
Includes report numbers for each decade and a highlighted box if it is covered in that decade.
URL:http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/hiscen/bloc4080.xls
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Possible Question 4:
“I am doing research on housing characteristics of a certain neighborhood of Anchorage, AK; is there anyway to find details for any decade within the last 50 years?”
Answer: ….
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UMich Census Inventories
Census Coverage: 1790-1990 Purposes:
To help librarians and patrons find where resources are available (online, print, microformats, cds, etc.)
To catalogue additional online resources URL:
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/hiscen/cen#### (ex. cen1940)
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Possible Question 5:
“The print volume of the 1950 Census Volume 2-Alabama Section is missing, is there another place I can search?”
Answer: …
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New Decennial Census Resources
Part II: Real example of the use of these resources.
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From the Patron:
“I need to find general information about housing characteristics for neighborhoods in Chattanooga, TN for 1950…Where can I look?”
- Patron Question, July 2007
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Reference Interview
“Is there a particular piece of information that would be useful for your research? Or even an example of a statistic you are looking for?”
“I’m looking for all sorts of statistics; but for instance, I would like to know average rent in certain parts of the city?”
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Thinking Process
Is this information available for the 1950 census?
Is Chattanooga covered in block statistics volumes?
What is the quickest way to get this information for the patron.
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Steps
Find out if question is asked Find out if block coverage is available Find out where the patron can access this
information
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Steps
Find out if question is asked Find out if block coverage is available Find out where the patron can access this
information
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Steps
Find out if question is asked Find out if block coverage is available Find out where the patron can access this
information
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New Decennial Census Resources
Part III: Coming Soon!
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Decennial Census Variable Database
Census Coverage: 1790-2000 Purpose: To help librarians/patrons figure out
what statistics, variables, tables, and maps are available through online resources.
Includes information on online resource, type of information (stat, variable, etc.), Concept/Variable Name, Possible Divisions, Tags, and Geographies available
Will be available Spring 2008.
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New Decennial Census Resources
Part IV: Any Questions?