The NEW American FactFinder

Association of Public Data Users (APDU)

2010 Annual Conference

American FactFinder Update & Demonstration

September 21, 2010 1

Agenda

• DADS Program Status – Marian Brady

• Demonstration – American FactFinder – Rob Chestnut

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American FactFinder Redesign

Census Bureau’s Primary Web-Based Data Dissemination Tool

– Tabular Products with Mapping and Charting services

– Online Access to Archived Data (Through Download)

– Technical Documentation and other Publications, Files, and Maps

– Data Content: • Decennial Census, Economic Census, Annual Economic Surveys,

Population Estimates, and American Community Survey

– First 2010 Data Release is PL 94.171

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American FactFinder Release 1: January 2011

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Enhanced Legacy System Core Functionality:

• Improved Look, Feel & Layout• Consistent Structure• Improved Search & Navigation• Table Services:

– Basic Table Manipulations • Sort• Filter• Reorder Rows/Columns• Show/Hide Rows Columns• Transpose Rows/Columns

– Mapping Services• Thematic mapping on the fly

– Basic Embargo capability

American FactFinder Release 2: Fall 2011

• More Table Services

– Display errata and link to geographic change notes

– Calculate statistical significance

– Sorting of multiple columns

• Charting Services

• Archiving of Older Data

• Enhanced Embargo Capability

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American FactFinder Future Data Releases

• First Release is P.L. 94.171 Data

• Preparation for:– Migration and Full Release of Population

Estimates Data (Oct 2012)– Release of 2010 Census Printed Reports– 2010 PUMS system to create PUMs File

Products– Island Areas Dissemination Activities– American Housing Survey (Late 2012)– Equal Employment Opportunity File (Late

2012)

• Develop Web Services Support

– (future enhancement)

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