The U.S. Census Bureau

Census 2000: American FactFinder and Redistricting Summary Data (Public Law 94-171)

Date:   February 2001

Description:    This presentation has been designed for the novice data user as an overview of using the Census Bureau's online data retrieval tool, American FactFinder, to access the Redistricting Summary Data (Public Law 94-171). The presentation serves largely as a direct demonstration of the methods to access the data through AFF screen shots and depictions of the process. This presentation can be used independently and in other training settings.

Time Required:    20-30 minutes

Prerequisites:    None

Exercise:   None

Instructor Materials:   36 Powerpoint slides with speaker notes

Participant Materials and Reference Sources:   Strength in Numbers: Your Guide to Census 2000 Redistricting Data from the U.S. Census Bureau - booklet, issued July 2000 www.census.gov - access to American FactFinder American FactFinder brochure - reprint issue due in March 2000

Credits:    This presentation was prepared by Radine Desperes of the Data Access and Dissemination Staff with some assistance from JR Wycinsky of the Marketing Services Office.

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For More Information:   Contact the Marketing Services Office @ 301-457-4081

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