Next Steps for User

• Import file into spreadsheet or database software of choice

• Data dictionary is needed

• See README for file information and Internet location of data dictionary

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Once the file has been successfully loaded into your software of choice, it needs

to be formatted according to the data dictionary specifications. The dictionary

is available in the Census Bureau web site and is cited in README.

This is not a trivial task and is one of the reasons we recommend that only

experienced users use the FTP option.

In summary, we’ve stressed three things in this presentation:

--FTP process is developed for the experienced user

--FTP provides for downloading all tables and all geography

for a state; no subsets

--README file is an essential tool.