American FactFinder: Advanced Search Options,

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http://factfinder2.census.gov

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Community Profiles

T i p : D i s p l aye d w h e n o n e ge o g ra p h i c a re a i s c h o s e n , C o m m u n i t y Fa c t s a re s i m p l y d at a

p ro f i l e s .

Search Results

T i p : D o w n l o a d u p t o 1 0 t a b l e s a t o n e t i m e .

Data by Topic: People

Data by Topic: Housing

Data by Topic: Business and Industry

Data by Topic: Year

T i p : I f yo u a re l o o k i n g fo r l e s s c u r re n t d at a , m a ke s u re t o c h o o s e t h e ye a r b e fo re

c h o o s i n g a ge o g ra p hy.

Data by Topic: Product Type

T i p : S o m e p ro d u c t t y p e s l i s t o n l y o n e ge o g ra p h i c a re a a t a t i m e .

Data by Topic: Program

T i p : U s e f u l i f yo u k n o w t h e p ro g ra m , b u t n o t t h e d at a s e t .

Data by Topic: Dataset

Data by Topic: Dataset List

T i p : I f yo u k n o w w h i c h d at a s e t t o u s e , c h o o s e i t f i r s t !

Data by Topic: Keyword Search

T i p : Tex t s e a rc h re c o g n i ze s c o m p l e t e a n d p a r t i a l t a b l e n u m b e rs a n d n a m e s .

Data by Geography: List

T i p : Re c e n t l y a d d e d o p t i o n , f u n c t i o n s s a m e a s l e ga c y.

Data by Geography: Name

T i p : T h e t ex t b ox s e a rc h i s u s u a l l y t h e q u i c ke s t w ay t o f i n d a s i n g l e ge o g ra p hy o r a

g ro u p o f ge o g ra p h i e s .

Data by Geography: Address Search

T i p : N e e d s e i t h e r c i t y a n d s t at e o r z i p , n o t b o t h .

Data by Geography: Reference Map

T i p : U s e “s e l e c t ge o g ra p h i e s ” t o v i e w a d i f fe re n t ge o g ra p h i c l e v e l o n t h e m a p .

AFF Walk Through Example

What percentage of residents 65 and over do not have health insurance in

Durham and Wake counties?

Locate Topic

Add Geography

Select Table

View Table

Modify Table

Modify Table: Transpose R&C

Modify Table: Delete Rows/Columns

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Reset Table

Create a Map

Thematic Map

Colors, Transparency, Data Classes

Show Boundaries and Features

Highlight a Place or Point

Add Text

Zoom for Greater Detail

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