American Indian and Alaska Native Summary File 2000 Census of Population and Housing Technical Documentation

By Kincannon, Charles Louis

Book Id: WPLBN0000598364
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 4.35 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	American Indian and Alaska Native Summary File 2000 Census of Population and Housing Technical Documentation
Author:	Kincannon, Charles Louis
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Census., Census report
Collections:	Government Library Collection, U.S. Census Bureau Collection
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Publisher:	United States Census Bureau Department


Citation APA MLA Chicago Louis Kincannon, B. C. (n.d.). American Indian and Alaska Native Summary File 2000 Census of Population and Housing Technical Documentation. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Statistical Reference Document

Excerpt
Introduction: This chapter serves as a guide for data users to both the file and the technical documentation. Novice users trying to understand how to use the documentation and the file should read this chapter first. Please pay particular attention to the section titled Data Structure and Segmentation. This structure is a new approach for Census 2000. DATA FORMAT AND ACCESS TOOLS Users of the DVD/CD-ROM can access the file information in two ways. The DVD/CD-ROM contains software that aggregates user-defined areas, allows for multiple geographic selections, and creates customized reports. (Note: ASCII CD-ROMs prepared upon release of individual state files do not contain supporting software. Software is only available on the DVD/CD-ROM products created after all files have been released.) Users can also utilize off-the-shelf standard software packages to manipulate the data. The data on the DVD/CD-ROM are in a standard proprietary format that can easily be imported into other software packages. Flat ASCII fil ...

Table of Contents
CONTENTS CHAPTERS 1 Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1?1 2 How to Use This File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2?1 3 Subject Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3?1 4 Summary Level Sequence Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4?1 5 List of Tables (Matrices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5?1 6 Summary Table Outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6?1 7 Data Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7?1 8 Accuracy of the Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8?1 9 User Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9?1 APPENDIXES A Census 2000 Geographic Terms and Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . A?1 B Definitions of Subject Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B?1 C Data Collection and Processing Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C?1 D Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D?1 E Data Products and User Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E?1 F Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F?1 G Code Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G?1 H Characteristic Iterations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H?1