IAP 2013

Alexandra Barker

Jan/14

Mon

02:00PM-05:00PM

9-450A

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
Limited to 25 participants

DUSP, the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the Mel King Institute for Community Building, and the U.S. Census Bureau are partnering to offer this hands-on workshop to learn how to use interactive web tools to access 2010 Census and American Community Survey data.

The workshops will focus on accessing 2010 Census and American Community Survey data using the following systems:

• The American FactFinder (AFF) Data Retrieval Tool developed by the US Census Bureau and available on the
  Census Bureau’s website (www.census.gov)
• My Neighborhood Census Viewer, an online tool developed by the BRA to facilitate data access for Boston neighborhoods and available on the BRA’s website (http://www.braresearch.org)

 

Attendees will learn what demographic and socioeconomic data are available for their communities and how to retrieve it online. The workshop is divided in 3 parts:

• Overview of available Census data
• Hands-on data access with the American FactFinder using example datasets and products.
• Overview and hands-on activities utilizing My Neighborhood Census Viewer.

 

Representatives from the U.S. Census Bureau and the BRA will conduct the workshop. Participants must have access to a computer with internet access.

Sponsor(s): Urban Studies and Planning
Contact: Ezra Glenn, 7-337, 617 253-2024, EGLENN@MIT.EDU