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U.S. Census Bureau refreshes Microdata Access Tool with streamlined interface, group and recode features
Summary
In a tutorial, Maria Valdisera demonstrated the U.S. Census Bureau’s refreshed Microdata Access Tool (MDAT), highlighting a new shorter URL (data.census.gov/app/mdat), URL migration for saved beta links, group creation for PUMAs, custom recodes for variables such as age, and unchanged CSV/JSON download options.
Maria Valdisera, presenter, demonstrated the U.S. Census Bureau’s refreshed Microdata Access Tool (MDAT), saying the site adopts the look and feel of data.census.gov and shortens table URLs to make saved tables easier to open. "The new URL is data.census.gov/app/mdat," she said, and showed how a 'microdata' button on data.census.gov links directly to MDAT.
The refresh is intended to simplify the table-creation workflow for researchers and data users, Valdisera said, by removing redundant steps and consolidating controls. She used the American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates for 2024 as an example dataset and walked through selecting…
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