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How to find and interpret race and ethnicity data on data.census.gov, Census presenters say
Summary
A U.S. Census Bureau webinar walked users through using filters and choosing between standard and iterated tables on data.census.gov, demonstrated national and local table examples, and explained why some detailed groups or raw counts may not appear due to population thresholds.
Faith Whittington, host for the webinar, opened the session and introduced Tyson Weister, who said he works in the Center for Enterprise Dissemination and leads demonstrations of data.census.gov.
Tyson Weister explained that the Census Bureau collects race and ethnicity according to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 1997 standards and emphasized that "race and ethnicity are 2 separate concepts." He advised users to rely on the site27s Explore filters and the Tables view to locate population totals, characteristics, and cross-tabulations.
The webinar laid out two key pathways for users. Standard tables (identified by word filters added to the URL) provide the broadest geographic coverage and the most recent data, making them the recommended starting point for population totals and characteristics; iterated tables (identified…
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