Honolulu Demographic Analysis
Workshop Announcement
The Local Demographic Analysis
Workshop
(LDAW)™ was developed for human service providers, neighborhood
activists,
grant writers, planners or anyone who would like to easily look up and
analyze
basic demographic characteristics of a target population, neighborhood or
city.
Participants will learn to extract, query, download, analyze and
present 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 2002 Census
Supplemental
Survey and American Community Survey data.
The content and exercises are customized for the city in
which
the workshop is taught. However, all techniques and methodologies are
directly
transferable to any other geography. Workshops are offered in most
metropolitan
cities including NYC, DC, Chicago, Boston and Seattle.
Honolulu Workshop
Details:
When: September 18th and 19th
(one
day workshops taught on two separate
days)
Where: 550 Paiea Street Suite
222,
Honolulu, HI 96819
Fee: $225 for credit
card
at the time of sign up, $249 regular price
How To
Register:
Visit www.smartgirltechnologies.com or call us toll free at 877-241-6576
OBJECTIVES
This is a basic, technical workshop that will teach you how to access, analyze, and present 2000/1990 Census (short and long form), American Community Survey (ACS) and 2002 Census Supplemental data. Participants will:
• Learn the most efficient process to
extract, query, download and manipulate data from the
American
Factfinder website;
• Construct a
Local
Community Change Profile™ for the city and Census tract within that city.
The
Profile is comprised of 30 key demographic
variables;
• Learn analytical, demographic analysis techniques
including
commonly used formulas to transform raw data into compelling information
and
things you should know so
as not be a dangerous
analyst;
•Learn the strengths and
weaknesses of the Census, ACS and Census Supplemental
Surveys;
• Learn about the wide
variety of
variables available focusing on race and ethnicity, poverty, income,
nationality, age, housing and population analysis;
• About Census geography including:
-What to do when your target area
boundaries don't fit Census boundaries;
-Figuring out if
your
tract boundaries have changed between 1990 and 2000 and if so, what to do
about
it;
-Demonstration of ArcExplorer, a free map browser
produced
by ESRI;
• Learn some techniques to present data in clear, compelling ways in terms of tabular and graphical data.
MATERIALS
Each participant will receive:
• An extensive work book with a copy of the
LDAW™
presentation,
• Demographic Data Resource CD™ that includes:
» ArcExplorer, a free map browser produced
by
ESRI
» Computerized map
files
(shapefiles) that can be read by ArcExplorer that
include:
-Census tracts (2000 & 1990) for all US
counties
-County boundaries for all US
counties
-City boundaries for all US
cities
-Water boundaries for all US
areas
-School District boundaries for all
US
counties
» Receive Information
Activist™,
a free quarterly e-letter highlighting new data rich websites and
interesting
social research
FORMER
PARTICIPANTS' COMMENTS:
King County,
Washington, Public Health Department, Seattle,
WA 2003
"The workshop was absolutely fantastic. It was full of very useful
information presented in a completely user-friendly way. The
instructor
was wonderful. Thank you very much."
Special Care Services, Dallas,TX
2003
"This workshop really demystified the Census website and I will be
using
this information for years to come."
Action for Boston Community Development, Boston, MA
2002
"The materials were excellent and what I liked best about the course
was
that it was hands on. The class was very helpful and useful."
NYU Institute for
Education and Social Policy, NYC
2003
"This workshop presented a clear and
precise
overview. It was very useful."
Smartgirl Technologies is
a
social research company located in Portland, Oregon. For more
information
about the workshop, who we are and what we do, check out our website at
www.smartgirltechnologies.com.
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