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From the main (product overview) page, click on the
Profiles of America link on the main page or the Population
Change 2000-2003 map to access the application, or use
the left navigation bar to "Start Using."
Use this application page as your central navigation
point to select and make your selcetions to change regions
of interest, output format, demographic variables, and
rural indicators. Optional filtering tools are also available.
What you can do:
- Create a simple table, map, or chart using any
one of approximately 100 variables in the data base.
- Download the entire data base, selected variables,
or just the variables used to create your table, map,
or chart for further analysis on your computer.
- Print or save your output for reference or later
analysis.
- Sort your table to determine the high, low, and
U.S. or State mean value for any variable. County
mean values can also be displayed and sorted when
selecting individual States.
- Conduct more detailed analysis using the filtering
tool.
Detailed Step-by-Step Instructions
If you are unsure of how to proceed, click on the help
icon 
to get instructions.
Step 1—Select your
desired geography using the pull-down menu. Select "United
States" (U.S.) for the 50 States, the District
of Columbia (DC), and a U.S. total. Select an individual
State to get county-level information and a State total.
Step 2—Select your desired output format
using the corresponding radio buttons for tables, maps,
and charts. Table output can be sorted by clicking the
column heading. Sorting is not available for maps or
graphs, given they are images and not numeric values.
Step 3—Select your topic, demographic variable
and/or a rural indicator and view your results below.
Demographic variables are grouped into eight broad topics:
Population & Migration, Age & Sex, Race &
Ethnicity, Educational Attainment, Households &
Families, Journey to Work, Employment & Unemployment,
and Income & Poverty. Select a topic from the pull
down menu, and then subset that topic by selecting a
demographic variable from the next pull-down menu (optional).
You may also select a rural indicator to view (optional)
However, demographic variables and rural indicators
can only be selected for tables. When mapping, you must
select a demographic variable or a rural indicator,
but not both. When charting, you must select a rural
indicator, which by default is the rural-urban continuum
code for 2003.
Step 4—This is an optional tool recommended
for advanced or frequent users of the application. Use
the filter to tailor your output to a single category
within a rural indicator. For example, use filtering
to create a U.S. map, State map, or table showing the
percentage of the population 65 years or older (demographic
variable) using the rural-urban continuum code (rural
indicator) for counties in metro areas of 1 million
population or more (rural indicator value=1). Filtering
is not available when charting.
How to Use the map Toolbar
The following tools, excluding the print tool, require
the user to select the tool and then click on the map
in order to complete the operation.
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Zoom In |
The map will zoom in and recenter
at the point where you clicked. |
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Zoom Out |
The map will zoom out and recenter
at the point where you clicked. |
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Pan |
The map will recenter at the point
where you clicked. Click and hold to move around. |
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Full Extent |
The map will zoom out to the full
extent of the United States. |
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Labels On |
County names will be labeled on the
map. |
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Labels Off |
County name labels will be removed
from the map. |
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Identify |
Identifies a county and data where
you click on the map. |
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Print Map |
Creates a printer-friendly map at
the 8.5 X 11" page size. |
To print a map in a printer-friendly page layout:
- Click on the Print Map icon above the map.
- Click on the File menu.
- Click on the Print... menu item.
- Select landscape orientation on the Layout tab.
- Click on the Print button
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