NUR 418 Community Health Nursing  

1. From the library's homepage, select Find Resources By..., then American FactFinder (AFF) from the alphabetical index.
2. Select the Data Sets category from the left-hand navigation menu.
3. Select the data set needed. Data sets are listed by category and in reverse chronological order. The decennial census category is the default. You will be using:
1. Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
2. Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data
4. Select List all tables from the Select from the following options list.
5. Highlight one of the tables from the class assignment. Select the Next button.
6. The next few steps will allow you to select the geographic units of data that you need for this assignment - state, county, and census tract. Begin by selecting the geographic type State from the drop down list of types provided. Select Indiana from the drop down list of states provided. Then click on the Add button. Indiana should appear in the Current geography selections box.
7. Return to the Select a geographic type box, and select County from the drop down list. Wait while AFF retrieves the data. Next select Indiana from the Select a state drop down list. Wait while AFF retrieves the data. Select Allen County from the drop down list, and then click on the Add button. Allen County should appear in the Current geography selections box.
8. Return to the Select a geographic type box, and select Census Tract from the drop down list. Wait while AFF retrieves the data. The Select a state box should already show Indiana. Select Allen County from the Select a county drop down list. Wait while AFF retrieves the data. Then select your assigned census tract from the list. Click on the Add button . The census tract should appear in the Current geography selections box.
9. You should now have three geographic areas in the Current geography selections box - Indiana, Allen County, and your assigned census tract. Click on the Show Result button. You should see the selected table for all three geographic areas. Print or download the tables.

The Quick Tables, Geographic Comparison Tables, and Detailed Tables are separate categories within the Census data sets. If you want to retrieve multiple tables from the same category within a data set you can use the Tables breadcrumb in the You are here navigation bar near the top of the AFF page. However, if you want to select tables from a category different from the one you are currently displaying, e.g., a detailed table instead of a quick table, you will have to return to the Data Sets page (select the Data Sets breadcrumb in the You are here navigation bar near the top of the AFF page), select the appropriate data set, and list all tables. You will need to build your geographic areas for each category of tables that you use within the Census data set.

Selecting multiple tables from the same category within a data set:

1. Go to the You are here navigation bar near the top of the AFF page and select the Tables breadcrumb.
2. At this point AFF allows you to select multiple tables to add to your list of selections. To select multiple tables hold down the ctrl key on your keyboard as you locate and select the tables you have been assigned.
3. When you are finished selecting all of the tables that you want to view, click on the Add button. The list of tables that you have selected will appear in the Current table selections box. You can remove any table from your list by selecting the table and clicking on the Remove button.
4. When you are ready click on the Show Result button. You should retrieve the tables for all geographic areas already selected from this category of files.

Selecting tables from a different category than the one you are currently displaying:

1. Go to the You are here navigation bar near the top of the AFF page and select the All Data Sets breadcrumb.
2. Select the data set needed and select List all tables.
3. Select a table from the list. You cannot select multiple tables from the Data Sets-List all tables screen. Select the Next button.
4. If this is the first time you have selected a table from this category of files, e.g., Quick Tables, Geographic Comparison Tables, Detailed Tables, you will have to select your geographic regions again.
5. After you have shown one table, select the Tables breadcrumb from the You are here navigation bar near the top of the AFF page.
6. At this point AFF allows you to select multiple tables to add to your list of selections. To select multiple tables hold down the ctrl key on your keyboard as you locate and select the tables you have been assigned.
7. When you are finished selecting all of the tables that you want to view, click on the Add button. The list of tables that you have selected will appear in the Current table selections box. You can remove any table from your list by selecting the table and clicking on the Remove button.
8. When you are ready click on the Show result button.

1. At the top of each table, the table name and data set are hyperlinked to additional information about the data.
2. An explanation of terms, such as household type and relationship, is available from the AFF glossary located on the top navigation bar.
3. You can also refer to the following two reference books for an explanation of Census information:

Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census. CQ Press, 2000 (Government Reference HA37.U55 C66 2000)

Understanding the Census: A Guide for Marketers, Planners, Grant Writers and Other Data Users. Epoch Books, Inc., 1996 (Service Desk HA37.U55 L38 1996)