The Greater Upstate Law Project (GULP) created an online guide that explains to users how to develop local data sets and maps using the census databases. With this online guide, advocates now have a simple way to access rich census data that can provide detailed information gathered in the 2000 census. Using GULP's online guide, advocates can learn how to use the Census Bureau's "American Factfinder" website to generate data tables and maps down to the block or zip code level that identify:
Percentages and locations of low-income household
Households with school aged children who have limited English proficiency
Concentrations of poverty in particular neighborhoods or city blocks
Areas that are highly racially concentrated, including specific housing developments
Areas where languages other than English are likely to be spoken at home
Locations of pre-1978 housing inhabited by young children that might contain lead
Consequently, this information gives legal services and other community groups a better sense of where and how to target interventions and resources. Although census data may seem dense and unfamiliar to most advocates, GULP's guide seeks to make this information easily accessible.
Contact Information:
Michael Hanley Greater Upstate Law Project, Inc. 80 St. Paul St, #660 Rochester NY 14604-1350 Email
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