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Writing Assignment - Your Neighborhood & the U.S. CensusDescribe the socio-demographic profile of your neighborhood.  What are its racial, economic, social, and housing characteristics?  How have th

Writing Assignment - Your Neighborhood & the U.S. Census

Describe the socio-demographic profile of your neighborhood.  What are its racial, economic, social, and housing characteristics?  How have these factors shaped the life chances of residents there?  What does the data reveal about life for residents in your zip code (zip code is 94501, California)? Out of all the issues that we will cover in our course race and ethnicity, economic inequality, ethnic and racial conflict, educational inequality, and identity politics, which is most critical in your zip.

•Your Write Up Should be about 400 words.

•Include a Works Cited Page/Bibliography. 

More information:

Begin by exploring the socio-demographic profile of the neighborhood that your currently reside in now by visiting the Census's American Factfinder Website and generate data by inputting your zip code (zip code is 94501, California): Link: http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml

This search result should yield the American Factfinder website.

The easiest way to navigate the site and access your data is to use one of the newer features on the site -- SEARCH BY TOPICS.

This way you can expand the topics listed and get intriguing data from basic counts to insurance coverage and even origins.

Begin by clicking on ADVANCED SEARCH

Enter the unit of analysis you are interested in examining (for example, zip code, city name, county -- for your paper you have some academic freedom here)

CLICK ON GO

CONTAIN YOUR EXCITEMENT -- Pages of tables will pop up for you to search through!

You can also click on TOPICS which appears on the menu on the left hand side of the screen. This way you can focus on specific issues related to your investigation of how place shapes life chances or mobility.

Remember, the ACS is based on estimates. A form goes to selected households and usually one member of the household completes the form and submits it to the Census. The Census then produces an estimate of the population.

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