Use American Fact Finder to

• build custom tables of the particular U.S. Census data you want--for the geographic area you specify.
• export it into a spreadsheet file like Excel for subsequent analysis.
  
  For a print listing of Census data, see County and City Data Book--ask at the Coates Library Help Desk.
  
  To use American Fact Finder online:
• :
  1) go to www.census.gov
  2) click on Your Gateway to Census 2000
  3) click on American Fact Finder
  4) click on Data Sets (in the center of the page, a little to the left)
  5) scroll down and select the year and form you want (ex.:1990 Summary File Tape 3) N.B.--Summary File 1 referes to the "short form," and Summary File 3 is the "long form." For more on Census forms and data, see http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/2000quest.html
  6) select Detailed tables
  7) select geograhpy (ex.: County, then enter Texas, then All Counties, then click Add, then Next).
  8) Now, select the form questions that pertain to the area of inquiry (N.B.--for educational attainment, there are up to six). Add those you want to the table select list and click Show Result.
  9) To download the results, click Print/Download, then select Download. The default selection will be fine, then click OK and follow prompts.
   

For assistance, please call or visit the Library Help Desk (x 7213) or contact Librarian Jeremy Donald (x8176)