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created Apr 9 2018

updated Feb 11 2019

Description

This is all of the known fields and descriptions for the census datasets published on CIM. The types column links to the Census Datasets table.

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gocodecolorado, colorado, dola, census, field, field description, demographics, race, age, gender, income, commute
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Links
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https://data.colorado.gov/Demographics/Census-Field-Descriptions/qten-sdpnOpens in new window.
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https://data.colorado.gov/d/qten-sdpn?category=Demographics&view_name=Census-Field-DescriptionsOpens in new window.
Licensing and Attribution
Data Provided By
DOLA - Department of Local Affairs
Source Link
(none)
License
Public Domain
Contributing Agency Information
Citation
DOLA - Department of Local Affairs
Agency Data Series Page
https://github.com/GoCodeColorado/GoCodeColorado-kbase-public-2018/blob/master/2018 Census Data Info for Go Code Colorado
Dataset Coverage
Unit of Analysis
Tabular
Geographic Coverage
State
Data Description
Collection Method
The field descriptions were combined from a subject matter expert at DOLA, and the ACS index file published yearly
Date of Initial Dataset Creation
04/09/2018
Field Names, comma delimited
type, APIFieldName, description, dataType
Long Description
All the census datasets on CIM are published with different methodologies (ACS vs decennial), for different regions (zip codes, block groups, etc) and different years. These are meant to provide the most granular information possible, while also linking back to as many other dataset information as possible. The Census Datasets on CIM is linked to this dataset via the type; each dataset type has a list of field descriptions.
Single Row
A field and description for all the census datasets
Data Quality
Expected Update Frequency
Manual - annual
Data Updates
Update Schedule
Annually
Update Method
Manual
Total Records At Initial Publish
753
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