Test your knowledge of Census products and Nebraska statistics. We will discuss the answers this morning, and you will learn about these topics throughout the day. If you are “unsure” just guess – try to have fun with this as an interesting way to start the day

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University of Nebraska at Omaha DigitalCommons@UNO 28th Annual Data Users Conference Reference Documents Annual Data Users Conference Reference Documents 8-16-2017 28th Annual Nebraska Data Users Conference “Statistical Quiz” Nebraska State Data Center Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/datausers_reference_2017   28th Annual Nebraska Data Users Conference “Statistical Quiz” – August 16, 2017  Test your knowledge of Census products and Nebraska statistics. We will discuss the answers this morning, and you will learn about these topics throughout the day. If you are “unsure” just guess – try to have fun with this as an interesting way to start the day.    1. Which Nebraska town had a population estimate for 2015, but now “no longer officially exists” as a town and therefore did not have a population estimate for 2016?   A.  Hickman  B.  Seneca  C.  McLean  D.  Gross   E. Monowi  2. True/False: Neighborhoods with relatively high poverty levels have been linked with relatively low life expectancies.        A.  True   B. False   3. True/False: The Census Bureau’s online portal for data, American FactFinder, now has links on the output page to access the table of interest from a different year and can bookmark any data output page for sharing figures simply by emailing the link.        A. True   B.  False  4. Which of the following is not true about the 2020 Census?  A. It will have the option of being filled out online for the first time in history.  B. It will have 10 key questions and take 10 minutes to complete.  C. It will have a reference date of April 1, 2020.  D. It will only count legal residents of the United States.  5.  The Local Employment Dynamics (LED) program through its On the Map application can tell us …  A. How many workers commute into and out of a certain area  B. The characteristics (age, education, etc.) of workers living or working in a certain area  C. The time of day that workers leave their home on their commute  D. All of the above      E. Only A and B                       (more on back)  6. True/False: Local governments must register to participate in the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) program by December 15, 2017.        A. True   B.  False  7. In the 1960 Census Nebraska had about 366,000 families, of which about 112,500 or 31% had own children under age 6. The 2010 Census showed Nebraska had about 467,000 families (100,000 more than in 1960). How many had own children under 6 in 2010? A. 140,000 or 30% B. 120,000 or 26%  C. 100,000 or 21%  D. 80,000 or 17%  8. True/False: Since consumer expenditure data show the most money is spent on rent at age 26, and the most is spent on first time home buying at age 31, we are at the start of a monumental shift from renting to buying as the largest segment of millennials ages into this age range with its associated life events such as marriage and births.        A. True   B.  False  9. While the data’s margin of error might be large (huuuge in Trumpism speak), the following ancestry groups had data released for Nebraska in the 2011-15 ACS Select Population Profiles (circle all):  A.  Somali  B. Sudanese C. Nigerian  D. Iranian   E. Iraqi     F. All these  10. Which Nebraska county became “majority minority” (> 50% non-White or Hispanic) for the first time in 2016 according to the latest population estimates from the Census Bureau?   A. Thurston  B.  Dakota  C. Colfax   D. Dawson  E. Douglas  11. Tableau software can be used to visualize data from which of the following formats?   A. Excel   B. PDF   C. Google sheets D. All these E. A and C only   Demographic #1: Based on my year of birth, I fit into this category:    A. Pre-baby boomers  1945 or earlier  D. Generation X    1965 – 1977   B. Early baby boomers 1946 – 1954   E. Millennials     1978 – 1995   C. Late baby boomers 1955 – 1964   F.  Generation Z    1996 or later  Demographic #2: This is the . . .    A. first data conference I’ve attended (but definitely not the last)   B. second or third data conference I’ve attended (and I’ve found them useful)   C. fourth to ninth data conference I’ve been to (and I remember them all) D. tenth or more conference I’ve been to (I’ve stopped counting but I always look forward to this quiz)    Enjoy the day! Hope you learn a lot!     

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