IPUMS Abacus: A New Mobile-Friendly Data Tool For Generating U.S. Census/ACS Cross-Tabulations
From the IPUMS Website:
IPUMS Abacus (Beta) provides a mobile-friendly interface for quickly generating cross tabulations of IPUMS USA data [U.S. Census and American Community Survey microdata from 1850 to the present]. Select up to two variables from up to two time periods and cross-tabulated Census/ACS data will be at your fingertips.
In other words, answer questions like “Which state had the biggest gender imbalance in 1920?” right from your phone! From powering your scholarly research to settling bar bets, IPUMS Abacus is with you wherever you go.
Direct to IPUMS Abacus (Beta)
IPUMS is proud to announce the arrival of a bouncing baby cross-tabulator to the family! Grab your mobile devices and give IPUMS Abacus a try. Cross-tabulated IPUMS USA Census/ACS data are now at your fingertips! Get started: https://t.co/oWY3k2XRwU
— IPUMS (@ipums) November 27, 2018
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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