Skill
Using software to access and analyze census data
Identifying independent and dependent variables
Learning how to construct, read, and interpret bivariate tables displaying frequencies and percentages
Identifying population trends over time
Using census data and simple statistical analyses to trace and assess the magnitude
Substance
To examine changes in household types between 1950-2000.
Pace and timing of changes in families and households from 1950 to 2000 for the U.S. as a whole and by race.
This activity is used in a sociology class for undergraduate students. This activity explores topics of households and families in the United States.
This activity is used in a sociology class for undergraduate students. This activity explores topics of households and families in the United States.
This module teaches students to think about household and family dynamics over time, and to use computer software to access and analyze census data and to produce and interpret simple statistics.
This activity uses three customized data sets; two made from combining census information from 1950-2000 and one from combining census information from 1950-1990. It guides students through data manipulation using WebCHIP software found at DataCounts!. To open WebCHIP with the dataset for the activity, please see instructions and links in the exercise documents under teaching materials. For more information on how to use WebCHIP, see the How To section on DataCounts!