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social dataset

Bureau of Census data on selected social demographic and economic variables. It is one of four datasets that together replace the socio7 dataset. County resolution.

Used in figures 12.2

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Tabular Data:

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Attribute information in Excel spreadsheet, dBase IV database, and comma-delimited text formats

Metadata:

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Metadata as an ordinary web page, in XML, and as plain text

GIS Data:

Map this tabular data using a county-resolution boundary file such as fcounty100 or fcounty2m

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Southern Research Station

Publication_Date: December 9, 2004

Title: social

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, UT

Publisher: USDA Forest Service

Other_Citation_Details: Where is dataset referenced in the SFRA? Socio-7, Table 2

Online_Linkage: www.rtp.srs.fs.fed.us/econ/

Description:

Abstract:

Bureau of Census data on selected social demographic and economic variables.

Purpose: See Abstract

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Multiple_Dates/Times:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1990 mostly (see attribute definitions)

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: n/a

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.104246

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.773082

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.961157

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 23.957495

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USDA Forest Service or ISO

Theme_Keyword: timber industry

Theme_Keyword: economy

Theme_Keyword: society

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Tom Holmes

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service - Forest Sciences Laboratory

Contact_Position: Research Forest Economist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Forestry Sciences Laboratory

Address: 3041 E. Cornwallis Rd

City: Research Triangle Park

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27709

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-549-4031

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-549-4047

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tholmes@fs.fed.us

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: K:\econ\gis\soatlas\sfra\forest\forest.xml

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: social

Entity_Type_Definition: null attribute

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OID

Attribute_Definition: County level FIPS code

Attribute_Definition_Source: FIPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FIPS

Attribute_Definition: County level FIPS code

Attribute_Definition_Source: FIPS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PCNTCHGE

Attribute_Definition: Percent change in population, 1980-1992

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: L_PCTUMP

Attribute_Definition: Unemployment percent, 1990

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MEDHINC

Attribute_Definition: Median household income, 1990

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POVPCT

Attribute_Definition: Poverty percent, 1990

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INF_MORT

Attribute_Definition: Infant mortality rate, 1988

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PCNTHSGD

Attribute_Definition: Percent graduating highschool, 1990

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CRIMES

Attribute_Definition: Crime rate, 1991

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OWNOCCPT

Attribute_Definition: Percent living in owner occupied housing, 1990

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DIVORT

Attribute_Definition: Divorce rate, 1990

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PCNTVOTE

Attribute_Definition: Percent voting in presidential election, 1992

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RURAL

Attribute_Definition: Whether or note the county is considered rural, 1990

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.140

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20041213

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Southern Research Station, SRS- 4851

Contact_Person: John M. Pye

Contact_Position: Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3041 E. Cornwallis Rd

City: Research Triangle Park

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27709

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-549-4013

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpye@fs.fed.us

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.rtp.srs.fs.fed.us/econ/>

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Metadata_Extensions:

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