sseguku/simplecensusug

lookup uganda's census data About Census Reporter ===================== The United States Census Bureau provides a massive amount of data about the American people, covering topics from demographics to poverty rates to educational attainment, and at geographical levels ranging from the entire country down to city blocks. As a product of the federal government, the data is free to use . But for working journalists—especially those who don't have experience with the particulars of Census data—navigating these datasets on deadline can be a challenge. Census Reporter's goal is to make it easier for journalists to write stories using Census data. Our focus is on the American Community Survey; we want to help people understand what the survey covers and help them quickly find data from places they care about. Census Reporter received funding from the Knight News Challenge , and primary development took place from March 2013 through June 2014. The Census Reporter website includes three primary types of pages: geographical profiles , which provide an overview of data indicators from a particular place; data comparisons , which use tabular, map and distribution formats to show information from a table across a group of geographies; and topical overviews , which document the concepts and tables the ACS uses to cover specific subject areas. In This Guide ============= * Setting up for local development * Profile pages * The profile page back end * The profile page front end * Profile map * Profile charts * Responsive design Setting up for local development ================================ Census Reporter is an open-source project, so not only is the data free to use, so is the code. Developers in South Africa forked this repository to build Wazi , for example, a site exploring South African data. We'd love it if you'd fork this repository, too, and maybe you even have features you'd like to contribute back! Here's what you need to know to get a local version of Census Reporter …