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  • 1.  Making sense of the S1601 Language Spoken at Home table

    Posted 08-03-2020 03:57 PM

    I'm having a hard time understanding why two different age breakdowns in an S1601 table don't sum to another figure in the table. Specifically:

    Anyone have an idea what's going on here? Am I comparing apples to oranges?



  • 2.  RE: Making sense of the S1601 Language Spoken at Home table

    Posted 08-03-2020 04:24 PM
    It appears the second number only includes citizens, whereas the first number includes the entire population. I agree that isn't immediately obvious!


  • 3.  RE: Making sense of the S1601 Language Spoken at Home table

    Posted 08-03-2020 04:31 PM
    It is all about the hierarchy.
    The headings in all caps are the universe for the sub groups below it.

    with Census data tables, always pay attention the indents.


  • 4.  RE: Making sense of the S1601 Language Spoken at Home table

    Posted 08-03-2020 04:42 PM
    Ahhh. Thank you both for the quick insight!