Finding Publicly Available Data for Extension Planning and Programming: Developing Community Portraits

Authors

• Julie N. Zimmerman, University of Kentucky
• Daniel Kahl, University of Kentucky

Volume

56

Issue

3

DOI

10.34068/joe.56.03.01

Abstract

Although there have been calls for many years for Extension professionals to use secondary data in their work, finding appropriate data online can still be a challenge. With the multitude of data sources available online, it can be helpful to use the concept of developing a community portrait as the context for becoming proficient at locating secondary data. Once compiled, the data in a community portrait can have multiple uses. In this article, we provide direction for finding specific online data sources and using those sources to compile a community portrait, tips on using data websites, and a quick guide to help with locating data.

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Recommended Citation

Zimmerman, J. N., & Kahl, D. (2018). Finding Publicly Available Data for Extension Planning and Programming: Developing Community Portraits. Journal of Extension, 56(3), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.56.03.01