S T E P 1 : S E A R CH F O R YOU R K E YWO R D .
By now, you are already familiar with the initial step of looking for data: We first search for a broad keyword using https://data.census.gov. In this case study, we want to understand who in our county receives SNAP benefits, so we use “SNAP” as the keyword. Figure 26 shows the suggestions that the data portal gives us as we type. The first suggestion refers to the SNAP/Food Stamps topic. We select this option to get a complete list of data tables that describe SNAP receipt.
Figure 26: Performing a search using the data.census.gov search bar.
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