Build-a-Table

Skip top of page navigation
You are here:  Census.gov › Business & Industry › Federal, State, & Local Governments › Build-a-Table › Example
Skip left side navigation

Contact Us

Email us!
Call us: 1 (800) 642-4901

View/Download [PDF, 524kb]

Build-a-Table Example


Create a table that contains data on full-time employees and full-time pay for local police employees in callifornica in 2007.

  1. Select the radio button next to "Geography" and select "California" from the drop down menu

    Screenshot of Build-a-Table Main Page

  2. Select "Next"
  3. Select "2007" in the "Year" category
  4. Select "Full-time Employees" and "Full-time Pay" in the "Variables" category
  5. Select "All Local" in the "Level of Government" category
  6. Select "Police Protection Total", "Police Officers Only" and "Other Police Employees" from the "Government Function" category

    Screenshot of Select Variables Page

  7. Select "Submit"
  8. The above steps will give you the following table

    Screenshot of Results Page




[PDF] or PDF denotes a file in Adobe’s Portable Document Format. To view the file, you will need the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader This link to a non-federal Web site does not imply endorsement of any particular product, company, or content. available for free from Adobe.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Government Employment and Payroll | (800) 642-4901 | govs.employ@census.gov |  Last Revised: June 9, 2009