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How to Use This Data

The data you will find at this website is “secondary data”:

“Secondary data is data that is collected about a particular audience without having direct contact with that audience.  It can often provide insight about emerging trends or issues in a particular community.” (Source: Community Needs Assessment Tools, Charlie French, Community & Economic Development Specialist, University of NH)

A full list of the data available on maps via the application linked at "Start Mapping" is available here. This is a 14 page Word document. Download list of mappable data here or view the list online by clicking here.

A full list of the data available on charts and graphs via the application linked at "Start Mapping" is available here. This is an 8 page Word document. Download list of chartable data here or view the list online by clicking here.

 

Sample reports may be downloaded here as pdf files: Selected Franklin County Towns Report and Strong, ME Report

 

If you would like to learn more about doing community assessments using both primary and secondary data, the following documents will give you a good start.