Title: Social Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) Analysis

OBJECTIVE OF ANALYSIS: To see how similar/different Minnesota Counties are from each other by condisering as many variables as possible.
Variables:Total households, Family households, Family households - With own children under 18 years, Married-couple family, Married-couple - With own children under 18 years, Male householder, no wife present, family, Male householder, no wife present, family - With own children under 18 years, Female householder, no husband present, family, Female householder, no husband present, family - With own children under 18 years, Nonfamily households, Householder living alone, Householder living alone - 65 years and over, Households with one or more people under 18 years, Households with one or more people 65 years and over, Average household size, Average family size, Population in households, Householder, Spouse, Child, Other relatives, Nonrelatives, Unmarried partner, Males 15 years and over - Never married, Males 15 years and over - Now married, except separated, Males 15 years and over - Separated, Males 15 years and over - Widowed, Males 15 years and over - Divorced, Females 15 years and over, Females 15 years and over - Never married, Females 15 years and over - Now married, except separated, Females 15 years and over - Separated, Females 15 years and over - Widowed, Females 15 years and over - Divorced, Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months, Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married), Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months - Per 1,000 unmarried women, Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months - Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old, Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months - Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old, Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months - Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old, Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months - Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old, Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years - Responsible for grandchildren, Years responsible for grandchildren - Less than 1 year, Years responsible for grandchildren - 1 or 2 years, Years responsible for grandchildren - 3 or 4 years, Years responsible for grandchildren - 5 or more years, Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years, Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years - Who are female, Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years - Who are married, Population 3 years and over enrolled in school, Population 3 years and over enrolled in school - Nursery school, preschool, Population 3 years and over enrolled in school - Kindergarten, Population 3 years and over enrolled in school - Elementary school (grades 1-8), Population 3 years and over enrolled in school - High school (grades 9-12), Population 3 years and over enrolled in school - College or graduate school, Population 25 years and over, Population 25 years and over - Less than 9th grade, Population 25 years and over - 9th to 12th grade, no diploma, Population 25 years and over - High school graduate (includes equivalency), Population 25 years and over - Some college, no degree, Population 25 years and over - Associate's degree, Population 25 years and over - Bachelor's degree, Population 25 years and over - Graduate or professional degree, Civilian population 18 years and over, Civilian veterans, Population 1 year and over, RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Same house, RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Different house in the U.S., RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Different house in the U.S. - Same county, RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Different house in the U.S. - Different county, RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Different house in the U.S. - Different county - Same state, RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Different house in the U.S. - Different county - Different state, RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Abroad, Total population, PLACE OF BIRTH - Native, PLACE OF BIRTH - Native - Born in United States, PLACE OF BIRTH - Native - Born in United States - State of residence, PLACE OF BIRTH - Native - Born in United States - Different state, Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s), Foreign born, Foreign-born population, Naturalized U.S. citizen, Not a U.S. citizen, YEAR OF ENTRY - Entered 2000 or later, YEAR OF ENTRY - Entered before 2000, Foreign born, Foreign born - Entered 2000 or later, Foreign born - Entered before 2000, Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea, WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Europe, WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Asia, WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Africa, WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Oceania, WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Latin America, WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Northern America, Population 5 years and over, LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - English only, Language other than English, Language other than English - Speak English less than "very well", LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Language other than English - Spanish, LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Language other than English - Spanish - Speak English less than "very well", LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Language other than English - Other Indo-European languages, LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Language other than English - Other Indo-European languages - Speak English less than "very well", LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Language other than English - Asian and Pacific Islander languages, LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Language other than English - Asian and Pacific Islander languages - Speak English less than "very well", LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Language other than English - Other languages, LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Language other than English - Other languages - Speak English less than "very well", Total population, ANCESTRY - American, ANCESTRY - Arab, ANCESTRY - Czech, ANCESTRY - Danish, ANCESTRY - Dutch, ANCESTRY - English, ANCESTRY - French (except Basque), ANCESTRY - French Canadian, ANCESTRY - German, ANCESTRY - Greek, ANCESTRY - Hungarian, ANCESTRY - Irish, ANCESTRY - Italian, ANCESTRY - Lithuanian, ANCESTRY - Norwegian, ANCESTRY - Polish, ANCESTRY - Portuguese, ANCESTRY - Russian, ANCESTRY - Scotch-Irish, ANCESTRY - Scottish, ANCESTRY - Slovak, ANCESTRY - Subsaharan African, ANCESTRY - Swedish, ANCESTRY - Swiss, ANCESTRY - Ukrainian, ANCESTRY - Welsh, ANCESTRY - West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
Source: US Census Bureau
Creator: Ben Schuldt