The Explore by Topic page allows you to view one topic across all available locations. Whenever available, you can use the VIEW BY-drop-down menu to view data by demographic characteristics. To begin, select a Class and then Topic from the respective drop-down lists, and click GO. By default, the system displays the data in map format. You can then choose to view the data in chart or table format.
Viewing a Map
After selecting a topic, a color-coded map displays the data for the measure. A legend explaining the colors is displayed to the right of the map.

Viewing a Chart
You can view data in a bar chart format by clicking the Chart icon next to the Map icon.

Viewing Data in Table Format
You can view data in table format by clicking the Table icon next to the Chart icon.

Footnotes/Notes/Data Source
The Footnotes, Notes, and Data Source section at the bottom of a panel provides more information for the content displayed in the panel. This section explains the symbols displayed in a panel, displays important notes about the data, and also lists the data source. To hide this section, click the Hide Footnotes link circled below, to display it again, click the Show Footnotes link.

Notes
The Notes section displays more information for the data displayed on the page, such as how national estimates are calculated and additional information on inclusion criteria.

Suggested Citation
The Suggested Citation section provides citation information for the data displayed on the page.
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Related Links
The Related Links section contains links to other sites on the Web. These sites are not contained within the Data, Trends, and Maps Interactive Database.
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