The purpose of this publication is to acquaint college students with the basic information needed to successfully access and use the 1970 Census of Population and Housing. Contents present discussions of the following: Can Census Data Help Me?; What Information Does the Census Provide?; For What Areas Are Census Data Reported?; How Are Census Data Released ?; How Do I Find a Particular Data Item?; and Reference Sources. Exercises are provided to reinforce the learning of these basics and to involve the reader in the actual use of the census publications. Exercises include Learning Census Geography, Learning Subjects Collected in the 1970 Census, Learning to Read Tables, and Finding the Data and Using It. Addresses and telephone numbers of U.S. Department of Commerce District Offices are included. (Author/RM)