U.S. Census Bureau Demographic Census 2000 July 8, 2003.

U.S. Census Bureau

Demographic Census 2000

July 8, 2003

Short Form – 100% surveyed

• Household relationships

• Sex

• Age

• Hispanic or Latino origin

• Race

• Tenure (own or rent)

• Vacancy characteristics

Long Form – 1 in 6 surveyed

• Marital status• Place of birth,

citizenship, year of entry

• School enrollment and educational attainment

• Ancestry

• Migration (residence in 1995)

• Language spoken at home and ability to speak English

• Veteran status• Disability• Grandparents as

caregivers

Long Form – 1 in 6 surveyed

• Labor force status• Place of work and

journey to work• Occupation, industry

and class of worker• Work status in 1999• Income in 1999

• Value of home or monthly rent paid

• Units in structure• Year structure built• Number of rooms and

number of bedrooms• Year moved into

residence

Long Form – 1 in 6 surveyed

• Plumbing and kitchen facilities

• Telephone service• Vehicles available• Heating fuel

• Farm residence• Utilities, mortgage,

taxes, insurance, and fuel costs

Geographic Areas

• American Indian / Alaska Native areas and Hawaiian home lands

• Blocks• Block Groups• Census tracts• Counties and

equivalent areas

• Metropolitan areas• Minor Civil Divisions• Places• States and equivalent

areas• Urban areas• Voting districts• Zip Code tabulation

area

Census 2000-Five files

• Redistricting Summary File

• Summary File 1 ( SF 1)

• Summary File 2 ( SF 2)

• Summary File 3 ( SF 3)

• Summary File 4 ( SF 4)

Redistricting Summary File

• Total population

• Population 18 years and older for 63 race categories

• Data down to the block level

Summary File 1 (SF 1)

• Counts and basic cross tabulations of information from all people and housing units

• Includes age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship, rent/own

• Data down to block level or census-tract level

• Some summaries for ZCTAs and Congressional Districts

Summary File 2 (SF 2)

• Same short form housing and population characteristics as SF 1

• Grouped according to detailed race and Hispanic / Latino-origin groups, as well as American Indian and Alaska Native tribes

• Data to the census tract level

Summary File 3 (SF 3)

• Data from long form

• Data down to the block for most, but some just down to the census tract

Summary File 4 (SF 4)

• Long form data

• Grouped according to detailed race and Hispanic / Latino-origin groups, as well as American Indian and Alaska Native tribes

Summary Files

• All accessible via www.census.gov

• Provide data for topical products – Demographic Profiles, Quick Tables, Geographic Comparison Tables, and printed report series

Printed Reports – Summary Population and Housing Characteristics

• Short Form data for states, counties, places and other areas

• Available via www.census.gov

Printed Reports – Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics

• Long form data for states, counties, places, and other areas

• Available via www.census.gov

Printed Reports – Population and Housing Unit Totals

• Short form data from Census 2000, 1990, and 1980

• Includes information on area measurements and population density

• One printed report for each state + national report

• Available via www.census.gov

Online Access

• State and Country Quick Facts

• Street Address Finder

• Population Counter

• Data Highlights by state

• American Fact Finder

Special Reports and Briefs

• Demographic Trends in the 20th Century• The 65 Years and Older Population: 2000• The United States in International Context:

2000• English Ability: 2000• Grandparents Living with Grandchildren:

2000• http://www.census.gov/population/www/ce

nsusdata/hiscendata.html

Census Data from 1790 - 1990

• Selective

• Older information is mainly population and housing

• http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/hiscendata.html

American FactFinder

• Census Bureau’s primary online data retrieval tool

• Includes data from 1990 Census, American Community Survey, Census 2002 Supplementary Survey, 1997 Economic Census, and Census 2000

American FactFinder

• Quick Tables give data for a set of key variables down to the census tract level

• Geographic Comparison Tables: How your state/city/county/metro area stacks up in comparison to others using key variables

• Thematic Maps: Illustrates the data in map format

• Detailed Tables: Access to all the tables released in each dataset

American FactFinder

• Advance Query Function: Users can prepare tabulations online using the full database of all individual responses, subject to restrictions and filters required to protect the confidentiality of individual responses

• Information from both short and long forms

TIGER / Line

• Contains geographic boundaries and codes, streets, address ranges, and coordinates for use with geographic information systems (GIS) for mapping and other applications

• Available on the Internet and CDRom/DVD

American Community Survey

• Provides demographic, economic, and housing information about America’s communities

• Conducted annually• Will replace the long form in 2010• Conducted in 31 test sites, 700K

households in 2000/2001/2002• Will eventually be conducted in every

county, native area and home land

American Community Survey – Test Sites

• Starr County, TX

• Zapata County, TX

• Fort Bend and Harris Counties, TX

Other Stuff for Future Presentations

• What the U.S. Census Bureau does the other 9 years

• The Economic Census