EMBARGOED UNTIL: 12:01 A.M. EST, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1998 Public Information Office CB98-204 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Robert Kominski 301-457-2120 Census Bureau Releases Population Profile of the Nation A report that brings together under one cover a wide range of sample survey and census data on demographic, social and economic trends for the nation was released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The report,Population Profile of the United States: 1997, P23-194 contains sections on national and state population trends and projections; geographical mobility; school enrollment, educational attainment and post-secondary school financing; households and families; marital status and living arrangements; fertility, child care arrangements and child support; disability, program participation and health insurance; labor force and occupation; money income and poverty; race and Hispanic-origin populations; and the elderly population. These sections highlight important facts and trends in U.S.society today, compiled from a variety of recent Census Bureau reports. The information in this profile is from the Current Population Survey, the Survey of Income and Program Participation and the Housing Vacancy Survey, as well as from independent population estimates and projections. As in all surveys, the estimates are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error.-X-The Census Bureau pre-eminent collector and provider of timely, relevant and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In more than 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries and institutions.
