August 12, 2005
Census 2000
Data From Census 2000 and Previous Censuses Featured in Upcoming Atlas. The Census Bureau is publishing the Census Atlas of the United States, a thematic map book available for purchase ($95) this fall from the U.S. Government Printing Office, the Customer Services Center, and major commercial bookstores.
Learn About U.S. Households in Examining American Household Composition: 1990 and 2000. Part of a series of Census 2000 special reports, this report addresses the growing complexity of U.S. householders and alternative ways to highlight that complexity. Uses a "partner or "nonpartner" householder classification and measures change in these categories for the first time, including by whether or not children are present in the household. Also, includes the first tabulations of households by the number of generations present.
We the People: Blacks in the United States. A comprehensive demographic, social and economic portrait of the more than 36 million people who identified themselves as Black or African American in Census 2000. The special report also discusses differences between men and women within the Black population at the national level.
We the People: Pacific Islanders in the United States. A comprehensive national-level demographic, social and economic portrait of the largest detailed Pacific Islander groups: Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Guamanian or Chamorro, Fijian, Tongan, and Marshallese.
Population
Indicators of Marriage and Fertility in the United States from the American Community Survey: 2000 to 2003. An analysis of marriage and fertility patterns nationwide as well as for each state. Examines various socioeconomic characteristics of married couples, unmarried-partner households and women who have given birth in the last year. Includes first-ever Census Bureau tabulations, by state, on median age at first marriage.
Population Change in Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: 1990-2003. Report examining the populations of U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, focusing on the most populous and fastest-growing areas. Analysis uses the December 2003 Office of Management and Budget's definitions of core-based statistical areas.
What's It Worth: Field of Training and Economic Status: 2001. An update on the value of an education, with national earnings data for men and women by level of educational attainment. Data provided by race and Hispanic origin as well. Includes a section on the amount of time it takes people to complete degrees beyond high school.
Economic Census and Surveys
2002 Economic Census of Island Areas: Puerto Rico Manufacturing. Information on the number of businesses and employees, payroll, value of shipments and other information pertaining to the manufacturing sector of Puerto Rico's economy. A construction report is scheduled for release later this year, and a geographic areas report will contain information for all other sectors of Puerto Rico's economy covered in the 2002 Economic Census.
Economic Indicators
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: June 2005. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption is scheduled for release August 12, 2005.
New Residential Construction: June 2005. Press release showing data for housing starts and completions and building permits is scheduled for release August 16, 2005.
Retail E-Commerce Sales: 2nd Quarter, 2005. Press release showing quarterly estimates for retail e-commerce sales is scheduled for release August 19, 2005.
Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders: July 2005. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators is scheduled for release August 24, 2005.
New Residential Sales: July 2005. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale is scheduled for release August 24, 2005.
Reference and Compendia
Facts for Features. Collections of statistics from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas intended to commemorate anniversaries or observances or to provide background information for topics in the news:
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