September 21, 2006

Population

Third Wave of 2005 American Community Survey Data (household characteristics). The latest release shows housing characteristics for nearly 7,000 areas, including all congressional districts and counties, cities, and American Indian/Alaska Native areas of 65,000 population or more. Data includes types of homes, median value, heating fuel used, and plumbing facilities.

Thirty-Five Years of Tracking Hispanic Ethnicity: Analysis of Current Population Survey Data Quality for the Question on Hispanic Origin, 1969 to 2004 (Working Paper No. 80). This research examines the quality of Hispanic data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) and the consistency of CPS results with external administrative information. The paper concludes with a recommendation concerning which Hispanic groups the Census Bureau should show in future data products.

Current Population Survey Design and Methodology (Technical Paper No. 66). This document describes changes made to the Current Population Survey (CPS) since 2000. The CPS is the country's primary source of labor force statistics.

Educational Attainment in the United States: 2005. Annual Internet files from the Current Population Survey, with national and state data on educational attainment. Also included are earnings data by level of education and statistics by race and Hispanic origin.

Geographical Mobility: 2005. Internet files containing national and regional information on how often and how far people move, along with characteristics of the movers and their reasons for moving.

International Data Base Update: 2006. Internet files showing demographic indicators such as infant mortality, life expectancy, fertility rates, net migration and population growth for 228 countries and areas of the world include current estimates and moving population pyramids that project age and sex distribution to 2050.

Poverty Status of Families by Type and by U.S. Citizenship Status of the Householder: 2003. Four national-level tables from the American Community Survey present poverty data on the foreign-born by the citizenship status, year of entry, region of birth, and family type.

Economic Indicators

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: August 2006. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators. Scheduled for release September 27, 2006.

New Residential Sales: August 2006. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Includes sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction. Scheduled for release September 27, 2006.

Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): August 2006. Press release showing estimates of the value of total new construction put in place by type of construction (residential and non-residential), annual value, and by type of owner (private and public). Scheduled for release October 2, 2006.

Full Report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: August 2006. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders. Scheduled for release October 4, 2006.

Monthly Wholesale Trade: August 2006. Press release showing estimates for sales, inventories on a non-LIFO ("last in-first out") basis, and stock-sales ratios for merchant wholesalers by three-digit major kind-of-business groups. Scheduled for release October 10, 2006.

Economic Census and Surveys

2002 Survey of Business Owners, Characteristics of Businesses and Characteristics of Business Owners. Internet tables and report in PDF showing statistics on owner's age, education level, veteran status, and primary function in the business; family- and home-based businesses; types of customers and workers; and sources of financing for expansion, capital improvements, or start-up. Data for the US and states.

Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: Veteran's Day (November 11th). Statistics from the Census Bureau's demographic subject area relating to the national holiday honoring our military veterans. Parades and speeches occur across the country, highlighted by a national ceremony taking place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.

Facts for Features: Thanksgiving Day (November 23rd) . Economic and demographic statistics pertaining to the menu of culinary delights consumed on Turkey Day.

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