An Overview:
Census 2000 and Its Data Products
Census 2000
Short Form and Long Form
Short form
Long form
For the U.S. as a whole, about one in six households received the long-form questionnaire.
Census 2000 Short Form Questionnaire
7 Questions
Name
Sex
Age
Relationship
Hispanic Origin
Race
Owner/Renter Status
Census 2000:
Hispanic or Latino
Changed Question on Race
Race and Ethnicity Tabulation Categories
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Single-Race
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Two or more races
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All-Inclusive Race
The six race alone groups and the two or more races group, when combined, add up to 100 percent of the population.
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
100% population
Grandparents as Caregivers
New Question
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Presence of grandchildren
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Responsibility for basic needs
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How long responsible for needs
Disability
Revised Question
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Vision or hearing impairment
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Mobility limitation
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Condition that limits:
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Learning or remembering
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Getting around house
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Getting around outside
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Working
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What Data Will Be Available?
100% data or short-form information
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Redistricting Summary File
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Summary File 1
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Summary File 2
Sample data or long-form information
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Summary File 3
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Summary File 4
Redistricting Summary File
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Total population and 18-and-over population by 63 race categories and Hispanic/Latino
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Lowest level of geography: block
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1 or more CDs per state; 3 DVDs
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Race and Hispanic or Latino Summary File (National File)
100% Summary Files
Summary File 1 (SF1)
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About 300 tables
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Counts and cross tabulations
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Counts for detailed race, Hispanic or Latino groups, and American Indian/Alaska Native tribes (to the tract)
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Tables repeat for major race groups alone, two or more races, Hispanic or Latino, White not Hispanic or Latino
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Geography: block, census tract
100% SF1 Subject Content
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171 Population tables (P) at block level
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56 Housing tables (H) at block level
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59 Population tables (PCT) at census tract level
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286 Tables
Examples of SF1 Tabulations
P1 Total population (1)
P3 Race (71)
P8 Hispanic or Latino (17)
P12 Sex by age (5-year groupings) (49)
P14 Sex by age for the population under 20 (single years of age) (43)
P15 Households (1)
P17 Average household size (1)
SF1 Repeating
Tabulations
5-year
groupings
SF2 Subject Content
36 Population tables at census tract (PCT) level
11 Housing tables (HCT) at census tract (HCT)
SF2 Racial/Ethnic Groups
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Detailed American Indian categories
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Detailed Alaska Native categories
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Detailed Asian categories
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Detailed Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander categories
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Hispanic or Latino categories
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Not Hispanic or Latino categories
Some Population Subjects
at the Census Tract Level
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PCT1 Total population
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PCT3 Sex by age (single year of age)
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PCT4 Median age by sex
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PCT5 Sex by age (5-year groupings)
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PCT7 Population in household
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PCT8 Average household size
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PCT9 Household size, household type and presence of own children
Some Housing Subjects
at the Census Tract Level
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HCT2 Tenure
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HCT3 Total population in occupied housing units
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HCT4 Total population in occupied housing units by tenure
Sample Data Summary Files
Summary File 3
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813 tables of data
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Counts and cross tabulations of sample items (income, occupation, education, rent and value, vehicles available)
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Lowest level of geography: block group
Sample Data Summary Files
Summary File 4
Tables repeated by race, Hispanic/ Latino, and American Indian and Alaska Native categories, and ancestry – 336 categories in all.
Public Use Microdata Sample Files
Unaggregated responses to Census 2000 with all identifying information removed
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1-Percent National Characteristics File
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5-Percent State Files
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100,000 population threshold for geography
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10,000 population threshold for characteristics
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Release of Census 2000 Products
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December 31, 2000 -- Official State counts
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April 1, 2001-- Redistricting counts
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2001-- Short-form (100%) data products
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2002-- Long-form (sample) data products
Major Product Lines
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Summary Files
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Demographic Profiles
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Quick Tables
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Geographic Comparison Tables
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printed reports
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maps
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microdata
Media
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Internet
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CD-ROM /DVD
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Paper
Internet
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Data released first on American FactFinder
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Printed reports and Maps available in Portable Document Format (PDF)
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Download (FTP) options
Census 2000 Gateway
American FactFinder
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SF1 data publicly accessible at www.census.gov
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Or visit: factfinder.census.gov
Quick Tables
100% and Sample Data Demographic Profiles
Geographic Comparison Tables
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
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For downloading complete dataset files
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Available at http://ftp2.census.gov
CD-ROM and DVD
Data provided on CD-ROM and DVD, with software to view, print, download items
CD-ROM / DVD
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Redistricting Summary File
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Summary File 1 through Summary File 4
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Access software is included
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Maps (PDF)
Data Accessibility
FTP AFF CD-ROM/DVD
Difficulty High Low Low
Cost No No Yes
User Level High All All
Speed Variable Variable High
Connect Issues Possible Possible Unlikely
Download limits None 5 MB CD size
Graphical User Interface None Yes Yes
Paper
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Printed reports
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Summary Population and Housing Characteristics
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Summary Social, Economic and Housing Characteristics
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Population and Housing Unit Totals
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Census Briefs
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Maps
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Print on demand
Cost of Census 2000 Products
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Most information free through the Internet (www.census.gov)
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Charges for detailed custom tabulations, CD-ROMs, printed reports, print on-demand
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Census Bureau’s Customer Service Center (301-763-INFO)
Other Sources of Census 2000 Information
State Data Centers
Census Information Centers
Depository Libraries
Census Bureau Regional Offices
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