Census 2000 Census 2000 Summary File Summary File

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Census 2000Short Form and Long

FormShort form

Long form

Census 2000 Census 2000 Sampling PatternSampling Pattern

For the U.S. as a whole, about one in six households received the long-form questionnaire.

Census 2000 Short Form Questionnaire

7 Questions7 Questions NameName SexSex AgeAge RelationshipRelationship Hispanic OriginHispanic Origin RaceRace Owner/Renter StatusOwner/Renter Status

Census 2000 Long Form Questionnaire

34 Subjects34 Subjects

• Social CharacteristicsSocial Characteristics• Economic CharacteristicsEconomic Characteristics• Housing CharacteristicsHousing Characteristics

Summary File 3:What’s In It?

• Data tabulated from Census 2000 Long Form (Sample data)

• Data on ancestry, income, education, housing units, etc.

• Selected population and housing characteristics down to the block group or census tract level

Data Tables: Population

484 Population Tables • 288 ‘P’ Tables Summarized to

Block Group Level – Includes 16 Sets of P Tables

Repeated 9 times by Race/Hispanic, labeled P145(A-I) to P160(A-I)

Data Tables: Population

484 Population Tables (cont.)• 196 ‘PCT’ Tables Summarized to

Census Tract Level – Includes 15 Sets of PCT Tables

Repeated 9 times by Race/Hispanic, labeled PCT62(A-I) to PCT76(A-I)

Example of SF 3 Race/Hispanic

Repeated Tables Labeled (A-I)

Data Tables: Housing

329 Housing Tables • 121 ‘H’ Tables Summarized to

Block Group Level– H1: Housing Units to

H121: Imputation of Mortgage Status and Selected Monthly Owner Costs for all Owner-Occupied Housing Units

Data Tables: Housing

329 Housing Tables (cont.)• 208 ‘HCT’ Tables Summarized

to Census Tract Level – Includes 20 Sets of HCT

Tables Repeated 9 times by Race/Hispanic, labeled HCT29(A-I) to HCT48(A-I)

Population SubjectsSummarized to Block

Group• Basic Population• Disability• Employment

Status• Households &

Families• Income• Occupation• Commuting

• Language Spoken• Marital Status• Migration• Birthplace, Year of

Entry, Citizenship• Place of Work• Poverty• School Enrollment &

Educ. Attainment• Veteran Status

Population SubjectsSummarized to Block

GroupIterated by Race/Hispanic

• Basic Population Totals• Employment Status• Households and Families• Income

– (Family, Household, Individual)

• Poverty Status• School Enrollment & Educational

Attainment

Population SubjectsSummarized to Census

Tract• Ancestry• Disability• Employment

Status• Grandparents as

Caregivers• Households and

Families• Income (Family,

Nonfamily, Indiv)

• Language Spoken• Marital Status• Migration• Birthplace, Year

of Entry, Citizenship

• Poverty Status• School Enrollment

and Educational Attainment

Population SubjectsSummarized to Census

TractIterated by Race/Hispanic

• Disability• Employment Status• Income (Households, Individuals)• Commuting• Language and Ability to Speak English• Migration• Birthplace, Citizenship Status, Year of

Entry• Poverty (Individuals)• Veteran Status

Disability

Revised Question• Vision or hearing impairment• Mobility limitation• Condition that limits:

– Learning or remembering– Getting around house– Getting around outside– Working

Tables: P41-P42; PCT26-PCT34

Employment Status

•At work•Laid off or absent•Looking for work

Tables: P43-P48; P150(A-I); PCT35; PCT69(A-I)-PCT71(A-I)

Income

8 Sources• Wages and salary• Self employment• Interest, dividends and rental income• Social security and railroad retirement• Supplemental security income• Public assistance or welfare• Retirement, survivor or disability pension• Child support, alimony, unemployment, etc.

Total Income

Income

Tabulation Groupings• Family and Nonfamily

– Tables: P76-P81; P154(A-I)-P156(A-I); PCT36-PCT43

• Household– Tables: P52-P75; P151(A-I)-P153(A-I);

PCT72(A-I)

• Individual– Tables: P82-P86; P157(A-I)-P158(A-I);

PCT44-PCT48; PCT73(A-I)-PCT74(A-I)

Income: Poverty

• Poverty status derived from answers to income questions

Tabulation Groupings• Family and Nonfamily

– Tables: P90-P91; P154(A-I)-P156(A-I); PCT36-PCT43

• Household– Tables: P92-P93; P151(A-I)-P153(A-I); PCT72(A-

I)

• Individuals– Tables: P87-89; P157(A-I)-P158(A-I); PCT44-

PCT48; PCT73(A-I)-PCT74(A-I)

• Kind of Business or Industry• Occupation• Year last worked• Class of worker:

– Private for profit, Private not-for profit, – Local, state or federal government employee– Self employed: incorporated/not incorporated– Working without pay

Tables: P49-P51

Occupation, Industry and Class of Worker

Place of Work & Journey to Work

• Location of work last week• Mode of transportation to work• Vehicle occupancy, if car truck

or van • Time left for work• Travel time to work Tables: P26-P35;

PCT65(A-I)

Language Spoken at Home

•Language spoken at home•Ability to speak English Tables: P19-P20; PCT10-PCT14;

PCT62(A-I)

Marital Status

• Married• Widowed• Divorced • Separated• Never married Tables: P18;

PCT70

Migration

Where did this person live 5 years ago?

• Foreign country• Town, county, state, and ZIP CodeTables: P24-P25; PCT21-PCT22;

PCT64(A-I)

Place of Birth, Citizenship & Year of Entry•Place of birth: state or foreign country•Citizenship: born in U.S., U.S. territory, of American parents, naturalized, or not a citizen •Year entered the U.S. to liveTables: P21-P23; PCT19-PCT20; PCT63(A-I)

School Enrollment and Educational Attainment

Enrollment: public or private school

Grade or level attending

Highest degree or level of school completed

Tables: P36-P38; P147(A-I)–P149(A-I);

PCT23-PCT25

Veteran Status

• Active duty• Period of service• Total years of

active-duty military service

Tables: P39-P40; PCT66(A-I)

Ancestry

• Write-in, self identification question

• Possibility of two entries– Tabulations of ‘Alone’ and ‘Alone or in

Combination’

• Over 110 ancestries in tabulations• Tabulated at census tract level Tables: PCT15-PCT18

Grandparents as Caregivers

New Question• Presence of grandchildren • Responsibility for basic

needs• How long responsible for

needsTabulated at census tract level

Tables: PCT8-PCT9

Housing Subjects

• Units in Structure• Year Built• Rooms• Year Householder

Moved In• Rent/Value• House Heating

Fuel

• Vehicles Available• Mortgage Status

and Monthly Costs

• Plumbing and Kitchen Facilities

• Telephone Service

• Occupants Per Room

Tenure and Vacancy Status

• Owner/Renter status

• Occupied/ Vacant units

• Many housing tables cross-tabulated by tenure

Units in Structure

•Type of housing unit (detached house, townhouse, apartment, mobile home, etc.)

Tables: H30-H33, H72, H79; HCT3, HCT4, HCT6, HCT8, HCT14, HCT30(A-I)

Year Structure Built

•Age of housing units Tables: H34-H37; HCT5,

HCT6, HCT15, HCT23

Number of RoomsNumber of Bedrooms

•Number of rooms and bedrooms

•Excludes: bathrooms, porches, balconies, foyers, halls, or half-rooms

Tables: H23-H29,H41, H42, H67

Occupants Per Room

•Derived from persons in household and number of rooms

Tables: H2-H22; HCT22, HCT29(A-I)

Year Moved into Residence

•Aids in determining migration and growth patterns

Tables: H38, H39; HCT7-HCT9, HCT16, HCT31(A-I)

Housing Value or Monthly Rent

• Value: How much do you think this house and lot, apartment , or mobile home and lot would sell for? – Tables: H74-H79, H81-H89; HCT17, HCT41(A-I)-HCT43(A-I)

• Rent: What is the monthly rent? Also asks if rent includes meals.– Tables: H53-H73; HCT18, HCT36(A-I)-

HCT40(A-I)

Heating Fuel

• Types of fuels to heat housing unit– Gas from pipes, bottle, tank, or

LP (Liquified Petroleum)– Electricity– Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.– Coal, coke or Wood– Solar energy– Other fuel or No fuel used

Tables: H40; HCT10

Vehicles Available

•Any vehicles under one-ton capacity for use by members of household

Tables: H44-H46; HCT33(A-I)

Mortgage Status and Selected Monthly Owner

CostsCost of • Utilities • First and second mortgage• Taxes insurance• Fuel costsTables: H80, H83, H90-H98; HCT13, HCT44(A-I)-HCT48(A-I)

Households by Income, by Householder Age, by Size

Different ways to categorize households

• Income Tables: H69-H73; HCT11-HCT18, HCT25, HCT26, HCT39(A-I)-HCT40(A-I)

• Age Tables: H14, H53, H71, H78; HCT4, HCT5, HCT7, HCT14-HCT16, HCT24

• Size Tables: H16-H18; HCT2, HCT3

Kitchen and Plumbing Facilities

• Complete kitchen facilities– Sink with piped water– Range or stove– Refrigerator– Tables: H50-H52; HCT35(A-I)

• Complete plumbing facilities– Hot and cold piped water– Flush toilet– Bathtub or shower– Tables: H47-H49; HCT22, HCT34(A-I)

Telephone Service

• Ability to make and receive calls

Tables: H43; HCT27(A-I), HCT32(A-I)

Where to AccessSummary File 3

• Online: www.census.gov through American FactFinder

• Data released on a state by state flow basis from August through September 2002

• Data on CD-Rom/DVD beginning Fall 2002

American FactFinder

Geographic LevelsState Files

Nation States Counties County subdivisions Places Census tracts Block groups (for selected tables)

Geographic Levels - continued

Congressional districts (106th Congress)

Zip Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs)Hawaiian home lands State parts of American Indian/Alaska

Native areas State parts of metropolitan areas Urban areas (urbanized areas and

urban clusters)

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