What is New for Census 2000?

• Subjects in 1990 and 2000 (PDF)
• Same-Sex Unmarried Partners
• Occupation "The Census Bureau currently uses the 1980 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) to classify responses to its household surveys. The 1998 SOC was issued in September 1999. The revised SOC will be used to classify responses to the 2000 Decennial Census."
• Race
  • Questions and Answers for Census 2000 Data on Race
  • Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin (PDF). "Provides a portrait of race and Hispanic origin in the United States and discusses their distributions at the national level. It is based on the Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File."
  • Racial and Ethnic Classifications Used in Census 2000 and Beyond. Provides "information about changes to the questions on race and Hispanic origin that have occurred for the Census 2000. These changes conform to the revisions of the standards for the classification of federal data on race and ethnicity promulgated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in October 1997."
  • Office of Management and Budget's Provisional Guidance on the Implementation of the 1997 Standards for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, with Appendices and Federal Register Notice. Look for these documents under "Data on Race and Ethnicity".
  • Guidance on Aggregation and Allocation of Data on Race for Use in Civil Rights Monitoring and Enforcement . "Establishes guidance for agencies that collect or use aggregate data on race. It also establishes guidance for the allocation of multiple race responses for use in civil rights monitoring and enforcement."
  • Tabulating Data on Race and Hispanic Origin from the 2000 Census. Joseph J. Salvo. "This article offers a few basic guidelines regarding the use of these [race] data and some resources to help users work through the conceptual and methodological issues affecting the tabulation of race data."

• Hispanic and Not Hispanic Population by Race for the United States, 2000

  Race	Hispanic or Latino	Not Hispanic or Latino	Total
  Total	35,305,818	246,116,088	281,421,906
  One race	33,081,736	241,513,942	274,595,678
  White	16,907,852	194,552,774	211,460,626
  Black or African American	710,353	33,947,837	34,658,190
  American Indian and Alaska Native	407,073	2,068,883	2,475,956
  Asian	119,829	10,123,169	10,242,998
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	45,326	353,509	398,835
  Some other race	14,891,303	467,770	15,359,073
  Two or more races, e.g.      White & Black/African American      White & American Indian/Alaska Native      White & Asian      Black/African American & American Indian/Alaska Native      White & Black/African American & American Indian/Alaska Native      White & Black/African American & American Indian/Alaska Native & Asian      White & Black/African American & American Indian/Alaska Native & Asian & Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander      White & Black/African American & American Indian/Alaska Native & Asian & Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander & Some other race etc.	2,224,082	4,602,146	6,826,228

  There are 6 categories of only one race and 57 combinations of two or more races, for a total of 63 racial categories. Table from Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin 2000. Census Bureau. (Census 2000 Brief.) March 2001.

  Race Alone or in Combination with One or More Other Races for the United States, 2000

  White	216,930,975
  Black or African American	36,419,434
  American Indian and Alaska Native	4,119,301
  Asian	11,898,828
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	874,414
  Some other race	18,521,486

  In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population because individuals may report more than one race. From Profiles of General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, United States, 2000. Census Bureau. Issued May 2001.

• Geographic Changes for Census 2000 + Glossary
• Census 2000 Geographic Definitions, Hierarchical Relationship of Census Geographic Entities (PDF), and American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land Hierarchy (PDF)
• Participant Statistical Areas Program: Census 2000 Statistical Areas Boundary Criteria
• Census 2000 New Census Block Strategy
• Census Tracts and Block Numbering Areas
• ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs)
• Urban and Rural Classification Census 2000: Urban and Rural Criteria
• On a related topic, Metropolitan Area Standards Review Project (MASRP)
• Maps via U.S. Census Bureau Geography

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