Transcript Data from the Census Bureau: Censuses, Surveys & Tools

Data from the Census Bureau:
Censuses, Surveys & Tools
Thursday, March 18th
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Jon Stiles
How much data?
• Lots of money spent on data collection (3
billion in 2009, up from 1.5 billion 2008,
900 million 2007)
• Lots more money allocated on basis of
data collection (~400 Billion annually)
Roadmap for today
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Data collected by the Census Bureau
Census Geography – blocks to nation
Distribution and form of Census data
Tools at Census Bureau and elsewhere
Broad Data Collections
• Population & Housing Census - every 10 years
• Economic Census - every 5 years
• Census of Governments - every 5 years
• American Community Survey – annually
• Many additional surveys -- both Demographic &
Economic
• Economic Indicators - each indicator is released
on a specific schedule
Roadmap for today
Population & Household Surveys
• First Destination – the 2000 Census
– Content, Collection Process, Distribution
– Census Geography
• The 2010 Census and the American
Community Survey
• Other Demographic Surveys
– SIPP, CPS, AHS, etc..
Census 2000
Short Form and Long Form
Short form
Long form
Census 2000
Sampling Pattern
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Approximately 1 in 6 households receive a “long-form” questionaire.
The proportion of questionaires which are “long-form”
versus “short-form” varies by geography:
In smaller or rural areas, the sampling rate is 1 in 2,
In densely populated areas, the sampling rate is 1 in 8.
Census 2000 Short Form
Questionnaire
7 Questions
Name
Sex
Age
Relationship (to Household Head)
Hispanic Origin
Race
Owner/Renter Status
Census 2000 Long Form
Questionnaire
7 Core Questions PLUS
Marital Status
Language
Citizenship
Labor Force Status
Transportation
Income (by Source
Education
Place of Birth
Disabilities
Occupation
Commute
and more
Census 2000 Long Form
Questionnaire
Selected Housing Items
Mortgage Status
Year Built
Bedrooms
Plumbing Facilities
Utilities & Cost
Value (if Owned)
Building Type
Rooms
Kitchen
Monthly Rent
Taxes, Fees
and more
Distribution Formats
100% data or short-form information
• Redistricting Summary File
• Summary File 1
• Summary File 2
Sample data or long-form information
• Summary File 3
• Summary File 4
Public Use Microdata
100% Summary Files
Summary File 1 (SF1)
• About 300 tables
• Counts and cross tabulations
• Counts for detailed race, Hispanic or Latino
groups, and American Indian/Alaska Native
tribes (to the tract)
• Tables repeat for major race groups alone,
two or more races, Hispanic or Latino, White
not Hispanic or Latino
• Geography: block, census tract
Examples of SF1 Tabulations
P1
P3
P8
P12
P14
P15
P17
Total population (1)
Race (71)
Hispanic or Latino (17)
Sex by age (5-year groupings) (49)
Sex by age for the population
under 20 (single years of age) (43)
Households (1)
Average household size (1)
SF2 Subject Content
36 Population tables at census tract (PCT) level
11 Housing tables (HCT) at census tract (HCT)
SF2 - Subject Content
• 250 Population Groups
– total population
– 132 race groups
– 78 American Indian and Alaska Native tribe
categories
– 39 Hispanic or Latino groups
Some Population Subjects
at the Census Tract Level: SF 2
• PCT1
• PCT3
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PCT4
PCT5
PCT7
PCT8
PCT9
Total population
Sex by age (single year of
age)
Median age by sex
Sex by age (5-year groupings)
Population in household
Average household size
Household size, household
type and presence of own
children
SF2 - Racial and Ethnic Groups
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Detailed American Indian categories
Detailed Alaska Native categories
Detailed Asian categories
Detailed Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander
categories
• Hispanic or Latino categories
• Not Hispanic or Latino categories
SF2 - Detailed Hispanic/Latino Categories
Hispanic or Latino
(of any race)
Mexican
Puerto Rican
Cuban
Other Hispanic or Latino
Dominican
Central American
Costa Rican
Guatemalan
Honduran
Nicaraguan
Panamanian
Salvadoran
South American
Argentinean
Bolivian
Chilean
Colombian
Ecuadorian
Paraguayan
Peruvian
Uruguayan
Venezuelan
Spaniard
All other Hispanic or Latino
SF2 - Detailed Asian
Categories
Asian
Asian Indian
Bangladeshi
Cambodian
Chinese
Chinese, except Taiwanese
Taiwanese
Filipino
Hmong
Indonesian
Japanese
Korean
Laotian
Malaysian
Pakistani
Sri Lankan
Thai
Vietnamese
Other Asian
SF 2 - 35 American
Indian Categories
Apache
Blackfeet
Cherokee
Cheyenne
Chickasaw
Chippewa
Choctaw
Colville
Comanche
Cree
Creek
Crow
Delaware
Houma
Iroquois
Kiowa
Latin American
(Aztec, Inca, Mayan, etc.)
Lumbee
Menominee
Navajo
Osage
Ottawa
Paiute
Pima
Potawatomi
Pueblo
Puget Sound Salish
Seminole
Shoshone
Sioux
Tohomo O’Odham
Ute
Yakama
Yaqui
Yuman
Sample Data Summary Files
Summary File 3
• 813 tables of data
• Counts and cross tabulations of
sample items (income, occupation,
education, rent and value, vehicles
available)
• 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.
Same types of tables as presented for SF3
Lowest Level of Geography is Census Tract