When will the labor force, income, and educational attainment data from Census 2000 be available?
When the Census Bureau conducts a census, two questionnaires are used to gather the information – a short-form questionnaire and a long-form questionnaire. The Census 2000 short form was received by five out of six housing units. Only seven questions were asked on the short form – name, sex, age, relationship, Hispanic/Latino, race, and whether you own or rent your home. These are referred to as 100-percent data items. Overall, the Census 2000 long form was received by one out of six households. The long form contained all the questions asked on the short form plus 27 more, for a total of 34 subjects. Both the Census 2000 short-form and long-form can viewed on the Census Bureau’s website. Examples of some of the population and housing items on the long form are – labor force status (current), place of work and journey to work, work status last year, industry, occupation and class of worker, income, school enrollment, and educational attainment. These are referred to as sample data item
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