U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Introduction to Variables and Values for the Census 2000
Special EEO File
Generally, the primary variables on the Census 2000 Special EEO
File are race and ethnicity, with additional racial categories for
Hawaii; sex; 472 detailed occupational categories (or 471 detailed occupational
categories, when the unemployed with no work experience are not included);
geography (including, in
most instances, the United States, each of the 50 states and the
District of Columbia, Metropolitan Statistical Areas, counties and
places); educational attainment; age groups; earnings categories;
and 88 industry groupings. A resource for matching
detailed occupation or job titles with Census 2000 occupations and
vice versa can be found in the Alphabetical and Classified Indices of
Occupations from the Census Bureau.
A similar resource for matching industries from the Alphabetical and Classified Indices of
Industries is also available from the same Census web site
as for occupations.
Specifications for Variables and Values on the Census
2000 Special EEO File
The Consortium has specified that the following list of
essential variables and values be created for the Special EEO File.
As the aggregation of industry groupings are dependent on Census
confidentiality restrictions, the codes for industry groups were
not part of the Consortium's specifications. The details for the
industries to be contained in the industry groups are available
in the crosswalk for the Census 2000
Industry Categories for the Special EEO File.
Sex (2)
- Male
- Female
Race and Ethnicity for
Other than Hawaii (12)
- White
- Not Hispanic or Latino
- Hispanic or Latino
- Black or African American not Hispanic or Latino
- Asian not Hispanic or Latino
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander not Hispanic or
Latino
- American Indian or Alaska Native not Hispanic or Latino
- Black or African American and White not Hispanic or
Latino
- Asian and White not Hispanic or Latino
- American Indian or Alaska Native and White not
Hispanic or Latino
- American Indian or Alaska Native and Black or
African American not Hispanic or Latino
- Balance of individuals reporting more than one race not
Hispanic or Latino plus individuals reporting some other race not
Hispanic or Latino
- Other Hispanic or Latino
Race and Ethnicity for
Hawaii (15)
- White
- Not Hispanic or Latino
- Hispanic or Latino
- Black or African American not Hispanic or Latino
- Asian not Hispanic or Latino
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander not Hispanic or
Latino
- American Indian or Alaska Native not Hispanic or Latino
- Black or African American and White not Hispanic or
Latino
- Asian and White not Hispanic or Latino
- American Indian or Alaska Native and White not
Hispanic or Latino
- American Indian or Alaska Native and Black or
African American not Hispanic or Latino
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and White
not Hispanic or Latino
- Asian and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
not Hispanic or Latino
- Asian and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
and White not Hispanic or Latino
- Balance of individuals reporting more than one race not
Hispanic or Latino plus individuals reporting some other race not
Hispanic or Latino
- Other Hispanic or Latino
Educational
Attainment (5)
- Not high school graduate
- High school graduate (including equivalency)
- Some college or associate degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Graduate or professional degree
Educational
Attainment (6)
- Not high school graduate
- High school graduate (including equivalency)
- Some college or associate degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Doctoral degree or professional degree
Older Age Groups (ADEA
Protected Class Groups) (4)
- 16 - 39 years
- 40 - 49 years
- 50 - 59 years
- 60 years and over
Younger Age
Groups (4)
- 16-19 years
- 20-34 years
- 35-39 years
- 40 years and over
Earnings (8)
- No Earnings
- Less than $15,000
- $15,000 - $24,999
- $25,000 - $34,999
- $35,000 - $49,999
- $50,000 - $74,999
- $75,000 - $124,999
- $125,000 or more
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