Census Bureau Tip Sheet |
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A product of the U.S. Census
Bureau's Public Information Office
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September 3, 2004 | TP04-18 |
Upcoming
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Demographic |
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Census-Related |
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Working at Home: 2000 — National tabulations on home-based workers by age, sex, educational attainment, race and Hispanic origin, occupation, disability status and earnings. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of Sept. 26.) Disability and American Families: 2000
— Information on the prevalence of disabilities in families at the
national, regional and state levels, with additional data on family income,
employment status of the family householder and the poverty status of
families with a member who has a disability. (Tentatively schedule for
release the week of Sept. 26.) |
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Survey-Related |
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Estimates of State and
County Population by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: Facts for Features: Adoption Awareness Month — Statistical information from the Census Bureau’s demographic subject areas on adopted children. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of Sept. 20.) Next Wave of Interviewing in Survey of Income and Program Participation — In October, interviewers will visit a national sample of randomly selected households to ask about program participation, health insurance coverage, employment, income and other topics. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of Sept. 26.) Interviewing for Consumer Expenditure Survey — Data about how much Americans spend on groceries, clothing, health care and housing will be collected in October from a national sample of randomly selected households for the Consumer Expenditure Survey. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of Sept. 26.) Facts for Features: Thanksgiving Day
— Statistics from the Census Bureau’s demographic and economic
subject areas pertaining to Thanksgiving. (Tentatively scheduled for release
the week of Sept. 26.) |
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Economic |
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Census-Related |
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2002 Economic Census of Island Areas: Guam — Number of establishments, employees, shipments, revenue and payroll as of calendar year 2002. This is the first use of North American Industry Classification System codes in an economic census of the island areas. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of Sept. 5.) 2002 Economic Census: Industry Series Reports — Industry reports (e.g. the manufacture of pet foods, tortillas and roasted nuts). National-level information on number of employees, payroll, and sales and receipts, or value of shipments. Released on a flow basis at <http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/guide/INDSUMM.HTM>. 2002 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey
— State reports with information on fuel efficiency, annual mileage,
primary range of operation, permanent equipment and other physical and
operational characteristics. Data are for pickup trucks, SUVs, minivans,
all other single-unit trucks and truck-tractors. Issued on a flow basis
at <http://www.census.gov/svsd/www/02vehinv.html>. |
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Broadcast/Photo/Multimedia/Television |
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MultimediaHispanic Heritage Month Multimedia Web Page — Updated online collection of digital media tools and data links for reporters working on news and feature stories for Hispanic Heritage Month. Elements include downloadable photos with captions, broadcast radio features in English and Spanish and updated links to data describing the U.S. Hispanic community. Go to <http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/multimedia/HispHeritage.html>. (Scheduled for relaunch Sept. 9.) |
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Recently Released
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Demographic |
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Survey-Related |
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Facts for Features: Halloween —
08/31/04 — Internet address: Income, Poverty, Health Insurance Coverage and American Community
Survey: 2003 — 08/26/04 — Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/002484.html>. |
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Economic |
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Census-Related |
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2002 Economic Census: Industry Series Reports — Industry reports (e.g. the manufacture of semiconductors and petroleum grease). National-level information on number of employees, payroll, and sales and receipts, or value of shipments. Issued on a flow basis at <http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/guide/INDSUMM.HTM>. 2002 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey — State
reports with information on fuel efficiency, annual mileage, primary range
of operation, permanent equipment and other physical and operational characteristics.
Data are for pickup trucks, SUVs, minivans and all other single-unit trucks
and truck-tractors. Issued on a flow basis at <http://www.census.gov/svsd/www/02vehinv.html>. |
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Broadcast/Photo/Multimedia/Television |
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RadioProfile America and Al Dia (Spanish) for September — 08/31/04 — Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/radio/pasep.htm>. WebcastIncome, Poverty, Health Insurance and American Community Survey:
2003 — News Conference (archived version) — 08/26/04
— Internet address: |
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News releases, reports, data tables and radio transcripts are available on the Public Information Office’s Internet site at <http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/news.html>. Questions or comments should be directed to the Census Bureau’s Public Information Office: telephone (301) 763-3030; fax (301) 457-3670; or e-mail <pio@census.gov>. |