Census Bureau Tip Sheet

A product of the U.S. Census Bureau's Public Information Office

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Demographic

Census-Related

Census 2000 County-to-County Worker Flow -- These files, compiled from responses to long-form questions on where people worked in 2000, allow users to sort for the county of residence or the county of work. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of March 2.)

Married-Couple and Unmarried-Partner Households: 2000 -- Report and supplementary Internet tables show numbers of married-couple households in 2000, as well as unmarried-partner households consisting of partners of opposite sexes and partners of the same sex. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of March 9.)

Gross Migration Summary -- Internet file with counts of people 5 years old and over, nonmovers and movers by geographic area (United States, regions, states, counties and minor civil divisions in New England, and individual metropolitan areas); the numbers of in- and out-migrants from the same or different geographic area, as well as domestic net migration and the number of people living abroad five years ago. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of  March 9.)

Non-Census

The Foreign-Born Population in the United States, March 2002 -- Annual report and 60 tables show foreign-born population by nativity, citizenship status, year of entry into the United States and region of birth. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of March 2.)

Census Bureau Facts for Features: St. Patrick's Day -- Statistical information from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas pertaining to St. Patrick's Day 2003. Similar Facts for Features commemorate other events and holidays throughout the year. (Tentatively scheduled for release on March 3.)

Educational Attainment in the United States, March 2001 and March 2002 --Two packages of 16 tables each on educational attainment trends at the national, state and large metropolitan-area levels. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of March 9.)

Consumer Expenditure Survey Data Collection: April 2003 -- Data about how much Americans spend on groceries, clothing, health care and housing will be collected in April from a sample of randomly selected households across the country for the Consumer Expenditure Survey. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of March 9.)

County Population Estimates and Rankings: 2002 -- Internet tables showing July 1, 2002, population estimates, rankings and components of change for the nation's 3,141 counties. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of March 16.)

Women and Men in the United States: March 2002 -- Report and tables with national level data from the March 2002 Current Population Survey show comparisons of women and men based on a variety of demographic and socioeconomic measures, such as age, marital status, educational attainment, occupation, income and poverty status. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of March 16.)

Supplemental Security Income and its Noninstitutional Recipients: July 1997 and 1999 -- Information about who receives SSI benefits, how much they receive and other demographic characteristics. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of March 16.)

Economic

2001 Public Education Finances -- Internet tables with revenues, expenditures, debt and financial assets for individual, public elementary and secondary school systems. Also, state rankings of revenues and expenditures per pupil. (Tentatively scheduled for release the week of March 2.)

Broadcast/Photo/Multimedia

No Releases

Demographic

Census-Related

None.

Non-Census

Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2002 --2/11/03 --Latest edition of the national data book, a perennial government best-seller; first published in 1878. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2003/cb03-32.html>.

Current Population Survey: March 2003 -- 2/12/03 -- Census Bureau field representatives begin visiting randomly selected households in the Current Population Survey's annual update of demographic data.

Census Bureau Facts for Features: Women's History Month --2/14/03 --Statistical information from the Census Bureau's demographic subject areas on women, who we celebrate in March. Similar Facts for Features commemorate other events and holidays throughout the year. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2003/cb03ff03.html>.

Economic

Deadline Passes for Return of Economic Census Forms --2/13/03 -- Businesses that missed the Feb. 12 deadline for returning their 2002 Economic Census forms are encouraged to complete and return them via the Internet or by mail. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2003/cb03-36.html>.

Broadcast/Photo/Multimedia

Radio

The Profile America CD for March is in distribution. This series of 60-second features, one for each day of the month, is heard on more than 500 stations across the country. Each feature is keyed to an event whose anniversary or observance is celebrated on the air date. March's Profile America covers such items as the Ohio Bicentennial, Women's History Month, National Frozen Food Month and the history of women driving.

A companion program Al Dia is produced for Spanish language stations. Copies of both programs are available by calling (301) 763-2806 or e-mailing your request to <rreed@census.gov>.

Audio and text -- suitable for print features -- for both Profile America and Al Dia are also available on the Internet at <http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/radio/>.

Television

2002 Economic Census B-Roll -- This broadcast source tape contains elements for use in producing stories about the 2002 Economic Census, including form-filling, data processing, graphics and background information. TRT: 9:30, Project #V03-017.

For more information, call (301) 763-3045 or e-mail <broadcast@census.gov>. To sample our video products, click on Radio/TV/Photos on the Census Bureau's Web site at <http://www.census.gov>.

Photography

Census 2000 showed that 36.4 million U. S. residents identified themselves as African-American or African-American in combination with one or more other races. Of these, 2.6 million were military veterans. Check out our newest Feature Photo of the Month. Click on the following link <http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/photos/monthphoto.html>.

Our photo collections, with easy-to-follow downloading instructions, are available online. Visit "The Photo Zone" Web page at <http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/photos/index.html>. For additional information, call (301) 763-2814 or e-mail <broadcast@census.gov>.