FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2002 Public Information Office CB02-CR.13 (301) 457-3691/457-3620 (fax) (301) 457-1037 (TDD) e-mail: <2000usa@census.gov> **CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY** Census Bureau to Brief Reporters on Census 2000 Long-Form Demographic Profiles What: The Census Bureau's Philadelphia regional director and state and local officials will brief reporters on the release of Census 2000 demographic profiles containing social, economic, and housing characteristics for Pennsylvania, Lackawanna and Luzerne counties and the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. These data are derived from responses to census long-form questions. When: Wednesday, May 29; 10 a.m. (local time) Who: Fernando Armstrong, regional director, U.S. Census Bureau Susan Copella, director, Pennsylvania State Data Center Sara Hailstone, director, Office of Economic and Community Develpment Where: Radisson Lackawanna Station 700 Lackawanna Ave. Scranton, Pa. For directions or more information about this event, you can contact the U.S. Census Bureau's Philadelphia regional office, partnership and data services, at (215) 656-7578.
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