Scientific Data Documentation
Postcensal Population Estimates, Race/Ethnicity, 1990-1997
DSN:
CC36.CENSUS.POSTCEN.YXX (XX=90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97)
CC36.CENSUS.POSTCEN.Y9098
CC36.CENSUS.POSTCEN.Y99
Note: Data is available for 1990 -1998 in one data set.
This documentation may be used for the 1990-1998 file and the 1999 file.
Record Layout
Data Column position
year 1-4
state fips code 6-7
county fips code 8-10
age (0, 1,..., 85+) 12-13
non-Hispanic White male pop 15-19
non-Hispanic White female pop 21-25
non-Hispanic Black male pop 27-31
non-Hispanic Black female pop 33-37
non-Hispanic American Indian male pop 39-43
non-Hispanic American Indian female pop 45-49
non-Hispanic Asian male pop 51-55
non-Hispanic Asian female pop 57-61
Hispanic White male pop 63-67
Hispanic White female pop 69-73
Hispanic Black male pop 75-79
Hispanic Black female pop 81-85
Hispanic American Indian male pop 87-91
Hispanic American Indian female pop 93-97
Hispanic Asian male pop 99-103
Hispanic Asian female pop 105-109
Each record contains the number of individuals with a particular age,
sex, race, and ethnic origin down to the state and county level. With
this level of stratification, the Census Bureau cautions that tabulations
for a specific age will be unstable. As a result, they recommend against
forming tables by single year of age. The data are much more reliable
if age categories are formed - the larger the categories, the more credible
will be the results.
