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**CENSUS
BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY** |
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Census Bureau to Hold News Conference on |
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| What: | The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a news conference to release two reports: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2004, containing findings from the Current Population Survey (CPS); and Income, Earnings, and Poverty Data from the 2004 American Community Survey (ACS). The CPS findings are for the nation and states, while the ACS findings pertain to states, as well as counties and cities of 250,000 or more people. The ACS report also includes a comparison of earnings for men and women by selected characteristics, including industry and occupation. | ||
| When: | Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 10 a.m. EDT | ||
| Who: | Hermann Habermann, deputy director, U.S. Census Bureau – brief remarks. |
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| Charles Nelson, assistant division chief for Income, Poverty and Health Statistics, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau – CPS findings. | |||
| Preston Jay Waite, associate director for Decennial Census, U.S. Census Bureau – ACS findings. | |||
| Where: | U.S. Census Bureau Suitland Federal Center Federal Office Building 3 - Morris Hansen Auditorium 4700 Silver Hill Rd. Suitland, Md. 20746 Directions for those coming by car or Metro may be found on the Internet at <http://www.census.gov/main/www/cbmaps.html>. |
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| Online News Conference Page: |
The CPS and ACS data tables,
reports, and news release will be posted on the Census Bureau’s
online news conference page after 10 a.m. EDT on Aug. 30. Background
information is available now at at <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/news_conferences/005515.html>.
Closer to the event, you can access the page by clicking on the
income, poverty and health insurance icon in the top left corner
of the Census Bureau's home page at <http://www.census.gov>. |
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| Webcast | There will be a live webcast of the news conference, accessible via the Census Bureau’s online news conference page. Windows Media Player or RealPlayer software (both versions are free downloads) is required to view the webcast. A test signal will be available beginning at 9:15 a.m. EDT on Aug. 30 to verify your computer is correctly set up to view the webcast. Only media attending the event will be able to ask questions of the speakers. | ||
| Audio: | Media may dial in to a telephone “listen line” to hear the news conference live. The dial-in phone number is 1-888-882-NEWS (6397); no password is needed. The listen line may be accessed beginning at 9:45 a.m. EDT. | ||
| Satellite Video: | A live video broadcast of
the news conference also will be available via satellite. |
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| Live broadcast date: Aug.
30. Live broadcast time: 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. EDT (sharp/firm out). (A test satellite signal will be available from 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m. EDT). |
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·Ku-band
analog satellite: AMC9, Transponder: 3K, Analog. |
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| Radio Interviews: | Media interested in interviewing
Census Bureau experts on income, earnings, poverty and health insurance
coverage should contact Tom Edwards, Census Bureau Public Information
Office, on (301) 763-2184. |
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| Radio Feeds: | Audio is available via the news conference webcast or the telephone listen line. | ||
| Transportation: | The Census Bureau will provide
bus transportation for the media from downtown Washington to the
Suitland Federal Center. The bus will depart from the National
Press Club at 14th and F Streets at 9 a.m. on the day of the news
conference; it will leave the Census Bureau for the return trip
between 11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. EDT. To reserve a space on the
bus, contact the Public Information Office on (301) 763-3691. |
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| Security: | Photo identification is required
for admission to the Census Bureau. Foreign nationals must contact
the Census Bureau’s Public Information Office to obtain a
special security clearance form. Please allow at least 30 minutes
for security check-in, longer for broadcast media with equipment.
Given the time required for check-in, all media planning to attend should notify the Public Information Office on (301) 763-3691 by 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 26. |
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