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In the past, the decennial census both counted the population (with the short form) and obtained housing, social and economic information by asking a portion of households to fill out the long form. The American Community Survey is a large survey that is designed to replace the census long form in 2010. The American Community Survey will provide estimates of housing, social, and economic characteristics every year for all states, as well as for all cities, counties, metropolitan areas, and population groups of 65,000 persons or more, such as elderly women, starting in 2004 under current plans. For smaller areas, it will take two to five years to accumulate enough data to produce information similar to that in the decennial census. Data include demographic characteristics, such as sex, age, and race/ethnicity. Currently, the ACS website contains demographic profiles by county.
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The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey has been conducted since 1942. The CPS is the primary source of information on the labor force characteristics of the U.S. population. Estimates obtained from the CPS include employment, unemployment, earnings, hours of work, and other indicators. They are available by a variety of demographic characteristics including age, sex, race, marital status, and educational attainment. They are also available by occupation, industry, and class of worker. Supplemental questions to produce estimates on a variety of topics including school enrollment, income, previous work experience, health, employee benefits, and work schedules are also often added to the regular CPS questionnaire. Reports include:
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The Census provides a statistical profile of the nation, producing a complete count of the population and describing the demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics of the U.S. populations. The census has been taken since 1790. The decennial products contain numerous tables by gender. Selected population characteristics from Census 2000 will be available beginning in June 2001.
Some Census 2000 Publications are:
1990 decennial census publications
Some of the reports containing tables by gender from the 1990 Census include:
We asked...You told us
In 1990, the Census Bureau also printed a series of bulletins showing the questions asked in the 1990 census and the answers that you, the American people, gave. Each bulletin focuses on a question or group of questions appearing on the 1990 census questionnaires, including gender.
1990 decennial census bulletins
We, the American......Series
The "We, the American....." series contains briefs on specific census topics, such as Women, Blacks, Hispanics, and Education.
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The international area publishes two series that specifically focus on women. The Gender and Aging Series is a four part series that focuses on different topics related to gender and aging. The first profile focused on demographic dimensions; the second focused on mortality and health; the third focused on caregiving; and the fourth will focus on economic security. This series is funded by the National Institute on Aging. The Women of the World Series focuses on different topics associated with the status of women in a particularly country. Examples include:
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This Current Population Survey series includes monthly estimates of the total United States population; and annual midyear estimates of the U.S. population by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Projections of the U.S. and state populations are also included in the P-25 series by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin.
| P-25 reports
Population Estimates - National, State and County Levels Population Projections - National and State |
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The first Statistical Brief was released in 1986. This brief contained interesting information obtained from Census Bureau surveys and censuses in a easy-to-read format. The Statistical Briefs are from 2 to 4 pages in length. The Census Bureau is moving toward releasing more data electronically rather than in a printed volume and is based on unpublished data. An example of some of the Statistical Briefs containing data on women include the following:
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SIPP is one of the major sources of information on the demographic and economic situation of U.S. households, families, and individuals. SIPP’s purposes are to measure their economic situation, especially changes over time, and to provide a tool for evaluating the effectiveness of government transfer programs. The survey began in 1979 and was designed to provide a broader context for analysis by periodically adding questions on a variety of topics not covered in the core section. These topics include personal history, child care, wealth, child support, disability, school enrollment, taxes, and annual income.
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On August 22, 1996, President Clinton signed legislation passed by Congress, and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 became Public Law 104-193. The legislation directed the Census Bureau to collect data necessary to evaluate the impact of the law from households previously interviewed in the 1992 and 1993 panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation. Households will be followed annually from 1997 to 2002, thus providing data for ten years. This survey, the Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD), will simultaneously describe the full range of state welfare programs along with social, economic, and family changes that will help or limit the effectiveness of welfare reforms. That is, the SPD survey is designed to provide 10 years of data on participation in programs such as Food Stamps, free or reduced-price school lunches, Supplemental Security Income and Social Security by household characteristics. These statistics will permit an assessment of the impact of welfare reform by examining the same set of people first interviewed in the 1992 and 1993 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) before, during, and after the implementation of welfare reform law.
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This survey provides summary statistics for the U.S., states, and the sub-state areas with 100 or more women-owned firms. Data include number of firms, gross receipts, employees, and annual payroll; and are tabulated for the United States by two-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, size, and legal form of organization; and at the state level by two-digit SIC codes. The survey is conducted as part of the economic census and began in 1972.
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