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Demographics

Decennial Census

Cheyenne River Reservation 2006 Census Test News Conference and Kick-off Event — U.S. Census Bureau Director Louis Kincannon and Chairman Harold Frazier of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe will hold a joint news conference on Thursday, March 16, at 2 p.m. MST at the Cultural Center in Eagle Butte, S.D., to announce the start of the 2006 Census Test on the Cheyenne River Reservation. (Scheduled for release March 9.)

Census Bureau Begins Test on Cheyenne River Reservation — Between March and May, census workers will conduct the 2006 Census Test on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. Census staff will visit every home on the reservation to update addresses and interview residents to fill out a questionnaire. This test will help prepare for the 2010 Census. (Scheduled for release March 9.)

Demographic Surveys

Consumer Expenditure Survey Data Collection — Information about how much Americans spend on items ranging from gasoline to groceries will be collected in April from about 7,500 randomly selected households across the country. (Tentatively scheduled for release late-March.)

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004 — Report examines the levels of voting and registration in the November 2004 presidential election, the characteristics of citizens reporting they were registered to vote and actually did vote, and the reasons why others registered did not vote. The report, from the Current Population Survey, provides the first-ever analysis of national- and state-level data that was released last May. (Tentatively scheduled for release early March.)

Estimates and Projections

County Population Estimates and Rankings: 2005 — In 2004, Flagler County, Fla., was the nation’s fastest-growing county. Did this northeastern Florida enclave repeat this distinction in 2005? The answer will be revealed via Internet tables showing population estimates, rankings and components of change for the nation’s 3,141 counties and county equivalents since Census 2000 and up to July 1, 2005. (Tentatively scheduled for release mid-March.)

Domestic Migration in the United States: 2000 to 2004 — This report describes recent patterns of population redistribution as reflected by the domestic net migration component of population estimates data. Analysis will focus on net migration for a number of different kinds of geographic areas, including regions, divisions, states, metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas and counties. The primary focus of this report is the post-Census 2000 period. (Tentatively scheduled for release mid-March.)

Miscellaneous

65+ in the United States: 2005 — A comprehensive socioeconomic profile of older Americans, funded by the National Institute on Aging and featuring data from decennial censuses and several surveys. Data are at the international and national levels with some statistics for states and selected counties. (Scheduled for release March 9.)

Economics

2002 Economic Census

2002 Economic Census: Subject Series — Fifty-five reports for several industry sectors — all at the national level — are now being issued on a flow basis. These reports include information such as product shipments by contributing industries. All 883 geographic area series reports and 651 industry reports have been published. Available at <http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/>.

2002 Survey of Business Owners: Hispanic-Owned Businesses — Report on the state of Hispanic-owned businesses from a survey conducted every five years, with data on the numbers of such businesses; statistics shown separately for those with and without paid employees. Also, includes data on sales and receipts for the nation, states and local areas levels where Hispanic-owned businesses are concentrated. (Tentatively scheduled for released mid-March.)

Economic Surveys

Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES): 2004 — ACES is part of a comprehensive program designed to provide more detailed and timely information on capital investment by nonfarm businesses. For those companies with employees, capital expenditures data are published for 136 industries. Total capital expenditures, with no industry detail, are shown for the businesses without employees. (Scheduled for release March 6.)

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Survey: 2004 — A supplement to the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey, the ICT survey was developed to fill a void for data on e-business infrastructure investment by nonfarm businesses. ICT equipment is defined as computers and peripherals; telephones and telephone apparatus, facsimile equipment, and routers, etc.; electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus; and computer software. (Scheduled for release March 6.)

2004 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances - School Systems — The report on local government finances containing data on revenues, expenditures, debt and financial assets for public elementary and secondary school systems. The report includes state rankings of revenues and expenditures per pupil. (Tentatively scheduled for release mid-March.)

Facts for Features

Older Americans Month — Some would contend that life really begins at 65. Celebrated in May, people who have reached this milestone are the topic of this fact sheet, which contains data on their demographic characteristics. (Tentatively scheduled for release early-March.)

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month — Statistical information from the Census Bureau’s demographic and economic subject areas about the Asian and native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander populations, whose heritage is celebrated in May. (Tentatively scheduled for release early-March.)

Mother’s Day — Presents statistical information from the Census Bureau’s demographic and economic subject areas commemorating this special day honoring our nation’s moms. (Tentatively scheduled for release mid-March.)

100th Anniversary: San Francisco Earthquake — Today, people talk of “leaving their heart in San Francisco.” But a century ago, this great city was largely destroyed by one of our nation’s most catastrophic natural disasters. The fact sheet commemorates this event, comparing life in “The City by the Bay” then and now. (Tentatively scheduled for release mid-March.)

Broadcast/Photo/Multimedia/Television

Radio

Profile America and Al Dia (Spanish) for April — Upcoming segments include “Daylight Saving Time” (April 2), “First Women Mayor” (April 4) and “The Invention of Teflon”(April 8). The entire set of April daily features will go live on March 31 at: <http://www.census.gov/multimedia/www/radio/>.

Recently Released

(Since Feb. 17, 2006)

Demographic

Decennial Census

U.S. Census Bureau Report: Tabulating Prisoners at Their “Permanent Home of Record” Address — 2/21/06 — Internet address:
<http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/miscellaneous/2006-02-21_miscellaneous.html>.

Demographic Surveys

Health Status, Health Insurance, and Health Services Utilization: 2001 — 2/28/06 — Internet address:
<http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-106.pdf>.

Broadcast/Photo/Multimedia/Television

Radio

Profile America and Al Dia (Spanish) for March — 2/28/06 — Internet address:
<http://www.census.gov/multimedia/www/radio/>.