CENSUS 2000 DATA AND HOW WE CAN USE IT

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CENSUS 2000 DATA AND HOW WE CAN USE IT
Claudette Bennett Population Division U.S. Censu
s Bureau
January 2003
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Census 2000 Question on Hispanic Origin
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Census 2000 Question on Race
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Six Race Alone Categories

• White
• Black or African American
• American Indian and Alaska Native
• Asian
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
• Some other race

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Race Alone and Race in Combination

• Race alone
• Respondents who reported only one race
• Race in combination
• Respondents who reported two or more races
• Race alone or in combination
• Respondents who reported one race, plus those
  who reported that race in combination with at
  least one other race

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Race and Hispanic Tabulation Categories

• 7 mutually exclusive racial categories
• White alone
• Black or African American alone
• American Indian Alaska Native alone
• Asian alone
• Native Hawaiian Other Pacific Islander alone
• Some other race alone
• Two or more races
• Hispanic or Latino
• White alone, not Hispanic or Latino

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Diversity
The Census Bureau does not have an official
definition for minority One way to measure the
Nations diversity is to combine both Hispanic
Origin and Race White Not Hispanic All ot
her race and Hispanic or
Latino groups
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Growing Diversity

• White Not Hispanic Population
• Still the largest population group, but
  its growing slowly
  
• 1990 188.1 million or 76 of the total
  population
  
• Up 6.4 million -- an increase of 3 since
  1990
  
• 2000 194.6 million or 69 of the total
  population
  

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Growing Diversity (contd.)

• All other race and Hispanic or Latino Groups
• Still less than one-third of the population, but
  growing rapidly
  
• 1990 60.6 million or 24 of the total
  population
  
• Up 26.3 million -- an increase of 43 since
  1990
  
• 2000 86.9 million or 31 of the total
  population
  

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RACE DISTRIBUTION 2000 (US, 8 States)
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 1.
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Percent Hispanic 2000 (any race)
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 1.
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Distribution of Non-White Race Groups 2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 1.
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Distribution of Non-White Race Groups 2000
(contd.)
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 1.
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Percent of Race Groups In Combination 2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 1.
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Percent of Race Groups In Combination 2000 (co
ntd.)
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 1.
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Top 5 Race Combinations 2000 (US, 8 States)
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 1.
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Top 5 Race Combinations 2000 (contd.)
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 1.
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School Enrollment by Race and Hispanic Origin

• The following slides will present school
  enrollment by race and Hispanic origin
  
• for selected states.

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PRE-SCHOOL Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution
2000
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 3.
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PRE-SCHOOL Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution
2000
(contd.)
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 3.
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ELEMENTARY Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution
2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 3.
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ELEMENTARY Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution
2000
(contd.)
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 3.
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HIGH SCHOOL Race and Hispanic Origin Distributio
n 2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 3.
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HIGH SCHOOL Race and Hispanic Origin Distributio
n 2000
(contd.)
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 3.
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COLLEGE Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution
2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 3.
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COLLEGE Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution 2
000
(contd.)
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File 3.
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1990 and Census 2000Comparability

• Major Changes
• Respondents allowed to report more than one race
• 1990 Asian and Pacific Islander category split
  into two categories
  
• Question placement (Hispanic question before race
  question in Census 2000)
  
• Question wording

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Census 2000Data on Race, Hispanic Origin, and
Ancestry
For more information, please contact the --
Racial Statistics Branch Population Division U.S
. Census Bureau Washington, DC 20233 301-763-240
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Ethnic Hispanic Statistics Branch
Population Division U.S. Census Bureau Washingto
n, DC 20233
301-763-2403
or
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CENSUS 2000 DATA AND HOW WE CAN USE IT
Claudette Bennett Population Division U.S. Censu
s Bureau
January 2003