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United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. The 1890 census records were burned in a fire in the Commerce Department building on January 10, 1921. The Bureau is headed by a Director, assisted by a Deputy Director and an Executive Staff composed of the associate directors. www.teachtime.com /en/wikipedia/u/un/united_states_census_bureau.html   (615 words)

washingtonpost.com: Bureau Opposes Adjusting Census   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) Census Bureau officials yesterday urged against adjusting the 2000 Census to compensate for people who were missed, dashing the hopes of Democrats and civil rights leaders that such an adjustment could be used in redrawing political boundaries. The decision by a committee of a dozen career census professionals was based on an analysis of a 314,000-household survey conducted last summer as a quality check on the head count last year. But census officials say they could not rely on the survey as the basis for adjusting census figures because they were troubled about possible statistical errors and discrepancies with other official documents, such as birth, death and immigration records. www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A11374-2001Mar1?language=printer   (649 words)

The U.S. Census bureau in the 21st Century In 1902, the Census Bureau was established as part of the Department of the Interior. In 1880, the Census bureau first used "a tabulating machine, a wooden box in which a roll of paper was threaded past an opening where a clerk marked the tallies in various columns and then added up the marks when the roll was full." This operation made tabulating the data twice as fast The Census Bureau has led in the development and use of technology for the collection and distribution of large data sets. www.infotoday.com /searcher/jun02/drake.htm   (2892 words)

Child Support Data, as per the US Bureau of the Census, 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) Interestingly, the bias inherent in the presentation of the Bureau's data is present (whether on purpose or not is immaterial) in such a way that it obscures and diminishes the differences between family-types and groups of individuals who are involved in the upbringing of children. The policies of the US Bureau of the Census are hostile toward the traditional nuclear family and fathers, and favorable to promoting alternative types of families (perhaps "femilies" would be a better term to use). The second serious error in the data presented by the US Bureau of the Census stems from the fact that much of what is being presented is based on data about single parent families that was provided only by custodial single mothers and not corrected for by what non-custodial biological fathers report. www.fathersforlife.org /csus.htm   (2894 words)

Departure of Bureau's Director Deepens Census Controversy - 01-20-98 The surprise departure of the head of the Census Bureau further complicates the 2000 census, which is already clouded by partisan controversy in Congress over how to get the most accurate population count. Census Bureau Director Martha Farnsworth Riche's announcement Jan. 12 that she will resign effective Jan. 30 deepened concerns among some Republicans over the bureau's plans for the 2000 census. An undercount was evident in the 1990 census. www.cnn.com /ALLPOLITICS/1998/01/20/cq/census.html   (840 words)

Science News Online (3/6/99): Census Sampling Confusion Bureau officials call this approach a "one-number census" because the statistically adjusted result will be the one and only official count. In the Census Bureau's approach, the traditional count is the capture phase and the survey is the recapture phase. In planning for the 2000 census follow-up, the bureau has responded to criticisms of the 1990 post-enumeration survey, which was not actually used to adjust the 1990 counts. www.sciencenews.org /sn_arc99/3_6_99/bob1.htm   (2224 words)

census In 1902 the Bureau of the Census was established in the Dept. of the Interior; the following year it was transferred to the Dept. of Commerce and Labor and remained in the Dept. of Commerce when the Dept. of Labor was separated (1913). Unadjusted census figures are generally believed to favor Republicans in the drawing of districts for the House of Representatives. Adjusting the 1980 census of population and housing. www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0811079.html   (459 words)

USATODAY.com - Census Bureau releases adjusted figures for 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) The 2000 Census underestimated the nation's population by about 3.3 million residents or about 1.2%, according to controversial adjusted figures released Thursday by the Census Bureau. The Census Bureau is so hesitant about the figures that it said it would not assume any responsibility for their accuracy or help interpret them. But the bureau said it doubted the accuracy of the results because they differed significantly from the Census itself and from estimates based on birth, death and immigration data. www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2002-12-05-census-usat_x.htm   (642 words)

Community demographics - ePodunk The Population Overview table is drawn from the Census Bureau's SF 1 file, which was compiled from the 2000 Census's short form. Responses from the sample of households that reported on these long forms are then weighted by the Census Bureau to produce estimates for the entire population in the SF 3 file. Although the Census Bureau considers SF 1 to be the official source of population numbers, the SF 3 numbers are a much more detailed source of information about local areas. www.epodunk.com /demographics/footnote.html   (183 words)

Bureau of Census   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) A division of the federal government of the United States Bureau of Commerce that is responsible for conducting the national census at least once every 10 years, in which the population of the United States is counted. The Bureau of Census is also responsible for collecting data on the people, economy and country of the United States. The Bureau of Census collects data on the balance of trade and foreign import and export, and it reports data to the government and the public at large. www.investopedia.com /terms/b/bureauofcensus.asp   (266 words)

AsianWeek: News: U.S. Census Bureau Expresses Regrets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) Bureau director Kenneth Prewitt said on March 20 the Clinton administration has previously apologized for the government’s role in detaining Japanese Americans during World War II and stands by the apology. Prewitt, the bureau’s current director, said the agency “cooperated with the war effort by providing special tabulations of the Japanese American population for counties and county subdivisions.” He stressed there is no evidence that individual census records went to the War Department. The Census Bureau still provides such data today, but it is coded to ensure that individuals’ addresses will not be known, he said. www.asianweek.com /2000_03_30/news_censusapology.html   (580 words)

CENSUS The Census of Agriculture, from the Census Bureau, provides a complete picture of the agricultural sector in the U.S. economy by county, state or ZIP code. Census Bureau population estimates are used in Federal funding allocations, in setting the levels of national surveys, and in monitoring recent demographic changes. Official Bureau of the Census description of the objectives and strategies of the 22nd decennial census of the U.S. in the year 2000. www.virtualref.com /subj/22.htm   (529 words)

Census 2000 and Racial Information: Reverse Discrimination? Census 2000 data concerning race and ethnicity will be used to support and justify a wide array of federal and state programs which administer federal funds (your tax dollars) based upon race or ethnicity. It is this same "small area / geographic" race data from the census that the Dept. of Justice uses to force employers in those areas to hire the right numbers of the right colors, or to "conform" the racial profiles of their workforce to the census data. The Census Bureau wants you to believe that important medical research pertaining to race-specific illnesses would be hindered without the racial info from the census. www.adversity.net /special/census2000.htm   (1591 words)

Bureau of the Census The Census Bureau collects and publishes statistics on: population, transportation, housing, retail trade, agriculture, wholesale trade, mineral industries, selected service industries, construction industries, governments, manufacturers, and foreign trade, to mention a few topics. Census data comes in: printed reports, CD-ROMs, diskettes, on-line via CenStats, diskettes, and computer programs (e.g., the TIGER/Line files for computer mapping of census data), maps, microfiche, microfilm, and file printouts. Census products are available from Customer Services, U.S. Census Bureau and the Government Printing Office. www.ngdc.noaa.gov /seg/hazard/resource/soc/censusbu.html   (213 words)

ESRI News - Summer 1999 ARC News -- U.S. Bureau of the Census Utilizes ESRI's Internet Technology In 1997, ESRI was part of a team chosen by the U.S. Bureau of the Census to help build the Data Access and Dissemination System (DADS), which will become the Internet site through which users of census data--from school children to state data centers to researchers of demographic data--will gain access to census data. On the data side, an Oracle Data warehouse serves as the repository for all tabular census data, while SDE is utilized for the management of all spatial data. This requires a methodology that allows the project team to harness and utilize the expertise that resides with Census Bureau staff who know and understand the census data. www.esri.com /news/arcnews/summer99articles/18-usbureau.html   (1091 words)

Census Bureau: World Population Slowing to Dangerous Levels In its report, "Global Population Profile: 2002," the Census Bureau notes that the 74 million people added to the world's population in 2002 were significantly fewer than the high of 87 million people added in 1989-1990. "Census Bureau projections show this slow-down in population growth continuing into the foreseeable future," states the Bureau's brief on the findings. The Bureau attributes the dropping growth rate to two major phenomena – the AIDS epidemic and declining fertility rates, including increased contraceptive use. www.lifenews.com /nat397.html   (485 words)

Census Maps Census geographic entities are organized by the U.S. Bureau of the Census into hierarchies for tabulating and reporting statistics. These entities include a range of geography from census blocks (the smallest and most numerous type of geographic entity) to an entity for the entire United States. The Census Bureau identifies and tabulates data for the urban and rural populations and their associated areas solely for the presentation and comparison of census statistical data. www.michigan.gov /cgi/0,1607,7-158-12540_13863---,00.html   (263 words)

Census Bureau, 1997 Economic Census   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) To assist businesses in completing their forms, the Census Bureau is staffing a toll-free telephone line from 8 a.m. Census data show how the economy is performing; they also are used to update and fine-tune such widely used figures as the gross domestic product (GDP) and monthly retail sales. It assures the accuracy of the statistics we rely on for sound economic policy and for successful business planning." Thomas J. Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, emphasized the importance of the economic census, stating: "Sound and timely economic data are the fuel that powers economic decision-making. www.bonus.com /contour/POP/http@@/www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-25.html   (427 words)

Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) The goal of the program is for the Hawaii State Data Center and the Census Bureau to be partners in data collection, data use and data distribution. In this partnership, the Census Bureau provides the Data Center and the twenty-four affiliate organizations in its network with census data products (especially for the State of Hawaii), technical support, training, many other types of assistance as well as the opportunity to provide input in certain census data matters. In return, the Data Center is responsible for distributing census data, assisting people in the use of that data and maintaining a network of affiliate organizations located throughout the State. www2.hawaii.gov /dbedt/index.cfm?section=READ_Census449   (204 words)

Court Strikes Down Census Bureau's Statistical Sampling Plan - Aug. 24, 1998 The House Republicans who filed suit against the Department of Commerce, the governmental parent of the Census Bureau, cited a 1957 law, designed at the time to update and expand the work of the Census Bureau, which said sampling can be used "except for the determination of population for apportionment purposes. The Census Bureau, which was joined in its defense by Democratic members of Congress, the city of Los Angeles, and other groups, tried to prove that a 1976 amendment to that law leaves it to the discretion of the bureau as to how they count the population. African-American and Latino groups say headcounts like the 1990 census undercount their true numbers because urban populations are hard to reach, and people don't always trust the motives of census-takers -- government employees paid to ask personal questions. www.cnn.com /ALLPOLITICS/1998/08/24/census   (476 words)

Alibris: Bureau of the Census Bureau of the Census, and Hall, Charles Edward Bureau of the Census, and Library of Congress. The commonwealth of Australia; federal handbook, prepared in connection with the eighty-fourth meeting of the British association for the advancement of science, held in Australia, August, 1914. www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Bureau_of_the_Census   (912 words)

Data from the Census Bureau - UNCG Jackson Library Bureau of the Census TIGER Mapping Service - The goal of this service is to provide a public resource for generating high-quality, detailed maps of any part of the United States, using public geographic data. Economic Indicators from the Bureau of Census - current economic indicator and links to addition economic data at the Census Bureau. North Carolina Data from the Bureau of Census - state profiles from the 1990 Census, 1992 Census of Agriculture, County Business Patterns, and the Statistical Abstract. library.uncg.edu /depts/docs/us/Census.html   (1285 words)

About Census Index Census Index is designed to improve access to United States Census information in library collections by providing an online index to Census publications. Records for Decennial Census publications produced between 1790 and 1997 have been entered into to the database. Bureau of the Census Catalog of Publications: 1946-1972. library.osu.edu /sites/reference/govdocs/census/aboutci.htm   (570 words)

Census Bureau, Census 2000, Census Bureau Opens Local Census Office in Sacramento, CA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) Census Bureau, Census 2000, Census Bureau Opens Local Census Office in Sacramento, CA Banes CB98-C.13 916-498-5446 Census Bureau Opens Local Census Office in Sacramento The Local Census Office (LCO) for the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal in Sacramento, Calif. is open for business. The Commerce Department's Census Bureau began conducting a complete count of all residents in Sacramento starting this month. The Census Bureau pre-eminent collector and provider of timely, relevant and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. www.bonus.com /contour/POP/http@@/www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-c13.html   (270 words)

Census 2000 Data for New Jersey US Bureau of the Census for New Jersey. Provides Census 2000 data summaries for the newly defined boundaries of the 108th Congress. For Census 2000 data, the DP-1 table is available as part of the Summary File 1, and the other three tables will be available as part of the Summary File 3 data set. www.wnjpin.state.nj.us /OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi25   (763 words)

Census   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) The main Census Bureau home page, with links to a variety of data sources and tools, including updates on Census 2000 data. The data is collected annually by the Bureau of the Census. The Census GSI is both a database for spatially-referenced (using a set of coordinates) data, as well as a set of operations for working with the data. www.pace.edu /library/instruct/subguides/mort/censannot.html   (504 words)

About SIF Bureau of the Census Regional Information Services: Information services specialists in the Bureau regional offices provide educational, inquiry, and reference services to data users. Bureau of the Census Washington: Headquarters staff regularly conduct seminars and workshops on major Bureau programs. The Internet address for the Census Bureau's home page is http://www.census.gov/. www.ita.doc.gov /td/sif/bureau_of_the_census_data.htm   (230 words)

Kofax: Learning Center: Case Studies: US Bureau of the Census Back in 1790, the first Constitutionally mandated census was ordered to count the 3.9 million people free of English rule and taxes scattered throughout the original Eastern states and territories. It also was the first U.S. Census to use digital imaging and automated recognition technologies with the assistance of document capture hardware and software products from Kofax. The result: Census forms are now scanned and processed with greater than 98 percent accuracy. www.kofax.com /learning/casestudies/adrenaline_case_census.asp   (939 words)

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