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Overview of the 2010 Census

Overview of the 2010 Census. Two Hundred Twenty Years and Counting … . U.S. Constitution and the Census.

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Overview of the 2010 Census

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  1. Overview of the 2010 Census Two Hundred Twenty Years and Counting …

  2. U.S. Constitution and the Census The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. - Article I, Section 2

  3. From 1790 to 2010

  4. 1940 Census

  5. Processing Census Data

  6. Census 2000 Short Form 6 pages, 8 questions (6 P, 2 H) Long Form 40 pages, 53 questions (32 P, 21 H)

  7. Census 2000 and the 2010 CensusWhat’s different? 2000 Census: 2010 Census: 100% of households receive the short form No long form • 82% of households received the short form • 18% of households received the long form 7

  8. Questionnaire Delivery Questionnaires delivered or mailed to all housing units in March 2010 • March 8-10 Advance Letter • March 15-17 Questionnaire • March 22-24 Reminder Postcard • APRIL 1 CENSUS DAY • April 1-10 Replacement Questionnaire • Bilingual Spanish/English Questionnaires (15 million housing units in 44 states) delivered or mailed in tracts with >40% Spanish-speaking households. 8

  9. 2010 Census Data ProductsDefinitions • Summary File 1 • Counts and information [age, sex, race, Hispanic/Latino origin, household relationship, whether residence is owned or rented] collected from all people and housing units • Summary File 2 • Population and housing characteristics iterated for many detailed race and Hispanic or Latino categories, and American Indian and Alaska Native tribes • P.L. 94-171 • Redistricting Data Summary File contains summary statistics on counts of the total population, for the population 18 years and over, for 63 racial categories, and for Hispanic or Latino origin

  10. 2010 Census Data ProductsRelease Schedule

  11. Apportionment • Delivered to the President by December 31, 2010 • Included: • Total Population of United States • Total Population for each state • Resident population • Overseas population

  12. P.L. 94-171 • Deliver DVD to redistricting officials in each state on a flow basis (2/11-3/11) • Included: • First race and Hispanic origin counts • Counts for 63 race combinations • Total population and age 18+ • Housing unit counts (occupied and vacant) • Geography: • States to blocks • Voting districts, state legislative districts, 111th Congressional Districts, school districts

  13. Demographic Profile • Released via American FactFinder and FTP site (5/11) • Included: • Geography: • Nation, states, counties, functioning minor civil divisions, places, American Indian and Alaska Native Areas, core-based statistical areas

  14. Summary File 1 • Released via American FactFinder and FTP site (6/11-8/11) • Included: • Geography: • States to blocks • Will include unmarried partner households

  15. Summary File 2 • Released via American FactFinder and FTP site (12/11-4/12) • Included: • Geography: • States to census tracts • No Block Groups or Blocks • Urban/rural available Jan. 2013

  16. American Indian and Alaska NativeSummary File • Released via American FactFinder and FTP site (12/12) • Included: • Geography: • American Indian and Alaska Native Areas

  17. Congressional DistrictSummary File • Released via American FactFinder and FTP site (1/13) • Includes: • Summary File 1 content • Geography: • 113th Congressional Districts • Census Tracts • Additional releases as redistricting occurs throughout the decade

  18. State Legislative DistrictSummary File • Released via American FactFinder and FTP site (6/13) • Includes: • Summary File 1 content • Geography: • State Legislative Districts drawn following the 2010 Census • Places • Separate file containing geographic attributes for blocks within SLDs • Additional releases as redistricting occurs throughout the decade

  19. PUMS FilesPublic Use Microdata Sample • Release via FTP site and DVD (date TBD) • Includes: • 100-percent data • 10% sample size • Census 2000 PUMS files were 1% (100% data) and 5% (sample data) • Geography: • PUMAs (100,000 or more population) • Delineated in 2012

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