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Census 2000 Data Products Technical Support

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Options for retrieving Census 2000 summary file data (and GIS notes)

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Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)

Create summary data tables down to the Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) level from individual housing unit and person records.

ASCII text data file processing support
Disc product support

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) **

Detailed educational attainment and occupation data by hispanic origin, race and sex down to the place level.

Census 2000 Special EEO File Questions and Answers (external site)
Census Bureau EEO home page (includes EEO Data Tool for on-line data retrieval)

Summary File 4 **

SF4 data is available down to the census tract level. Separate data sets are available for each of 336 population groups : the total population, 132 race groups, 78 American Indian and Alaska Native tribe categories (reflecting 39 individual tribes), 39 Hispanic or Latino groups, and 86 ancestry groups (See section Appendix H of file technical documentation for a complete list).

ASCII text data file processing support 04/24/2003
Disc product support

Summary File 3 **

SF3 data is available down to the census block group level.

ASCII text data file processing support 6/15/2002
Disc product support
Product profile PDF icon - click for information on viewing files in Adobe Acrobat PDF format

Download Table C: Standard Error Design Factors [434 KB, 2955 KB]
See Chapter 8 : Accuracy of the Data from the summary file technical
documentation for information about Table C.

Summary File 2 *

SF2 data is available down to the census tract level. Separate data sets are available for each of 250 population groups : the total population, 132 race groups, 78 American Indian and Alaska Native tribe categories (reflecting 39 individual tribes), and 39 Hispanic or Latino groups (See section Appendix H of file technical documentation for a complete list).

ASCII text data file processing support 12/26/2001
Disc product support

Summary File 1 *

SF1 data is available down to the census block part (based on county subdivision and place) level.

ASCII text data file processing support 6/29/2001
Disc product support, tutorial
Product profile PDF icon - click for information on viewing files in Adobe Acrobat PDF format

Public Law 94-171 Redistricting Data Program (Official and Adjusted) *

ASCII text data file processing support
Disc product support 3/13/2001

*     tabulated from decennial census short form data items
**   tabulated from decennial census long form data items

See Chapter 1 (Abstract) of the appropriate summary file documentation for brief file overviews.

Also see Chapter 4 (Summary Level Sequence Chart) for a complete list of area types for which summary data is available. Please note that Chapter 4 includes separate charts for the state files and the national file. See Chapter 3 (Subject Locator) for a complete list of tables by keyword. See the Table Matrix Section of Chapter 7 (Data Dictionary) to view the entire contents of a specific table.

Demographic Profiles

Data and report files and more
Download [45 KB] templates (dBase III Plus (tm) and Microsoft Access (tm) formats) for use with the ASCII text data files.

Census 2000 (also see Decennial Census below):
--Census 2000 Gateway
--Customer Information Exchange Page
--Data Products at a Glance
--Data Products Technical Support
--Demographic Profiles
--FAQ
--Geographical Reference
--Group Quarters Population
--Plans and Operations
--Questionnaire
--Summary File 1 (SF 1) - Product Profile
--Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Product Profile
--Supplementary Survey
--Technical Documentation and Reports
--Testing, Experimentation, and Evaluation Program

Decennial Census:
--1990 Census
--American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Data and Links
--ESCAP Report (Executive Steering Committee for A.C.E. Policy)
--Historical Data 1790 - 1990



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Administrative and Customer Services Division, Electronic Products Development Branch
Last Revised: October 21, 2004 at 05:54:58 PM [an error occurred while processing this directive]