Mapping Census 2000

Mapping Census 2000

Author: Cynthia A. Brewer

Publisher: ESRI, Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1589480147

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Combining the power of professional, GIS-based cartography with the most up-to-date data, this book presents a new perspective on America's demographic landscape.


Journey to Work: 2000

Journey to Work: 2000

Author: Clara Reschovsky

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-10

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 1437904777

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Among the 128.3 million workers in the U.S. in 2000, 76% drove alone to work. In addition, 12% carpooled, 4.7 used public transportation, 3.3% worked at home, 2.9% walked to work, and 1.2% used other means (including motorcycle or bicycle). This report, one of a series that presents population and housing data collected during Census 2000, provides information on the place-of-work and journey-to-work characteristics of workers 16 years and over who were employed and at work during the reference week. Data are shown for the U.S., regions, states, counties, and metropolitan areas. Charts and tables.


Once, Only Once, and in the Right Place

Once, Only Once, and in the Right Place

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2006-11-16

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 0309164575

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The usefulness of the U.S. decennial census depends critically on the accuracy with which individual people are counted in specific housing units, at precise geographic locations. The 2000 and other recent censuses have relied on a set of residence rules to craft instructions on the census questionnaire in order to guide respondents to identify their correct "usual residence." Determining the proper place to count such groups as college students, prisoners, and military personnel has always been complicated and controversial; major societal trends such as placement of children in shared custody arrangements and the prevalence of "snowbird" and "sunbird" populations who regularly move to favorable climates further make it difficult to specify ties to one household and one place. Once, Only Once, and in the Right Place reviews the evolution of current residence rules and the way residence concepts are presented to respondents. It proposes major changes to the basic approach of collecting residence information and suggests a program of research to improve the 2010 and future censuses.