The first issue of The Population Profile of the United States was published in 1974. Originally, updates were published every year, but soon the schedule was modified to every other year. The last published version of the Population Profile used 1999 data primarily and was issued in 2001. The Population Profile of the United States: 2000 (Internet Release) is the first Internet-only version of this U.S. Census Bureau product. It includes data from surveys conducted in 2000 and earlier, as well as some limited Census 2000 data.
The Population Profile of the United States: 2000 is an attempt to provide the public with updated information in the years in which a print version is not issued. While not all chapters a few have not been updated, the report provides the most recent information on each topic as of October 2001. Some chapters have been expanded to include information that was not available in the last publication. For instance, the chapter on mobility now includes a sidebar on why people move. One completely new chapter on the demographics of men and women has been added. To see which chapters have been updated, expanded, or added, see the table of contents.
The primary sources for this report are the Census Bureau’s Decennial Census of Population and Housing, the Current Population Survey (CPS), the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), and the American Housing Survey (AHS). Data for the United States include the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The different population universes for these surveys are noted in each chapter. Estimates using sample data from the CPS, SIPP, and the AHS are weighted by population controls based on the 1990 decennial census adjusted for estimated net undercount. As such, these estimates are not consistent with population estimates computed from either the intercensal estimates program (which are not adjusted for estimated net census undercount), or the 2000 decennial census. See Appendix B for source and accuracy information.
All Current Population Reports and Current Housing Reports listed in this publication are available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 or on the Census Bureau’s web site at www.census.gov.
General questions or comments about this report may be addressed to Judith Waldrop, Special Projects Staff of the Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233 (301-763-2437) or e-mailed to Judith.W.Waldrop@census.gov.
Part II: Households and Housing
Part III: Social Characteristics
Part IV: Household Economics
Part V: The Many Faces of Diversity
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