Comparisons with
1990
While allowing respondents to
report more than one race adds to our knowledge about the racial
diversity of the United States, it also means that data on race from
Census 2000 are not directly comparable with data from 1990 and
previous censuses. Other factors also affect comparability of 1990 and
2000 data on race. For example, in Census 2000, the question on
Hispanic or Latino origin was placed before the question on race, but
in 1990 the order of these questions was reversed. This may have
affected reporting on both questions. Factors such as changes in
question wording or format, improvements in the way the Census Bureau
counted people and better methods to process information also could
affect comparability.
Source:
US Census Bureau News Release 3/15/01
Census 2000
Race and Ethnicity Classification Information
 |
Census
2000 Brief: Overview of Race and Hispanic
Origin |
(Released
March, 2001) |
|
Office
of Mangement and Buget: Revisions to the
Standards for the Classification of Federal
Data on Race and Ethnicity |
(Released
October 30, 1997) |
|
Office
of Management and Budget: Guidance on
Aggregation and Allocation of Data on Race for
Use in Civil Rights Monitoring and Enforcement |
(Released
March 9, 2000) |
|
Questions
and Answers for Census 2000 Data on Race |
(Released
on March 14, 2001) |
|
Census
2000 Brief: The Hispanic Population |
(Released
May, 2001) |
|
Census
2000 Brief: The Black Population |
(Released
August, 2001) |
|
Census
2000 Brief: The White Population |
(Released
August, 2001) |
|
Census
2000 Brief: Two or More Races Population |
(Released
November, 2001) |
|
Census
2000 Brief: The Native Hawaiian and Pacific
Islander Population |
(Released
December, 2001) |
|
Census
2000 Brief: The American Indian and Alaska
Native Population |
(Released
February, 2002) |
|
Census
2000 Brief: The Asian Population |
(Released
February, 2002) |
|
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