Census 2000: Americans Are Older, Better Educated, Wealthier, Stuck in Traffic Longer, and Less Likely to Speak English
by C. Louis Kincannon, Director, U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
Census 2000 was the most complete census of population and housing in U.S. history. In 2001, it yielded its first fruit: detailed tabulations from the 7 questions asked of every household in the United States. These tabulations painted a broad demographic picture of the nation. They revealed its racial and ethnic diversity, changing age structure (partly because baby boomers are aging), and wide range of living arrangements; they also showed a continuing shift in population southward and westward.
Spring 2002 yielded a fuller statistical harvest with the release of initial data collected by the census long form, the 52-item questionnaire that went to a sample of 1 in 6 households, or about 20 million households nationwide. These statistics fill in the rich subject detail and paint a......
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