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A product of the U.S. Census Bureau's Public Information Office
January 12, 2001 TP01-01
Upcoming
Demographic
Census 2000
Census 2000 FTP Redistricting Test Site -- The Census Bureau has developed a FTP
(File Transfer Protocol) test site at <http://ftp2.census.gov/census_2000/
datasets/> that serves as a preview of the expected FTP directory structure for
Census 2000 redistricting data. Users wanting to assess their FTP speed and
capability can download test files, which are in the Census 2000 redistricting
data format. A README file provides detailed information on the structure of the
data. These test files are intended for timing/testing uses only and should not
be used for analysis.
Redistricting Census 2000 TIGER/Line Files -- The Redistricting Census 2000
TIGER/Line files, intended to support the needs of state redistricting efforts,
are being released by state. Files for all 50 states, the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico will be available over the next several weeks. These files do
not contain Census 2000 population data. For list of states whose maps have been
released, go to <http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/rd_2ktiger/tgr2kweb.html>.
Ongoing Programs
Household Net Worth and Asset Ownership: 1995 -- Latest survey data on the value
of assets, less debts, of America's households. National data track values of
home equity, stocks, retirement accounts, interest-earning assets and other
components of wealth. (Tentatively scheduled for release in one week.)
Census Bureau Facts for Features: African American History Month -- Statistical
information from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas
about the African American community whose history is celebrated in February.
Similar Facts for Features commemorate other events and holidays throughout the
year. (Tentatively scheduled for release in three weeks.)
The Black Population in the United States: March 2000 -- Tables from the
March 2000 Current Population Survey show data on topics such as age, marital
status, family type and size, education, occupation, income, poverty and
housing. The tables also show comparable national data for non-Hispanic whites.
(Tentatively scheduled for release in three weeks.)
Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2000 -- The latest edition of the
federal government's perennial best-seller, which dates back to 1878, featuring
1,458 tables and more than 1,000 pages. (Tentatively scheduled for release in
three weeks).
School Enrollment in the United States -- Social and Economic Characteristics
of Students: October 1999 -- Data on the nation's students, from nursery school
to college. (Tentatively scheduled for release in three weeks).
Census Bureau Facts for Features: Valentine's Day -- Statisticalinformation from
the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas pertaining to
Valentine's Day, 2001. Similar Facts for Features commemorate other events and
holidays throughout the year. (Tentatively scheduled for release in four weeks.)
Hispanic Population in the United States: March 2000 -- An update of the social
characteristics and well-being of the nation's Hispanics, with national summary
data, including country or region of origin. (Tentatively scheduled for release
in four weeks.)
What's It Worth? Field of Training and Economic Status, 1996 -- The latest look
at average monthly earnings for various levels of academic achievement and
selected areas of study. (Tentatively scheduled for release in four weeks).
A Child's Day: Home, School and Play -- The Census Bureau's first-ever
examination of childhood indicators of well-being. National-level data from a
survey conducted in the mid-1990s. (Tentatively scheduled for release in four
weeks).
Economic
1997 Economic Census
1997 Economic Census, Nonemployer Statistics -- The report shows the number of
establishments and their receipts for 291 industries for the United States and
states. The Internet hypertext tables and CD-ROM also include county and
metropolitan area data. (Tentatively scheduled for release in one week.)
1997 Hispanic-Owned Businesses -- Data on Hispanic-owned businesses by size,
type of business, geographic area (states, counties, metropolitan areas and
places) and specific ethnic group. (Tentatively scheduled for release in
three weeks.)
1997 Women-Owned Businesses -- Data on women-owned businesses, including
receipts, number of paid employees, annual payroll, size of firms and legal
form of organization, for the nation, states, metropolitan areas, counties
and cities. (Tentatively scheduled for release in four weeks.)
1997 Black-Owned Businesses -- Data on African American-owned businesses,
including receipts, number of paid employees, annual payroll, size of firms and
legal form of organization, for the nation, states, metropolitan areas,
counties and cities. (Tentatively scheduled for release in four weeks.)
Ongoing Programs
Census Bureau and Duke University Open Research Lab -- The Census Bureau and
Duke University open a Research Data Center, providing qualified researchers
with restricted access to Census Bureau economic and demographic data.
(Tentatively scheduled for release in one week.)
1999 Service Annual Survey, Health Section -- Health care and social assistance
estimates are the first data released as part of the 1999 Service Annual Survey
report. The health services sector includes revenues for other ambulatory health
care services such as hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities and
social assistance. (Tentatively scheduled for release in three weeks).
1999 Service Annual Survey, Information Sector -- Revenues for the information
sector, which includes publishing industries, including software publishers;
motion picture and sound recording; broadcasting and telecommunications; and
information services and data processing. (Tentatively scheduled for release in
three weeks.)
1999 Service Annual Survey, Computer Services -- Revenues for the computer
services sector, which estimates includes industries such as other
professional, scientific and technical services; architectural, engineering
and related services; scientific and technical consulting services; and
advertising services. (Tentatively scheduled for release in three weeks.)
Recently Released
Demographic
Census 2000
Census Bureau to Deliver Apportionment Counts to the President -- Commerce
Secretary Mineta and Census Bureau Director Prewitt held a news conference on
Dec. 28 after transmitting the apportionment population counts to President
Clinton. Internet address:
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00cn64.html>
Strength in Numbers; Your Guide to Census 2000 Redistricting Data -- An 11-page
guide that helps readers understand and use the maps and data the Census Bureau
provides for redistricting. Internet address:
<http://www.census.gov/clo/www/redistricting.html>.
Ongoing Programs
Foreign-Born Population in the United States: March 2000 -- Demographic and
socioeconomic profile of the nation's foreign-born residents. Topics include
region of birth, geographic distribution in the United States, age, citizenship
status, educational attainment and poverty status. Compares foreign-born and
native populations, as well as foreign-born people by region of birth. Internet
address: <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/ cb01-04.html>.
1997 School District Population and Poverty Estimates -- Population estimates
and poverty data for school-age children in approximately 15,000 school
districts from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program. Internet
address: <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00-204.html>.
1997 State and County Poverty Estimates -- Median household income and poverty
estimates for the nation's 3,141 counties from the Small Area Income and Poverty
Estimates program. Internet address:
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00-197.html>.
Economic
1997 Economic Census
Nothing scheduled.
Ongoing Programs
1998 Manufacturing Profiles -- This publication presents all 1998 data compiled
in the Current Industrial Reports which show monthly, quarterly and annual
measures of industrial activity. Internet address:
<http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/mp98.pdf>
For Broadcasters
Radio
The "Profile America" CD for January is in distribution. This series of
60-second features, one for each weekday of the month, is now heard on more
than 500 stations across the country. Each feature is keyed to an event whose
anniversary or observance is celebrated on the air date. January's features
will cover such topics as the Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday, the
Professional Golfer's Association, the Chinese New Year, and the first Social
Security check.
A companion program, "Al Dia," is produced for Spanish-language stations. Copies
of these programs are available by calling 301-457-2806, or emailing a request
to rr...@census.gov. Transcripts may be obtained 24 hours a day on our
toll-free Fax-on-Demand line (1-888-206- 6463; request Document #4000).
Audio and text for both "Profile America" and "Al Dia" are also available on
the Internet at <http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/radio/>.
Audio News Release -- There will be a one minute audio news release to be
distributed via WAND (Washington Audio News Distribution) in support and upon
release of SMOBE-Hispanic (Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Enterprises)
due sometime in January.
Television
Apportionment 2000 Video News Release -- Hard copies (videotape) of the Census
Bureau's latest satellite feed on December 28, 2000. Includes sound bites and
B-Roll from the Washington, D.C. news conference where Commerce Secretary
Norman Mineta and Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt unveiled the first data
from Census 2000: the nation's population. (TRT 15:00, Project Numbers #V01-101
through #V01-105)
Please call or e-mail for your state-specific video news feed: (301)457-3045 or
<broa...@census.gov>.
Photography
New on the Photo Zone webpage: Downloadable photos from the Census 2000
Apportionment News Conference. Photos that document the "transmittal" of
Census 2000 Numbers to the Secretary of Commerce, and announcing the first
set of numbers from Census 2000 at a news conference held at the National
Press Club.
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For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts and the contents of
the Public Information Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand
number on 1-888-206-6463. Questions or comments about any of the above
information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office
on 301-457-3030 or (fax) 301-457-3670.
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Paul Zeisset
301-457-4151
Sales By Nonemployer Businesses Top $580 Billion,
California Leads States, Census Bureau Reports
About 70 percent of the nation's 21.8 million business establishments
in 1997 had no paid employees, according to a report issued today by the
Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The report said nonemployer
businesses recorded sales or receipts of $586 billion or 3.3 percent of
the $18 trillion in 1997's total business sales and receipts.
Nonemployers consist mostly of individual proprietorships
(13.6 million), but also include 860,000 partnerships and
946,000 corporations that do not file payroll taxes.
Nonemployers do not include all self-employed individuals, since more
than 1 million self-employed business owners have paid employees and,
therefore, are classified as employer businesses. Many nonemployer
businesses are part-time ventures and individuals may operate more than
one of these.
California had more nonemployer businesses than any other state, but
Alaska and Maine had the highest proportion of nonemployers among all
states, largely because of the high number of individual proprietors
engaged in fishing in those states.
The report, 1997 Economic Census: Nonemployer Statistics, is the
first ever to provide a comprehensive profile of nonemployer businesses by
the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and geographic
area.
"These very small businesses are excluded from most other business
statistics," said Census Bureau analyst Paul Zeisset, "yet they form an
important part of many industries."
Four economic sectors made up 58 percent of all nonemployer sales or
receipts real estate and rental and leasing, $102 billion; construction,
$87 billion; professional, scientific and technical services, $81 billion;
and retail trade, $69 billion.
Industries in which nonemployers have the highest receipts were: long
distance freight trucking, $12.5 billion; direct selling establishments,
$12.3 billion; used car dealers, $11.9 billion; and insurance agencies and
brokerages; legal services; and offices of physicians (except mental
health practitioners), about $9.7 billion each.
Some smaller industries are notable because nonemployers accounted for
large proportions of all of their business receipts (those of employers
and nonemployers). They were: barber shops, 76 percent; nail salons, 63
percent; translation and interpretation services, 57 percent; independent
artists, writers and performers, 54 percent; offices of mental health
practitioners (except physicians), other direct selling establishments,
and taxi and limousine services, each with about 45 percent; child day
care services, and reupholstery and furniture repair, 36 percent each; and
used merchandise stores, 27 percent.
The economic impact of nonemployers relative to employers varies by state:
-- In Wyoming, New Hampshire and Montana, nonemployers accounted for 20
percent or more of professional, scientific and technical services
receipts. By comparison, the national average was 12 percent.
-- In five states -- New Hampshire, Arkansas, Maine, Oklahoma, and
Connecticut -- 15 percent or more of construction receipts came from
nonemployers. The national average was 9 percent.
-- Nonemployers in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and California
accounted for 3.7 percent or more of retail sales. The national
average was 2.75 percent.
The report shows the number of establishments and their receipts for 291
NAICS industries for the United States and states. On the Internet and on
CD-ROM, county and metropolitan area data also are included.
To reduce the response burden on small businesses, economic census forms
were sent only to those with paid employees. Nonemployer statistics were
compiled from business tax records.
The data are subject to nonsampling error from such sources as errors of
self-classification by industry on tax forms, as well as errors of
response, nonreporting and coverage. Further information about methodology
and data limitations may be found in the report.
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Editor's note: The embargoed data can be accessed at
http://www.census.gov/dcmd/www/embargo/embargo.html. Call the Public
Information Office for a password. After the release time, go to
http://www.census.gov/epcd/nonemployer/index.html.
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Janet Shapiro
301-457-1839
Census Bureau and Duke University
Open Research Laboratory
The Center for Economic Studies at the U.S. Census Bureau, in
partnership with Duke University, has opened a Research Data Center (RDC)
laboratory on the university's campus in Durham, N.C.
Located in the heart of North Carolina's "Research Triangle," the new
Triangle Census Research Data Center (TCRDC) laboratory, which opened last
month (December), offers qualified researchers restricted access to
unpublished economic and demographic data collected by the Census Bureau
in its surveys and censuses. RDC operating procedures, strict security and
strong legal safeguards assure the confidentiality of these data as
required by law.
"The fundamental scientific merit of research on crucial issues can be
substantially improved by access to these data," said Marjorie McElroy,
chair of the Duke University Economics Department and faculty advisor for
the TCRDC. Research topics, she said, include health, aging and Social
Security, immigration, education, crime, unemployment, productivity,
economic growth, technological change, information technology and
intellectual property rights.
"The Census Bureau in turn, will have its data enhanced substantially by
feedback from the researchers in these areas," McElroy said. "This center
will bring researchers of the highest caliber to live and work in the
Triangle, and that is particularly exciting to me."
Similar centers already have been established by the Census Bureau in
Washington, D.C., Boston, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles and Berkeley, Calif.
Before gaining access to information in RDCs, researchers must submit
proposals to the RDC and the Census Bureau for approval. The review
process ensures that proposed research is feasible, has scientific merit
and benefits Census Bureau programs.
The Duke site was chosen jointly by the Census Bureau and the National
Science Foundation (NSF). Funding to support the center has been provided
by the NSF and the three universities that form the geographic triangle
for which the Research Triangle is named -- Duke, the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.
For information about the Center for Economic Studies and its Research
Data Centers program, visit its Web site at http://www.ces.census.gov.
Editor's note: News Releases, reports and data tables are available on the
Census Bureau's Internet homepage at http://www.census.gov.
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