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Census 2000 on 2010 Geographies
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Census 2000 on 2010 Geographies
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Social Explorer Comparability Set
Documentation
U.S. Decennial Censuses on 2010 Geographies
Summary
Data
Methodology
Combining Areal and Population Interpolation (2000 to 2010)
Interpolation with Area Weights (1970-1990 to 2010)
Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Decennial Censuses on 2010 Geographies
Summary File 1 Technical Documentation
Chapter 1. Abstract
Citation
Type of File
Subject Content
Geographic Content
User Updates
Related Products
File Ordering
Chapter 2. How to Use This File
Data Format and Access Tools
Geographic Hierarchy Primer
Reading the Geographic Header Record
Record Identification
Summary Level Sequence Chart
Data Structure and Segmentation
Chapter 3. Subject Locator
General Information
Subject Locator
Chapter 4. Summary Level Sequence Chart
Chapter 5. List of Tables
Chapter 6. Summary Table Outlines
Population Subjects Summarized To the Block Level
Population Subjects (Repeated by Race/Hispanic)
Population Subjects (Summarized To Census Tract Level)
Population Subjects (Repeated by Race/Hispanic)
Housing Subjects (Summarized to Block Level)
Housing Subjects (Repeated by Race/Hispanic)
Chapter 7. Data Dictionary
Identification Section
Footnote Section
Table (Matrix) Section
Chapter 8. Accuracy of the Data
Master Address File and Enumeration Procedures
Service-Based Enumeration
Confidentiality of the Data
Nonsampling Error
Imputing Housing Unit Status and Population Counts
Editing of Unacceptable Data
Chapter 9. Users Updates
Data Notes
Geography Notes
Technical Documentation Notes
Appendix A. Census 2000 Geographic Terms and Concepts
Introduction-Geographic Presentation of Data
American Indian Area, Alaska Native Area, Hawaiian Home Land
Area Measurement
Block Group (BG)
Boundary Changes
Census Block
Census Division
Census Region
Census Tract
Congressional District (CD)
County (or Statistically Equivalent Entity)
County Subdivision
Geographic Code
Internal Point
Island Areas of the United States
Metropolitan Area (MA)
Place
Population or Housing Unit Density
Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)
Puerto Rico
School District
State (or Statistically Equivalent Entity)
State Legislative District (SLD)
TIGER® Database
Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ)
Tribal Block Group
Tribal Census Tract
United States
Urban and Rural
1
Urban Growth Area (UGA)
Voting District (VTD)
ZIP Code® Tabulation Area (ZCTA)
Appendix B. Definitons of Subject Characteristics
Population Characteristics
Housing Characteristics
Derived Measures
Appendix C. Data Collection and Processing Procedures
Enumeration And Residence Rules
Major Components of the Census 2000 Plan
Glossary
Appendix D. Questionairre
U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census
Original Questionairres
Appendix E. Data Products and User Assistance
Census 2000 Data Products
Maps and Geographic Products
Reference Materials
Sources of Assistance
Appendix F. Maps
Introduction
Map Descriptions
Appendix G. Code Lists
Acknowledgments
Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 1: Technical Documentation, 2001.
Summary File 3 Technical Documentation
Chapter 1. Abstract
Citation
Type of File
Subject Content
Geographic Content
User Updates
Related Products
File Ordering
Chapter 2. How to Use This File
Introduction
Data Format and Access Tools
File Naming Conventions
Chapter 3. Subject Locator
General Information
Subject Locator
Chapter 4. Summary Level Sequence Chart
Chapter 5. List of Tables (Matrices)
Chapter 6. Summary Table Outlines
Population Subjects (Summarized to Block Group Level)
Population Subjects (Summarized to Census Tract Level)
Housing Subjects (Summarized to Block Group Level)
Housing Subjects (Summarized to Census Tract Level)
Chapter 7. Data Dictionary
Identification Section
Footnote Section
Table (Matrix) Section
Chapter 8. Accuracy of the Data
Introduction
Master Address File Development
Service-Based Enumeration
Sample Design
Confidentiality of the Data
Errors in the Data
Estimation Procedure
Consistency with Complete Counts
Nonsampling Error
Editing of Unacceptable Data
Chapter 9. User Updates
Data Notes
Geography Notes
Technical Documentation Notes
Appendix A. Census 2000 Geographic Terms and Concepts
Introduction-Geographic Presentation of Data
American Indian Area, Alaska Native Area, Hawaiian Home Land
Area Measurement
Block Group (BG)
Boundary Changes
Census Block
Census Division
Census Region
Census Tract
Congressional District (CD)
County (or Statistically Equivalent Entity)
County Subdivision
Geographic Code
Internal Point
Island Areas of the United States
Metropolitan Area (MA)
Place
Population or Housing Unit Density
Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)
Puerto Rico
School District
State (or Statistically Equivalent Entity)
State Legislative District (SLD)
TIGER® Database
Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ)
Tribal Block Group
Tribal Census Tract
United States
Urban and Rural
1
Urban Growth Area (UGA)
Voting District (VTD)
ZIP Code® Tabulation Area (ZCTA)
Appendix B. Definitons of Subject Characteristics
Population Characteristics
Housing Characteristics
Derived Measures
Appendix C. Data Collection and Processing Procedures
Enumeration and Residence Rules
Major Components of the Census 2000 Plan
Glossary
Appendix D. Questionairre
U. S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census
Original questionairres
Appendix E. Data Products and User Assistance
Census 2000 Data Products
Census 2000 Maps and Geographic Products
Reference Materials
Sources of Assistance
Appendix F. Maps
Introduction
Map Descriptions
Appendix G. Code Lists
Acknowledgments
Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 3: Technical Documentation, 2002.
