Census 2000 Data Products At a Glance

Census 2000 Data Products
At a Glance

(Revised: 2/9/01)

Planned Release Date (Dates in this column refer to the first medium of release.)	100-Percent Data Products	Lowest Level Geography
MAR - APR 1, 2001	Census 2000 Redistricting Data Summary File State population counts for race and Hispanic or Latino categories. Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD	Blocks
MAY - JUL 2001	Demographic Profile Population totals and selected population and housing characteristics in a single table. Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD, paper	Places Census tracts (Internet only)
MAY - JUL 2001	Congressional District Demographic Profile Population totals and selected population and housing characteristics in a single table for Congressional Districts only. Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD, paper	Congressional Districts of the 106th Congress
JUL 2001	Race and Hispanic or Latino Summary File on CD-ROM Medium: CD-ROM	Places
States: JUN - SEP 2001 Advance national: NOV - DEC 2001 Final national: MAY - JUN 2002	Summary File 1 (SF 1): Population counts for 63 race categories and Hispanic or Latino. Population counts for many detailed race and Hispanic or Latino categories, and American Indian and Alaska Native tribes. Selected population and housing characteristics. [Urban/rural data are on the final national file-this is the only difference from the advance national file.] Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD	Blocks Census tracts Blocks/ Census tracts
States: SEP - DEC 2001 Advance national: MAR - APR 2002 Final national: JUN - JUL 2002	Summary File 2 (SF 2): Population and housing characteristics iterated for many detailed race and Hispanic or Latino categories, and American Indian and Alaska Native tribes. [Urban/rural data are on the final national file-this is the only difference from the advance national file.] Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD	Census tracts
States: APR - DEC 2001 National: NOV 2001 - APR 2002	Quick Tables Table shells with population and housing characteristics where the user can specify a geographic area and a population group. Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD	Census tracts
States: APR 2001- JAN 2002 National: DEC 2001 - AUG 2002	Geographic Comparison Tables Population and housing characteristics for a list of geographic areas (e.g., all counties in a state). Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD	Places
SEP - DEC 2001 (Release subject to policy decisions on access and confidentiality.)	Advanced Query Function User specifies contents of tabulations from full microdata file. Includes safeguards against disclosure of identifying information about individuals and housing units. Medium: Internet	User defined down to block groups
JAN - NOV 2002	Summary Population and Housing Characteristics (PHC-1) Media: Internet, paper (printed report)	Places
2003	Population and Housing Unit Totals (PHC-3) Media: Internet, paper (printed report with selected historical counts)	Places

Planned Release Date (Dates in this column refer to the first medium of release.)	Sample Data Products	Lowest Level Geography
MAR - MAY 2002	Demographic Profile Demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics presented in three separate tables. Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD, paper	Places Census tracts (Internet only)
MAR - MAY 2002	Congressional District Demographic Profile Demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics presented in three separate tables for Congressional Districts only. Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD, paper	Congressional Districts of the 106th Congress
JUN - SEP 2002	Summary File 3 (SF 3): Population counts for ancestry groups. Selected population and housing characteristics. Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD	Census tracts Block groups/ Census tracts
OCT 2002 - FEB 2003	Summary File 4 (SF 4): Population and housing characteristics iterated for many detailed race and Hispanic or Latino categories, American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, and ancestry groups. Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD	Census tracts
JUN 2002 - FEB 2003	Quick Tables Table shells with population and housing characteristics where the user can specify a geographic area and a population group. Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD	Census tracts
JUL 2002 - JAN 2003	Geographic Comparison Tables Population and housing characteristics for a list of geographic areas (e.g., all counties in a state). Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD	Places
For 1-percent sample: 2002 For 5-percent sample: 2003	Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files 1-percent sample (information for the nation and states, as well as substate areas where appropriate). 5-percent sample (information for state and sub-state areas). Media: CD-ROM, DVD	Super Public Use Microdata Areas (Super- PUMAs) of 400,000+ PUMAs of 100,000+
DEC 2002 - MAR 2003 (Release subject to policy decisions on access and confidentiality.)	Advanced Query Function User specifies contents of tabulations from full microdata file. Includes safeguards against disclosure of identifying information about individuals and housing units. Medium: Internet	User defined down to census tracts
2003	Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics (PHC-2) Media: Internet, paper (printed report)	Places
2003	Congressional District Data Summary File 100-percent and sample data for the redistricted 108th Congress. Media: Internet, CD-ROM, DVD	Census tracts within Congressional Districts

GENERAL -- Census 2000 data products are designed to meet a variety of data needs for different segments of the data user community. The data products described here provide a summary of the general tabulation and publication program for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (which is treated as a state equivalent for each data product). Please note that constraints with staffing and budget, federal guidelines regarding the tabulation of data by race and ethnicity, data processing, or other considerations may result in changes to the types of data products prepared or the timing of their release. For more information on Census 2000 data products, please call Customer Services on 301-457-4100 or visit webmaster@census.gov.

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