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 3/15/01Census
2000 Race and Ethnicity Classification Information
 |
Office of
Mangement and Buget: Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on
Race and Ethnicity |
[PDF] |
(Released
October 30, 1997) |
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Office of Management and Budget: Guidance on
Aggregation and Allocation of Data on Race for Use in Civil Rights Monitoring and
Enforcement |
[PDF] |
(Released March 9, 2000) |
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Questions and Answers
for Census 2000 Data on Race |
[PDF] |
(Released
on March 14, 2001) |
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Census 2000
Brief: Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin |
[PDF] |
(Released March, 2001) |
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Census 2000 Brief: The Hispanic Population |
[PDF] |
(Released May, 2001) |
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Census 2000 Brief: The Black Population |
[PDF] |
(Released August, 2001) |
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Census 2000 Brief: The White Population |
[PDF] |
(Released August, 2001) |
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Census 2000 Brief: Two or More
Races Population |
[PDF] |
(Released November, 2001) |
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Census
2000 Brief: The Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Population |
[PDF] |
(Released December, 2001) |
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Census 2000
Brief: The American Indian and Alaska Native Population |
[PDF] |
(Released February, 2002) |
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Census 2000 Brief: The Asian Population |
[PDF] |
(Released February, 2002) |
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We
the People: Asians in the United States |
[PDF] |
(Released
December, 2004) |
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We the People: Hispanics in the United
States |
[PDF] |
(Released
December, 2004) |
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