Census 2010

							       Census 2010

 An overview of the 2010 census—
what’s new and what can you do with
           the new data.


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     Census in the Constitution
 The actual Enumeration shall be made within
  three Years after the first Meeting of the
  Congress of the United States, and within
  every subsequent Term of Ten Years, in such
  Manner as they shall by Law direct.
--U.S. Constitution. Article I, Section II:




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                Census 2010
   Largest peacetime mobilization
   1.4 million workers in 2010
   $13 billion dollars
   Usable information from 99.62% of the
    nation's housing units




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         Why Census is important
   $400 billion in funding annually
   Political representation
   Census data are used by the private sector as well as
    state and local governments to determine where new
    jobs and job development programs are needed.
   Community planners and leaders use census data to
    decide where such essential facilities like hospitals,
    schools or fire stations are most needed
    Because of 2000 census undercount, Georgia lost
    $208.8 million in federal funding through 2012, a loss
    of about $1,697 per uncounted person, according to
    PricewaterhouseCoopers Study.
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             New in Census 2010
  Short, Short form—Everyone received the short form
questionnaire, which was used to enumerate people
and asked only a few basic questions.
 No Long form—A sample of people were randomly

selected to receive the long form. The long form
included not only all short form questions, but also
solicited a wide range of information about individuals’
demographic, economic, social, and housing
characteristics. In Census 2000, approximately 1 in 6
individuals were enumerated on the long form. Census
2010 is the first decennial census that will not use a
long form.


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      10 Questions in 10 Minutes
   Name.
   Sex.
   Age/birth date.
   Hispanic ethnicity.
   Race.
   Relationship to the person filling out the form.
   Housing question—house, apartment or mobile home.
   Other residence, for example, military or college residence, if
    they sometimes live at another address.




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          No Religion Question
   1976 prohibition against any mandatory
    question concerning a person’s “religious
    beliefs or to membership in a religious body.”




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                  The Data
   Population counts
   Redistricting data
   Summary File 1
   Summary File 2
   Public Use Microdata
   Other data sets



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         No Long Form in 2010
   Given to 1 in 6 people
   Where were you born
   Country of birth
   Language spoken at home
   Arrival in the United States
   Ancestry
   All this data now in the American Community
    Survey
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                     Issues
   Response rates
   Undercounts
   Detroit challenges undercount of city
   New York city challenges undercounts in
    Queens and Brooklyn
   Negro
   Prison population
   Immigration status
   Race question (Arab, Hispanics, etc)
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             What’s out now
   Population counts
   Redistricting data
   Demographic Profiles
   http://2010.census.gov/news/press-
    kits/demographic-profiles.html
   Summary File 1 –Alabama and Hawaii
   http://2010.census.gov/news/press-
    kits/summary-file-1.html

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               Summary File 1
   Single year of age by sex
   More detail on children, including adopted,
    stepchildren and grandchildren
   Race and Hispanic origin of householder
   More detail on household relationships
   Group quarters population by sex, age and group
    quarters type
   Housing tenure (rented or owned) by age, household
    type, race and Hispanic origin of householder
   Mortgage status of owned housing units

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           Summary File 1 cont’
   American Indian and Alaska Native tribal groupings,
    such as Cheyenne, Navajo and Yup'ik
   Asian groups, such as Bangladeshi, Hmong and
    Pakistani
   Hispanic origin groups, such as Argentinean,
    Colombian and Guatemalan
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander groups,
    such as Fijian, Marshallese and Tongan



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Number of People In Household




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Housing Question




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Race Question




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                  OMB race
   White
   Black or African American
   American Indian or Alaskan Native
   Asian
   Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
   Some other race (Not official)
   57 different combinations of race


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The Race and Ancestry Issue




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    Check it right, You ain’t White
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rADoPrMs
    Qt4




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Hispanic question




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The Hispanic and Race Issue




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        Hispanic and Race cont’
   2010 census more clearly distinguish Hispanic
    ethnicity as not being a race:
    "For this census, Hispanic origins are not
    races." Additionally, the Hispanic terms are
    modified from "Hispanic or Latino" to
    "Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin"




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    Other Groups Want category
   West Indians
   Iranians
   Africans-(Igbo, Tutsi, Zulu, Tswana, Wolof)




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           Do Away with Race?
    American Anthropological Association
    recommendation:
   "race" and "ethnicity" categories into one
    question to appear as "race/ethnicity“
   Eliminate race from 2010 Census
   Census declined to make changes to race
    question for 2000 or 2010.


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Relationship




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Relationship Part 2




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           New In Relationship
   Same sex marriage allowed to self identify on
    Census
   Second Census with adoptive child as choice.




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Summary File 1 data




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More Dogs than kids?




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Missed me??




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Housing and Census




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Household size Census




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Same Sex marriage




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Gay Couples Adoption




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Family matters
Data: National Data Archive on Child Abuse and
Neglect at Cornell University, the Department of
Health and Human Services, Census Bureau
Story: More white couples are pushing past long-
time cultural resistance to adopt black children. In
2004, 26 percent of black children adopted from
foster care were adopted transracially, nearly all by
whites, compared with 14 percent in 1998.
Aug. 17, 2006, Page One

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A wee bit of Irish
Data: U.S. Census figures for ancestry
Story: Fewer New Yorkers are claiming Irish ancestry, but that may be because
more residents are identifying themselves as simply American.
March 18, 2006, B2

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Census Bureau website




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IRE Census




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