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Chapter: Appendix B: Questionnaire Items on the 2000 and 1990 Censuses and Census 2000 Supplementary Survey

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Questionnaire Items on the 2000 and 1990 Censuses and Census 2000 Supplementary Survey." National Research Council. 2004. The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10907.
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Appendix B

Questionnaire Items on the 2000 and 1990 Censuses and Census 2000 Supplementary Survey

2000 Census Item

Asked in 1990 Census?

Asked in Census 2000 Supplementary Survey?

Short Form

Age

Yes

Yes

Date of birth (month, day, year)

Yes (year of birth only)

Yes

Sex

Yes

Yes

Hispanic origin (question preceded race)

Yes (question followed race)

Yes (question preceded race)

Race (option for multiple races)

Yes (no option for multiple races)

Yes (option for multiple races)

Relationship to household reference person

Yes

Yes (less detail)

Housing tenure (own or rent)

Yes

Yes

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Questionnaire Items on the 2000 and 1990 Censuses and Census 2000 Supplementary Survey." National Research Council. 2004. The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10907.
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2000 Census Item

Asked in 1990 Census?

Asked in Census 2000 Supplementary Survey?

Long Form

Marital status

Yes (short form)

Yes

Whether and how long responsible for grandchildren in home

No

Yes

School attendance/education attainment

Yes

Yes

Public or private school (for those enrolled)

Yes

Yes

Place of birth

Yes

Yes

Citizenship

Yes

Yes

Year of immigration

Yes

Yes

Language spoken at home

Yes

Yes

How well English spoken

Yes

Yes

Ancestry

Yes

Yes

Veteran status/period of service

Yes

Yes

Years of military service

Yes

Yes

Work disability

Yes

Yes

Disabled for going outside the home alone

Yes

Yes

Disabled for taking care of personal needs

Yes

Yes

Other disabilities (involving eyes, ears, cognition, physical activity)

No

Yes

Place of residence 5 years ago

Yes

Yes (1 year ago)

Employment status (current)

Yes

Yes

Occupation

Yes

Yes

Industry

Yes

Yes

Class of worker

Yes

Yes

Place of work

Yes

Yes

Means of transportation for work

Yes

Yes

Commuting time

Yes

Yes

Carpooling

Yes

Yes

Year last worked

Yes

Yes

Weeks worked in preceding year

Yes

Yes

Hours worked per week in preceding year

Yes

Yes

Income from earnings (last year)

Yes

Yes (last 12 months)

Income from self-employment (net) (last year)

Yes (farm and nonfarm separately)

Yes (last 12 months)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Questionnaire Items on the 2000 and 1990 Censuses and Census 2000 Supplementary Survey." National Research Council. 2004. The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10907.
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2000 Census Item

Asked in 1990 Census?

Asked in Census 2000 Supplementary Survey?

Long Form

Income from Social Security (last year)

Yes

Yes (last 12 months)

Income from Supplemental Security Income (last year)

No (included in public assistance)

Yes (last 12 months)

Income from public assistance (last year)

Yes

Yes (last 12 months)

Income from interest, dividends, rent (last year)

Yes

Yes (last 12 months)

Income from pensions (last year)

Yes

Yes (last 12 months)

All other income (last year)

Yes

Yes (last 12 months)

Total income (last year)

Yes

Yes (last 12 months)

Type of property (e.g., whether includes a business; for single-family homes only)

Yes

Yes

Value

Yes (short form)

Yes

Rent (monthly contract rent)

Yes (short form)

Yes

Does rent include any meals?

Yes (short form)

Yes

Condominium status

Yes

Yes

Farm residence/sales (single-family homes only)

Yes (all housing units)

Yes (single-family homes)

Number of units in structure

Yes (short form)

Yes

Year structure built

Yes

Yes

Year reference person moved into unit

Yes

Yes

Number of rooms

Yes (short form)

Yes

Number of bedrooms

Yes

Yes

Complete plumbing facilities

Yes

Yes

Complete kitchen facilities

Yes

Yes

Telephone available

Yes

Yes

Type of heating fuel

Yes

Yes

Electricity costs (yearly)

Yes

Yes (last month)

Gas costs (yearly)

Yes

Yes (last month)

Water costs (yearly)

Yes

Yes

Oil, coal, etc. costs (yearly)

Yes

Yes

Mortgage payment (and whether includes taxes, insurance)

Yes

Yes

Homeowners insurance

Yes

Yes

Property taxes (owners only)

Yes

Yes

Payment for second mortgage/home equity loans

Yes

Yes

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Questionnaire Items on the 2000 and 1990 Censuses and Census 2000 Supplementary Survey." National Research Council. 2004. The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10907.
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2000 Census Item

Asked in 1990 Census?

Asked in Census 2000 Supplementary Survey?

Long Form

Condominium/mobile home fee

Yes

Yes

Number automobiles/vans/trucks

Yes

Yes

NOTES: The 2000 census, the 1990 census, and the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey provided room on the mailback questionnaire for characteristics of up to six, seven, and five household members, respectively. Section I.3 provides additional detail on the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey. Questionnaires should be consulted for precise question wording, which may differ between censuses.

SOURCE: Citro (2000d:Table 1) for 2000 and 1990; http://www.census.gov/c2ss for the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Questionnaire Items on the 2000 and 1990 Censuses and Census 2000 Supplementary Survey." National Research Council. 2004. The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10907.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Questionnaire Items on the 2000 and 1990 Censuses and Census 2000 Supplementary Survey." National Research Council. 2004. The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10907.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Questionnaire Items on the 2000 and 1990 Censuses and Census 2000 Supplementary Survey." National Research Council. 2004. The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10907.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Questionnaire Items on the 2000 and 1990 Censuses and Census 2000 Supplementary Survey." National Research Council. 2004. The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10907.
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The decennial census was the federal government’s largest and most complex peacetime operation. This report of a panel of the National Research Council’s Committee on National Statistics comprehensively reviews the conduct of the 2000 census and the quality of the resulting data. The panel’s findings cover the planning process for 2000, which was marked by an atmosphere of intense controversy about the proposed role of statistical techniques in the census enumeration and possible adjustment for errors in counting the population. The report addresses the success and problems of major innovations in census operations, the completeness of population coverage in 2000, and the quality of both the basic demographic data collected from all census respondents and the detailed socioeconomic data collected from the census long-form sample (about one-sixth of the population). The panel draws comparisons with the 1990 experience and recommends improvements in the planning process and design for 2010. The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity will be an invaluable resource for users of the 2000 data and for policymakers and census planners. It provides a trove of information about the issues that have fueled debate about the census process and about the operations and quality of the nation’s twenty-second decennial enumeration.

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