2000Census "Census Bureau Announces 1995 Census Test Sites" (12/08/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: WED., DEC. 8, 1993 at 4:00 p.m., EST Public Information Office CB93-O.17 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Robert Tortora 301-763-2562 CENSUS BUREAU ANNOUNCES 1995 CENSUS TEST SITES The Census Bureau is moving aggressively to design a new census process that is simpler, cheaper and more accurate. To test its plans, it has selected four sites as locations for the 1995 Census Test. The sites are: the cities of New Haven, CT; Oakland, CA; Paterson, NJ; and Bienville, De Soto, Jackson, Natchitoches, Red River, and Winn parishes in Northwestern Louisiana. The primary change being tested is the use of sampling and estimation. "Perhaps the most significant changes involve our plans to use more sampling--visiting only a portion of households that don't respond via mail--and to use more estimation to augment the numbers of people missed using direct counting methods. We believe the increased use of sampling and estimation offers the best hope for meeting the key goals of reducing costs and the undercounts," said Robert Tortora, Associate Director for Research on the 2000 Census. Sampling and estimation are statistical approaches commonly used because they can be less costly and more accurate than complete canvassing. Among other changes that will be studied in these areas in 1995 are closer cooperation with the U.S. Postal Service and a user-friendly questionnaire combined with improved motivational messages and multiple reminder notices. The Census Bureau will be leasing space and setting up offices beginning in Fall 1994, and will employ a number of local residents in each site. Results of the 1995 census test, in combination with other research, will be used by the Census Bureau, Congress, and the public in deciding how the 2000 census will be conducted. -X- pop "Significant Demographic Diff. Among Immigrant Groups" (09/23/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: THURS., SEPT. 23, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-165 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Susan Lapham 301-763-7955 CENSUS BUREAU FINDS SIGNIFICANT DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES AMONG IMMIGRANT GROUPS A new report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau on the nation's foreign-born population shows sharply varying levels of social-economic well-being among the various groups. Susan Lapham, author of the report, The Foreign Born Population in the United States: 1990 (CP-3-1), says, "An analysis of 1990 census information on recent immigrants (citizens and non-citizens) indicates that nearly 90 percent of African-born residents had a high school education or higher, compared with 76 percent of Asian-born and 46 percent of Central American-born residents. This report also shows that the per capita income of African immigrants was $20,117 in 1989, compared with $16,661 for Asian immigrants and $9,446 for foreign-born Central Americans. Family poverty rates for these same groups varied from 11.7 percent for foreign-born Africans to 13.1 percent for foreign-born Asians to 20.9 percent for foreign-born Central Americans. The following additional highlights, extracted from the report's 400 pages of statistical tables, provide comparisons between foreign-born and natives: In 1990, about 20 million of the nation's total population were foreign-born and 229 million native-born. About 6 percent of immigrants entering the country between 1987 and 1990 were naturalized, compared with 10 percent of those entering between 1985 to 1986, 19 percent between 1982 to 1984, 27 percent from 1980 to 1981, and 61 percent before 1980. About 1 out of 5 adults, whether foreign born or native born, had a Bachelor's degree or higher in 1990. The ratio was 1 in 4 among immigrants who arrived after 1980 and 1 in 5 for those who arrived before 1980. About two-thirds of naturalized citizens had a high school diploma or more education in 1990, compared with slightly more than one-half of non-citizens. The gap was narrower for persons with a Bachelor's degree or more: 23 percent for naturalized and 19 percent for non-citizens. About 19 percent of families with a foreign-born householder had three or more workers in the family in 1990, compared with 13 percent among native-born families. About 19 percent each of naturalized and non-citizens had three or more workers in the family in 1990. Although the foreign born had a higher per capita income than the native born ($15,033 versus $14,367) in 1989, their median family income was almost $4,000 less than the native born ($31,785 versus $35,508). Although naturalized ($20,538) persons had a higher per capita income than non-citizens ($11,293) in 1989, their median family incomes were about the same at $31,754 and $31,943 respectively. The unemployment rate for foreign-born persons aged 16 and over was 7.8 percent in 1990, compared with 6.2 percent for the native born. Immigrants who entered since 1980 had an unemployment rate of nearly 10 percent, while those entering before 1980 had a rate of 6.4 percent. The unemployment rate for naturalized citizens (5.4 percent) was 4 percentage points lower than that for non-citizens (9.4 percent) in 1990. About 15 percent of families with a foreign-born householder were living in poverty in 1989, compared with nearly 10 percent of families with a native-born householder. Nearly 1 in 4 families with a foreign-born householder who entered the United States since 1980 were living in poverty--about twice the proportion (11 percent) of families with a foreign-born householder who entered before 1980. The poverty rate of families with a naturalized householder (8.7 percent) was 12 percentage points lower than that of comparable non-citizens (20.7 percent) in 1990. About 8 out of 10 of the foreign born (5 years and older) speak a language other than English at home. Nearly 9 out of 10 of those who have arrived since 1980 speak a language other than English at home, compared with 7 out of 10 of those who arrived before 1980. About 7 out of 10 naturalized citizens (5 years and older) speak a language other than English at home in 1990, compared with more than 8 out of 10 non-citizens. Since data in this report are from the sample portion of the decennial census, they are subject to sampling variability. -X- Editor's Note: One-page demographic profiles (CPH-L-148) for 47 countries of origin and regions as well as tables that rank 38 of the countries by selected characteristics are available on request. In addition, a five-page summary of social and economic highlights for foreign-born persons now living in the U.S. who were born in Europe, the Soviet Union, Asia, North and South America, Africa or Oceania, also are available. Other reports planned for release by the bureau in this series (CP-3) include ancestry, persons of Hispanic origin and Asian and Pacific Islanders. The bureau has also started releasing, on a flow basis, subject summary tape files (SSTFs). The tapes include the same types of data shown in the reports, but provide additional geographic detail. These files are designed to meet the data needs expressed by users who have a special interest in selected subjects or subgroups of the population. Media representatives may obtain copies of the report on the foreign population from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Subject Summary Tape Files can be ordered from the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. Non-media orders for any of these products should go to the Customer Services Office. afr-am "Earnings of African Americans Improve With Education" (09/15/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Wed., Sept. 15, 1993 at 10 p.m. Public Information Office CB93-167 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Claudette Bennett 301-763-2607 EARNINGS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IMPROVE WITH EDUCATION, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS The median earnings in 1991 of year-round, full-time African American workers aged 25 and over with at least a bachelor's degree was 66 percent higher than the earnings of African American workers with a high school diploma, according to a report released by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The ratio was similar for both African American men and women with comparable work experience and educational attainment, said the report, The Black Population in the United States: March 1992 (P20-471). Claudette Bennett, the report's author, says, "The median earnings of year-round and full-time Black adult workers who were high school graduates totaled $18,620 in 1991, compared with nearly $31,000 for those with bachelor's degrees or higher. This clearly demonstrates that education is directly associated with a person's earning power." Bennett notes that among comparable White workers the earning gap is also approximately 66 percent. However, there are some racial differentials in earnings for year-round workers. For example, adult, White college graduates who worked year-round and full-time could expect to earn approximately $6,600 more per year than similarly employed African American college graduates ($37,500 versus $30,900) in 1991. Regardless of educational attainment, White men had higher median earnings than African American men across most occupational categories. But, the size of the gap varied by occupation. African American males are more likely to be employed as laborers, while White males are more likely to be employed in managerial and executive positions. African American and White women, on the other hand, had similar median earnings. Other highlights from the report: In occupations with statistically significant earnings, differentials between African American and White males who worked year-round, full-time, the median earnings ratio in 1991 of African American men to White men ranged from an apparent low of $64 for every $100 for men employed as farmers, fishermen, and forestry workers to an apparent high of $87 for men employed in service occupations. About 33 percent of African Americans aged 15 and over in poverty worked in 1991. About 40 percent of poor African American men and 30 percent of poor African American women worked. Among Whites, 42 percent of the poor worked in 1991--56 percent of men and 34 percent of women. There were more African American women (1.2 million) than African American men (820,000) among the working poor. In contrast, a similar number of White men (3.5 million) and women (3.3 million) were among the working poor. Between 1980 and 1992, the number of African American households increased from 9 to 11 million. Also, the number of African American households increased at a faster pace (29 percent) than the number of White households (15 percent). Between 1980 and 1992, the average number of persons per household declined for both African Americans and Whites, from 3.02 to 2.83 persons for African Americans and from 2.71 to 2.57 persons for Whites. In 1992, 36 percent of African American children under 18 years lived with both parents compared with 42 percent in 1980, a 16 percent decline. The proportion of African American males aged 25 and over with a bachelor's degree or more increased from 7.7 percent in 1980 to 11.9 percent in 1992. The corresponding figures for African American females increased from 8.1 percent to 12 percent. (The proportions of African American males and females with a bachelor's degree or more were statistically the same in 1980 and 1992.) The Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS) provided the report's data. As in all surveys, the data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. proj "Census Bureau Releases Updated Pop. Projection Figures" (09/29/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPT. 29, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-168 301-763-4040 Jennifer Day 301-763-1902 CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES UPDATED POPULATION PROJECTION FIGURES New Census data show that the nation's population may grow even faster than previously projected, reaching 392 million by 2050. The Bureau projected in December 1992 that the nation's population might reach 383 million by the year 2050. The new projection is contained in a Census Bureau report entitled, Population Projections of the United States, by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1993 to 2050 (P25-1104). Jennifer Day, author of the report, says "particularly striking in these new projections is greater growth in births in Hispanic communities and higher immigration of White, non-Hispanic persons. After 1996, the Hispanic population is projected to add over 870,000 people to the nation's population each year. This is more than any other racial or ethnic group. Nearly two-thirds of the growth is expected to come from natural increase and about one-third from immigration. By 2010, the Hispanic origin population may become the second-largest race/ethnic group. (more) -2- While Hispanic immigration is projected to remain about the same as in the December 1992 figures, Asian and Pacific Islander immigration is assumed to be 20,000 a year lower (317,000 versus 337,000) and White non-Hispanic immigration is expected to be 20,000 a year higher (174,000 versus 154,000). Other information contained in this report includes: The number of babies born in the U.S. is projected to decrease slightly as the century ends. However, by 2012 the annual number of births may exceed the 4.3 million that the nation saw at the height of the Baby Boom. The racial/ethnic distribution of the nation's population is expected to continue changing. By 2050, the White, non-Hispanic portion of the population is projected to decline from today's 75 percent to 53 percent. Asian and Pacific Islanders will continue as the fastest growing segment of the the population (over 4 percent a year). At this rate Asian and Pacific Islanders will make up 10 percent of the population in 2050 (41 million people). The African-American population is projected to grow from 31 million people (12 percent) in 1990 to 62 million people (16 percent) by 2050. After 2012, this report projects that more African-Americans will (more) -3- be added to the population each year than White, non-Hispanics. American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts may double their population size by the middle of the next century, growing from about 2.1 million in 1990 to 4.3 million in 2050. Day says these updated projections came about for several reasons. These include an extra increase in the resident population because of the return of many overseas military personnel to the United States, updated birth and death data, and more data reflecting the impact of recently changed immigration laws. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain reproduced copies of the report from the Public Information Office by calling 301-763-4040. Final printed copies of the report will not be available until the fall. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Population Information Staff at 301-763-5002. smobe-wob "Bureau Surveys Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses" (09/01/93) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Information Office CB93-174 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Enterprise Statistics Branch 301-763-5517 CENSUS BUREAU LAUNCHES SURVEYS OF WOMEN AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES Businesses across the country are about to participate in the nation's only comprehensive, regularly collected source of information on the number of firms owned by minorities and women. Included are the self-employed, sole proprietors, partnerships, subchapter S corporations and, for women, full corporations. The Surveys of Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses, which begin September 27, will provide economic data about businesses owned by Americans of minority racial and ethnic populations and women. The information that will come from the surveys includes the number of minority- and women-owned firms, sales and receipts, paid employees, and annual payroll. These results will be available by geographic areas, such as regions and states, as well as by industry, firm size, and form of organization. The Census Bureau will mail survey forms to an estimated 1.2 million firms, about half in September 1993, and half in April 1994. Business owners are asked to return their forms in thirty days. The survey is part of the economic census program, which the Census Bureau is required to conduct every 5 years. -X- September 1993 housing "New Report Provides Updated Picture of Rural America" (10/22/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Fri., Oct. 22, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-179 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Jan Tin 301-763-8330/8120 NEW CENSUS BUREAU REPORT PROVIDES UPDATED PICTURE OF RURAL AMERICA The Webster definition of rural life may include agriculture but a new report from the Commerce Department's Census Bureau states that today's rural reality is oftentimes closer to that of urban areas. Jan Tin, author of Housing Characteristics of Rural Households: 1991 (H121/93-5), says: "Today, only a small fraction of the 25 million rural households in America are farm households--1.6 million or 7 percent. In fact, many rural households tend to be located next to or inside metropolitan areas and have some characteristics closer to those of urban dwellers than of farmers." Some examples provided in the report include: The median ages of urban and rural metropolitan householders were 45 and 46 years, respectively, almost nine years younger than the median age of 54 years for farm householders. The median values of urban and rural metropolitan homes were $87,900 and $85,400, respectively, in 1991, significantly higher than that of $62,300 for farm homes. Twenty-seven percent of farm householders completed less than 12 years of schooling compared with 19 percent of urban and 20 percent of rural metropolitan householders. Overall characteristics of rural and urban households revealed in this portrait include: The homeownership rate in rural areas is 81 percent; in urban areas it is only 58 percent. 11 percent of rural owners are in low-income households compared to 7 percent of urban owners. 45 percent of rural owners and 42 percent of rural renters rate their neighborhoods as a "10" (the best) compared to only 33 percent of urban owners and 23 percent of urban renters. This report presents information from the 1991 American Housing Survey (AHS). The biennial survey is conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. As in all surveys, the data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Note: Rural areas are divided into two primary component parts-- inside metropolitan areas and outside metropolitan areas (counties adjacent and not adjacent to metropolitan areas). Farm and non-farm households can live in any of these two areas. A list of counties that fall into each of these categories is available on request. Congressional offices may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Congressional Affairs Office on 301-763-5360. education "Sharp Rise in School Construction and Debt" (10/27/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Wed., Oct. 27, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-182 301-763-4040 Larry MacDonald 301-763-5086 SHARP RISE IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND DEBT SHOWN IN CENSUS BUREAU'S 1991 SCHOOL FINANCES REPORT School districts invested 13 percent more in construction during 1991 than 1990, according to a new report issued by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The report, Public Education Finances: 1991 (GF/91-10), is based on a jointly funded survey by the Census Bureau and the National Center for Education Statistics. "Public elementary and secondary school systems," says the report's author, Larry MacDonald, "took advantage of lower interest rates in 1991 and borrowed $12.8 billion to build and refurbish schools." This investment in the future continued a trend of the last five years, in which total school indebtedness increased from slightly over $40 billion in 1987 to $63.7 billion in 1991. School systems in six states -- Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas, issued debt over one-half billion dollars each in 1991 for building construction, reconstruction, and refinancing. Government spending for all levels of education was over $330 billion in 1991, an 8 percent increase from the previous year. "Thus," MacDonald says, "growth in education spending more than doubled the 3.2 percent increase in consumer prices during 1991." Significant components of government spending for education were: o Elementary-secondary instructional salaries were up 8.7 percent to $91.3 billion. Other instructional costs rose 4.5 percent to $30.7 billion. o Spending for support services, such as administration, maintenance, and transportation, in public elementary- secondary schools, rose some 7 percent to $69.3 billion. o Public college and universities spent $71 billion in 1991, an increase of 8 percent from 1990. "Differences in costs of living and student populations, as well as tax commitments," MacDonald explains, "contribute to wide variations in fiscal data from state to state and school district to school district." The following state areas had the highest expenditures per pupil in public elementary-secondary school systems in 1991: New Jersey, $7,949; District of Columbia, $7,856; New York, $7,794; Alaska, $7,670; and Connecticut, $7,281. The lowest averages per pupil were in Utah, $2,765; Mississippi, $3,132; and Idaho, $3,212. The attached table shows enrollment and expenditure per pupil for school systems with more than 50,000 pupils. Data were received from all school districts in 37 states and the District of Columbia and are not subject to sampling error; data from the other 13 states are subject to a margin of sampling error. Generally, the estimated relative standard errors for these 13 states are less than 0.5 percent for state estimates of major expenditure totals and usually under 2 percent for state estimates of salaries. As with all statistical surveys, the estimates are also subject to biases due to nonsampling error. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100 pub "Census Bureau Advisory: 'We' Series of Publications" (11/05/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Fri., Nov. 5, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-187 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Population Information Office 301-763-5002 CENSUS BUREAU ADVISORY The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today announced the release of the popular "We" series of publications. The "We" series are short, easy-to-read brochures that provide summarized demographic and economic information from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing. Eleven new publications are available: We, the American Blacks We, the American Hispanics We, the American Asians We, the American Pacific Islanders We, the First Americans We, the Americans: Our Homes We, the American Women We, the American Foreign Born We, the American Elderly We, the American Children We, the Americans: Our Education Each report uses graphics to illustrate trends and compare 1990 data with information from 1980 and earlier censuses. First issued after the 1970 decennial census, the "We" series provides a brief summary of information most of which was previously released in more detailed 1990 census products. These brochures are designed for all types of audiences and are particularly useful to educators and special groups. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain single copies of these reports from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040 and TDD 301-763-5668. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. pub "The Ultimate Info Age Resource -- The Statistical Abstract" (11/05/93) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Information Office CB93-193 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Lars Johanson 301-763-5299 THE ULTIMATE INFORMATION AGE RESOURCE -- THE STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES The 113th edition of the Statistical Abstract of the United States was released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The Statistical Abstract is a compilation of many measurements, including statistics from government, the private sector, and private interest groups. What's new in the Statistical Abstract for 1993? Resident Population Projections, by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1992 to 2050 Projected Fertility Rates, by Race and Age Group: 1992 to 2010 Employment in Health Insurance and Health Service Industries: 1980 to 1992 Degrees Conferred, by Level and Race/Ethnicity: 1981 to 1990 Environmental Industry -- Revenues and Employment, by Industry Segment: 1988 to 1992 Federal Debt Held by the Public: 1970 to 1993 Displaced Workers, by Selected Characteristics: 1992 Transportation to Work: 1990 U.S. Trade in Advanced Technology Products: 1992 Most tables show national data, but some cover regions and states, and others provide metropolitan and large city information. In addition, there's an extensive list of tables with state rankings for topics like infant mortality rates, the rate of physicians to population, crime, and educational attainment. Other new facts that can be found in the 1993 edition: The environmental industry generated almost $134 billion in revenues and employed 1.1 million persons in 1991. Fatal automobile crashes have declined steadily from 42 thousand in 1988 to just under 37 thousand in 1991. The world's population is projected to increase 11 percent to over 6 billion people in the year 2000. Twenty-four percent of the nation's households were touched by crime (theft, burglary, etc.) in 1991. There were 21,505 murders in the U.S. in 1991, up 6 percent from 1990. Guns were involved in 66 percent of the murders. In 1990, only 5.4 percent of persons going to work chose public transportation. The 1993 edition of the Statistical Abstract will be released on a special CD-ROM. Copies of the 1993 Statistical Abstract of the United States may be purchased for $32 each, paperbound (GPO stock no. 003-024-08702-2), or $38 each, clothbound (stock no. 003-024-08703-1) from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (phone 202-783-3238). Fast deliveries are also available from the Commerce Department's National Technical Information Service. Paperbound copies are available for $27 each (stock no. PB93-213676) and clothbound for $30 each (stock no. PB93-213668). Please call 703-487-4650 for more information. -X- education "Report Shows Possible Use of Nursery School as Day Care" (11/17/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Wed., Nov. 17, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-195 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Robert Kominski 301-763-1154 NEW SCHOOL ENROLLMENT REPORT FROM CENSUS BUREAU INDICATES POSSIBLE USE OF NURSERY SCHOOL AS DAY CARE Working mothers who choose to send their 3- and 4-years-olds to nursery school may view it as a form of day care, according to a new report from the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Children of mothers in the labor force were about twice as likely to be enrolled in full-day programs as were children of mothers not in the labor force (40 vs. 21 percent), lending credence to the idea that for some parents, nursery school may actually be viewed as child care. Robert Kominski, author of School Enrollment - Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1992 (P20-474), explains that "of the 40 percent of all 3 and 4 year old children enrolled in school, enrollment was much more likely for children from high than low income families (55 vs. 31 percent), and for children whose mothers held a college degree compared to those who had not graduated from high school, (58 vs. 26 percent)." "Nevertheless, most young children were not enrolled in school at all, regardless of the labor force status of their mother. In fact total enrollment of children in school is close to what it was a decade earlier, at 36 percent." Issued annually since 1946, based on data collected from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, highlights of the current report on school enrollment include: In October 1992, 65 million persons were enrolled in schools, from nursery schools through college. About 43 million of these students were between the ages 6 and 17. "Kids from the echo boom (children of the baby boomers) are reaching school age, and their numbers may increase future elementary school levels by 1 million within the next five years," Kominski says. There was no change between 1991 and 1992 in the number of children enrolled in nursery school and kindergarten -- about 7 million. There was a slight increase in elementary school enrollment to 30.2 million students, while high school enrollment remained at about 13 million. The annual high school dropout rate remained at about 4 percent. "In actual numbers," Kominski says, "there were 384,000 dropouts between October 1991 and October 1992." The "dropout pool" (persons not enrolled and not high school graduates) of young adults ages 18 to 24 decreased from 3.5 million in 1991 to 3.1 million in 1992. College enrollment remained at 14 million. But looking at the decades from 1972 to 1992, the percentage of all students aged 3 to 34 in the nation who were at the college level increased dramatically from 14 percent to 19 percent. "Enrollment in college is becoming more diverse in terms of age," says Kominski. In 1992, 39 percent of all college students were age 25 and older, and 17 percent of all college students were 35 and over, compared to only 9 percent being 35 and over in 1972. "Women have become an increasingly larger proportion of college students," Kominski said. "Women in the labor force, if they intend to be competitive, need to have a comparable education to men. Some are going back to school (some two- thirds of college students 35 and above are women), and others are starting right up front (of the traditional college ages, 18 to 24, 4.4 million are women, and 3.9 million are men)." -X- NOTE: CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES MAY OBTAIN COPIES OF THE REPORT FROM THE BUREAU'S CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICE ON 301-763-5360. housing "Housing for the Elderly is as Diverse as Elderly Pop." (12/01/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Wed., Dec. 1, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-201 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Mary Naifeh 301-763-8553 HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY IS AS DIVERSE AS THE ELDERLY POPULATION, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS One out of every 8 persons, or 31.2 million people, in the United States today is 65 years of age or older. However, one out of every 5 householders, or 20.3 million householders, is at least 65 years of age. Given the high ownership rate among the elderly, this means that a substantial portion of our nation's housing is owned by persons 65 or older. Housing of the Elderly: 1991 (H123/93-1), describes some of the diversity among the elderly population, and examines housing differences which occur by age, sex, race, income, and household type for both owners and renters. Census Bureau demographer Mary Naifeh, author of Housing of the Elderly: 1991, says, "Both advocates for the elderly and students of aging issues are quick to point out that the 65-plus population is very diverse. This is equally true of their housing. Despite the fact that three-quarters own their homes, householders 65 or older claim a kaleidoscope of housing characteristics in a varied array of packages." The report also points out that the nation's 65-plus population will double in the next 40 years. This forces us to think about the availability and condition of housing for the "Baby Boomers" as they age. Notable findings in the report: Elderly householders generally have high home ownership rates regardless of race, Hispanic origin, household composition, or income. 35 percent of all elderly homeowners have lived in their current residence for at least 30 years. The median monthly housing costs for owners without a mortgage is $215 for householders 65 or older vs. $226 for householders 15 to 64 years of age. The proportions spending 30 percent or more of their income for housing are 20% and 10% respectively. Among owners with no mortgage, 34 percent of elderly women living alone spend 30 percent or more of their income on housing, compared with 23 percent of elderly men living alone. Among the elderly, homeownership rates are higher for the youngest of the old (81 percent for those 65-74, 74 percent for people 75-84, and 67 percent for those 85 or older). Elderly householders with incomes of less than $10,000 are less likely to own their homes than elderly householders with incomes of more than $10,000. Despite this, 61 percent of those with incomes less than $10,000 still are homeowners. The median number of persons per household is smaller for elderly households (1.6 compared to 2.3 for all households). -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the Data User Services Division at 301-763-4100. intl "Trouble Clouds Golden Years for the Aged in E. Europe" (12/09/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Thurs., Dec. 9, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-207 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Kevin Kinsella 301-763-4221 Victoria Velkoff 301-763-4020 TROUBLE CLOUDS GOLDEN YEARS FOR THE AGED IN EASTERN EUROPE AND COUNTRIES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION The numbers of the aged, 65 and over, in Eastern Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union are growing rapidly. However, this is not necessarily a symptom of better health care or even increased longevity, according to a new report from the Census Bureau, sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. Aging in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union (P95/93- 1) is a compilation of data on the aged in 22 countries, many formed since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Many of the data in this report are available for the first time. Eastern Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union, as of 1992, hold 12 percent of the world's elderly, the report shows. This represents 41 million persons out of the world's total elderly population of 342 million. Currently, of the total population of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, approximatley 1 in 10 is aged 65 and over. By 2025, one out of every five persons in these countries will be 65 and over. The chief factor in the increasing proportion of elderly is not improved health care, "but low fertility, in some countries even below the replacement level," according to Victoria Velkoff, one of the Census Bureau's co-authors of the report. Women outnumber men in the elderly population in virtually all countries of the world, but in Eastern Europe and countries of the former Soviet Union the difference is even more pronounced, according to Velkoff. "The life expectency of men actually declined in the 1960s," she says. Says co-author Kevin Kinsella, "the bright spot in all these data is that such information is actually becoming available. This is part of the freer access to information since the collapse of the Soviet Union." The purpose of the report, according to Richard Suzman, Chief of the Office of the Demography of Aging, National Institute on Aging, "is to improve the knowledge of aging populations worldwide, and to help policy-makers plan for their growth." This report was funded by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institute of Health, as one of several efforts to compile and analyze data on population aging. Highlights of the report include: The elderly (age 65 and over) proportion in these 22 countries ranges from a high of 13 percent in Hungary to a low of less than 4 percent of the populations of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Russia has the largest number of elderly citizens (nearly 15 million) and Turkmenistan has the smallest number (about 140,000). Russia has the largest number of citizens 80 and over (nearly 3 million). The only other country with more than 1 million residents 80 and over was Ukraine. However, in all 22 countries, the number of people 80 and over is growing more rapidly than the elderly (those 65 and over) as a whole. This same trend is seen in many countries throughout the world. The elderly population is projected to increase as a percentage of each of these countries' population in the next three decades. In Albania, Armenia, Moldova, and Poland the share of the elderly population is expected to more than double between 1990 and 2025. Unlike much of the industrialized world, life expectancy for men worsened in the 1960s and 1970s throughout much of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Fifty percent or more of all deaths in these countries are due to diseases of the circulatory system (heart disease and stroke). Ten to twenty percent of deaths are attributed to cancers. From about l percent to around 36 percent of these countries' elderly men were still in the work force in the 1980s and 1990s. This is a decrease from labor force participation of elderly men in the 1970s when up to 56 percent of such men were working. Pension outlays, as a fraction of public social expenditures, have typically been higher in Eastern Europe than in other industrialized nations. Elderly women outnumber men in each of the countries studied. The effects of World War II are still seen in Russia where there are only 36 elderly men for every 100 elderly women. Gender-based life expectancy differences are the highest in the world in certain former Soviet republics. A Russian girl born in 1990 may expect to live more than 10 years longer than her male counterpart. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Center for International Research on 301-763-4232. For comparison purposes, the following information is from the 1992 Statistical Abstract: The elderly make up 13 percent of the United States' population. In the United States, about 41 percent of all deaths are due to heart disease and stroke, and approximately 27 percent of deaths are attributed to cancers. There are 31,754,000 elderly persons in the United States. 12,791,000 of these are males and 18,963,000 are women. There are 7,195,000 people in the United States who are 80 and over. In 1970, about 27 percent of American men 65 and over were in the civilian labor force. In 1980 that fell to around 19 percent, and in 1991 it was approximately 16 percent. pop "Growth Rate of California Pop. Drops Below Nat'l. Avg." (12/29/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Wed., Dec. 29, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-219 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Edwin Byerly 301-763-5072 GROWTH RATE OF CALIFORNIA'S POPULATION DROPS BELOW NATIONAL AVERAGE, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS For the first time in twenty years, California's population grew at a slower rate than the nation as a whole. Its 1.0 percent rate of growth last year was below the national rate of 1.1 percent, according to new estimates released today by the Department of Commerce's Census Bureau. California's population increased more than twice the national rate in the 1980s. Bureau analyst Edwin Byerly, says, "California, with a 1993 total population of 31.2 million, was the slowest growing state in the nation's fastest growing region. The West grew 1.7 percent between July 1, 1992 and July 1, 1993, with California's 1.0 percent rate of growth being the slowest of any Western state." The estimates show that nine of the nation's 10 fastest growing states are in the West. Nevada led all states, with a 3.9 percent growth rate between 1992 and 1993. Idaho was second at 3.1 percent, followed by Colorado at 2.9 percent, Utah and Arizona each at 2.7 percent, New Mexico and Washington each at 2.2 percent, Montana at 2.1 percent, and Oregon at 2.0 percent. Georgia at 2.1 percent was the only non-western state in the list of 10 fastest growing states. Massachusetts and Maine (each 0.3 percent), North Dakota (0.1 percent), Connecticut and Rhode Island (each -0.1 percent) and the District of Columbia (-1.2 percent) were among the slowest growing or declining states last year. The 10 states with the highest numerical population increases between 1992 and 1993 were Texas at 349,000 and California at 315,000, followed by Florida with 196,000, Georgia with 144,000, Washington with 113,000, North Carolina with 109,000, Arizona with 104,000, Colorado with 101,000, Virginia with 96,000 and New York with 88,000. Two states--Connecticut (-2,000) and Rhode Island (-1,000)-- and the District of Columbia (-7,000) experienced population declines between 1992 and 1993. The nation as a whole expanded its population from 255.1 million in 1992 to 257.9 million in 1993, an increase of just over 2.8 million persons. Nearly one-third or 894,000 of the growth was attributed to international migration. Other findings include: The South maintained position as the second fastest growing region, posting a 1992-93 increase of 1.4 percent or nearly 1.3 million people. The Midwest followed at 0.7 percent and Northeast region at 0.5 percent. During the 1980s, three Sunbelt states--California, Florida, and Texas--grew at a rate more than twice the national average. In the last year (1992-93), none of these states grew at twice the national average. From 1992 to 1993, the two largest states, California (-1.2 percent) and New York (-1.0 percent) had the highest domestic out-migration rates of any state. This domestic out-migration was partially balanced by international migration. In fact, almost half the international migrants to the United States settled in just these two states. Additional states with high rates of domestic out-migration (greater than 0.5 percent) last year include the District of Columbia, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Louisiana, and North Dakota. States with high rates of domestic in-migration (greater than 1.0 percent) were Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Georgia. States with high rates of international immigration (greater than 0.5 percent) were California, New York, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, and New Jersey. States with high rates of natural increase (births minus deaths greater than 1.0 percent) were Alaska, Utah, California, Hawaii, and Texas. States with low rates of natural increase (births minus deaths less than 0.5 percent) were West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maine, Florida, Iowa, and Arkansas. The 1992 state estimates shown in the attached table supersede those issued in the bureau's press release dated December 30, 1992 (CB92-276) and in Current Population Reports Series P25-1106. The revisions are primarily due to the availability of recent birth, death, and Medicare enrollment data. -X- pop "U.S. Population Totals 259.4 Million as 1994 Begins" (12/31/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Friday, December 31, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-221 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Kevin Deardorff 301-763-7950 U.S. POPULATION TOTALS 259.4 MILLION AS 1994 BEGINS, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS The United States population increased by 2.7 million last year with immigrants accounting for almost one third of the increase, according to projections released by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The Census Bureau said the migration of 895,000 persons to the United States last year was the highest recorded for a 12-month period since the year ending June 30, 1914, when it was 1.2 million. The New Year's Day total population projection of 259,353,627 for the United States, the agency said, represented a 4.3 percent increase over the 1990 census count of 248,709,873 residents in the country. It also said the nation's population is projected to grow by another 2.7 million during the coming year. The Census Bureau based its Jan. 1, 1994, figure on a projected 4.1 million births, 2.3 million deaths, net international migration of 895,000 and net return to the U.S. of American citizens (including Armed Forces) of 60,000 during 1993. Births and deaths are expected to remain at about the same level in 1994. The projection does not include U.S. citizens--armed forces or civilian--who live abroad. It is based on the April 1, 1990, population as enumerated in the 1990 census. -X- housing "Census Bureau-HUD Survey: Columbus Area" (09/01/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Wed., Sept. 1, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-H.13 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Ed Montfort 301-763-8551 COLUMBUS AREA RENTERS REPORT MORE NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEMS THAN DO OWNERS, CENSUS BUREAU-HUD SURVEY SAYS Renters in the Columbus metropolitan area say they have more problems in their neighborhoods than homeowners, a report from the Department of Commerce's Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reveals. Data from the 1991 American Housing Survey, sponsored by HUD and conducted by the Census Bureau, show that 47 percent of the renters surveyed reported neighborhood problems compared with 38 percent of homeowners. "Leading the list of specific problems mentioned by both types of householders were those involving people, including neighbors," said Ed Montfort, one of the authors of the report, American Housing Survey for the Columbus Metropolitan Area in 1991. "Nineteen percent of renters and 12 percent of homeowners cited this as a problem." For renters, crime (16 percent) was second followed by noise and traffic (approximately 10 percent each). Owners listed traffic (comparable to renters reporting this problem) in second place. Crime and noise (about 6 percent each) followed. Poor city or county services were listed by only 2 percent of the renters and homeowners surveyed. When asked their opinion of their neighborhood on a scale of one to 10 (one for worst and 10 for best), the proportion of homeowners and renters 65 years or over who rated their neighborhood as best was about 47 percent each. But it was a different story for younger owners and renters, where 38 percent and 18 percent, respectively, said their neighborhood was best. Among the other Columbus metropolitan housing survey findings were: The area had 570,000 housing units in 1991, of which 524,700 were occupied (62 percent by owners and 38 percent by renters). Median value of homeowners' residences in 1991 was $77,300, not significantly different from a 1991 constant-dollar figure of $76,800 for 1987. [Because of additions to and removals from the housing inventory in the 1987 to 1991 period, changes in housing costs and values do not necessarily refer to exactly the same housing units.] The 1991 median household income of Columbus area homeowners was $39,000 compared with $22,900 for renters. Renters had median monthly housing costs that represented 24 percent of their current income compared with 18 percent for owners. Monthly housing costs include mortgage payments or contract rent, utilities, fuels, insurance, real estate taxes (for owners), and other housing-related expenditures. Of all area homeowners, 89 percent had a porch, deck, balcony or patio while 49 percent had a usable fireplace, and 81 percent had a garage or carport. The median age of owner-occupied housing units in the city of Columbus was 29 years compared with 24 years for the suburbs. Columbus was one of 11 metropolitan areas surveyed from April through December 1991. This was the fifth visit to the area, which was first surveyed in 1975. Altogether, the 44 metro areas involved in the survey are divided into four groups of 11 each that are covered in successive years. Data are shown separately in the report for units with Black or African American householders. Since data in this report are from a survey, they are subject to sampling variability. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report, American Housing Survey for the Columbus Metropolitan Area in 1991, Series H170/91-25, from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. housing "Census Bureau-HUD Survey: St. Louis Area" (09/01/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Wed., Sept. 1, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-H.14 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Ed Montfort 301-763-8551 RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA REPORT NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEMS, CENSUS BUREAU-HUD SURVEY SAYS Renters in the St. Louis metropolitan area say they have as many problems in their neighborhoods as homeowners, a report from the Department of Commerce's Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reveals. Data from the 1991 American Housing Survey, sponsored by HUD and conducted by the Census Bureau, show that about 39 percent of the renters and homeowners surveyed reported neighborhood problems. "Leading the list of specific problems mentioned by both types of householders were those involving people, including neighbors," said Ed Montfort, one of the authors of the report, American Housing Survey for the St. Louis Metropolitan Area in 1991. "Eighteen percent of renters and 14 percent of owners cited this as a problem." Crime and noise (about 9 percent each) were tied as the second most frequently mentioned problems by renters, followed by traffic (6 percent). Owners listed traffic, litter/housing deterioration, and noise (about 6 percent each) in a tie for second place. Poor city or county services were listed by approximately 2 percent of both the owners and renters surveyed. When asked their opinion of their neighborhood on a scale of one to 10 (one for worst and 10 for best), the proportion of homeowners and renters 65 years or over who rated their neighborhood as best was about 47 percent each. But it was a different story for younger owners and renters, where 34 percent and 22 percent, respectively, said their neighborhood was best. Among the other St. Louis metropolitan housing survey findings were: The area had 1.0 million housing units in 1991, of which 923,700 were occupied (70 percent by owners and 30 percent by renters). Median value of homeowners' residences in 1991 was $72,700, down 6 percent from a 1991 constant-dollar figure of $77,700 for 1987. [Because of additions to and removals from the housing inventory in the 1987 to 1991 period, changes in housing costs and values do not necessarily refer to exactly the same housing units.] The 1991 median household income of St. Louis area homeowners was $37,400, compared with $19,500 for renters. Renters had median monthly housing costs that represented 27 percent of their current income, compared with 17 percent for owners. Monthly housing costs include mortgage payments or contract rent, utilities, fuels, insurance, real estate taxes (for owners), and other housing-related expenditures. Of all area homeowners, 91 percent had a porch, deck, balcony or patio, while 41 percent had a usable fireplace, and 77 percent had a garage or carport. The median age of owner-occupied housing units in the city of St. Louis was 52 years, compared with 27 years for the suburbs. St. Louis was one of 11 metropolitan areas surveyed from April through December 1991. This was the fifth visit to the area, which was first surveyed in 1976. Altogether, the 44 metro areas involved in the survey are divided into four groups of 11 each that are covered in successive years. Data are shown separately in the report for units with Black or African American householders. Since data in this report are from a survey, they are subject to sampling variability. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report, American Housing Survey for the St. Louis Metropolitan Area in 1991, Series H170/91-59, from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. housing "Census-HUD Survey: Hartford Area" (09/10/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Fri., Sept. 10, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-H.15 301-763-4040 Ed Montfort 301-763-8551 HARTFORD AREA RENTERS REPORT MORE NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEMS THAN DO OWNERS, CENSUS BUREAU-HUD SURVEY SAYS Renters in the Hartford metropolitan area say they have more problems in their neighborhoods than do homeowners, a report from the Department of Commerce's Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reveals. Taken from the 1991 American Housing Survey, sponsored by HUD and conducted by the Census Bureau, the statistics show that 40 percent of the renters surveyed reported neighborhood problems, compared with 34 percent of homeowners. "Leading the list of specific problems mentioned by renters were noise, those involving people, including neighbors, and traffic (approximately 13 percent each)," said Ed Montfort, one of the authors of the report, American Housing Survey for the Hartford Metropolitan Area in 1991. "Topping the homeowners' problems list were traffic and people issues (approximately 10 percent each)." For renters, crime (10 percent) was the fourth most frequently mentioned problem. Owners listed noise (7 percent) in third place, followed by crime (3 percent). Poor city or county services were listed by only 1 percent of the homeowners surveyed. When asked their opinion of their neighborhood on a scale of one to 10 (one for worst and 10 for best), the proportion of homeowners and renters 65 years or over who rated their neighborhood as best was about 50 percent for each. But it was a different story for younger owners and renters, where 43 percent and 25 percent, respectively, said their neighborhood was best. Among the other Hartford metropolitan housing survey findings were: The area had 438,000 housing units in 1991, of which 408,600 were occupied (66 percent by owners and 34 percent by renters). Median value of homeowners' residences in 1991 was $160,800, down 9 percent from a 1991 constant-dollar figure of $177,200 for 1987. [Because of additions to and removals from the housing inventory in the 1987 to 1991 period, changes in housing costs and values do not necessarily refer to exactly the same housing units.] The 1991 median household income of Hartford area homeowners was $50,300, compared with $25,200 for renters. Renters had median monthly housing costs that represented 28 percent of their current income, compared with 22 percent for owners. Monthly housing costsinclude mortgage payments or contract rent, utilities, fuels, insurance, real estate taxes (for owners), and other housing-related expenditures. Of all area homeowners, 85 percent had a porch, deck, balcony or patio, while 62 percent had a usable fireplace and 76 percent had a garage or carport. The median age of owner-occupied housing units in the city of Hartford was 46 years, compared with 29 years for the suburbs. Hartford was one of 11 metropolitan areas surveyed from April through December 1991. This was the fifth visit to the area, which was first surveyed in 1975. Altogether, the 44 metro areas involved in the survey are divided into four groups of 11 each that are covered in successive years. Data also are shown separately in the report for units with Black and Hispanic householders. Since data in this report are from a survey, they are subject to sampling variability. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report American Housing Survey for the Hartford Metropolitan Area in 1991, Series H170/91-26, from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. housing "Census-HUD Survey: Seattle-Tacoma" (09/10/93) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Fri., Sept. 10, 1993 Public Information Office CB93-H.16 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Ed Montfort 301-763-8551 RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS IN THE SEATTLE-TACOMA AREA REPORT NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEMS, CENSUS BUREAU-HUD SURVEY SAYS Renters in the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area say they have as many problems in their neighborhoods as homeowners have, a report from the Department of Commerce's Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reveals. Taken from the 1991 American Housing Survey, sponsored by HUD and conducted by the Census Bureau, the statistics show that approximately half of the renters and homeowners surveyed reported neighborhood problems. "Leading the list of specific problems mentioned by renters were those involving people, including neighbors (23 percent)," said Ed Montfort, one of the authors of the report, American Housing Survey for the Seattle-Tacoma Metropolitan Area in 1991. "Owners reported traffic along with people issues (about 15 percent each) as the leading problems." Crime, noise, and traffic (approximately 15 percent each) were tied for the second most frequently mentioned problems by renters. Owners listed noise (9 percent) in third place, followed by crime and litter/housing deterioration (about 6 percent each). Poor city or county services were listed as problems by only 3 percent of the homeowners and 1 percent of the renters surveyed. When asked their opinion of their neighborhood on a scale of one to 10 (one for worst and 10 for best), 44 percent of homeowners and 30 percent of renters 65 years or over rated their neighborhood as best. But it was a different story for younger owners and renters, where 30 percent and 16 percent, respectively, said their neighborhood was best. Among the other Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan housing survey findings were: The area had 1.1 million housing units in 1991, of which 1.0 million were occupied (63 percent by owners and 37 percent by renters). Median value of homeowners' residences in 1991 was $136,300, up 31 percent from a 1991 constant-dollar figure of $103,800 for 1987. [Because of additions to and removals from the housing inventory in the 1987 to 1991 period, changes in housing costs and values do not necessarily refer to exactly the same housing units.] The 1991 median household income of Seattle-Tacoma area homeowners was $46,200, compared with $26,000 for renters. Renters had median monthly housing costs that represented 27 percent of their current income, compared with 20 percent for owners. Monthly housing costs include mortgage payments or contract rent, utilities, fuels, insurance, real estate taxes (for owners), and other housing-related expenditures. Of all area homeowners, 93 percent had a porch, deck, balcony or patio, while 71 percent had a usable fireplace, and 86 percent had a garage or carport. The median age of owner-occupied housing units in the city of Seattle was 46 years compared, with 21 years for the suburbs. Seattle-Tacoma was one of 11 metropolitan areas surveyed from April through December 1991. This was the fifth visit to the area, which was first surveyed in 1976. Altogether, the 44 metro areas involved in the survey are divided into four groups of 11 each that are covered in successive years. Data also are shown separately in the report for units with Black or African American and Hispanic householders. Since data in this report are from a survey, they are subject to sampling variability. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report American Housing Survey for the Seattle-Tacoma Metropolitan Area in 1991, Series H170/91-60, from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. race "New Racial and Ethnic Info May Debunk Stereotypes" (01/13/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: THURS., JAN. 13, 1994 Public Information Office CB94-01 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Susan J. Lapham (Ancestry) 301-763-7955 Jorge del Pinal (Hispanic origin) 301-763-7955 Stanley Rolark (Asians and Pacific Islanders) 301-763-7572 NEW RACIAL AND ETHNIC INFORMATION MAY DEBUNK STEREOTYPES, CENSUS BUREAU FINDS A new look at race and ethnicity in America is given in three reports being issued by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The reports may debunk many commonly held racial and ethnic stereotypes. Susan Lapham, author of the reports, says, "People may be surprised at how many of these findings contradict common racial and ethnic stereotypes. For instance, Asians and Pacific Islanders immigrating between 1980 and 1990 have a poverty rate three times that of those who immigrated prior to 1980 (21 percent versus 7 percent). Facts like these may help us understand more about the growing diversity of our population." Highlights from the reports include: Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States: 1990, (CP-3-5). Over half of all foreign-born Asian and Pacific Islanders reported that they "do not speak English 'very well'" and almost one third were in linguistically isolated households (where no adult in the household speaks English very well). These figures were 60 percent and 41 percent, respectively, for Asian and Pacific Islander immigrants arriving in this country between 1980 and 1990. Asian and Pacific Islander families who immigrated to the United States during the 1980's had a median income that was just 59 percent of that for the families who arrived in the United States prior to 1980. Earlier immigrants had more workers per family compared with the later immigrants. The median age for Pacific Islanders was 25; for Asians it was 30. The median age for Pacific Islanders ranged from 21.1 years for Tongans to 26.2 years for Hawaiians. Among Asians the median age ranged from 12.7 years for Hmong to 36.5 years for Japanese. This report presents 1990 Census data on 14 Asian and four Pacific Islander groups based on responses to the race question. Persons of Hispanic Origin in the United States: 1990, (CP-3-3). Among persons of Hispanic origin, poverty rates varied from 7 percent (Paraguayans) to 33 percent (Dominicans). The average poverty rate for all Hispanics was about 22 percent. About 66 percent of native-born Hispanics aged five years and older spoke a language other than English at home compared with over 95 percent of foreign-born Hispanics. Hispanics of South American origin had higher educational attainments than Cubans or Mexicans. Nineteen percent of South American persons had bachelor's degrees or post graduate education compared with 16 percent of Cubans and 6 percent of Mexicans. This report presents data for 22 specific Hispanic groups based on responses to the Hispanic origin question. Ancestry of the Population in the United States: 1990, (CP-3-2). Among the 74 ancestry groups in the report, Slovenes (people originally from Eastern European countries located near the former Yugoslavia) have the highest median age (47 years old) and the lowest percentage in the civilian work force (55 percent). This compares to a nationwide median age of 33 and 65 percent in the labor force. This in part reflects the early immigration and subsequent aging of the Slovene population, as well as ancestry reporting patterns of later generations. More people of Egyptian and Iranian ancestry complete high school than any other ancestry group represented in this report -- both over 91 percent. This new report shows the median income in 1989 of families maintained by persons of Haitian ancestry was $26,000. Comparable data were not available in published 1980 census reports. This report presents data for 74 groups based on responses to the ancestry origin question. An interesting feature is that this report is the first to ever present social and economic data for a broad array of ancestry groups, for example, Haitian, Croatian, Lebanese, Norwegian, Nigerian, and Cape Verdean. Each report presents a wide range of social and economic characteristics for the native- and foreign-born populations by year of immigration. -X- Editor's note: One-page demographic profiles for 13 Asian and seven Pacific Islander groups (CPH-L-151), 22 Hispanic groups (CPH-L-150), and 68 ancestry groups (CPH-L-149) are available on request. The bureau has also started releasing, on a flow basis, subject summary tape files (SSTF's). The tapes include the same types of detail (to the state level). These files are designed to meet the data needs expressed by users who have special interest in selected subjects or racial, ethnic, or ancestry groups of the population. Media representatives may obtain copies of the reports and one-page profiles from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Subject Summary Tape Files can be ordered from the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. Non-media orders for any of these products should go through the Customer Services Office. pop "Continued Migrations Shift Pop. from North to South" (01/14/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Fri., January 14, 1994 Public Information Office CB94-04 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Kristin A. Hansen 301-763-3850 CONTINUED MIGRATIONS SHIFT POPULATION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS Of the nation's four regions, only the Northeast had a consistent net loss of residents (292,000 persons between 1991 and 1992) to other regions of the country during the 1980s and early 1990s. In contrast, the South had a net gain of 224,000 people who moved from somewhere else in the U.S. between 1991 and 1992, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau reports. According to Kristin Hansen, author of Geographical Mobility: March 1991 to March 1992 (P20-473), "The South continues to draw more residents from the other three regions of the U.S. than it loses. The Northeast's net loss of migrants to other parts of the country is offset by its substantial gain of migration from abroad." The report also shows residential mobility for the "Sunbelt"--an unofficial grouping of selected southern and western states. Between March 1991 and March 1992, 19.9 percent of the population living there changed residences. A total of 12.8 percent of the persons living in the Sunbelt moved within the same county, as compared to only 9.6 percent for those living in the remainder of the U.S. Other highlights from the report include: Between March 1991 and March 1992, 42.8 million persons living in the U.S. moved from one residence to another. This amounted to 17.3 percent of the total U.S. population 1 year old and over. Most moves are local: 26.6 million persons or 10.7 percent of the total population 1 year old and over moved within the same county. Young adults have the highest rates of moving. One-third of all persons in their twenties (34.7 percent) moved between March 1991 and March 1992. Renters are nearly four times as likely to have moved in the previous year (34.3 percent) than are persons living in owner-occupied homes (8.9 percent). The overall moving rate for White persons was 16.7 percent. For African Americans the rate was 20 percent, and persons of Hispanic origin 23.5 percent. The Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS) provided the report's data. As in all surveys, the data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. income "Median Net Worth of Households Dropped 12 Percent" (01/26/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Wed., Jan. 26, 1994 Public Information Office CB94-06 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) T. J. Eller 301-763-8578 MEDIAN NET WORTH OF NATION'S HOUSEHOLDS DROPPED 12 PERCENT BETWEEN 1988 AND 1991, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS In 1991 the median net worth of the nation's households was $36,623 compared with $41,472 in 1988, a drop of 12 percent or $4,849 after adjusting for inflation, according to a new report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. According to T.J. Eller, author of Household Wealth and Asset Ownership: 1991 (P70-34), "This drop in median wealth is associated with declines in the median values of home equity, interest-earning assets at financial institutions, checking accounts, rental property, and assets held in businesses and professions. However, these declines were partially offset by increases in the median values of other interest-earning assets, other real estate, Individual Retirement Accounts, and KEOGH accounts." The report also shows that net worth continues to vary by race and ethnicity. For example, African American households had a median net worth of $4,604, while White households had a median net worth of $44,408. Hispanics had a median net worth of $5,345 which was not statistically different from that of African Americans. Whites were the only racial group with a statistically significant decline in their net worth from 1988 to 1991 ($50,204 to $44,408). Looking at the distribution of net worth, the report shows that African American households, compared with White households, tend to have a larger percentage of their net worth in durable goods, such as housing and motor vehicles. On the other hand, White households, compared with African American households, tended to have a larger percentage of their net worth in financial assets, such as stocks and mutual fund share and certificates of deposit. Other highlights include: Median net worth generally increased with the age of the householder ($5,565 for householders under 35, $83,041 for the 55 to 64 age group, and $88,192 for the 65-plus age group). Households with younger residents tended to have higher incomes but lower net worth than households with older residents. In 1991, 57 percent of the youngest households had monthly incomes above $1,912, while only 37 percent of the 65 and older group had such incomes. However, the median net worth of the older households was more than 15 times that of the youngest households ($88,192 vs. $5,565). Married-couple households had the highest median net worth, at $60,065. Male householders (no wife present) had the lowest median net worth in 1991 with $11,986. The median net worth of female householders (no husband present) was $14,762. When net worth is compared within age groups, the median net worth of female householders (no husband present) under 55 years of age was lower than male householders (no wife present). However, women householders (no husband present) aged 55-64 had significantly higher median net worth than their male householder (no wife present) counterparts ($39,591 vs. $30,857 in 1991). Home equity makes up the largest part of net worth. In 1991, median home equity was $43,078, while in 1988 median home equity was $49,961. The share of net worth in home equity generally decreased as income increased. For example in 1991, home equity accounted for 61 percent of net worth for the lowest income group, but only accounted for 34 percent of net worth for the highest income group. Nearly 75 percent or 69.3 million households had interest-earning assets at financial institutions, with savings accounts being the most prevalent (43.2 million). The report compares 1988 and 1991 data on the wealth of U.S. households by household income, age of householder, race and ethnicity, type of household, and labor force activity of the householder. The report, which is based on the Survey of Income and Program Participation, defines net worth as the value of assets less any debts. The assets covered are: interest-earning assets, equity in stocks and mutual fund shares, equity in real estate (own home, rental property, vacation homes, and land holdings), owned businesses, mortgages held by sellers, and motor vehicles. Liabilities covered are: debts secured by an asset, credit card or store bills, bank loans, and other unsecured debts. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. health "Half with Severe Disability Have Priv. Health Ins." (01/28/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Fri., January 28, 1994 Public Information Office CB94-13 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Jack McNeil 301-763-8300 ONLY HALF OF PERSONS WITH A SEVERE DISABILITY HAVE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE, ONE IN FIVE AMERICANS HAS A DISABILITY, CENSUS BUREAU FINDS Only about half of persons aged 15 to 64 with a severe disability had private health insurance in 1991-92 compared with 80 percent for persons with no disability, according to a survey by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The census report, Americans With Disabilities: 1991/1992 (P70-33), the first comprehensive disability survey ever undertaken by the bureau, did not cover persons in institutions. Another 36 percent of persons with a severe disability and 5 percent of persons with no disability were covered by a government plan such as Medicare or Medicaid. Approximately 15 percent of each group lacked any type of health insurance coverage. In all, 49 million Americans had a disability in 1991-92, 24.1 million classified as severely disabled. More women (14.2 million) than men (9.9 million) had severe disabilities. A disability is defined by the Census Bureau as difficulty in performing one or more functional or daily living activities, or one or more socially defined roles or tasks. Persons who are completely unable to perform an activity or task, or who must have personal assistance were considered to have a severe disability. Jack McNeil, author of Americans With Disabilities: 1991/92 (P70-33) says, "The data will be useful in establishing baseline numbers as the nation works to reduce the employment and other barriers faced by persons with disabilities. The fact that only 23 percent of persons aged 21 to 64 with a severe disability were employed shows that the task will be considerable." The Survey of Income and Program Participation, on which the report is based, also collected information on disabling conditions. Among the 27.3 million persons aged 15 and over with a limitation in a physical or daily living activity, the conditions most frequently mentioned as a cause of disability were arthritis or rheumatism (7.2 million), back or spinal problems (5.7 million), heart trouble (4.6 million), lung or respiratory trouble (2.8 million), high blood pressure (2.2 million), stiffness or deformity of the foot, leg, arm or hand (2 million), and diabetes (1.6 million). The frequency with which high blood pressure was reported as a cause was not statistically different from the frequency with which stiffness or deformity of the foot, leg, arm or hand was reported as a cause. The survey collected information on six categories of functional activities, including seeing, hearing, speaking, lifting and carrying, climbing stairs, and walking. Among persons aged 15 and over, 34.2 million had difficulty performing one or more of these activities. Of this number, 15.2 million, or 44 percent, were unable to perform one or more of these activities. The survey also determined whether persons had difficulty performing, or needed personal assistance with, various activities of daily living. The number of persons 15 years and older who needed personal assistance with one or more activities was 9.2 million. Of those who needed personal assistance, 3.9 million were 15 to 64 years old, and 5.3 million were 65 years old or older. Other highlights from the report include: Of the 48.9 million persons with a disability, 6 percent were less than 15 years old, 60 percent were 15 to 64 years old, and 34 percent were 65 years and older. The number of persons aged 15 and older who used a wheelchair was 1.5 million (919,000 women and 575,000 men). Another 4 million persons did not use a wheelchair but used a cane, crutches, or a walker and had used such an aid for six months or longer. Among persons aged 15 and older, 9.7 million had difficulty seeing the words and letters in ordinary newsprint even when wearing corrective lenses. Of this total, 1.6 million could not see the words and letters at all. The number of persons aged 15 and older who had difficulty hearing what was said in a normal conversation with another person was 10.9 million, and 924,000 or 8 percent of these persons were completely unable to hear what was said in such a conversation. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of this report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Service Office on 301-763-4100. housing "Children Living With Married Couples Live in Better..." (02/04/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Fri., Feb. 4, 1994 Public Information Office CB94-14 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Jeanne Woodward 301-763-8148 CHILDREN LIVING WITH MARRIED COUPLES LIVE IN BETTER CONDITIONS, CENSUS REPORT SHOWS A new report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau, Housing America's Children in 1991 (H121/93-6), shows that children of married couples generally live in better housing than children who live with other arrangements. Jeanne Woodward, author of the report says, "In 1991, 69 percent of households with children were maintained by married couples. These families generally lived in affordable houses that were in good physical shape. Children living in other settings tended to live in older, smaller, rental units that had more physical and structural problems." This new report also shows that for a substantial number of households with children, housing has become an unaffordable commodity. Approximately 2.4 million households with incomes below the poverty levels spent half or more of their incomes for housing. Other highlights of the report are as follows: In 1991, more than a third--37 percent--of the 93.1 million households in the United States had children under the age of 18. African American households were more likely to include children--47 percent--than White households-- 35 percent. Half--51 percent--of White households lived in the suburbs while the majority--57 percent--of African American households were raising their children in central cities. Over half--55 percent--of Hispanic-origin households included children. They principally lived in metropolitan areas, with central cities having a slight edge--46 percent--over suburbs. The majority of households with children, regardless of their living arrangements, held favorable opinions of their homes and neighborhoods. The median household income of adults living exclusively with children was $13,000, 70 percent lower than married couples with children--$42,700--and 51 percent lower than other households with children and a minimum of two adults. Married couples with children spent more per month on housing, but shelter costs consumed a smaller proportion of their incomes than the other types of households with children. The median value of homes owned by married couples with children was $87,100, considerably more expensive than the homes of other households with children. Householders without spouses who lived with other adults owned homes with a median value of $70,600. The median value of homes owned by adults who lived exclusively with children was $60,300. As in all surveys the data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. Attached charts give additional information on the types of households with children. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office on (301)-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. pop "Las Vegas is Fastest Growing Metro Area" (02/08/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Tues., Feb. 8, 1994 Public Information Office CB94-15 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Don Starsinic 301-763-5158 Edwin Byerly 301-763-5072 LAS VEGAS IS FASTEST GROWING METRO AREA AND LARGE CITY, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS The fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States since 1990 has been Las Vegas, Nev., according to population estimates just released by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The area grew by 14 percent between April 1, 1990 and July 1, 1992, increasing from 852,737 to 971,169. Laredo, Texas (11.4 percent) and Yuma, Arizona (10 percent) were the only other metro areas increasing by 10 percent or more. Six of the fastest growing metro areas in the early 1990s are in the West and four in the South. Only one of these areas is in Florida. By contrast, nine of the 10 fastest growing metro areas during the 1980s were in Florida. The only non-Florida area to crack the 1980s top 10 was Las Vegas at number five. (more) -2- Ten Fastest Growing Metro Areas, 1990-92 ------------------------------ Percent Rank Metro area change ------------------------------ 1. Las Vegas, NV 13.9 2. Laredo, TX 11.4 3. Yuma, AZ 10.0 4. McAllen-Edinburg- Mission, TX 9.8 5. Anchorage, AK 8.6 6. Naples, FL 8.3 7. Las Cruces, NM 8.2 8. Bakersfield, CA 8.1 9. Lawton, OK 8.1 10. Boise City, ID 8.0 ------------------------------ Census Bureau analyst, Don Starsinic says, "the Los Angeles metro area added over half a million persons from 1990 to 1992, far more than any other metropolitan area grew after the 1990 census. It was followed by Houston (231,000), Washington-Baltimore (193,000), and Atlanta (183,000). In all, 14 metropolitan areas grew by 100,000 or more during the period." Nearly 80 percent of the U.S. population now lives in metropolitan areas. The 1992 estimated metropolitan total of 203,172,185 is an increase of 2.8 percent over the 197,724,892 counted in 1990. The non-metropolitan population of 51,905,351 in 1992 is an increase of 1.8 percent since 1990, lower than the overall national increase of 2.6 percent but almost three times the rate of non-metropolitan population growth in the 1980s. (more) -3- There has been no change in the rank of the largest 10 metro areas since 1990. New York (19.7 million) and Los Angeles (15.0 million) are still by far the largest. Ten Largest Metro Areas, 1992 (Numbers in millions) --------------------------------------------------------------- Rank Metro area Population --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long I., NY-NJ-CT-PA 19.7 2. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 15.0 3. Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI 8.4 4. Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6.9 5. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 6.4 6. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5.9 7. Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT 5.4 8. Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI 5.2 9. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 4.2 10. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX 4.0 --------------------------------------------------------------- Since 1990 Nashville, Tennessee has been added as the 41st metropolitan area of a million or more population. These 41 areas contain 54 percent of the U.S. population. Fastest growing of these largest metro areas were Orlando, Florida (6.5 percent), and Houston and Atlanta (both 6.2 percent). Only 20 out of 268 metropolitan areas are estimated to have lost population since 1990, a sharp reduction in the number of losing areas since the 1980s, when 54 lost. Ten of the areas losing population in the early 1990s were in the Northeast, eight of them in New England, including Boston, Hartford, and Providence. Nine others were in the South and one in the Midwest. In the 1980s, 23 of the metro areas with declining (more) -4- populations were located in the Midwest, 17 in the South, 11 in the Northeast, and three in the West. Number of Metropolitan Areas Losing Population --------------------------------------------------------- Areas that lost population All -------------------------------- Region areas 1990-92 1980-90 Both periods --------------------------------------------------------- United States 268 20 54 10 Northeast 35 10 11 3 Midwest 71 1 23 1 South 117 9 17 6 West 45 0 3 0 --------------------------------------------------------- Ten of the 54 metropolitan areas with population losses in the 1980s continued to lose into the 1990s, and these were generally small areas. Six of them were in the South-- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (the largest area at 374,236 in 1992), Wheeling, WV-OH, Alexandria, LA, Gadsden, AL, Pine Bluff, AR, and Enid, OK. In the Northeast, Johnstown, PA, Jamestown, NY, and Pittsfield, MA continued losing, as did Steubenville- Weirton, OH-WV in the Midwest. CITY ESTIMATES Las Vegas, in addition to being the fastest growing metro area, had the distinction of being the fastest growing city over 100,000 population during the 1990-92 period, expanding by 14.4 percent. Moreno Valley, CA was second with an 11.2 percent growth rate, Laredo, TX at 11.1 percent, Chandler, AZ at (more) -5- 10.6 percent and Plano, TX at 10.4 percent. Fourteen of the 20 fastest growing U.S. cities over 100,000 population are in the West, five are in the South and one is in the Midwest. Forty-five cities with populations over 100,000 lost population between 1990 and 1992. Six of the 10 most rapidly declining U.S. cities over 100,000 are in New England, including Hartford, CT, which experienced the most rapid decline during the period (-5.5 percent), New Haven, CT (-5.0 percent), Boston, MA (-3.9 percent), Worcester, MA (-3.7 percent), and Providence, RI, and Bridgeport, CT (each -3.3 percent). St Louis, MO (-3.3 percent) is the only Midwestern city on the list, which also includes Norfolk, VA (-2.9 percent) and Washington, DC (-3.6 percent) from the South and Newark, NJ (-2.7 percent) from the Northeast. New York City, with an estimated 1992 population of 7,311,966, remains the largest city in the nation despite a population loss of 10,598 between April 1, 1990 and July 1, 1992. Los Angeles (3,489,779), retains second place with a slight increase. Our third largest city, Chicago (2,768,483), declined by 15,243 since 1990. Houston (1,690,180), which grew by 59,627 during the 1990-92 period, maintained its rank as fourth largest city. Philadelphia (1,552,572) dropped by 33,005 and stayed at fifth place. San Diego (1,148,851) remained in sixth with a (more) -6- 38,302 increase. Dallas (1,022,497) moved up to the seventh slot with a small increase, and Phoenix (1,012,230) gained 28,827 to move up to eighth. Detroit (1,012,110) declined by 15,864 and dropped from seventh position in 1990 to the ninth largest city. San Antonio (966,437) remained the tenth largest city with a 30,504 increase. Of the two hundred cities over 100,000 population in 1992, six cities grew to that level between 1990 and 1992. Two of these cities were in Texas (Brownsville and Grand Prairie), and one each in Arizona (Chandler), California (Lancaster), Illinois (Aurora), and Wisconsin (Green Bay). -X- Editor's Note: Population estimates for 1992 for metropolitan areas, cities and counties are available on CENDATA through the microcomputer services CompuServe and DIALOG or on diskette or paper. Media representatives can call the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040 for paper or diskette information. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Population Division Statistical Information Office on 301-763-5002. A CD-ROM product and an analytic report are also planned for release later in 1994. econ "Cable Industry Posts Revenue of $25 Billion in '92" (2/23/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Wed., Feb. 23, 1994 Public Information Office CB94-27 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Thomas Zabelsky 301-763-5528 CABLE TV INDUSTRY POSTS REVENUE OF $25 BILLION FOR 1992, A 10 PERCENT GAIN OVER 1991 The cable TV industry posted a revenue of $25 billion for 1992, a 10 percent gain (unadjusted for inflation) over 1991, according to resultsfrom the 1992 Annual Survey of Communication Services (BC/92) released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Cable system operators reported basic service revenue of more than $12 billion in 1992, up 13 percent from the previous year and nearly one-half of all revenue. Pay-per-view and other premium service revenue showed a 5 percent increase from 1991. Cable networks reported revenue from programming services of $4 billion in 1992, an increase of nearly 8 percent from 1991. Advertising revenue for the cable industry reached $2.3 billion in 1992, up approximately 19 percent from the previous year. "These figures reflect a sustained growth in the industry," comments survey manager Tom Zabelsky. The report also provides information on expenditures of the cable television industry for 1992 and shows that expenditures growth lagged revenue growth. Total operating expenses reached $19.3 billion in 1992, up nearly 6 percent from the previous year. Program and production costs, which accounted for nearly one-third of total operating expenses in 1992, increased 7 percent from 1991 to $6 billion. Annual payroll in 1992 increased approximately 19 percent, while employer contributions for Social Security and other supplemental benefits rose about 20 percent. These data are based on a national sample of employer firms with one or more establishments primarily engaged in providing cable and other pay television services. Since the data come from a survey, the estimates and year-to-year changes are subject to sampling variability. All dollar values presented are expressed in current dollars; that is, the estimates are not adjusted for inflation. The 1992 survey also covers the radio and television broadcasting industries and telephone communications. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report, 1992 Annual Survey of Communication Services (BC/92), from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should contact the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. econ "Broadcast Industries' Revenue Top $28 Billion for 1992" (02/23/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Wed., Feb. 23, 1994 Public Information Office CB94-28 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Thomas Zabelsky 301-763-5528 BROADCAST INDUSTRIES' REVENUE TOP $28 BILLION FOR 1992, 4 PERCENT OVER 1991, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS Increased political advertising helped the radio and television broadcast industry boost revenue to $28.8 billion in 1992, a 4 percent increase over 1991, according to the 1992 Annual Survey of Communication Services (BC/92) released by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The report also shows sales of television time to networks, advertisers and sponsors (station time sales), representing nearly 60 percent of television revenue, was $12.7 billion in 1992. National and regional television advertising sales, and local advertising sales both increased 4 percent in 1992 to $5.6 billion and $6.7 billion respectively. Television network time sales increased 8 percent from 1991 to $8.2 billion. Revenue for the nation's radio broadcasters was $7.1 billion in 1992. Over 90 percent of their revenue was from station time sales. Local advertising revenue increased 7 percent, while national/regional advertising fell 8 percent. Local advertising represented 72 percent and national/regional advertising 19 percent of total revenue. In addition, the report provided information on 1992 expenditures of the television and radio broadcast industries. The findings included: Operating expenses for the television broadcast industry were about $18.6 billion in 1992. Broadcast rights to first-run programs, feature films, syndicated programs, and sporting events accounted for over 40 percent of total operating expenses for television broadcasters in 1992. Television industry payroll increased almost 7 percent to $4.4 billion in 1992. Total expenses for the radio industry were about $6.4 billion in 1992. Annual payroll, the largest component of these expenses, was $2.6 billion in 1992. Data from the broadcast industries are based on a national sample of employer firms with one or more radio or television stations. The sample also represents the radio and television networks. Since the data come from a survey, the estimates and year-to-year changes are subject to sampling variability. All dollar values presented are expressed in current dollars; that is, the estimates are not adjusted for inflation. The 1992 report also includes data on telephone services, and cable and other pay television services. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report, 1992 Annual Survey of Communication Services (BC/92), from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should contact the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. econ "Telephone Industry Continued Economic Growth in 1992" (02/23/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Wed., Feb. 23, 1994 Public Information Office CB94-29 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Thomas Zabelsky 301-763-5528 TELEPHONE INDUSTRY CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH WITH REVENUE OF $165 BILLION IN 1992 The telephone industry recorded total operating revenue of $165 billion in 1992 reporting a 3.5 percent increase in business over 1991 (unadjusted for price changes), according to figures released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Almost $83 billion in industry revenue -- nearly two-thirds of all revenue for local, long-distance, and network access services -- came from non-residential customers. Local service revenue -- one-quarter of all industry revenue -- increased nearly 6 percent to about $42 billion. "These figures," says survey manager Tom Zabelsky, "clearly indicate the importance of voice and data communications to the business community." Industry-wide revenue figures showed: Long-distance revenue was $67 billion -- more than 40 percent of all 1992 phone receipts. Cellular and radiotelephone revenue for 1992 grew 34 percent over 1991, to total almost $9 billion -- while this was only 5 percent of all industry revenue, it accounted for nearly 40 percent of its growth. Industry expense figures showed: Overall, industry outlays were nearly $140 billion in 1992, up 4 percent from 1991. Annual payroll approached $32 billion and accounted for nearly 23 percent of all industry expenses. Employer contributions for Social Security and other supplemental benefits rose to more than $8 billion, more than 7 percent over 1991. Lease and rental expenditures for the industry increased by nearly 10 percent over 1991 to more than $4 billion in 1992. Data for the telephone industry are based on a national sample of employer firms with one or more establishments primarily engaged in providing telephone, voice, and data communication services, including cellular and other radiotelephone services. Since the data come from a survey, the estimates and year-to-year changes are subject to sampling variability. All dollar values presented are expressed in current dollars; that is, the estimates are not adjusted for price changes. The 1992 report also includes data on radio and television broadcasting, and cable and other pay television services. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report, 1992 Annual Survey of Communication Services (BC/92), from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should contact the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. econ "America's Truckers Register Revenue of $125B in '92" (02/28/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Mon., Feb. 28, 1994 Public Information Office CB94-31 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Thomas Zabelsky 301-763-5528 AMERICA'S TRUCKERS REGISTER REVENUE OF $125 BILLION IN 1992, NEARLY 7 PERCENT AHEAD OF 1991 Improvement in the economy helped the nation's trucking industry push its revenue up to $125 billion in 1992, a seven percent increase over 1991 (unadjusted for inflation), according to a new survey released by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. "The results -- up from $117 billion to $125 billion" says survey manager, Tom Zabelsky -- can be attributed to increased traffic volume resulting from improved economic conditions. The 1992 Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey report, also shows: Long-distance trucking revenue, which accounted for three-quarters of all for- hire motor-carrier revenue, was up 6 percent from 1991. Revenue from the transport of building materials rose nearly 22 percent to $6.4 billion. Courier service revenue increased 8 percent over 1991. Overall industry expenses were nearly $117 billion compared to $109 billion in 1991. Annual payroll was $39 billion and accounted for one-third of all industry expenses. The 1992 Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey includes the warehousing industry, and shows: Public warehousing and storage revenue was $7 billion, up more than 11 percent from 1991. General warehousing and storage revenue was up about 10 percent from the prior year, and represented nearly 50 percent of all public warehousing and storage revenue. Refrigerated warehousing revenue -- representing one-quarter of all public warehousing and storage revenue -- increased more than 11 percent to $1.7 billion. Total industry operating expenses were up 10 percent to $6 billion. Employer contributions to employee benefit plans were up more than 12 percent and represented nearly 8 percent of total operating expenses. Included in the survey were employer firms with one or more establishments primarily engaged in providing for-hire commercial motor freight transportation or warehousing services. This includes firms furnishing local or long-distance trucking or transfer services, and those engaged in storage of farm products, furniture and other household goods, or commercial goods of any nature. Since the data come from a survey, the estimates and year-to-year changes are subject to sampling variability. All dollar values presented are expressed in current dollars -- that is, the estimates are not adjusted for price changes. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report, 1992 Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey (BT/92) from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should contact the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100.pop "Nation Sets Records for Ed. Attain., Farm Pop. etc..." (03-03-94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Thursday, March 3, 1994 Public Information Office CB94-34 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Population Information Office 301-763-5002 NATION SETS RECORDS FOR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, FARM POPULATION, OTHER AREAS, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS A new report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau shows that the U.S. population set several national records in the first few years of this decade. For instance, a higher percentage of people had high school diplomas (80 percent) and bachelor's degrees (22 percent) in 1993 than at any time in our history. Other highs and lows from How We're Changing: Demographic State of the Nation: 1994 (P-23, No. 187), include: The number of Americans living on farms tied a record low of 4.6 million in 1991, essentially unchanged from the previous year. A higher proportion of Americans voted in the 1992 general election (61 percent of eligible voters) than in any election since 1972. A higher proportion of fathers are primary child-care providers than ever before. In 1991, 20 percent of preschoolers whose mothers worked outside the home were cared for by their fathers. This is up from 15 percent in 1988. Real median household income in 1992 ($30,786) was not significantly different from the 1991 figure ($31,034), after having declined for two consecutive years. This was the first full year that median household income has remained unchanged since the July 1990-March 1991 period, our country's most recent recessionary period. 36.9 million Americans were living below the poverty level in 1992, the highest number since 1962. 24 percent of never-married women between 18 and 44 had given birth by 1992, up from 15 percent in 1982. In 1992, 54 percent of mothers between 18 and 44 years old who had borne a child within the past year were in the labor force, compared with 44 percent in 1982 and 31 percent in 1976. 16 percent of women between the ages of 40 and 44 had never given birth by 1992, up from 11 percent in 1982. The information in this demographic profile comes from three surveys conducted regularly by the Census Bureau. These are the Current Population Survey, the Survey of Income and Program Participation, and the American Housing Survey. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of this report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. pop "Updated National/State Pop. Estimates Available" (03/15/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: Tues., Mar. 15, 1994 Public Information Office CB94-43 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Edwin Byerly (State Estimates) 301-763-5072 Frederick Hollmann (National Estimates) 301-763-7950 CENSUS ADVISORY: UPDATED NATIONAL/STATE POPULATION ESTIMATES The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today is issuing four tables that provide national and state population estimates updated through 1993. Table 1 shows the number of residents as of July 1, 1993 in each census region, division, and state for six age categories. Table 2 shows the percent change in the population from April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1993 for the same geographic areas and age groups provided in Table 1. Table 3 presents national estimates of the resident population as of July 1, 1993, by age, gender, race and Hispanic origin; quarterly estimates from April 1, 1990 to Oct. 1, 1993 for all persons are also shown on this table. Table 4 has information on the components of change for four race groups and persons of Hispanic origin during the period from April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1993. -X- EDITOR'S NOTE: Media representatives may obtain copies of the tables from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Population Division, Statistical Information Staff on 301-763-5002.tip "Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities" (01/07/94) January 7, 1994 TP94-01 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: Karen Wheeless Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities THE BOTTOM LINE ON FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES Total Federal, state, and local government revenues were up almost 4 percent in 1990-91 -- to $2.124 trillion. Total government expenditures increased over 7 percent, reaching $2.379 trillion in 1990-91. You'll find more details in an attachment to this tipsheet, and extensive tables in the report Government Finances: 1990-91 (GF/91-5). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. You may request this and other items mentioned in this tipsheet by calling 301-763-4040. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Just a reminder that we recently announced the sites chosen for the 1995 test census -- the precursor to Census 2000. The Bureau selected three urban and one rural site (comprising 6 parishes), based on specific technical criteria. What will be tested? Most notable will be the use of sampling and estimation. We hope to find out whether this will reduce overall census costs and also reduce or eliminate the differential undercount of minorities, and others. Stay tuned! The 1995 test census sites are New Haven, CT; Oakland, CA; Paterson, NJ; and Bienville, De Soto, Jackson, Natchitoches, Red River, and Winn parishes in northwestern Louisiana. Details are contained in press release CB93-O.17 of December 8, 1993. News organizations interested in covering the 1995 test census should contact Cheryl Chambers at 301-763-4040. ECONOMIC INDICATOR RELEASE DATES ATTACHED Attached to this tipsheet you will also find the release dates for the nation's economic indicators through the end of 1994. These are the statistics that track the health of the nation's economy. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More 1991 County Business Patterns reports from states all over the map have come in over the past few weeks: Alabama, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Tennessee. Again, lots of potential background material here at both the state and county level -- about kinds of businesses, employment, and payroll. Fact sheets have been mailed to news organizations in each state. Statistical Indicators on Women: An Asian Perspective (SB/93-18). Women are living longer and having fewer babies in most of the 32 Asian and Pacific Island nations included in this recent Statistical Brief. For example, in China, the birth rate plummeted from 5.8 births per woman in 1970 to 2.2 in 1992. Afghanistan has the highest infant mortality rate, while Singapore has the lowest. This 4-page brief presents a full range of demographic information from the Census Bureau's Center for International Research. RECENTLY RELEASED Delaware had 2,633 Farms in 1992, Agriculture Census Shows. This is the first release from the 1992 Census of Agriculture. It shows that most of Delaware's farms are less than 50 acres; soybeans are by far the biggest crop (over 230,000 acres harvested), and poultry is the leading agricultural product with over $370 million in sales in 1992. State-level reports give state and county data on the number of farms, agricultural sales, production expenses, as well as crop and livestock details. Some comparisons with 1987 data are provided. 1992 Census of Agriculture -- Geographic Area Series, Vol. 1, Part 8 -- Delaware (AC92-A-8). Released December 20. Measuring the Productivity Impact of Pollution Abatement (SB/93- 13). This Statistical Brief examines how dollars spent for pollution abatement costs translate into productivity reductions. The brief looks at three major sectors of the U.S. industrial economy: oil, paper, and steel. Released January 4. UPCOMING Americans With Disabilities: 1991/1992 (P70-33). How many Americans are disabled? What percentage of the disabled population is covered by health insurance? This report will answer these questions and many others about the characteristics of persons with disabilities. Geographical Mobility: March 1991 to March 1992 (P20-473). This is our annual look at who's moving (renters and owners) and where they are moving. Housing America's Children (H121/93-6). The housing of America's children is largely determined by the kind of family they live in. This report will present details on income spent for housing, race and Hispanic origin, and homeowners compared with renters. tip "Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activites" (01/26/94) January 26, 1994 TP94-02 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: Karen Wheeless Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities A REMINDER ABOUT THE CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY CHANGEOVER Next month's unemployment rate information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will be the first from the redesigned Current Population Survey. Computer-assisted surveying techniques may lead to fluctuations and a possible increase in the early 1994 unemployment rates. BLS briefed reporters on changes to the survey back in November, and we have compiled a package of the resulting articles. You may request these by calling 301-763-4040. Again, the story here is the advent of computer-assisted data collection methods and an expanded questionnaire that more accurately reflects America's labor force. FACTS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH Attached to this tipsheet you will find a fact sheet packed with statistics about the nation's African American population. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The 1991 County Business Patterns reports keep coming in. Now available are Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. News organizations in each state have been mailed a fact sheet based on the report. Reports are available on request. RECENTLY RELEASED Growth Rate of California's Population Drops Below National Average (CB93-219). After growing at twice the national rate through the 1980's, California's growth rate dropped to 1 percent last year, just under the national rate of 1.1 percent. The states with the highest growth rates were all in the west -- Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Washington, respectively. The press release contains updated population estimates as of July for 1990-93. Released December 29, 1993. U.S. Population Totals 259.4 Million As 1994 Begins (CB93-221). The nation's population increased by 2.7 million last year, with immigrants accounting for almost one third of the increase. The immigrant total of 895,000 persons was the highest recorded since 1914. The nation's population has increased by 4.3 percent since the 1990 census, and is projected to increase an additional 2.7 million persons in the coming year. Released December 31, 1993. Oregon had 31,892 Farms in 1992, Agriculture Census Shows (92-A29-OR). This second report from the 1992 Ag Census shows that Oregon had over 17.6 million acres of land in agricultural production in 1992. Nearly a million of those acres were planted in wheat, Oregon's leading agricultural crop. More details are contained in the press release and the report Vol. 1, 1992 Census of Agriculture, Geographical Area Series -- Oregon. Released January 6, 1994. New Racial and Ethnic Information May Debunk Stereotypes (CB94-01). Asian and Pacific Islanders who came to the U.S. between 1980 and 1990 were three times as likely to be in poverty as those who came before 1980. While the average poverty rate for Hispanics was 22 percent in 1990, it ranged from 7 percent for Paraguayans to 33 percent for Dominicans. Just a sample of what you'll find in three 1990 census reports covered in the press release: Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States: 1990 (CP-3-5); Persons of Hispanic Origin in the United States: 1990 (CP-3-3); and Ancestry of the Population of the United States: 1990 (CP-3-2). Released January 13, 1994. Continued Migrations Shift Population From North to South (CB94-04). While the Northeast had a consistent net loss of residents during the 1980s and early 1990s, the South had a net gain. Between 1991 and 1992, the Northeast lost 292,000 residents, while the South gained 224,000. A new report profiles not only where people are moving from and to, but their characteristics. For example, young adults have the highest rate of moving -- over one-third of all persons in their twenties moved between March 1991 and March 1992. The details are contained in Geographical Mobility: March 1991 to March 1992 (P20-473). Released January 14, 1994. UPCOMING Household Wealth and Asset Ownership: 1991 (P70-34). This report tracks the financial well-being of the nation's households. It includes information by age, gender, and race and Hispanic origin. Americans With Disabilities: 1991-92 (P70-33). The report provides information from the first comprehensive disability survey ever undertaken by the Census Bureau. WORKING PROFILES OF METRO AREAS FROM CUSTOMER SERVICES How many African American doctors are there in your metro area? How many Hispanics are employed in service industries? The Census Bureau's Customer Services sells printouts for each of the nation's metro areas giving totals for 512 occupations in the 1990 census Equal Employment Opportunity file. The occupation tables give totals by gender, race, and Hispanic origin. For ordering information, contact Census Customer Services at 301-763-4100. tip "Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities" (02/11/94) February 11, 1994 TP94-03 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: Karen Wheeless Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities WELCOME TO THE FUTURE ON INTERNET The Census Bureau is now connected to the Internet, the vast network of computers with destinations like Gopher, Telnet, and Mosaic on the information superhighway. We'd like suggestions from news organizations about what Census Bureau information they would like to see on Internet. News releases will be available soon. Are there other kinds of Census Bureau information or graphics you would like to access via Internet? You can let us know by sending your comments to our Internet mail box at pio@info.census.gov. To talk with someone about Internet, contact Jackson Morton at 301-763-4051. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Americans Overseas in U.S. Censuses, Technical Paper 62. This paper examines how Americans living overseas have been treated in each of the decennial censuses since 1790. What were the legal and political considerations of defining "usual place of residence"? This exhaustive report by Bureau analyst Karen Mills provides a wealth of historical detail. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. RECENTLY RELEASED Median Net Worth of Nation's Households Dropped 12 Percent Between 1988 and 1991, Census Bureau Reports. After adjusting for inflation, the median net worth of the nation's households decreased by 12 percent between 1988 and 1991, going from over $41,000 to under $37,000. The report, Household Wealth and Asset Ownership: 1991 (P70-34), compares 1988 and 1991 data on household income, age of householder, race and ethnicity, type of household, and labor force activity. The report looks at where we're putting our money (assets) as well as where we owe it (liabilities). Press release CB94-06. Released January 26, 1994. Only Half of Persons With a Severe Disability Have Private Health Insurance: One in Five Americans Has a Disability, Census Bureau Finds. Severely disabled persons aged 15 to 64 are less often 2 covered by private health insurance than their non-disabled counterparts -- just one of the findings from Americans With Disabilities: 1991/1992 (P70-33). The report looks at the most frequently occurring disabling conditions (arthritis, back or spinal problems, and heart trouble, etc.) as well as the demographic characteristics of the 48.9 million Americans with disabilities. Press release CB94-13. Released January 28, 1994. Children Living With Married Couples Live in Better Conditions, Census Report Shows. Over two-thirds of the nation's households with children were maintained by married couples, and children living in such households generally have it better than those living in other settings. Details from Housing America's Children in 1991 (H121/93-6) include income, housing costs, housing characteristics, etc., by race and Hispanic origin. Press release CB94-14. February 4, 1994. Population Estimates for Counties and Metropolitan Areas July 1, 1991. Data meet programmatic and Legislative requirements for small area population estimates in non-census years. IMMEDIATE RELEASE. HOW'S BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTY? From the oil patch states, to the Pacific Northwest, to the Mountain State -- the County Business Patterns reports for 1991 keep rolling in. Over the past couple of weeks we've received Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia. These reports give a great amount of detail on business characteristics, employment, and payrolls at the state and county levels. COMING UP World Population Profile: 1994. This report will present information about the worldwide spread of AIDS for the first time. It covers a variety of social and demographic characteristics, including infant mortality and life expectancy in developing as well as developed nations. CENSUS IS FEATURED ON THE LEARNING CHANNEL The Census Bureau's Public Affairs Office staff worked closely with the Learning Channel on a documentary called "Counting and Measuring." It will be featured on the Learning Channel's daily series "TLC Elementary School" four times during the spring 1994 semester. The program illustrates the variety of ways in which people, places, and things are counted and measured. "Counting and Measuring" will air on the Learning Channel March 1, April 5, and May 10.  tip "Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities" (03-04-94) March 4, 1994 TP94-04 REVISED MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: Karen Wheeless Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities FACTS FROM THE CENSUS BUREAU FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH March is Women's History Month, so we've attached lots of statistics about women--business, education, earnings, etc.-- that you can use if you're writing an article. INTERNATIONAL GOODS AND SERVICES TRADE MERGING On March 22, the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis will issue their first joint release of combined monthly goods and services data. This initiative began in 1990 as a result of requests from data users and a recommendation from the National Academy of Sciences. The joint report will reflect a more complete picture of U.S. trade that recognizes the importance of trade in services. It will also make Commerce Department trade data more consistent and reduce the confusion caused by the publication of trade data on different bases. If you have questions, call Larry Moran at BEA on 202-606- 9691 or Paula Coupe at Census on 301-763-4051. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Finances of Employee Retirement Systems of State and Local Governments: 1990- 91. This report shows that assets of state and local retirement systems topped $783 billion in 1991. This was a 9 percent increase over the 1990 total. There are 2,362 public employee retirement systems in the United States. State-by- state membership in such systems ranged from 1.5 million members in California to 24,000 in Vermont. Americans With Disabilities (SB94/1). This statistical brief is a brief synopsis of the recently released Americans With Disabilities: 1991-92. It has basic information about the numbers of Americans with specific types of disabling conditions as well as the relationship between disabilities and employment. Content Reinterview Survey: Accuracy of Data for Selected Population and Housing Characteristics as Measured by Reinterview, 1990 Census of Population and Housing Evaluation and Research Reports, 1990 CPH-E-1. This report on the quality of 1990 census data comes from the Content Reinterview Survey conducted after the 1990 census. American Indian and Alaska Native Areas -- Detailed Housing Characteristics, 1990 Census of Housing, 1990 CH-2-1A. This very detailed report looks at housing characteristics on American Indian reservations and Alaska Native areas. It covers everything from source of water to kitchen facilities, sewage disposal, and house heating fuel. Metropolitan Growth and Expansion in the 1980's, by Richard L. Forstall and James D. Fitzsimmons, Population Division. This research paper was delivered at the April 1993 meeting of the Population Association of America. The paper looks at the 1992 changes in metropolitan area geography and examines the extent to which the changes in definition may reflect significant new trends in the nation's metropolitan structure. RECENTLY RELEASED Las Vegas is Fastest Growing Metro Area and Large City, Census Bureau Reports. New estimates for July 1, 1992 show that Las Vegas is experiencing the most rapid population growth, followed by Laredo, Texas, and Yuma, Arizona. The news release includes estimates for the nation's metropolitan areas as well as cities over 100,000 population. You may also request more detailed estimates for states, counties, and cities by calling the Public Information Office at 301-763-4040. All estimates are as of July 1, 1992. Released February 8, 1994. 1992 Census of Agriculture--Geographic Area Series. Reports have been received for Washington state and Wisconsin. The reports present state and county level data on crops, expenses, and acreage. COMING UP 1992 Annual Survey of Communication Services (BC/92). This report will give you lots of information about the nations cable t.v., telephone, and broadcast industries. The Earnings Ladder. This Statistical Brief will examine earnings patterns for America's workers for 1980-1992. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS -- COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS REPORTS The latest reports have come in for Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. These reports present state and county level data on employment and establishments for various industries -- helpful for preparing business articles. AN ANALYSIS OF CHILD POVERTY Census Bureau analyst Suzanne Bianchi contributed a chapter to Child Poverty and Public Policy, recently published by the Urban Institute and the University Press of America. Bianchi's chapter, "Children of Poverty: Why Are They Poor?" looks at phenomena such as changing family structures and earnings inequality. You may order the book from the University Press of America by calling 1-800-462-6420. FACTS FROM THE CENSUS BUREAU FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH POPULATION In 1990, there were 127.5 million women in the nation, 51 percent of the U.S. population. The women's population in 1994 is projected to be 133.4 million. Overall, women outnumbered men by 6 million in 1990. There were equal numbers of men and women aged 25 to 34. More men than women are born each year, but because men always have higher death rates during the young adult years, the ratio begins to even out. BUSINESS The growth rate of women-owned businesses was more than four times greater than the rate for all businesses from 1982 to 1987. The number of businesses owned by women grew from 2.6 million in 1982 to 4.1 million in 1987, a 57 percent increase. Women own 30 percent of the nation's businesses, with receipts totaling nearly $280 billion, about 14 percent of the U.S. total in 1987. EDUCATION Women are improving their education. Three-fourths of women received a high school diploma in 1990 compared to a little over half (53 percent) in 1970. College enrollment of women exceeds that of men. It has more than doubled for women in the past two decades. Women have narrowed the education gap: in 1970, 8 percent of women completed college compared to 14 percent of men. In 1990 it rose to 18 percent for women and 23 percent for men. In 1990, 1 of every 10 women in their thirties were enrolled in school. Women are entering male-dominated fields of study in ever-increasing numbers. In 1970, less than 1 percent of all bachelor's degrees in engineering went to women. By 1990, it increased to 14 percent. In 1970, only 9 percent of business degrees went to women, but by 1990 it increased to 47 percent. FAMILIES More women are delaying childbirth to attend college and establish careers. In 1990, the birth rate for women 30 to 34 years old was the highest it has been in the past two decades (81 per 1,000 women). During the past decade, birth rates for women in this age group have increased more than any other age group. The proportion of families maintained by women has increased steadily since 1970. African Americans have the highest proportion of women-maintained households (44 percent) compared to 13 percent for Whites, 12 percent for Asian and Pacific Islanders and 22 percent for Hispanics in 1990. EARNINGS The median earnings of women who worked year-round and full-time increased by 1.3 percent between 1991 and 1992 to $21,440, while that for comparable men was unchanged at $30,358. The median earnings of women, aged 25 and older, who were year-round full-time workers was $18,648 for high school graduates in 1992; $24,849 for those with an associate's degree; $29,284 for those with a bachelor's degree; and $35,018 for those with a master's degree. Comparable figures for men were $26,766, $32,349, $40,381 and $47,260. POVERTY Families maintained by women with no husband present were nearly six times as likely to be poor than married-couple families (34.9 percent vs. 6.2 percent). In 1992, families maintained by women accounted for 52 percent of all poor families. At all age groups, women have higher poverty rates than men. The largest difference between the poverty rates for females and males occurred for the oldest population (75 years and over). The poverty rate for females 75 years old and over was 17 percent compared with 10 percent for males. OCCUPATIONS Women are not equally represented in all professions. For example, women continue to be overrepresented, making up 77 percent, in clerical (administrative support) and service occupations and underrepresented in production, craft, repair, and labor occupations, making up 9.5 percent. MARITAL STATUS Marriage is being delayed while women go to college or establish themselves in the labor force. The proportion of women aged 25 to 29 who have never married tripled in the past 20 years, from 11 percent in 1970 to 33 percent in 1992. The estimated median age at first marriage for women was 24.4 years in 1992, up from 20.8 years in 1970. There are more unmarried men than women at prime marrying ages. For example, among persons age 25 to 29, there were 128 unmarried men for every 100 unmarried women, in 1992. To find more statistics on women, consult: "We, The American Women", "Fertility of American Women: June 1992" (P20-470) "Households, Families, and Children: A 30-Year Perspective" (P23-181) "Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1992" (P20-468) tip "Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities" (03/18/94) March 18, 1994 TP94-05 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: Karen Wheeless Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Programs to Improve Coverage in the 1990 Census. 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Evaluation and Research Reports (1990 CPH-E-3). This report presents the results of evaluations of various components of the 1990 Census Coverage Improvement Program. The program consisted of operations designed to make the coverage of persons and housing units as complete as possible. A review of this report provides a context for discussing the coverage improvement under study for the 2000 census. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Population and Housing Unit Counts. 1990 Census of Population and Housing, United States (1990 CPH-2-1). This voluminous, 777 page report presents population and housing unit counts, with historical comparisons from previous censuses. It also presents such useful information as land area for geographic entities, population per square mile and square kilometer, and population percent changes, among many other data items. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Detailed Housing Characteristics. 1990 Census of Housing, United States (1990 CH-2-1). Another long report detailing the demographic and physical characteristics of the nation's housing, with maps, race and Hispanic origin detail, urban and rural, plumbing information, renter- vs. owner-occupied, etc. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Social and Economic Characteristics for American Indian and Alaska Native Areas. 1990 Census of Population and Housing (1990 CP2-1A). This report presents 1990 census results on poverty and income, educational attainment, and other characteristics of the nation's American Indian reservations and Alaska Native areas. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. RECENTLY RELEASED Eight Metropolitan Areas to Be Covered in HUD-Census American Housing Survey. Census Bureau representatives will begin visiting about 4,700 housing units in each of the eight metropolitan areas starting March 20. The areas include Buffalo, Milwaukee, Dallas, Fort Worth, Phoenix, Anaheim-Santa Ana, Riverside-San Bernardino, and San Diego. Press Release CB94-35. Released March 3. Iowa Leads Off New Series of State Reports on Trucks and Their Uses From 1992 Truck Inventory and Use Survey. Presents the results of this survey of private and commercial truck use for the state of Iowa, and projects the release dates for other state reports to follow. State-level fact sheets will be mailed to news organizations on a state-by-state basis. Press Release CB94-26. Released February 23. Other states that are available: Colorado, Vermont, Delaware, West Virginia, Minnesota, and the District of Columbia. Telephone Industry Continued Economic Growth With Revenue of $165 Billion in 1992. Telephone industry business increased 3.5 percent over 1991. Almost $83 billion in industry revenue came from non-residential customers. Press Release CB94-29. Released February 23. Broadcast Industries's Revenue Top $28 Billion for 1992, 4 Percent Over 1991, Census Bureau Reports. Increased political advertising helped radio and television broadcasters boost revenues in 1992. The sales of television time to networks, advertisers, and sponsors (station time sales), represented nearly 60 percent of television revenue -- $12.7 billion in 1992. Press Release CB94-28. Released February 23. Cable TV Industry Posts Revenue of $25 Billion for 1992, A 10 Percent Gain Over 1991. Cable tv industry revenues increased by 10 percent over their 1991 total for 1992. The report and press release present information about revenues and expenditures for this growing business. Press Release CB94-27. Released February 23. America's Truckers Register Revenue of $125 Billion in 1992, Nearly 7 Percent Ahead of 1991. Results from the 1992 Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey show that industry revenues increased from $117 billion in 1991 to $125 billion in 1992 -- due primarily to increased traffic volume resulting from improving economic conditions. Press Release CB94-31. Released February 28. Nation Sets Record for Educational Attainment, Farm Population, Other Areas, Census Bureau Says. Highlights from How We're Changing: Demographic State of the Nation: 1994 show that the number of Americans living on farms tied the record low set in 1991 at 4.6 million. A higher proportion of Americans voted in the 1992 general election than in any election since 1972. And 36.9 million Americans lived below the poverty level in 1992 -- the highest number since 1962. Press Release CB 94-34. Released March 3. COMING UP The Earnings Ladder (Statistical Brief). Diverse Living Arrangements of Children. 50 Years of the Census of Housing. First 1992 Retail Census Results to be Released by U.S. Census Bureau. The first report released from the 1992 Census of Retail Trade will be Wyoming. It is part of the Geographic Area Series. Reports for other states, the District of Columbia, and a U.S. Summary will be released throughout 1994 on a flow basis. The retail census covers establishments primarily engaged in selling merchandise for personal or household consumption. The Geographic Area Series provides the number of establishments with payroll and their receipts, employment, and payroll. Detailed statistics are shown for the state, metro areas, counties, cities, and small places (towns, etc.). Limited comparisons are provided from the 1987 retail census. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS -- COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS REPORTS The last state report is for Delaware. Look for the U.S. Summary report soon. The reports present state and county level data on employment and establishments for various industries -- helpful for preparing business articles. RECENT PUBLICATIONS BY CENSUS BUREAU AUTHORS The Changing Economic and Family Roles of Women and Men, by Suzanne Bianchi, Population Division. During the 1980's, the gender wage gap narrowed after two decades of little change. This paper argues that a major factor in that change was the aging of well-educated, baby boom cohorts of women in mid-career. Readings in Population Research Methodology, ed. Eduardo E. Arriaga, Center for international Research. Arriaga is one of the editors of this 8-volume set published for the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) by the Social Development Center (Chicago). This publication assembles in one source an explication of the full range of population research methodology. It is designed to satisfy the needs of students and population researchers. Genocide and Democracy in Cambodia, "After the Nightmare: The Population of Cambodia," (chapter) by Judith Bannister and E. Paige Johnson, Center for International Research. Published by Yale University, the chapter by the Census Bureau authors presents a population model that reconstructs Cambodia's demographic trends from 1962 and establishes long-term projections to the year 2050. It also discusses social and demographic characteristics of Cambodia's population in the future. The Chinese and Their Future, "The Size, Control, and Composition of China's Population," (chapter), by Judith Bannister, Center for International Research. Published by the American Enterprise Institute, Bannister's chapter in this book discusses the relations among demographic, economic, and political trends in the China mainland. It focuses on what is likely to happen to the Chinese population during the 1990's. INTERNET SITE OPENED TO PUBLIC ACCESS The Census Bureau recently opened its Internet site to public access. News organizations can access Census Bureau news releases and tipsheets on the date of release via the Census Bureau's Internet node. In addition to news information and various statistics, the site carries other information about the organization, policies, and statistical programs of the Census Bureau. For example, you will currently find: Government finances data Research papers from the Center for Economic Studies Statistical software from the International Statistical Programs Center New product advisories from the Data User Services Statistical Briefs The "We the American" series from the 1990 census Menu-driven software to extract information from large, complex data sets, such as the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and the Current Population Survey (CPS) Pointers to Internet sites carrying census data. To log on to the Census Bureau's Internet site, you may use 3 different methods. At your Internet prompt, type: gopher gopher.census.gov to access the text based system. To access the Windows-based "Mosaic" system, type: mosaic www.census.gov This site has graphics as well as text. To download files via anonymous file transfer, type: ftp ftp.census.gov The Census Bureau's Internet site will be in a prototype mode for the next six months. It will be refined and improved based upon user comments. For more information about the Census Bureau's Internet site, contact Jackson Morton or Liane Rozzell at 301-763-4040. Or you can e-mail to pio@info.census.gov.From press-release-owner Mon May 2 14:07:30 1994 Return-Path: Press-Release-Owner Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.8/8.6.6) id OAA11338 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 2 May 1994 14:07:29 -0400 Date: Mon, 2 May 1994 14:07:29 -0400 From: Press-Release-Owner Message-Id: <199405021807.OAA11338@info.census.gov> Sender: Press-Release-Owner@census.gov Precedence: bulk Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing I can connect to the ftp.census.gov server but many of the directories under /pub seem to be empty; also, I can't read some of the files in other directories. What am I doing wrong? Please help??? Can I access ftp.census.gov using email only? SUGGESTIONS: In March 1994, the U.S. Bureau of the Census joined the internet community by announcing public access to various servers. These initial offerings consist of experimental prototypes with no express or implied warranty. We will evaluate the costs and public usage of these prototypes for several months before making decisions about future services. THIS IS A PROTOTYPE SERVICE ... Our anonymous ftp.census.gov server contains files that are open to the public. No Title 13 nor other sensitive data resides on this server; only statistical summaries and other public use data are available. We will try to name directories to suggest the subject matter of the data available in that drectory. Eventually, each directory will be owned by staff who are familiar with the subject matter and data products available from the Census Bureau. Ultimately, each directory will contain the following files: .message README INDEX .message displays a short notice when you use the 'dir' command. README contains a text overview of the files in each directory and INDEX contains a list of all files in each directory. In the /pub directory, you should find these special files: ls-lR.txt contains a full listing of all directories and files whos-who.txt contains a listing of census staff contacts arranged by subject matter. A growing number of staff at the Census Bureau are currently working on this prototype service; however, we are new to the internet community ... Please encourage us to offer more data that you would like, but also, please be patient and remember that we are a government agency and our learning curve has a very gentle slope ;) If a directory is empty or poorly documented, refer to the whos-who.txt file. Contact the staff listed for that subject to get more information about data products, documentation, or availability. You can use the phone number listed or try to send email: to staff with internet accounts, the email address might be: firstname.lastname@census.gov to staff without internet accounts, the email address might be: firstname_lastname@ccmail.census.gov or firstname_mi_lastname@smtp-gw.census.gov or something like that ... (hopefully, someday it will be easy to lookup email addresses) CAN'T READ FILES Files with 'ps' as part of the name are in PostScript format. If you have trouble displaying or printing these files, contact your local systems administrators for information about viewing or printing the PostScript format. FTPMAIL You can now access ftp.census.gov using email. Send a message to: ftpmail@census.gov In the message body, include the line: help You will receive further instructions by email. If you have other questions or would like to see other data available here, send mail to: gatekeeper@census.gov From press-release-owner Mon May 2 14:19:17 1994 Return-Path: Press-Release-Owner Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.8/8.6.6) id OAA12365 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 2 May 1994 14:19:16 -0400 Date: Mon, 2 May 1994 14:19:16 -0400 From: Press-Release-Owner Message-Id: <199405021819.OAA12365@info.census.gov> Subject: Aids will Increase Child Mortality in Devel. Nations (04/28/94) Sender: Press-Release-Owner@census.gov Precedence: bulk Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing intl "Aids will Increase Child Mortality in Devel. Nations" (04/28/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: APRIL 29, 1994, FRIDAY Public Information Office CB94-70 301-763-4040 Ellen Jamison (Population Trends) 301-763-4875 Peter Way (AIDS) 301-763-4086 AIDS WILL INCREASE CHILD MORTALITY IN DEVELOPING NATIONS, SHORTEN LIFE EXPECTANCY, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS The worldwide AIDS epidemic will reverse several decades of hard- won improvements in child survival rates in many developing countries, according to World Population Profile: 1994 (WP/94), a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The primary cause of children contracting AIDS is mother-child transmission, the report states. Adult AIDS deaths occur among relatively young adults; thus the impact of AIDS on life expectancy is considerable worldwide. For the first time the report contains a special chapter focusing on the worldwide spread of HIV/AIDS. The report shows that levels of infant and child mortality, measured in a recent survey in Zambia, were 15 percent higher than 10 years ago because of the impact of AIDS. Over 20 percent of pregnant women in Lusaka, Zambia tested positive for HIV in 1990. Studies show similar patterns in the capital cities of Uganda and Malawi. In 13 sub- Saharan African countries, AIDS is expected to double the number of deaths that would have occurred without AIDS during the period from 1985 to 2010. AIDS will also significantly increase the death rate in Brazil, Haiti, and Thailand. By 2010, it will nearly double Haiti's death rate, and in Thailand the death rate will more than triple because of AIDS. AIDS will also greatly decrease life expectancy in various countries. Peter Way, an author of the report, said that "by the year 2010, average life expectancy in Haiti will plummet to 44 years. Without AIDS it would be 59 years. In Uganda, expectation of life at birth will fall to 32 years, whereas without AIDS it would be 59 years. AIDS has only increased the death rate in the U.S. in the 1992-93 period by 1.5 percent. And public health officials in the U.S. do not predict the widespread growth of HIV infection throughout the population in coming years. Only 1.5 percent or 34,020 out of 2,217,000 deaths in the July 1992-June 1993 period were attributed to HIV. Nevertheless, in 1992, HIV infection became the leading cause of death among men aged 25- 44 years. Generally, new HIV infections among adults are concentrated in the ages of peak sexual activity: late teens to approximately 35 years. Because of the 7- to 10-year incubation period for AIDS, and about a 1- year survival from the onset of full-blown AIDS to death, greatly increased mortality is expected among persons' aged 30 to 45. New also to this world population report is a special package of 8 color maps showing world demographic trends. The maps show the world as of 1994 and cover the following topics:  1994 Growth Rates  Adolescent Fertility  Total Fertility  Infant Mortality  Population 60 and Over  Population Under 15  Population Added Between  Adolescent Fertility as 1994 and 2020 Percent of Total Fertility Other findings from the report include population change, growth, and life expectancy. WORLD POPULATION CHANGE  The report shows that the world's population reached about 5.6 billion persons in 1994 and is expected to increase to about 7.9 billion by the year 2020. Of the 2.3 billion persons added to world population by 2020, more than 9 out of 10 will be added in today's developing regions -- more than 1 billion in Asia alone.  The developing world is on average younger than the developed world. Half of all persons in developing countries are under age 23, while in the developed world, half of all persons are under age 35.  Overall, the world will get older by 2020. At present, children 4 years old and younger outnumber the elderly (60 plus). By the year 2020, the number of elderly will exceed the number of young children. WHERE'S THE GROWTH?  The fastest population increase is projected to take place in sub-Saharan Africa, in spite of the increased mortality resulting from AIDS. The population of this region is expected to double by 2020 -- going from about 572 million in 1994 to 1.1 billion in 2020, about the current population of China (mainland).  China's (mainland) 1.2 billion population will continue to be the largest in Asia, though its share of developing Asia's total population will decrease from 39 percent in 1994 to 34 percent in 2020. The Asian developing countries outside mainland China are expected to comprise 36 percent of the world's population by 2020. LIFE EXPECTANCY  Throughout the world, women live longer than men. The average disparity is only two years in Asia, while in Russia women live an average 10 years longer than men.  Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest life expectancy at birth of any of the world's regions. On average, a person born in this region can expect to live just 51 years. It also has the highest proportion of infant deaths -- nearly 29 percent of all the deaths in this region were infants.  In general, both European and North American men and women live the longest -- men live an average 73 years in both regions, while North American women average 80 years, and European women 79 years. The World Population Profile: 1994 contains statistics for the world's 225 countries and territories. In Europe, statistics for the Czech Republic and Slovakia are shown separately. Entities of the former Yugoslavia are also shown separately, but an aggregated total is included. Totals are also shown for the former Soviet Union, with the newly independent republics shown under the headings of Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), Commonwealth of Independent States, and Georgia. The special chapter focusing on AIDS includes statistics from both the World Health Organization and the Census Bureau's Center for International Research. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customers Services Office on 301-763- 4100. From press-release-owner Thu May 26 09:43:04 1994 Return-Path: Press-Release-Owner Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id JAA28124 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 26 May 1994 09:43:00 -0400 Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 09:43:00 -0400 From: Press-Release-Owner Message-Id: <199405261343.JAA28124@info.census.gov> Sender: Press-Release-Owner@census.gov Precedence: bulk Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing Public Information Office CB94-79 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Barbara Williams 301-763-8551 Leonard Norry 301-763-8098 HOMEOWNERS IN THE SOUTH ARE THE LEAST LIKELY TO SPEND MONEY FOR HOME MAINTENANCE, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS Fifty-six percent of homeowners residing in the nation's Southern region spent money on home maintenance, compared to 64 percent in the West and Midwest and 66 percent in the Northeast, according to a report, Homeowners, Home Maintenance, and Home Improvements: 1991 H121/93-4, just released by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Report author Barbara Williams says, "The South contains a relatively large number of mobile homes and newly built homes and lower income households, all groups with lower rates of maintenance and improvements." For example, 52 percent of homeowners with incomes of $60,000 or more spent some money on an home improvement compared with 37 percent for homeowners with incomes less than $20,000. "Therefore, homeowners in the South are not as likely to do home improvements," she said. However, due to the large size of the Southern region, it had the largest number of households paying for either maintenance or home improvements. The author also says, "Dealing with maintenance and home improvements is an important part of the process of homeownership. However, all repair jobs are not created equal. For example, roofing repairs get done regardless of income, while other repairs are more of an option." Homeowners, Home Maintenance, and Home Improvements, looks at the characteristics for both homeowners and their units in an effort to illuminate how much money, if any, homeowners spend on repairs and on that kinds of repairs. This is the first time home improvements have been included in the report. Other highlights from the report include: Householders who had lived in their homes for at least two years, but less than six years, was one of the largest markets for home improvements. Homeowners of homes built between 1970-1984 were more likely to do maintenance to their homes than homeowners of homes built either before or after that period. Homeowners in structures built since 1989 were less likely to spend money for either maintenance or improvements as compared with homeowners in structures built prior to 1990. Single-family detached houses dominated maintenance and improvement activities. Ninety-one percent of the most expensive improvements (costing $9,997 or more) and 86 percent of the maintenance costing $5,000 or more were done in single-family detached homes. In one-person households, women, regardless of age, were less likely than men to perform do-it-yourself home improvements. One-person households were less likely than households with more members to spend money on home improvements (38 percent vs. 47 percent). Of those living alone, men were just as likely as women to pay for improvements. Homeowners between 45 and 64 years old spent more per household than any other age group on home improvements. Larger homes were linked to more expensive home improvement and maintenance work. For example, homes of 1,775 square feet (the median size of single-family detached homes and mobile homes) or more accounted for 60 percent of the most expensive home improvements and maintenance costs. Owners of mobile homes spent less than half of what owners of single-family detached homes spent on improvements ($837 vs. $2,190). -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of this report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Service Office on 301-763-4100. From press-release-owner Thu Jun 9 15:31:39 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id PAA23043 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 9 Jun 1994 15:31:23 -0400 Date: Thu, 9 Jun 1994 15:31:23 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199406091931.PAA23043@info.census.gov> Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing June 10, 1994 TP94-10 Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: Karen Wheeless Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities HERE'S THE FIRST OF THE 1992 CENSUS OF GOVERNMENTS FINAL REPORTS: It's Government Organization: Volume 1, Number 1, a comprehensive look at the 85,006 federal, state and local governments. Highlights are in the attached GovtData HOTLINE. For more information about the report, contact Alan Stevens on 301-763-7789. AN UPDATE ON RELEASES FROM THE 1992 ECONOMIC CENSUSES The reports below have recently come in from the 1992 Economic Censuses: Truck Inventory and Use Survey, 1992 Census of Transportation. State reports so far received include Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, District of Columbia, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Information is presented on types of trucks, uses, size, annual mileage, and products carried, to name a few. 1992 Census of Manufactures, Preliminary Industry Series, Ordnance and Accessories, Not Elsewhere Classified. Information on small arms, ammunition, and ordnance and accessories -- statistics on employment, payrolls, value of shipments, number of establishments, etc. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Housing Vacancies and Homeownership, Annual Statistics: 1993, Current Housing Reports (H111/93-A). The lowdown on rental and homeowner vacancy rates, homeownership, housing inventory, median number of rooms, with information for regions, states, and metro areas. RECENTLY RELEASED Eight Percent of Grade-School Children Are Home Alone. With so many working mothers, more and more children are home alone during at least part of the day. Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: 1991 (P70-36), looks at this phenomenon as well the many different ways parents are arranging for their children to be looked after while they're working. Release CB94-78, May 20. Homeowners in the South Are the Least Likely to Spend Money for Home Maintenance. The south's higher proportion of mobile homes and new homes make its homeowners less likely to spend money on maintenance and improvements. Other highlights from Homeowners, Home Maintenance, and Home Improvements: 1991: homeowners who'd lived in their houses more than 2 but less than 6 years spent more fixing up, and homes built between 1970 and 1984 were more likely to undergo repairs and improvements. Release CB94-79, May 25. New Housing Data for Metro Areas from the 1992 American Housing Survey. How do residents rate their neighborhoods in terms of crime, traffic, and housing? What's your metro area like when it comes to average number of bedrooms and other characteristics like air conditioning, dishwashers, and garbage disposals? You'll find answers in American Housing Survey reports, conducted by the Census Bureau for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Metro area reports are in for Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Providence-Pawtucket-Warwick, Cleveland, Memphis, and Birmingham. Release CB94-H, June 1. 1994 Census Catalog and Guide. A comprehensive guide to all the Census Bureau's products: reports, microfiche, computer tapes, CD-ROM's, disks, online access, maps, and fax services. It has a helpful index and also identifies other sources of assistance -- like state data centers, depository libraries, other Federal statistical agencies, etc. A limited number of copies are available for news organizations. Non-media orders should go to the Government Printing Office (stock number 003-024-08752-9; phone 202-512-2250). RECENT STATISTICAL BRIEFS: Manufacturers Respond to Volatility in Energy Markets (SB/94-17). Metropolitan Areas (SB/94-9; June 30, 1993 definition). House Beautiful -- Patterns of Home Maintenance (SB/94-7). Who's Minding the Kids? (SB/94-5). Mobile Homes (SB94-10). The 1990 census counted 7.3 million mobile homes - 7 percent of all U.S. housing units. This brief has everthing you've always wanted to know about mobile homes but forgot to ask. SPECTRAFAX IS NOW THE DELIVERY SOURCE FOR NEWS RELEASES AND TIPSHEETS The test phase is now over for mailing and faxing news releases and tipsheets. SpectraFax broadcast is now the principal delivery method for such information from the Public Information Office, complemented by its availability via Internet. Responses to our requests for fax numbers are still being updated, so bear with us until all entries are completed. Contact Patti Buscher at 301-763-4040 if you have any problems. For information on Internet, send an e-mail message to pio@census.gov. 1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Guide to the 1992 Census of Agriculture and Related Statistics (AC92-R-9). Guides you through the wealth of information on topics like production, sales, size and type of farm, and other key areas of the agriculture census. A complete rundown of the reports and their subject content is also included. _________________________________________________________________ GovtDataHotline _________________________________________________________________ 1992 CENSUS OF GOVERNMENTS GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION: VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1 Here's a comprehensive report on the nation's governmental units, their mission - and importance - today. For instance, what's behind the growth in "special district" governments since 1987 while all other forms of governments remained virtually unchanged? Chalk it up to our demand for increased local government services, explains Alan Steven of the Census Bureau, which recently released these data from the first in the series of final reports from the 1992 Census of Governments. "Of the 31,555 Special District governments in 1992," Stevens points out, "over 92 percent perform a single function such as fire protection, housing and community development, water supply or flood control." Among the other facts highlighted in this report are: * The number of governments in the U.S. totaled 85,006 in 1992, an increase of 1,769 governments (or 2.1 percent) since 1987. * General purpose local governments, such as counties and municipalities, had only minor increases or decreases between 1987 and 1992. * The number of school districts continued to decline as they have since 1942 (down by almost 70 percent since then). From press-release-owner Mon Jul 11 12:57:21 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id MAA29890 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 11 Jul 1994 12:56:52 -0400 Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 12:56:52 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199407111656.MAA29890@info.census.gov> Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing July 11, 1994 TP94-12 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: Karen Wheeless Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities NEW ECONOMIC DATA A wealth of new economic data will soon be released by the Census Bureau. Following is a guide to help you use the information: - Census of Governments (a look at the finances and employment of state and local governments - why are "special" governments (water and waste collection districts, ports, etc.) the fastest growing in America?) - Patti Buscher - Census of Agriculture (where else could you learn about the aging of the American farmer? This might lead you to stories about some of the new programs designed to bring younger people onto farms.) - Ana DiStefano - Census of Manufactures (first taken in 1810, all the facts about 455+ manufacturers. If you want to find out if 1987 to 1992 were as financially rough as your publisher said, then look here for "Newspapers, Periodicals, Books, and Miscellaneous Publishing.) - Herb Gerardi - Census of Construction (nearly 30 reports on everything from water well drilling to terrazzo/tile /marble/mosaic work to plain old plumbing, heating and air-conditioning.) - Herb Gerardi - Census of Wholesale Trade (where else are you going to learn if the Sam's Clubs and Costco's have overtaken the K-Mart's and Sears?) - Herb Gerardi - Census of Transportation/Communication/Utilities (These are the first-ever censuses of communication and utilities. They provide baseline information about the three major elements of the "information superhighway" - cable television, telephones, and broadcast television.) - Herb Gerardi - Census of Retail Trade (data on everything from merchandise lines to total sales.) - Ana DiStefano - Census of Finance/Real Estate/Insurance (this is the first time for these censuses.) - Paula Coupe - Census of Service Industries (have we really moved from a manufacturing to a service economy? How large a role do health services play in our economy?) - Paula Coupe - Census of Mining (40 plus mining industries are covered - everything from sand and gravel to natural gas and copper.) - Herb Gerardi Almost all of the information from these censuses is released either by industry or by state. A lot of the information is released both ways. So, for instance, in the last Tipsheet we told you results were available from the Agriculture Census for the states of Colorado, New Jersey, and Wyoming. We also told you that results were available by industry for the Censuses of Construction, Manufactures, and Mining. If you're interested in a focused look at a specific state or specific industry, the information is available now or in the near future. If you want a macro economic look, cumulative national information will be available throughout 1995 and 1996. If you'd like to learn more about the 1992 censuses or get additional story ideas, call the person listed by each of the censuses. They can all be reached at 301-763-4040. A list of new economic census products available since the last Tipsheet can be found on page 3. FOR THE REST OF THE STORY Censuses are valuable because of the comprehensive story they tell. However, they can't track quickly changing trends. To fill that need the Census Bureau conducts about 150 economic censuses each year. CALLING ALL CYBERHEADS If you're one of those people who likes to run your own statistical tabulations you may want to take part in a test of a software designed to access and manipulate Census Bureau Public Use Microdata Sample files - normally called PUMS files. The Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) has developed Data Exploration software to be used in exploring PUMS files. This software is currently in its beta test. You can be included in the test and get complete information about accessing and using the software by contacting CIESIN's User Service office via electronic mail at ciesin.info@ciesin.org. Or call 517-797-2727, 9-5 (EDT), Monday through Friday. NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE 1992 ECONOMIC CENSUSES Census of Service Industries - the first report from this census is for the state of Wyoming. Contact Jack Moody, 301-763-7039. Census of Construction - "General Contractors-Residential Construction." Contact Bill Visnansky, 301-763-7546. Census of Manufactures - "Bakery Products," "Jewelry, Silverware and Plated Ware." Contact Donna McCutcheon, 301-763-7060. Census of Mining - "Copper Ores, Lead and Zinc Ores, Gold Ores, and Silver Ores," "Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals." Contact Donna McCutcheon, 301-763-7060. _________________________________________________________________ EconData Hotline _________________________________________________________________ RETAIL TRADE Did you know that June kicked off the official hurricane season here in the United States? For the people and areas involved, hurricanes affect every aspect of their lives. One way of measuring the aftermath is looking at the retail trade sales in the effected areas. The increase is due to the influx of outside money being circulated into the economy, i.e. government grants and loans, insurance payments and some people going into their savings. People need to buy building materials, furnishings, apparel and food which bring the numbers up over a long time recovery period. For more information on the Monthly Retail Trade Report, contact Irving True, Services Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233 or call on 301-763-7129. You can obtain retail trade numbers from our annual, monthly or census reports. The annual reports give sales estimates at national levels but do not provide any data on geographical areas. The monthly reports provide estimates of sales of retail stores for selected states, metropolitan areas, and cities. The monthly report also provides national estimates of end-of-month inventories of retail establishments by kind of business. The Census of Retail Trade will give information on the United States, each State, metropolitan areas, 250 largest counties, 250 largest places. Some of the information that will be available is the types of establishments, sales, annual payroll, paid employees, unincorporated businesses, sales per establishments, sales per employee, annual payroll per employee, employees per establishment. From press-release-owner Wed Jul 20 09:39:02 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id JAA13363 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 20 Jul 1994 09:38:59 -0400 Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 09:38:59 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199407201338.JAA13363@info.census.gov> Subject: Gap Narrows Between Children Living With a Divorced or Single Parent Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: July 20, 1994 (Wednesday) Public Information Office CB94-108 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Arlene Saluter 301-763-7987 GAP NARROWS BETWEEN CHILDREN LIVING WITH A DIVORCED OR SINGLE PARENT, CENSUS BUREAU FINDS A child in a one-parent situation was just slightly more likely to be living with a divorced parent (37 percent) in 1993 than with a never-married parent (35 percent). A decade ago, a child living with one parent was almost twice as likely to be living with a divorced parent as with a never-married parent, according to a new report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. According to Arlene Saluter, author of Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1993 (P20-478), "The narrowing of this gap is partly due to the increase in the number of births to unmarried women." The report also shows an increase in children in one-parent situations. In 1993, 27 percent of children under 18 lived with only one parent, up from 12 percent in 1970. Saluter says, "The rise in divorce and delay in first marriage are two of the major factors contributing to the growing proportion of children living with one parent. Interestingly, more of these children were living with their father. While 87 percent still lived with their mother in 1993, 13 percent lived with their father. This is up from 9 percent in 1970." The report also shows that a higher proportion of African American children (57 percent) live with one parent than either White (21 percent) or Hispanic (32 percent) children. More than 3 million grandchildren under age 18 lived in the home of their grandparent(s). African American children were more likely (12 percent) than either Hispanic (6 percent) or White (4 percent) children to live with their grandparents. African American grandchildren were also more likely than White and Hispanic grandchildren to have no parent present at all, and less likely to have both parents living with them in the grandparent's home. Other than the living arrangements of children, the report also looks at the marital status of adults, delaying marriage, unmarried-couple households, and living alone. Highlights from these areas include: - The number of married persons has increased from 95 million to 114.5 million between 1970 and 1993, although the increase in unmarried adults was greater (from 37.5 million to 72.6 million). The number of never-married persons doubled from 21.4 million to 42.3 million during the same time period, and account for the largest share of unmarried adults. - The median age at first marriage continues to increase. In 1993 it was 26.5 for men and 24.5 for women, versus 23.2 and 20.8 respectively in 1970. - Twenty-two percent of African American women between the ages of 40-44 have never married compared with 7 percent of Whites and 9 percent of Hispanics. - The number of unmarried-couple households was 3.5 million in 1993, seven times larger than the 523,000 unmarried-couple households in 1970. - The number of persons age 15 and over living alone (23.6 million) represented more than one in every eight adults in 1993. - Over the last two decades, the number of women living alone rose 94 percent (from 7.3 to 14.2 million), while the number of men living alone rose 167 percent (from 3.5 to 9.4 million). -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of this report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer service Office on 301-763-4100. From press-release-owner Mon Jul 25 09:40:53 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id JAA27201 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 25 Jul 1994 09:40:42 -0400 Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 09:40:42 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199407251340.JAA27201@info.census.gov> Subject: Tipsheet for Reporters, Editors, and News Directors, 7/25/94 Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing July 25, 1994 TP94-13 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: Karen Wheeless Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities INDUSTRY COMPARISONS MADE EASIER BY INTERNATIONAL CONCORDANCE Statistical agencies of Canada, the United States, and several European nations have cooperatively published a first-ever concordance of industry classifications used in compiling separate national statistics. The International Concordance Between the Industrial Classifications of the United Nations, Canada, the European Union, and the United States will permit much better comparisons of the industrial structures of Europe and North America. Industry analysts can compare measures such as wages, unemployment, and productivity by industry using the new volume. Copies of the concordance and other publications mentioned in this tipsheet are available by calling 301-763-4040. STATISTICALLY BRIEF . . . The Census Bureau's Statistical Briefs summarize demographic and economic reports in manageable two- to four-page presentations. They include key findings and analysis. Three recent Briefs of interest: Blacks in America -- 1992 (SB/94-12). Did you know that more than half of the nation's African Americans live in the South, or that African Americans were twice as likely to live in central cities? This Brief gives myriad facts about education, families, income, poverty, and jobs. Condominiums (SB/94-11). Over one fifth of Hawaii's housing units are condos, and there were nearly 5 million condo units counted in the 1990 census -- an increase of 2.6 million over the 1980 census total. If you're crazy about condos, here's four pages of statistics and analysis you'll enjoy. Where the Growth Will Be -- State Population Projections: 1993 to 2020 (SB/94-13). California will add 16 million more persons to its population by 2020 -- increasing its share of the nation's population total from 12 to 15 percent. The nation's Asian and Pacific Islander population will zoom from 9 million in 1993 to 2 23 million by 2020. These and more facts to dazzle your readers with about growth patterns for states, races, the young, and the elderly. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Estimates of July 1, 1992 Resident Population of Puerto Rico Municipios are now available. A table showing 1990 and 1992 populations, and components of change since April 1, 1990, are available by calling 301-763-5002. Also, look for the estimates on our Internet site. Send e-mail to pio@census.gov for details about access. RECENTLY RELEASED College Degree Can Earn You Millions Over a Lifetime, Census Bureau Reports. One interesting piece of the Educational Attainment in the United States: March 1993 and 1992 report: estimated lifetime earnings by education levels. A high school graduate can expect to earn around $820 thousand, while those with a professional (i.e. medicine, law) degree can expect to earn over $3 million. You'll find lots of other detail in this report by states, region, age groups, and race, among other characteristics. Release CB94-113, July 22. Gap Narrows Between Children Living With a Divorced or Single Parent, Census Bureau Finds. Children living in a one-parent home are almost equally as likely to be living with a never-married parent as they are with a divorced parent, and over 3 million kids live in their grandparents' home. Details come from Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1993 (P20-478). Release CB94-108, July 20. Wholesale Sales in Wyoming Up 14 Percent Since 1987, Led by Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals, Census Bureau Reports. This is the first state report from the 1992 Census of Wholesale Trade. Look for your state in weeks to come. Release CB94-EC.03, July 8. Service Receipts in Wyoming Up 57 Percent Over 5 Years, Led By Hotels and Motels, Census Bureau Reports. While you're unlikely to see this report covered on the evening news, it is nevertheless the first state report from the 1992 Census of Service Industries. Look for your state's report soon -- data are shown for health, business, hotels, automotive repairs, etc. Since services are growing faster than other parts of the economy, we know you'll be interested. Release CB94-EC.02, July 1. Baby Boomers Contribute to the "Graying" of the Voting-Age Population, Census Bureau Study Finds. Nearly 194 million of us will be eligible to vote by election day 1994, an increase of 3 7.8 million persons since the 1990 elections. Those 45 and over will make up 44 percent of the voting age population. Details are in Projections of the Voting Age Population for States: November 1994. The report has state as well as national projections. Release CB94-103, June 29. Decade-Long Trend Shows Ups and Downs for Hispanics, Census Bureau Reports. On the whole, Hispanics were better educated in 1993 than a decade earlier, and fewer Hispanics were in poverty until 1989. Poverty began increasing again in 1990 for this growing part of the nation's population. Details can be found in The Hispanic Population in the United States: March 1993. Release CB94-99, June 22. NEW DATA FROM THE 1992 ECONOMIC CENSUSES Census of Agriculture -- Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky, and Tennessee (July releases) Census of Manufactures -- Bakery Products (7/11); Jewelry, Silverware and Plated Ware (7/11) Census of Construction -- General Contractors- Residential Construction (7/11) Census of Wholesale Trade -- Wyoming (7/8) Census of Retail Trade -- Colorado (7/20) Census of Service Industries -- Wyoming (7/1) Census of Mineral Industries -- Copper Ores, Lead and Zinc Ores, Gold Ores, and Silver Ores (7/11); Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals (7/11) RESEARCH, RESEARCH, AND MORE RESEARCH! Following are research papers presented by Census Bureau Population Division staff at the recent Population Association of America convention in Miami: The Changing Economic Roles of Women and Men by Suzanne M. Bianchi Rebuilding the Spanish Surname List for the 1990's -- A New List From a New Procedure by David L. Word and R. Colby Perkins, Jr. Changing Laws, New Faces by Susan J. Lapham Use of Analytic Methods for Coverage Evaluation in the 2000 Census by J. Gregory Robinson Complexity and Accuracy in Official Population Projections by John F. Long and Signe I. Wetrogan The American Family in 1990: Growing Diversity and Inequality by Lynne Casper From press-release-owner Tue Aug 9 10:43:11 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id KAA20156 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 9 Aug 1994 10:43:00 -0400 Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 10:43:00 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199408091443.KAA20156@info.census.gov> Subject: Single Parents Maintain 3 in 10 Family Groups Involving Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing Children, Census Bureau Says Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: AUGUST 10, 1994 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB94-116 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Steve Rawlings 301-763-7987 SINGLE PARENTS MAINTAIN 3 IN 10 FAMILY GROUPS INVOLVING CHILDREN, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS Thirty percent of all family groups with children were maintained by single parents in 1993, a significant increase from 13 percent in 1970, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The report points out, however, that the 1970s had much higher annual rates of growth in single parents than the 1980s and early 1990s. Steve Rawlings, author of Household and Family Characteristics: March 1993 (P20-477) says, "The tremendous increase in single-parent families has had a major impact on the day-to-day life experiences of children, parents, and society at large. These changes have major implications for the well-being of children, the demand for day-care, and the special pressures placed on institutions such as schools." Asked about the reasons for the growth of one-parent family groups over the past two decades, Rawlings says, "Most people become single parents through births out of wedlock or divorce. A much smaller share is accounted for by separation or widowhood." The report indicates that three-fourths of all single parents have either never been married, or are currently divorced. Single mothers outnumber single fathers by six to one. Although two-thirds of all single parents are White, one-parent situations are much more common among African Americans than Whites. About 63 percent of all African American family groups with children were maintained by single parents, versus 25 percent of comparable White family groups. Among Hispanics, single parents represented 35 percent of family groups with children. Other highlights from the report: - There were 96.4 million households in the nation in 1993, a net increase of 722,000 since 1992. In the 1990s, households have increased by about 1.1 percent per year, a rate slightly lower than that for the 1980s, and well below the average annual increase for the 1970s. - Less than half of the nation's 68.1 million families had children present in the home in 1993. The most recent year in which a majority of families included children was 1982. Two-parent families accounted for 36 percent of family households in 1993, down from 50 percent in 1970. - There were about 28.2 million nonfamily households in 1993, most of which were one-person households. People living alone made up 84 percent of the nonfamily households in the nation. - The average number of persons per household was 2.63 in 1993. There has not been a significant change in household size since 1989. - The median age of householders was 45.9 years, representing a slight increase since 1990 as Baby Boomers grow older. The report is based on data from the March Annual Demographic Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS). As in all surveys, the data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Editor's Note: media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040, or e-mail pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. From press-release-owner Wed Aug 10 11:23:39 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id LAA29398 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 10 Aug 1994 11:20:50 -0400 Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 11:20:50 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199408101520.LAA29398@info.census.gov> Subject: "Tipsheet for Reporters, Editors, and News Directors (8/12)" Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing August 12, 1994 TP94-14 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: Maury Cagle Acting Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities COUNTY AND CITY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT INCREASES See the attached "Hotline" for highlights from County Government Employment: 1992 and City Government Employment: 1992. Both counties and cities increased employment levels. To request these and other reports mentioned in this tipsheet, contact the Public Information Office at 301-763-4040, or e-mail your request to pio@census.gov. EMBARGOED UNTIL: AUGUST 12, 1994 (FRIDAY) CENSUS BUREAU RADIO SHOW NOW AVAILABLE VIA SATELLITE FEED This month, we are expanding our weekly news service for broadcasters by providing stations and networks access via toll-free newsline and satellite feeds. Carried through North American Network, the newsline reports will change every Monday and are available by calling 1-800-934-DIAL. Satellite feeds will occur every other Monday -- in August on the 1st, 15th, and 29th -- and can be recorded at 11:15 a.m. on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. Each week, reports are offered on the Census Bureau's latest demographic and economic findings, along with the statistical miscellany piece called "Uncle Sam's Almanac." The satellite feed will also contain these elements in a produced, stand-alone program called "Window on America." For further information, contact Maury Cagle or Vicki Brinson at 301-763-4051. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Housing in Metropolitan Areas -- Structural Characteristics (SB94-15). This 4-page Statistical Brief is the first in a series on metro area housing and looks at characteristics like age (new equals 1985-90; old means pre-1940, etc.) and type (i.e., single-family, mobile, multi-unit, etc.). Future briefs in this series will present information on renters, movers, and heating fuels. RECENTLY RELEASED Service Receipts in Montana Up 57 Percent Over 5 Years, Led By Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine, Census Bureau Reports. Montana's 6,879 service establishments had receipts of $2.2 billion in 1992, and medical offices and clinics had the greatest dollar volume increase over 1987. Press release CB94-EC.06 of August 8. Retail Sales in Idaho Up 58 Percent Since 1987. Idaho's 6,992 retail stores had sales totalling $7.7 billion in 1992, an increase of 58 percent from the 1987 total. Press Release CB94-EC.07 of August 3. Wholesale Sales in Montana Up 34 Percent Since 1987, Led By Grain and Field Beans Wholesalers, Census Bureau Reports. Montana's 1,853 wholesalers rung up $5.9 billion in sales in 1992, an increase of 34 percent since 1987. Press Release CB94-EC.08 of August 3. NEW DATA FROM THE 1992 ECONOMIC CENSUSES - Census of Construction -- General Contractors- Industrial Buildings and Warehouses (8/8); Highways and Street Construction Contractors, except elevated highways (8/8) - Census of Manufactures -- Petroleum and Coal Products (8/8) - Census of Wholesale Trade -- Montana (8/3) - Census of Retail Trade -- Idaho (8/3) - Census of Service Industries -- Montana (8/3) - Truck Inventory and Use Survey -- Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New York, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas (8/8). POPULATION CLOCK ON INTERNET If you happen to be exploring cyberspace, check out the Census Bureau's new population clock on Internet -- with up-to-the- minute national level population counts. At the initial menu, choose "Directory of Services and Information" (menu item 3), then choose "Population" (item 13), then choose item 4 "Popclock Projection." This will give you the nation's total population. For information about how to access the Census Bureau's Internet site, send an e-mail message to pio@census.gov. FASTFAX SERVICE FOR CENSUS BUREAU DATA PRODUCTS The Census Bureau has a convenient 1-900 telephone number that you can use to get a variety of monthly reports: the U.S. Foreign Trade Monthly Update; Housing Starts and Building Permits; Retail Sales; Wholesale Trade; not to mention the many Current Industrial Reports produced month-in and month-out. The charge is $2.50 per minute (only while ordering). The document is then sent to the fax number you designate anywhere in the U.S. To use FastFax, phone 1-900-555-2FAX. For more information, contact Wick Caldwell at 301-763-1384. EMBARGOED UNTIL: AUGUST 12, 1994 (FRIDAY) WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY EMPLOYEES ARE ON COUNTY AND CITY GOVERNMENT PAYROLLS, AND THEIR EARNINGS? The answers can be found in two new reports released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The reports, County Government Employment: 1992, and City Government Employment: 1992, both provide employment and payroll data by function for individual large governments for October 1992. County governments employed an estimated 2,253,000, (full- and part-time) persons with a gross payroll of $4.7 billion for the month. About 17 percent of these employees were part-timers. Full-time employees earned an average of $2,356 during the month. City government employment was 2,665,000 with no significant increase in employment between October 1991 and October 1992. Slightly more than 17 percent of city employees were part-timers. Gross payroll was $6.2 billion for the month with full-time employees earning an average of $2,723 during the month. Counties with populations of 100,000 or more employed nearly two-thirds (65.3 percent) of all county government employees. These statistics are estimated from a sample survey and are subject to sampling variability as well as nonsampling errors. For any comparison cited, the change is statistically significant at a 10-percent significance level. For more details on the sample design and for an explanation of sampling variability, see the publications. For more information on these reports, contact Meredith DeHart, Governments Division, toll free on 1-800-242-2184. From press-release-owner Tue Aug 30 11:26:44 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id LAA08109 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 30 Aug 1994 11:23:34 -0400 Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1994 11:23:34 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199408301523.LAA08109@info.census.gov> Subject: Half of Nation's Children Live in Non-traditional Families, Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing Census Bureau Reports" Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: AUGUST 30, 1994 Public Information Office CB94-121 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Stacy Furukawa 301-763-8271 HALF OF NATION'S CHILDREN LIVE IN NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILIES, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: AUGUST 30, 1994 (TUESDAY)--One out of two or 32.3 million American children lived in a situation other than the "traditional nuclear family" in 1991. These children lived in a home which included, for example, a single parent, a stepparent, a grandparent, another relative, or a non-relative, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The report, The Diverse Living Arrangements of Children: Summer 1991 (P70-38), is the first ever from the Census Bureau to present findings from the Survey of Income and Program Participation on the living arrangements of children. "With more and more women bearing children out of wedlock, along with high divorce rates, more children than ever are spending at least part of their childhood in single parent families or other alternative family situations," says Stacy Furukawa, author of the report. "Traditional nuclear family" refers to a unit in which both parents are present and all children in the household are biological offspring of those parents and no other persons are present. This situation varies widely by race and ethnic group. For example, White children were much more likely than Black/African American or Hispanic children to live in a traditional nuclear family (56 percent for Whites, 26 percent for African Americans, and 38 percent for Hispanics). Other highlights of this report include: - In 1991, 8 million children lived in an extended household. Children in one-parent families were four times more likely to live in an extended family (29.9 percent) than were children living with two parents (6.8 percent). Furukawa says, "A variety of factors influence whether or not a household is extended. Among the most important are economic factors such as poverty, unemployment, and the shortage of affordable housing, but cultural factors must also be considered." - Among children in single-mother families, one-fifth also had an adult male (related or unrelated) present in the household; about two-fifths of children living with a single father also had an adult female (related or unrelated) living with them. The other adult may be, for example, the child's grandparent, aunt, uncle, or cousin. - Approximately 4.7 million children lived with a grandparent. Most children (81 percent) who lived with a single parent and grandparent lived in the grandparent's home, but most children (62 percent) living with two parents and a grandparent lived in the parents' home. The Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) provided the report's data. As in all surveys, the data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Editor's Note: media representatives may obtain copies of the brief from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-763-4040, fax: 301-763-4644, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. *********************************************************** Jackson Morton * jmorton@census.gov Public Affairs Specialist * (301) 763-4051 Public Information Office * fax (301) 763-4644 U.S. Bureau of the Census * *********************************************************** From press-release-owner Fri Sep 2 08:31:18 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id IAA05384 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 2 Sep 1994 08:31:08 -0400 Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 08:31:08 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199409021231.IAA05384@info.census.gov> Subject: "12th Edition of the County and City Data Book" (09/02/94) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPT. 2, 1994 (FRIDAY) Public Information Office CB94-132 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Glenn King 301-763-1034 CENSUS BUREAU PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT EMBARGOED UNTIL: FRIDAY, SEPT. 2, 1994 - Quick! How many of these questions about U.S. counties and cities can you answer correctly? a) Which U.S. county experienced the largest population decline between 1980 and 1992? b) Which U.S. counties have the most and fewest people per square mile? c) Where do the highest percentage of Americans live alone? d) In what county do the highest percentage of people drive alone to work? e) In which large cities are people most likely to live in condominiums? Answers to these and many other questions about U.S. counties and cities can be found in the new Census Bureau County and City Data Book. The 12th edition of the County and City Data Book contains information on subjects ranging from crime to education to income to vital statistics, and brings together information from nine federal agencies and three private organizations. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: FRIDAY, SEPT. 2, 1994 the County and City Data Book, stock number 003-024-08753-7, is available for $40.00 from any Government Printing Office bookstore. The book is available also from the National Technical Information Service, stock number PB94-140993AFY, for $40.00. The bureau's Public Information Office has 50 copies which it will give free to the first 50 media representatives who request the volume. Sample ranking tables from the book are attached. To request a package of ranking tables contact the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-763-4040, fax: 301-763-4644, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Answers a) Wayne, Michigan lost 241,644 people between 1980 and 1992. b) New York County, New York has about 52,432 persons per square mile. Lake and Peninsula counties, Alaska have 0.1 persons per square mile. c) In New York County, NY, almost 49 percent of the population lives alone. d) In Loving County, Texas, 96.5 percent of the population drives to work alone. e) Nearly 30 percent of the population of Honolulu, Hawaii live in condominiums. The next closest city is Aurora, Colorado where slightly over 17 percent of the population lives in condos. From press-release-owner Fri Sep 2 08:33:10 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id IAA05772 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 2 Sep 1994 08:33:05 -0400 Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 08:33:05 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199409021233.IAA05772@info.census.gov> Subject: "Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities" Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing September 2, 1994 TP94-15 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Detailed Cross Tabulations for Puerto Rico (CPH-L-155); Detailed Cross Tabulations for the U.S. Virgin Islands (CPH-L-156). In 55 tables, 1990 census information on the social, economic, and housing characteristics of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. To obtain these or other reports mentioned in the tipsheet, media representatives should contact the Public Information Office at 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should contact Census Customer Services at 301-763-4100. New Homes (SB/94-14). The South had nearly half of the nation's "new" housing units -- those built after 1984, according to the 1990 census. This 4-page statistical brief looks at where the new homes were, region-by-region, state-by-state, and also examines characteristics like owner costs, values, and heating fuels. RECENTLY RELEASED Single Parents Maintain 3 in 10 Family Groups Involving Children, Census Bureau Says (CB94-116). Single parents now make up almost a third of the nation's families, more than doubling the 13 percent of such families measured in 1970. The growth rate for single-parent families, however, has cooled in recent years. Details are contained in Household and Family Characteristics: March 1993 (P20-477). Released August 10, 1994. Young Adults Most Likely to Be Phoneless in America, Census Bureau Reports (CB94-127). A new statistical brief says that one out of every 20 of the nation's households didn't have a phone in 1990, and that 15 percent of those under age 25 were phoneless. Three out of four phoneless households are rental units. To find out more, request Phoneless in America (SB94/16). Released August 22, 1994. The Diverse Living Arrangements of Children: Summer 1991, (P70-38). Released August 30, 1994. NEW DATA FROM THE 1992 ECONOMIC CENSUSES - Census of Agriculture -- Nevada (8/11); Minnesota (8/15); Puerto Rico (8/16); California (8/19); Nebraska (8/22); Montana (8/23) - Census of Construction Industries -- Electrical Work and Special Trade Contractors; General Contractors -- Nonresidential Buildings Other Than Industrial Buildings and Warehouses; - Census of Mineral Industries -- Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas; Iron Ores; - Census of Manufactures -- Ferrous and Nonferrous Foundries; Communication Equipment, Including Radio and Television; Musical Instruments and Parts, Toys and Sporting Goods; Nonferrous Metal Mills and Miscellaneous Primary Metal Products - Census of Wholesale Trade -- Colorado (8/9); New Mexico (8/10); Idaho, Utah (8/15) - Census of Retail Trade -- New Mexico (8/15); Utah, Montana (8/19) - Census of Service Industries -- Utah, New Mexico (8/19) - Truck Inventory and Use Survey -- New Mexico (8/10) CENSUS BUREAU NEWS RELEASES BY E-MAIL Just a reminder that you can now add yourself to an e-mail list that will automatically e-mail you our news releases and tipsheets. Send an e-mail message to pio@census.gov, and in the message body type "subscribe press-corps". Also include the name of your news outlet, the address and telephone number, and your preferred e-mail address. You will then begin receiving news releases and tipsheets 3 days in advance of the embargo date. Non-media organizations may also add themselves to a list by sending an e-mail message to pio@census.gov, and typing "subscribe press-release" in the message body. This list receives releases and tipsheets on the day of release. For more information, contact Jackson Morton or Liane Rozzell at pio@census.gov, or by phone at 301-763-4051. From press-release-owner Mon Sep 12 08:39:56 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id IAA13118 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 12 Sep 1994 08:29:37 -0400 Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 08:29:37 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199409121229.IAA13118@info.census.gov> Subject: "50 Years of Housing History from the Census Bureau" Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing (09/13/94) Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPT. 13, 1994 (TUESDAY) Public Information Office CB94-139 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Jack Devaney 301-763-8018 TRACKING THE AMERICAN DREAM - 50 YEARS OF HOUSING HISTORY FROM THE CENSUS BUREAU EMBARGOED UNTIL: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1994 - How well is the American dream for adequate housing and homeownership? A new report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau gives a 50-year scorecard on progress and problems in America's housing. Tracking the American Dream - The First Fifty Years of the Census of Housing: 1940-1990 (H121/94-1), by housing analyst Jack Devaney,tracks the changing face of America over the past 50 years through such basic indicators as plumbing, heating fuels, homeownership, and housing costs. In the 1940s, one of the country's big social problems was the deteriorated nature of housing--especially rental housing. Also, coming out of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the federal government was very concerned about the many people who had lost their homes--whether owners or renters--due to that economic crisis. "Housing deficiencies of the 1940s are things we take for granted now," Devaney says. And that includes things like toilets. The 1940 housing census showed that over a third of houses had no toilets, and just under a third had no running water at all. In 1990, only one percent of the nation's housing lacked complete plumbing. The first housing census showed that renters outnumbered homeowners, and nearly a fifth of the nation's houses needed serious repairs. In 1940 there were 19.7 million renters and 15.2 million owners. By 1990, 59 million of the nation's households were owners, and just under 33 million were renters. "From the 1940s to the 1980s, we were on a roll, with at least 18 percent growth in the number of housing units each decade," Devaney points out. This trend peaked in the 1970s, when housing units increased by 29 percent, then reversed during the 1980s, when growth dropped to 16 percent. But the increase in the number of houses hasn't necessarily meant increased availability. "Housing affordability is the big issue now," Devaney says. Why is that? Some highlights of the report offer insight: - In 1940, married couples and male householders comprised 85 percent of the nation's households. Women were only 15 percent of householders. Today, married couples and males are 72 percent and women are 28 percent. Women generally earn less than men, increasing the proportion of householders with affordability problems. - The percentage of income spent for housing costs was higher in 1990 for owners and renters alike than in any previous census. In 1990, renters paid an average 26 percent of their income for housing, compared with just 17 percent in 1950 (the first census collecting this information). Homeowners with mortgages paid on average 21 percent of their income for housing costs in 1990, up from 19 percent in 1960. - At least 13 percent of renters in every state paid 50 percent or more of their income for monthly rent in 1990. The data in the report came from the housing censuses of 1940 through 1990. -X- Editor's Note: housing highlights and charts on race and ethnicity, tenure, and regional housing follows. Media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-763-4040, fax: 301-763-4644, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. Racial/Ethnic Housing Occupancy and Ownership Over History - The 34.9 million occupied housing units in the 1940 census had 31.6 million White occupants and 3.3 million "nonwhite" occupants. Nonwhites included 3.2 million "Negro" and 137.000 "other nonwhite." - While the overall ownership rate declined during the 1980s for the first time since 1940, ownership rates actually increased for Whites; American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts; and Asian and Pacific Islanders. Ownership rates declined for Blacks and those of Hispanic origin. Owner Versus Renter Housing Over History - The first census of housing in 1940 was the last in which renters outnumbered owners. - The biggest increase in the ownership rate occurred between 1940 and 1950, when it went from 43.6 to 55 percent. - The biggest increase in the number of rental units occurred between 1970 and 1980 when 5 million rental units were added--an additional 21 percent. Regional Housing Over History - During the 1940 to 1990 period, the West had the highest housing growth rate at 360 percent, followed by the South with 232 percent. Increase in the Midwest and Northeast were only slightly more than 100 percent. The South had the greatest numerical increase adding 25 million additional housing units over the 50-year period. - The South had the greatest gain in homeownership-- 25.5 percentage points--emerging with the second highest rate in 1990 at 66.2 percent, second only to the Midwest at 68.1. From press-release-owner Thu Sep 15 10:11:12 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id KAA01152 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 15 Sep 1994 10:09:33 -0400 Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 10:09:33 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199409151409.KAA01152@info.census.gov> Subject: "Af-Amer Children Comprise Larger Share of US Children" Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing (09/15/94) Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPT. 15, 1994 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB94-144 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Claudette Bennett 301-763-7572 AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN COMPRISE A SLIGHTLY LARGER SHARE OF THE NATION'S CHILDREN, AND ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THEM LIVE IN MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPT. 15, 1994 (THURSDAY) - About 16 percent or 11 million of the nation's children were African American in 1993, a slightly larger share than the 14 percent (9 million) noted in 1970. In addition, about 3 in 10 of the total African American population were children in 1993, compared with about 4 in 10 in 1970. The details are contained in a Census Bureau congressional brief entitled, Black Children in America-1993 (CB/94-1), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The brief--the first in a series--uses data collected by the March 1993 Current Population Survey and other sources. This brief examines the state of African Americans, with special emphasis on children. It contains key findings from a more comprehensive report to be released later this year on the nation's African American population. According to the brief, a declining proportion of African American children lived with two parents. "Black children were almost three times more likely than non-Hispanic White children to have an absent parent," notes the brief's author, Claudette Bennett. Only 36 percent of African American children lived with two parents in 1993, a decline from 59 percent in 1970. This compares with 77 percent and 89 percent, respectively, for White children. African American children were much more likely to live with a parent who has never married--one-third lived with such parents--compared with 4 percent of non-Hispanic White children. African American children were also four times more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to live with their grandparents (12 percent compared with 3 percent). Most of these children (53 percent) also lived with their mother. In both 1993 and 1970, a similar proportion of African American and White 3- and 4-year olds were enrolled in school (40 percent for African Americans and 41 percent for Whites in 1993 compared with 23 percent for African Americans and 20 percent for Whites in 1970). African American preschool children were twice as likely as their White counterparts to be enrolled in public schools (74 percent versus 34 percent) in 1993. The high school dropout rate for African Americans decreased from 11 percent in 1970 to 5 percent in 1993. There was no difference in the African American and White dropout rates in 1993. Other highlights from the brief include: - In 1992, 59 million (88 percent) of the nation's 67 million children had health insurance coverage. About 86 percent of African American and 88 percent of White children had either private or government health insurance coverage. Among the insured, 58 percent of African American children and 23 percent of White children had government health insurance. - The median income of African American married-couples families with no children was 15 percent lower than that of African American couples with children ($30,860 compared with $36,360). - In 1992, African American children were three times as likely as White children to live in poverty (46 percent versus 16 percent). -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPT. 15, 1994 (THURSDAY) media representatives may order a copy of the brief from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-763-4040, fax: 301-763-4644, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. From press-release-owner Thu Sep 15 10:12:27 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id KAA01257 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 15 Sep 1994 10:10:57 -0400 Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 10:10:57 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199409151410.KAA01257@info.census.gov> Subject: "Charac. of US Racial & Ethnic Housing Depends On Local" Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPTEMBER 15, 1994 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB94-145 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Jeanne Woodward 301-763-8120 CHARACTERISTICS OF NATION'S RACIAL AND ETHNIC HOUSING DEPEND UPON 'LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION,' CENSUS BUREAU FINDS EMBARGOED UNTIL: Thurs., Sept. 15, 1994 The kind of housing racial and ethnic groups live in is highly dependent upon where they live, according to a new report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Jeanne Woodward, author of the report America's Racial and Ethnic Groups: Their Housing in the Early Nineties (H121/94-3), says "Housing is 'location, location, location'; and location causes considerable variation." For example: - Half (49 percent) of White householders lived in the suburbs. About two-thirds (68 percent) of Whites were homeowners and the median value of their homes was $82,000 in 1991. - About three out of five African American householders were central city residents. About 43 percent were owners, with a median home value of $55,400. - American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut householders were highly concentrated in non-metropolitan areas (55 percent) and in the West. About half (53 percent) of these householders were owners, with a median value of $62,900. - The majority (55 percent) of Asian and Pacific Islander householders lived in the West. About half these householders were homeowners. The median value of homes owned by Asian and Pacific Islanders was $195,900, more than twice the national median ($80,300). This reflects their concentration in the West, a region of high-priced homes relative to the nation as a whole. - Ninety percent of Hispanic householders lived in metropolitan areas--52 percent in cities and 38 percent in suburbs. The largest proportion (43 percent) lived in the West. Only two in five (39 percent) were homeowners. Their median home value was $80,900. The report shows considerable diversity among the groups that comprise the Asian or Pacific Islander and Hispanic-origin populations. For example, in 1990: - Over half the Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, and Asian Indian householders in the United States were homeowners compared with about two in five Korean, Vietnamese, and Pacific Islander householders. - The median home values of all Asian groups and Pacific Islanders were well above the national median in 1990. Among Asian and Pacific Islanders, the Chinese and Japanese owned the most expensive homes, with half valued above $200,000 in 1990. The median value of homes owned by Vietnamese householders was the lowest, approximately $126,000. Among Hispanic-origin households in 1990: - There were 2.5 million Hispanic home owners, with 63 percent of the owners being of Mexican origin, Puerto Rican and Cuban were each 8 percent, and 21 percent were of other Hispanic origins (includes those whose origins are from Spain, the Spanish-speaking countries of Central or South America, and the Caribbean). - Mexican origin renters were more mobile than their Puerto Rican or Cuban counterparts. Nearly half of the renters of Mexican origin moved into their homes during 1989 or later compared with a third of the Puerto Rican or Cuban origin renters. Other highlights of the report are as follows: - In 1991, African Americans lived in older housing, with more physical and structural problems than those of other races and Hispanic origin households. - Crowded living conditions were problems for a relatively large proportion (15 percent) of Hispanic households. - Asian and Pacific Islander homeowners with mortgages paid the highest monthly housing costs in 1991. Their housing costs increased 20 percent since 1987, after adjusting for inflation. - Half of African American and the majority (62 percent) of American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut low-income renters lived in public or subsidized housing. Data in the report are taken from the 1991 American Housing Survey, and sample data from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing. The data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPTEMBER 15, 1994 (THURSDAY) media representatives may order a copy of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-763-4040, fax: 301-763-4644, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media users should call the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. From press-release-owner Tue Sep 20 07:34:27 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id HAA21514 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 20 Sep 1994 07:31:36 -0400 Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 07:31:36 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199409201131.HAA21514@info.census.gov> Subject: "County Business Patterns" Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing econ "Employment Gains in 1992 Significant" (09/20/94) Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPT. 20, 1994 (TUESDAY) Public Information Office CB94-137 301-763-4040 REVISED 301-763-5668 (TDD) Paul Hanczaryk 301-763-5430 EMPLOYMENT GAINS IN 1992 SIGNIFICANT, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: TUESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1994 - There were widespread gains in employment in early 1992, the Commerce Department's Bureau of the Census reported today. In total, over a million jobs were added to the economy in 1992. The nation's smallest businesses--those with less than 10 employees--led the renewed hiring by adding 368,000 jobs at over 100,000 new locations. Business establishments with 100 or more employees added more than 362,000 jobs, while those employing 10 to 99 people hired more than 283,000. This preliminary information from the soon-to-be released 1992 County Business Patterns report series shows that the number of small establishments increased steadily between 1987 and 1991, nearly 1 percent a year, jumping 2.2 percent in 1992. Larger establishments (10 or more employees) were up about 1 percent in both number and jobs in 1992, after showing corresponding decreases in 1991. Nationwide, there were 6.3 million nonfarm business establishments in 1992, up 1.9 percent from 1991, for the largest one year gain since 1987. Employment reached 93.3 million, up 1.1 percent, reversing the 1.3 percent decline in 1991. Average salaries ranged from about $21,000 in parts of the South to $28,000 in the Northeast (the New England and Middle Atlantic states). Nearly all areas showed salary increases of over 5 percent for the year. Most states shared in the improved business picture, although there were some isolated weak areas. Regionally, the Mountain states had the highest employment jumps -- five of eight states in this region had a 4 percent or greater increase in hiring. The Northeast continued weak with the number of jobs falling for the third straight year. However, the number of businesses were up slightly in 1992. The Pacific states continued to show a mixed pattern with Alaska and Washington state reporting growth in businesses of about 5 percent or more. California, however, posted its second straight decline in employment and first decline in the number of businesses since 1980. Manufacturers reduced their average number of employees per location by 5 percent in 1992. This is the third consecutive decline in size of manufacturing establishments, from an average of 53.7 employees in 1989 to 46.9 in 1992. Service based businesses continued increasing their share of the job base and in 1992 claimed more than 1/3 of the nation's nonfarm labor force. Salaries in service sector jobs, however, averaged about 6 percent less than the overall average for all nonfarm businesses. County Business Patterns is an annual series of separate reports for each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and a U.S. Summary. Each state report has state-wide and county-level mid-March employment, first quarter and annual payrolls, and total number of establishments by employment-size class. Comparable reports have been published since 1974. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPT. 20, 1994 (TUESDAY) preliminary tables are available by calling 301-763-5430. The state-by-state reports will become available on a flow basis beginning September 20th. Media representatives may obtain copies of these reports from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-763-4040, fax: 301-763-4644, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Service Office on 301-763-4100. From press-release-owner Tue Sep 20 10:55:13 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id KAA09140 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 20 Sep 1994 10:53:41 -0400 Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 10:53:41 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199409201453.KAA09140@info.census.gov> Subject: "Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities" (09/16/94) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing September 16, 1994 TP94-16 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities THE BOTTOM LINE ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPTEMBER 16, 1994 (FRIDAY) Contact the Public Information Office to obtain a "Hotline" on the latest report from our Governments Division, Government Finances: 1991-92. It has highlights about state and local government revenues and expenditures. To request this report or other items mentioned in the tipsheet, contact the Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. RECENTLY RELEASED Half of Nation's Children Live in Non-traditional Families, Census Bureau Reports (CB94-121). More children are living in single-parent and "blended" families. Details are in The Diverse Living Arrangements of Children: Summer 1991 (P70-38). Released August 30, 1994. County and City Data Book: 1994 (CB94-132). This volume brings together information from nine Federal agencies on social, demographic, and economic variables. Available from the Government Printing Office on 202-783-3238 (Stock no. 003-024-08753-7). Affordable Housing Lacking for Low-Income Renters, Census Bureau Says (CB94-131). Five million low-income renters spent more than 30 percent of their income on housing in 1991. Housing costs burdens are explored in Households At Risk: Their Housing Situation (H121/94-2). Released September 7, 1994. COMING UP -- Dollars for Scholars: Postsecondary Costs and Financing, 1990-1991. -- Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1994. -- Health Insurance Coverage, 1990 to 1992. NEW DATA FROM THE 1992 ECONOMIC CENSUSES -- Census of Agriculture -- Minnesota (8/15); Nebraska (8/22); Montana (8/23); California (8/19) -- Census of Construction Industries -- Bridge, Tunnel, and Elevated Highway Construction Contractors (9/16); Excavation Work -- Special Trade Contractors (9/16) -- Census of Mineral Industries -- Iron Ores (9/2); Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas (9/2); Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining (9/16); Oil and Gas Field Services (9/16); Coal Mining (9/16) -- Census of Manufactures -- Miscellaneous Food and Kindred Products (9/16); Office, Public Building, and Miscellaneous Furniture/Office and Store Fixtures (9/16); Drugs (9/16); Soap, Cleaners, and Toilet Goods (9/16); Office Supplies, Costume Jewelry, and Notions (9/16) -- Census of Wholesale Trade -- Nevada (8/24); Arizona (8/24); Oregon (9/6); Washington (9/6) -- Census of Retail Trade -- Arizona (8/26); Nevada (8/26); Vermont (9/1) -- Census of Service Industries -- Arizona (8/25); Nevada (8/31); Alaska (8/31); Hawaii (9/6); Colorado (9/6) -- Census of Transportation -- Florida (9/16) UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITS Look for the Census Bureau booth at the following upcoming events: -- National Association of Business Economists, Washington DC (9/25-28) -- Women's Visions Exposition, Washington DC (9/23-25) RESEARCH ON THE GENDER-POVERTY GAP Census Bureau demographer Lynne Casper recently published "The Gender- Poverty Gap: What We Can Learn From Other Countries" in the August edition of the American Sociological Review. The study looks at why women have higher poverty rates than men. The analyses are based on data from the Luxembourg Income Study. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE 1995 CENSUS TEST Next year, the Census Bureau will test procedures that could possibly be used to conduct the year 2000 Census. If you're interested in following the 1995 Census Test, the Public Information Office can put you on the list to receive "Census Test Update." The first issue was mailed out in August -- each issue will contain a brief rundown of census test developments for the sites in New Jersey, Connecticut, Louisiana, and California. CENTER FOR ECONOMIC STUDIES RESEARCH VIA INTERNET The Census Bureau's Center for Economic Studies has placed many of its research studies on Internet. At the first Internet menu, select "Enter the Main Data Bank." At the next menu, select "News and Analysis from the Center for Economic Studies." The studies are arranged by subject. A couple of sample titles: "Gross Job Creation, Gross Job Destruction, and Employment" and "Environmental Regulation and Manufacturing Productivity." For information about accessing the Census Bureau Internet site, send an e-mail message to pio@census.gov. From press-release-owner Thu Sep 29 12:35:22 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id MAA12435 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 29 Sep 1994 12:32:19 -0400 Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 12:32:19 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199409291632.MAA12435@info.census.gov> Subject: "Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities" Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing 09/30/94 Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner September 30, 1994 TP94-17 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities FACTS FROM THE CENSUS BUREAU FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH Attached to this tipsheet you will find a wealth of statistics from the Census Bureau about the nation's Hispanic population for Hispanic Heritage Month. MARTHA RICHE SELECTED FOR DIRECTOR'S JOB President Clinton plans to nominate Martha Farnsworth Riche, Director of Policy Studies for the Population Reference Bureau, to be the Census Bureau's next director. RECENTLY RELEASED Employment Gains in 1992 Significant, Census Bureau Reports (CB94-137). Preliminary information from the 1992 County Business Patterns Reports series. State reports will begin flowing to news organizations soon. Released September 20, 1994. African American Children Comprise a Slightly Larger Share of the Nation's Children, and About One-third Live in Married-Couple Families (CB94-144). Details are contained in the first Congressional Brief, Black Children in America -- 1993. Released September 15, 1994. Characteristics of Nation's Racial and Ethnic Housing Depend Upon Location, Census Bureau Finds (CB94-145). Highlights from America's Racial and Ethnic Groups: Their Housing in the Early Nineties. Released September 15, 1994. Tracking the American Dream -- 50 Years of Housing History from the Census Bureau (CB94-139). How does America's contemporary housing compare to 50 years ago? A new report by housing analyst Jack Devaney gives the details. Released September 13, 1994. Affordable Housing Lacking for Low-Income Renters, Census Bureau Says (CB94-131). How difficult is it for those living on low incomes to find affordable housing? Households At Risk: Their Housing Situation will give you some clues. Released September 7, 1994. NEW DATA FROM THE 1992 ECONOMIC CENSUSES - Census of Agriculture -- North Dakota (9/12); Arkansas (9/13); Arizona (9/14); Texas (9/19); North Carolina (9/21); South Dakota (9/23); Alabama (9/26); Mississippi (9/29) - Census of Mineral Industries -- Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Minerals (Except Fuels) and Services (9/30) - Census of Wholesale Trade -- Oregon (9/6); Washington (9/6); Alaska (9/14); South Dakota (9/14) - Census of Retail Trade -- Washington (9/15); Oregon (9/21) - Census of Service Industries -- Hawaii (9/6); Colorado (9/6) *Also of Interest The July issue of the Monthly Labor Review contains an article by Census Bureau analyst Paul Ryscavage entitled "Gender-Related Shifts in the Distribution of Wages." In the article, Ryscavage examines how women's earnings grew faster than those of men during the 1979-1989 period. Facts on Hispanic Americans From the Census Bureau For Hispanic Heritage Month *Population - In 1993, there were an estimated 22.8 million Hispanics in the United States, almost 9 percent of the total U.S. population. The Hispanic opulation is projected to be over 31.2 million by the year 2000. By 2010, Hispanics might become the second largest race/ethnic group. - The Hispanic population grew by 53 percent between 1980 and 1990, more than seven times as fast as the rest of the nation. The Central and South American population total rose by 67 percent, followed by Mexicans (54 percent), Puerto Ricans (35 percent), and Cubans (30 percent). *Education - Hispanics have made great strides in educational attainment in the last decade. The proportion of Hispanics, aged 25 years and over, with a high school diploma or higher increased from 46 percent in 1983 to 53 percent in 1993. Despite that improvement, in 1993 Hispanics were still much less likely to be high school graduates than were non-Hispanic Whites (84 percent). - Educational attainment levels differ substantially among Hispanic subgroups. For example, Mexican adults (25 years and older) were the least likely to have a high school diploma or higher level of education. Cuban adults were more likely to have bachelor's degrees than Mexican or Puerto Rican adults. *Immigration - Prior to 1950, the vast majority of legal immigrants arrived from Europe in the U.S. From 1950 to 1990, a new wave (nearly 20 million) of legal immigrants arrived, many from Latin America. Between 1951 and 1960, 2 in 10 immigrants came from Latin America. During the 1970s, about 4 in 10 came from Latin America. By the 1980s, 5 in 10 immigrants were from Latin America. - Although many Hispanics were foreign born, about two-thirds were born in the United States. In 1990, over 7.8 million Hispanics were foreign born. About 83 percent of Spaniards and about 67 percent of Mexicans were born in the United States, compared to about 21 percent of Central Americans and 25 percent of South Americans. *Language - The Spanish language is a tie that binds Hispanics together. In 1990, about 8 in 10 Hispanics spoke a language other than English at home. Of the Hispanics who spoke Spanish at home, about one-half spoke English "very well" and about half did not speak English "very well." A greater proportion of Dominicans and Central Americans than Puerto Ricans and Spaniards who spoke Spanish at home did not speak English "very well." *Families - About 55 percent of Hispanic households were maintained by married couples in March 1993, 6 percent by male family householders with no wife present and 19 percent by female family householders with nohusband present. - The householder in about 58 percent of the 6.6 million Hispanic households was of Mexican origin. In about 14 percent of Hispanic households, the householder was Central or South American, 13 percent Puerto Rican, 6 percent Cuban, and 9 percent other Hispanic origin. *Occupations - Fewer Hispanics held jobs as managers or professionals than non-Hispanics in the last decade. Only about 12 percent of Hispanic males held managerial and professional specialty occupations in 1983 and 1993. In 1993, the range went from a high of 20 percent of Cubans to a low of 9 percent of Mexicans. For non-Hispanic males in these occupations, the proportions were 26 percent in 1983 and 28 percent in 1993. *Earnings - Hispanics median household income was lower than for all Americans. In 1992, the median household incomes for Hispanics was $22,859, lower than the median household income of $30,784 for all Americans. The median household income ranged from $18,999 for Puerto Ricans to $26,086 for persons of other Hispanic origin. - The median earnings for year-round, full-time Hispanic males were less than that for non-Hispanic White males. The median earnings of Hispanic males in 1992 ($20,054) were about 63 percent of non-Hispanic White males ($31,765). Mexican men made the least ($18,422), while persons of other Hispanic origin made the most ($25,832). - The median earnings for year-round, full-time Hispanic females ($17,124) were about 78 percent of non-Hispanic White females ($21,930). Central and South American women made the least ($14,895), while Puerto Rican women made the most ($20,178) along with other Hispanics ($20,166). *Poverty - Almost 1.4 million Hispanic families lived in poverty in 1992. More than 1 of every 4 (26.2 percent) Hispanic families were poor, compared with about 1 of every 10 non-Hispanic families. - In 1992, 4 of 10 Hispanic children under 18 years of age were living in poverty, compared with only 13 percent of non-Hispanic White children. Hispanic children represented 12 percent of all children living in the United States but were 21 percent of all children living in poverty in 1992. Puerto Ricans had the greatest proportion of children living in poverty (52 percent) compared with a low of 22 percent among Cuban children. *Housing - There were 3.4 million Hispanic renters in 1990. About half of the Hispanic renters were of Mexican origin and 17 percent were of Puerto Rican origin. - Approximately 42 percent of Hispanic householders were owners. The rates of ownership ranged from 26 percent for Puerto Rican householders to 51 percent for householders of Cuban origin. - Nearly half of the renters of Mexican origin were recent movers in 1990. About one in three renters of Puerto Rican or Cuban origin moved into their homes during 1989 or later. Hispanic owners were slightly more mobile than owners in general, but there were few significant differences in the mobility rates of Hispanic owners by type. - The median household income of Hispanic-origin owners was $33,120 in 1989. After adjusting for inflation, the median household income of Hispanic-origin owners increased 2 percent since 1979. The median income of Mexican owners was lower than the other Hispanic groups. - The median household income of Hispanic-origin renters was $18,780 in 1989, up 7.2 percent in real terms since 1979. The median income estimates for Mexican, Puerto Rican, or Cuban renters were all below the national median in 1990. - The median value of homes owned by Mexican-origin households ($66,600) was below the median value of all owner-occupied properties in the U.S. in 1990 ($80,900). The median value of homes owned by Puerto Rican ($90,600), Cuban ($92,200), and other Hispanic-origin householders ($98,200) were above the national median. - The median monthly housing cost of all Hispanic-origin owners approximated the U.S. median in 1990. Mexican-origin owners with mortgages paid lower monthly housing costs than the other Hispanic owners. - The median monthly housing costs for Hispanic-origin renters was $462 in 1990. Monthly housing costs ranged from $437 for Mexican-origin renters to $519 for other Hispanics. - Hispanic owners comprised 4 percent of the total number of homeowners in the U.S. in 1990 and they increased by 43 percent since 1980. - In 1991, less than two out of five Hispanic householders were homeowners, ranging from 30 percent in cities to just under half of the Hispanic householders in suburbs and nonmetropolitan areas. The homeownership rates of Hispanic householders did not change significantly since 1987. - The median size of Hispanic households was approximately three persons in 1991. Almost a quarter (23 percent) were comprised of five or more persons. - The median age of homes occupied by Hispanic households was 31 years in 1991. Approximately 22 percent lived in older construction built before 1940, while 15 percent resided in units built since 1980. - In 1991, the median size of single family detached and mobile homes occupied by Hispanics was about 1,400 square feet, smaller than the median for all owner-occupied properties of these types (about 1,700 square feet). To find more statistics on Hispanics, consult: - The Hispanic Population in the United States: March 1993 (P20-475) - America's Race and Ethnic Groups: Their Housing in the Nineties (H121/94-3) - We, The American Hispanics (WE-2) - Hispanic Americans Today (P20-183) From press-release-owner Thu Oct 6 11:35:38 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id LAA20816 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 6 Oct 1994 11:32:07 -0400 Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 11:32:07 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199410061532.LAA20816@info.census.gov> Subject: "Number of Americans in Poverty Up for 4th Year" (10/06/94) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: OCTOBER 6, 1994 at 12:00 NOON (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB94-159 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Carmen DeNavas (Income/Health Insurance) 301-763-8576 Eleanor Baugher (Poverty) 301-763-8578 Robert Cleveland (Benefits and Taxes) 301-763-8576 Leatha Lamison-White (Benefits and Taxes) 301-763-8578 CENSUS BUREAU ANNOUNCES NUMBER OF AMERICANS IN POVERTY UP FOR FOURTH YEAR ALTHOUGH POVERTY RATE UNCHANGED; HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND HEALTH CARE COVERAGE DROP The number of Americans living below the poverty level increased between 1992 and 1993, for the fourth straight year, while median household income declined, after adjusting for inflation. During this same period, the number of persons with health insurance coverage went down, according to excerpts from a report and statistical brief to be published later this year by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. "In 1993, 15.1 percent of the population was poor, a rate not significantly different from the previous year," according to Daniel Weinberg, chief of the Census Bureau's Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division. "There were 39.3 million Americans in poverty in 1993 or 1.3 million more than in 1992, reflecting population growth," Weinberg says. "In 1989, 32.4 million or 13.1 percent of Americans were poor. The poverty threshold for a four-person family was $14,763 in 1993," he says. Weinberg says that, "Although the most recent recessionary period ended in March 1991, household income in 1993 did not recover to its position before the recession." Findings in the report, entitled Income, Poverty, and Valuation of Noncash Benefits: 1993 (P60-188), show that the real median income of households in 1993 ($31,241) was 1.0 percent below the 1992 median of $31,553. This was the second, full, year following the recession of July 1990-March 1991. The 1993 per capita income of Americans, $15,574, was 1.8 percent higher than in 1992 in real terms. On the health insurance front, Weinberg reports that the number of persons without health insurance coverage increased from 38.6 million in 1992 to 39.7 million in 1993. Weinberg says that, "The proportion of the nation's population without health insurance was unchanged from 1992 to 1993, at 15.3 percent." In addition to the official income and poverty data released today, the Census Bureau also released income and poverty estimates based upon 17 other definitions of income. Using these alternative definitions of income, the poverty rate ranges from 8.7 percentage points above the official definition (15.1 percent) to 3.9 percentage points below it, resulting in poverty rates of between 11.2 and 23.8 percent. However, most of the alternative income definitions reveal the same upward trend in numbers of Americans in poverty. Other highlights on poverty, income, and health care coverage follow: Poverty - The poverty rate for children (22.7 percent) remained higher than that of other age groups, but was not significantly changed between 1992 and 1993. - There was no significant change between 1992 and 1993 in the poverty rates for Whites (12.2 percent), African Americans (33.1 percent), persons of Hispanic origin (30.6 percent), or Asians and Pacific Islanders (15.3 percent). However, the number of poor persons was higher for Whites (up by 967,000) and Hispanics (up by 534,000). - Among the nation's four regions in 1993, the Northeast (13.3 percent) and the Midwest (13.4 percent) had the lowest poverty rates. (These rates were not statistically different from each other.) The poverty rate in the West (15.6 percent) was higher than that in the Midwest and the Northeast. As has historically been the case, the poverty rate was highest in the South (17.1 percent). - The poverty rate in metropolitan areas, 14.6 percent, was lower than the rate elsewhere (17.2 percent). - The number (8.4 million) and proportion (12.3 percent) of poor families in 1993 were both unchanged from 1992 levels. - The poverty rate was 35.6 percent for families with a female householder with no husband present, while married-couple families had a poverty rate of 6.5 percent. These 1993 rates were unchanged from 1992. - The poverty rate increased in California, the District of Columbia, and Louisiana, and fell in New Mexico between 1991 and 1993, using two-year moving averages (1991-92 and 1992-93). Income - Overall, family households experienced a decline in real median household income of 1.6 percent between 1992 and 1993, from $38,098 to $37,484. In comparison, nonfamily households experienced a 3.4 percent increase after having experienced two years of declines. The increase was concentrated in households maintained by men living alone. (The bureau defines a family household to be households maintained by a family plus any unrelated persons who may reside there.) - Households located in the central cities of large metropolitan areas (metropolitan areas of one million or more) experienced a 3.2 percent decline in real income between 1992 and 1993, from $27,498 to $26,622. These households have experienced a continuous decline in real annual income since 1989 ($30,260), falling 12.0 percent. - 1993 median income for White ($32,960), African American ($19,532), Asian and Pacific Islander ($38,347), and Hispanic ($22,886) households remained unchanged in real terms from their 1992 levels. The real median household income for all these groups is lower than in 1989. - The real median earnings of year-round, full-time workers, 15 years old and over, declined 2.2 percent for males ($30,407) and 1.2 percent for females ($21,747) between 1992 and 1993. (The percentage declines were not significantly different from each other.) The ratio of female-to-male earnings for these workers remained at 72 percent, equal to the all-time high first reached in 1990. - Householders aged 15 to 24 was the only age group to experience a significant increase (6.3 percent) in real median household income between 1992 and 1993. Householders over the age of 24 experienced either no change or a decline. - Between 1989 and 1993, all regions experienced significant declines in real median household income. The largest decline was experienced by households in the Northeast. The 1993 median household income was $33,747 in the Northeast, $31,400 in the Midwest, $28,441 in the South, and $33,739 in the West. (The medians for the Northeast and West were not significantly different from each other.) - Based on the two 2-year averages (1991-92 and 1992-93), real median household income declined significantly for the District of Columbia and three states: Connecticut, New York, and South Carolina. The same type of comparison shows that the median household income increased for three states: Georgia, Idaho, and Utah. The median household income for the remaining 44 states did not change significantly. Health Care Coverage - About 11.5 million or 29.3 percent of the nation's poor had no insurance in 1993, an increase of about half a million people since 1992. - Seventy percent of the insured were covered by a private plan in 1993, 57 percent by a group health plan, 12.2 percent by Medicaid, 13 percent by Medicare, and 4 percent by military health care. (Individuals can be covered by more than one type of health insurance.) - About 29 percent of workers employed by firms with fewer than 25 employees had employer-provided insurance in 1993. In firms with 1,000 or more workers, however, 67 percent of the employees had employer-provided policies. Overall, 52 percent of the nation's 137.1 million workers had employer-provided health insurance policies in their own name. - Part-time workers (less than 35 hours per week) had the highest uninsured rates, 20 percent, while persons who did not work at all had the lowest uninsured rates, 14 percent. This pattern was most likely attributable to Medicare coverage of the elderly and the Medicaid safety net. - Based on average changes for 1991-92 and 1992-93, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Utah, and Virginia showed a greater increase in health insurance coverage, while 13 states had less coverage: Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming. - Although health insurance coverage for the District of Columbia improved, it still had the highest proportion of persons without health insurance when compared to the 50 states, using the 3-year average of 1991-93. Hawaii, though not statistically different from Wisconsin, had the lowest uninsured rate. The information presented above is from the March 1994 Current Population Survey. As in all surveys, the data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. _________________________________________________________________ The estimates for 1993 are based on civilian noninstitutional population benchmarks established by the 1990 Decennial Census. For the first time in the history of the Current Population Survey (CPS), estimates of the decennial census undercount were used in establishing the population benchmarks. In addition, previously published data for 1989 and 1992 have been revised to 1990 Census population controls. _________________________________________________________________ -X- Editor's Note: media representatives may obtain reproduced excerpts from the forthcoming report on income, poverty, and non-cash and a reproduced copy of the statistical brief on health care coverage from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-763-4040, fax: 301-763-4644, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media requests should go to the bureau's income staff (301-763-8576) or poverty staff (301-763-8578). A notice will be issued by the bureau when printed copies of the report and statistical brief are made available. From press-release-owner Mon Oct 17 08:10:27 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id IAA22148 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 17 Oct 1994 08:08:43 -0400 Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 08:08:43 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199410171208.IAA22148@info.census.gov> Subject: "Martha Riche Confirmed as Census Director" (10/14/94) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Information Office CB94-167 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 TDD MARTHA RICHE CONFIRMED AS CENSUS DIRECTOR Martha Farnsworth Riche was confirmed on Oct. 6, 1994, as the Director of the Census Bureau in the Department of Commerce. Riche comes to the Census Bureau from the Population Reference Bureau, where she was Director of Policy Studies. "I am very delighted to have a person with Dr. Riche's credentials join my team," Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown said. "We can now focus on the challenge of designing a better census for the year 2000." Riche was an editor for American Demographics, Inc. from 1987-1991, where she developed the first national reports on the emerging consumer marketing information industry. She also has served as an economist with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is the author of over 200 publications, papers, and articles. Additionally, she is chair-elect of the Social Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association and a member of the Population Association of America. Riche holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Michigan, an M.A. with honors in economics from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in literature and linguistics from Georgetown University. Riche is the second woman to be appointed as Director of the Census Bureau and is scheduled to assume her position on Nov. 7, 1994. She will be available for interviews after the 7th. -X- From press-release-owner Mon Nov 7 15:49:28 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id PAA16242 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 7 Nov 1994 15:43:37 -0500 Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 15:43:37 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199411072043.PAA16242@info.census.gov> Subject: Where to Rent Without Spending a Fortune (11/8/94) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 8, 1994 (TUESDAY) Public Information Office CB94-170 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Myra Washington 301-763-8120 NEW CENSUS BUREAU STATISTICAL BRIEF SHOWS WHERE TO RENT WITHOUT SPENDING A FORTUNE EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 8, 1994 (TUESDAY) - Don't want to be eaten alive by housing rental payments? A new statistical brief entitled, Housing in Metropolitan Areas--Renter Financial Characteristics (SB/94-19), from the Commerce Department's Census Bureau, shows renters where to save and where to spend. Among the nation's 46 largest metropolitan areas (those with one million or more people), the highest median gross rental costs were in Anaheim-Santa Ana, Calif., at $790 per month in 1990. Pittsburgh ($366) and Cincinnati ($367) had the lowest. "When we look at all metro areas, large and small, we found the lowest rents were in Danville, Va. ($278) and Johnstown, Pa. ($279)," says Myra Washington, author of the brief. "The highest was Stamford, Conn. ($844)." But rent alone is not enough to determine how affordable housing is. If rents are low but incomes are also low, that can be as bad as high rents in high income areas. "When we looked at gross rent as a percentage of household income, we found the best `bargain' was Hickory-Morganton, N.C.," Washington says. "In fact, generally smaller metro areas in the South had the lowest rents versus income," she noted. But, watch out for small metro areas with large universities! Bryan-College Station, Texas, and Lawrence, Kan., had the highest rents versus incomes, but that makes sense since college students would usually have low incomes. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 8, 1994 (TUESDAY) - media representatives may obtain copies of the brief from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-763-4040, fax: 301-763-4644, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. Corresponding data for all 335 metro areas can be obtained by contacting Robert Bonnette at 301-763-8553. From press-release-owner Mon Nov 14 07:10:54 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id HAA21047 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 14 Nov 1994 07:07:51 -0500 Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 07:07:51 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199411141207.HAA21047@info.census.gov> Subject: State and Local Goverment Employment Increases (11/14/94) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 14, 1994 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB94-175 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Meredith De Hart 301-763-2898 1-800-242-2184 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT INCREASES AS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT DECREASES, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 14, 1994 (MONDAY) The number of civilian employees in the federal government declined while civilian employment in state and local government increased in 1992 compared with 1991, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said in a report released today. The number of civilian federal government employees decreased by 55,758 to 3,046,873 or 1.8 percent from 1991 to 1992. The report, Public Employment, 1992 (GE/92-1), shows a 1.6 percent increase (73,250 workers) in state government employment, and a 1.6 percent increase (172,834 workers) in local government employment. Of the 18,745,000 civilian government employees in 1992, 3,046,873 were federal employees, 4,594,635 worked for state governments, and 11,103,221 people worked for local governments. More than half (55.6 percent) of all local government employees and slightly less than half (44.6 percent) of all state government employees are working in the education area, including the elementary and secondary education function and the higher education function. Gross payrolls for civilian government employees were estimated at $43.1 billion in October 1992, a 4.6 percent increase from $41.2 billion in October 1991. All levels of governments showed increases in salary and wage costs in 1992; federal $9.9 billion (up 2.5 percent), state $9.8 billion (up 4.2 percent), and local $23.4 billion (up 5.6 percent). The report provides information on government employment and payrolls by state, by type of government, and by government function. It contains data for the federal government, all 50 state governments, and local governments by state and by type of government. These statistics are estimates from a sample survey and are subject to sampling variability as well as nonsampling errors. Changes cited in this release are statistically significant in that the 90-percent confidence interval does not contain zero. For more details on the sample design or an explanation of sampling variability, see the publication. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 14, 1994 (MONDAY) media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-763-4040, fax: 301-763-4644, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. From press-release-owner Thu Nov 17 13:03:46 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id NAA08098 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 17 Nov 1994 13:01:03 -0500 Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 13:01:03 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199411171801.NAA08098@info.census.gov> Subject: Iroquois Heads List of Top Ten Tribes w/Highest Income Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 17, 1994 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB94-181 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Edna Paisano 301-763-2607 IROQUOIS HEADS LIST OF TOP 10 TRIBES WITH HIGHEST FAMILY INCOME, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 17, 1994 (THURSDAY) - Deputy Commerce Secretary David J. Barram marking the 50th Anniversary of National Congress of American Indians today released a new government report on the social and economic conditions of American Indian Tribes. The report from the Commerce Department's Census Bureau found that among the nation's 10 largest American Indian tribes, the Iroquois had the highest median family income in 1989 at $27,025, and Navajo the lowest at $13,940, according to a new report and tape file released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The report and tape file entitled, Characteristics of American Indians by Tribe and Language (CP-3-7) and Subject Summary Tape File 13, also show that Iroquois ($10,568) and Cherokee ($10,469) tribes had the highest per capita incomes, and Navajo ($4,788) the lowest. Barram stated "the report will provide the federal government and American Indians a valuable tool of evaluating present conditions and directing future efforts for development in the American Indian community." The data provide social and economic information from the 1990 census on 329 tribes with 100 or more persons in the entire United States. They also provide information on each tribe for states and metropolitan areas where the tribe had at least 400 persons. Edna Paisano, author of the report, says, "The report's 28 statistical tables provide information by tribe covering topics such as language, income, education, family composition, veteran status, occupation, and housing tenure." Paisano cautions that data from the 1990 census may differ from other sources such as tribal governments and the Bureau of Indian Affairs because census results are based on self-identification by respondents. The following are some highlights from the report: - The Cherokee tribe was the largest with 369,035 people, followed by Navajo (225,298), Sioux (107,321), Chippewa (105,988), Choctaw (86,231), Pueblo (55,330), Apache (53,330), Iroquois (52,557), Lumbee (50,888), and Creek (45,872). Six in 10 American Indians reported as one of these tribes. (The apparent differences in population estimates between Sioux and Chippewa and Apache and Iroquois are not statistically significant.) - Navajo (48.8 percent) and Sioux (44.4 percent) tribes had the highest proportions of people in poverty, while Iroquois had the lowest at 20.1 percent. - Navajo had the largest percentage of poor families at 47.3 percent and Lumbee (20.2), Creek (19.0), and Iroquois (17.3 percent), the lowest. - More than 10 percent of the population had college degrees in four of the 10 largest tribes--Choctaw (13.3 percent), Creek (12.7 percent), Iroquois (11.3 percent), and Cherokee (11.1 percent). - Creek (73.2), Iroquois (71.9), Pueblo (71.5), Choctaw (70.3), Chippewa (69.7), Sioux (69.7), and Cherokee (68.2), all had about the same percentage of high school graduates followed by the Apache (63.8), Lumbee (51.6) and Navajo (51.0). (The apparent difference between the percentages for Lumbee and Navajo was not statistically significant.) - Sioux (36.0 percent) and Chippewa (33.1 percent) had the largest proportions of families maintained by women without husbands. - The proportions of families maintained by men without wives for the 10 largest tribes were: Navajo (10.3 percent), Sioux (9.8 percent), Pueblo (9.6 percent), Chippewa (8.5 percent), Apache (8.4 percent), Lumbee (7.6 percent), Iroquois (7.0 percent), Cherokee (6.1 percent), Choctaw (4.8 percent), and Creek (4.5 percent). (The apparent differences between these percentages were not statistically significant.) This information is based on 1990 census estimates that are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. These sample estimates also may differ from 100 percent count of population for the 1990 census. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 17, 1994 (THURSDAY) - limited supplies of the report are available for media representatives who may obtain a copy by contacting the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-763-4040, fax: 301-763-4644, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders for the report and Subject Summary Tape File 13 requests should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. A four- table profile, presenting selected social, economic, housing, and language information for the top 25 tribes is available by request from the bureau's Racial Statistics Branch, on 301-763-7572. From press-release-owner Mon Nov 21 18:23:48 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id SAA20715 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 21 Nov 1994 18:23:02 -0500 Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 18:23:02 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199411212323.SAA20715@info.census.gov> Subject: "School Enrollment for Nation's Race & Hispanic Groups" Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing (11/21/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 21, 1994 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB94-177 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Rosalind Bruno 301-763-1154 CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS CHANGES IN SCHOOL ENROLLMENT LEVELS OF NATION'S RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN GROUPS EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 21, 1994 (MONDAY) - A report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau shows that while the percentage of young African American adults completing high school increased significantly from 1973 to 1993, that group's college enrollment rate did not increase in relation to that of White young adults. High school completion rates for African Americans rose significantly from 67 percent in 1973 to 75 percent in 1993. There was no change for either Whites (83 percent) or Hispanics (61 percent). In 1993, 42 percent of White high school graduates (18 to 24 years old) were enrolled in college versus 33 percent of African American high school graduates. The comparable percentages in 1973 were 30 percent for Whites and 24 percent for African Americans. The college enrollment rate of Hispanic high school graduates was 36 percent in 1993, not statistically different from 1973. (The Hispanic rate in 1993 was not statistically different from that of African Americans.) According to Rosalind Bruno, author of the report, School Enrollment - Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1993 (P20-479), "Although the difference in the high school completion rates is narrowing between African Americans and Whites, and college enrollment rates are improving for both groups, the gap in college enrollment has not decreased." The proportion of African American male high school graduates who were attending college did not change significantly between 1973 and 1993. However, the comparable percentage for women rose significantly, so much so that the 1973 difference in enrollment rates between African American women and men disappeared by 1993. The difference between college enrollment rates of White men and women also disappeared. Other highlights include: - There was no measurable difference in enrollment rates for White and African American 3- and 4-year-olds in pre-primary school, around 40 percent in nursery school and kindergarten. The level of Hispanic children enrolled in pre-primary school was significantly lower at 27 percent. - Over the last two decades, there has been a significant increase in minority enrollment at both the elementary and high school levels (21 percent in 1973 to 32 percent in 1993) reflecting changes in the general population. Minority enrollment increased at a faster rate in private schools than in public schools. Minorities include persons other than non-Hispanic Whites. - Among undergraduate college students, about 6 in 10 African Americans and Whites were enrolled in a four-year college, while only about 5 in 10 Hispanics were enrolled in a four-year college. - About 13 percent of all young adults (18-24 years old) were high school dropouts (not enrolled and not a high school graduate). - The proportion of African American young adults, aged 18 to 24, who were high school dropouts was only slightly higher than that for Whites (16 vs. 12 percent). Hispanics, however, had a substantially higher dropout rate at 33 percent in 1993. - In October 1993, 65.4 million persons were enrolled in nursery school through college, not different from the previous year, but 6.1 million more than a decade before. - Elementary school enrollment was 30.6 million in 1993, up from 30.2 million in 1992. - High school enrollment was 13.7 million persons in 1993, up from 13.3 million in 1992. - College enrollment was 13.9 million in 1993, not different from the total in 1992. Women accounted for 54 percent of all college students. - Nursery school enrollment more than doubled from 1973 to 1993, while this population group (persons aged 3 and 4) rose by only 16 percent. - About 6 in 10 nursery school students were enrolled in a private nursery school, and attendance was directly linked to income of their parents. - In 1993, one-third of all 3- and 4-year-olds attended nursery school. Of these children, 29 percent had mothers who held at least a bachelor's degree, while only 8 percent had mothers who did not complete high school. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 21, 1994 (MONDAY) - media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-763-4040, fax: 301-763-4644, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. From press-release-owner Tue Nov 29 15:44:27 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id PAA06563 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 29 Nov 1994 15:37:25 -0500 Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 15:37:25 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199411292037.PAA06563@info.census.gov> Subject: Census Bureau Begins Releasing Gov't Data on Internet (11/28/94) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 28, 1994 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB94-178 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Henry Wulf 301-763-5356 CENSUS BUREAU BEGINS RELEASING GOVERNMENTS DATA ON INTERNET EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 28, 1994, (MONDAY) The Commerce Department's Census Bureau will begin releasing statistical reports on the nation's federal, state and local governments primarily on Internet beginning with 1993 data. Most printed reports on government finance and public employment data will be replaced by a series of fact sheets. Gordon Green, Chief of the Census Bureau's Governments Division, says, "By placing reports on Internet, we are greatly improving consumers' access to important data. This initiative also brings the bureau one step further in complying with the Clinton Administration's National Performance Review mandate to make government information available on electronic networks wherever possible, as well as advancing the National Information Infrastructure agenda government-wide." State Government Finances: 1993, previously published in printed form, will be the first report to go on Internet. A separate fact sheet will be available summarizing major findings for each state government, and there will be a national summary when data for all states are available. The state fact sheets will provide information on how to access the data on Internet, as well as how to receive data for those who do not have access to Internet. A sample fact sheet for Kentucky is attached. There is an additional page of graphs available upon request from the Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Following are the current published reports planned for release on Internet: - State Government Tax Collections: 1993 - State Government Finances: 1993 - City Government Finances: 1992-93 - County Government Finances: 1992-93 - Finances of Employee-Retirement Systems of State and Local Governments: 1992-93 - Government Finances: 1992-93 - City Employment: 1993 - County Government Employment: 1993 - Public Employment: 1993 The statistical reports on governments are the latest Commerce Department documents to be available on Internet. Documents/services already on Internet include: the National Trade Data Bank, the electronic bulletin board, and Fed World. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 28, 1994 (MONDAY) when information is put on Internet, media outlets will be notified via the fact sheets in ample time to prepare local stories. For information about how to access the Census Bureau's Internet site, send an e-mail message to pio@census.gov or contact Jackson Morton at the bureau's Public Information Offce on 301-763-4051. From press-release-owner Wed Nov 30 09:18:08 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id JAA22433 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 30 Nov 1994 09:16:19 -0500 Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 09:16:19 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199411301416.JAA22433@info.census.gov> Subject: America's Manufacturers' Shipments Top $3 Trillion" Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing (11/30/94) Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 30, 1994 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB94-189 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) A. William Visnansky 30l-763-5894 AMERICA'S MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS TOP $3 TRILLION IN 1992, PACED BY FOOD, CHEMICAL, AND TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT GAINS EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 30, 1994 (WEDNESDAY) - The nation's manufacturing sector registered a $530 billion increase in shipments between 1987 and 1992--a 21 percent increase for the 5-year period--according to the 1992 Census of Manufactures, Preliminary U.S. Summary (MP92-SUM-1 (P)), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Three major groups--Food (Standard Industrial Code [SIC] 20) at $404 billion, Transportation Equipment (SIC 37) at $401 billion, and Chemicals (SIC 28) at $306 billion accounted for about 37 percent of the $3 trillion total. During the same 5-year period, employment by U.S. manufacturers fell 4 percent, or 696 thousand employees, to 18,253,500. New capital expenditures by manufacturers, on the other hand, increased 32 percent to more than $100 billion. Over 380,000 manufacturing organizations in 20 major groups are included in the 1992 Census of Manufactures. These major groups include a wide range of products such as food, apparel, lumber, chemicals, computers, and transportation equipment. All dollar values in the report are shown in current dollars, not adjusted for changes in price levels. Among the more significant changes between 1987 and 1992: - SHIPMENTS--Though all major groups showed increases since 1987, Tobacco (SIC 21) and Chemicals (SIC 28) had the largest percentage increases of 69 and 33 percent, respectively. New Mexico and Washington reported the highest percentage increases of 125 and 57 percent, respectively. New Hampshire and the District of Columbia showed the only decreases of 8 and 6 percent. - EMPLOYMENT--Only five major groups reported increases in employment. Rubber and Plastics Products (SIC 30) and Chemicals (SIC 28) reported the greatest, up 9 and 4 percent, respectively. Leather (SIC 31) and Tobacco (SIC 21) showed the greatest declines, down 22 and 14 percent. About 27 percent of all U.S. manufacturing employment was concentrated in the three largest manufacturing major groups--Industrial Machinery and Equipment (SIC 35, which includes computers), Transportation Equipment (SIC 37), and Printing and Publishing (SIC 27). Alaska and South Dakota had the largest percentage increases since 1987, 41 and 27 percent, respectively. The District of Columbia and Rhode Island reported the largest percentage decreases, 24 and 21 percent, respectively. - NEW CAPITAL EXPENDITURES--New capital expenditure increases were reported for most industries and states. Petroleum and Coal Products (SIC 29) and Chemicals (SIC 28) reported the largest percentage increases of 185 and 90 percent, respectively. Tobacco (SIC 21) and Fabricated Metal Products (SIC 34) showed the largest percentage decreases, 16 and 8 percent. The top three major groups, Chemicals (SIC 28), Transportation Equipment (SIC 37), and Food (SIC 20), accounted for about 36 percent of new capital expenditures. North Dakota and Louisiana had the largest percentage increases in capital expenditures, 230 and 161 percent, respectively. The District of Columbia and Maryland showed the largest decreases, 27 and 11 percent. These data are from the 1992 Census of Manufactures, Preliminary Industry Series, U.S. Summary (MC92-SUM-1 (P)). This report provides national totals for industry groups and industries, and state totals for all manufacturing. This information helps government agencies and private interest groups assess the performance of the economy and helps private businesses monitor it's markets. Copies of this report are available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 (price $2.50, stock number 803-038-00168-2). Final Industry Series Reports, scheduled for release beginning in the Fall, will provide additional useful tabulations of industry data at the national level. The Geographic Area Series Reports, with additional data for states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places are scheduled for release beginning in mid-1995. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOVEMBER 30, 1994 (WEDNESDAY) - data from the reports also will be available on CD-ROM. Media representatives may obtain copies of this report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-763-4040. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301- 763-4100. From press-release-owner Wed Dec 7 07:35:42 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id HAA10640 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 7 Dec 1994 07:33:46 -0500 Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 07:33:46 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199412071233.HAA10640@info.census.gov> Subject: Debt on Single-Family Properties Increases 45 Percent Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing (12/0/94) Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: DECEMBER 5, 1994 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB94-182 301-763-4040 301-763-5668 (TDD) Peter Fronczek Howard Savage (301) 763-8165 DEBT ON SINGLE-FAMILY PROPERTIES INCREASES 45 PERCENT IN 10 YEARS, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS EMBARGOED UNTIL: DECEMBER 5, 1994, (MONDAY) - Outstanding debt on single-family, owner-occupied properties totaled $1.7 trillion in 1991, an increase of 45 percent over 1981, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The increase was calculated after adjusting for both inflation and a rise in the number of properties. Adjustable rate mortgages grew 326 percent, from 900,000 in 1981 to 3.8 million in 1991. The report said that rental and vacant properties with five or more units totaled 622,000 compared with 577,000 in 1981. Mortgage debt on these properties increased from $132 billion to $329 billion (the 1981 figure was adjusted for inflation and an increase in the number of properties). Peter Fronczek, co-author of the report, said that the report, Residential Finance Survey Series 1991 (CH-4-1), "...is the only government survey that provides information for properties rather than persons, households, or housing units. Since the survey is taken every 10 years, it provides useful perspectives on changes in how residential property is financed." The survey also covered rental and vacant properties with five or more units, indicating there were 622,000 of these in 1991 compared to 577,000 in 1981. For the same period, the mortgage debt outstanding on these large rental units was $329 billion in 1991 compared to $132 billion in 1981. Other highlights from the report: - There were 47.6 million one-family owner-occupied properties in 1991 compared to 41.2 million in 1981, an increase of 15 percent. - Significant changes were seen in the types of first mortgages. One-family owner-occupied properties with adjustable rate first mortgages (ARMs) increased to 3.8 million in 1991 from 900,000 in 1981, an increase of 326 percent. In 1991, there were 688,000 one-family owner-occupied properties mortgaged with a home equity loan only, about 2 percent of all mortgaged properties. Data on home equity loans were not collected in 1981. - Problems experienced by savings and loan organizations and the marked increase in mortgage-backed securities had a definite impact on who held first mortgages during the decade. For example, federally-secured mortgages increased their market share by 19 points, while savings and loan organizations had a decrease of 19 points. - There were marked changes in the volume of first mortgages held by different types of holders. Mortgage companies, some of which are owned by commercial banks and insurance companies, increased the volume of first mortgages on one-family owner-occupied properties to 2.2 million in 1991 from 628,000 in 1981. - The number of first mortgages held by federally-secured pools increased to 10.1 million from 3.7 million, while mortgages held by savings and loans decreased 36 percent during the decade. - FHA-insured first mortgages of large rental properties increased by 33 percent and uninsured conventional mortgages increased by 10 percent. - Uninsured conventional first mortgages remained the primary vehicle for financing large rental properties. - Owners of large rental properties had more debt and less equity in their properties during the decade. The median mortgage debt as a percent of a property's value was 55 percent in 1991 compared to 43 percent in l981. - The trend has been toward longer terms for financing large rental properties. Twenty-eight year or more mortgages increased from 21 percent to 36 percent, and 22-year or less mortgages decreased from 58 percent to 50 percent. The report is based on data taken every 10 years as part of the decennial census. As in all surveys, the data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: DECEMBER 5, 1994 (MONDAY) - media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-763-4040, fax: 301-763-4644, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-4100. From press-release-owner Wed Dec 7 10:40:26 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id KAA08344 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 7 Dec 1994 10:33:23 -0500 Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 10:33:23 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199412071533.KAA08344@info.census.gov> Subject: Census Bureau to Receive Vice President Gore's Hammer Award Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing (12/07/94) Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 7, 1994 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB94-O.04 301-763-4040 REVISED 301-763-5668 (TDD) CENSUS BUREAU TO RECEIVE VICE PRESIDENT GORE'S HAMMER AWARD Today the Commerce Department's Census Bureau will receive Vice President Al Gore's Hammer Award for promoting efficiency in government, a major goal of the Clinton Administration's National Performance Review. The Bureau is being honored for creating an INTERNET prototype system that provides a new and more efficient way to distribute Census Bureau data and dramatically increase public access to Bureau information. The Bureau is continuing to expand access while ensuring confidentiality is protected. The Census Bureau envisions a day in the not too distant future when most census data will be disseminated electronically. The Census Bureau, which receives the award for the second time, is one of 22 federal agency teams to get the award, sponsored by the Washington Area Working Group for Reinvention and National Performance Review. The first was for using computers to assist in surveying, yielding more accurate information and faster data collection. The Hammer Award is a $6 hammer that symbolizes the administration's commitment to cutting through bureaucracy and rebuilding a government that is more customer oriented. On Nov. 22, Jane A. Callen, Assistant Director for Communications and Arnold A. Jackson, Associate Director for Information Technology at the Census Bureau, also received recognition for the INTERNET prototype system when they were honored with Secretary Brown's, "Cutting Red Tape" Award. Other members of the INTERNET team at the Census Bureau include, Donald E. Badrak II, Edward Cary Bean, Jr., Richard L. Bitzer, Larry W. Carbaugh, Gary L. Goldberg, Eric G. Grant, Valerie J. Gregg, Robert B. Hammond, Jackson H. Morton, Barry D. Nichols, Chris C. Stuber, Richard W. Swartz, and Scott D. Williams. The INTERNET is a worldwide computer "network of networks" that allows users to access and download information from anywhere in the world using a personal computer and a modem. Between March and September of 1994, over 1 million INTERNET users have logged onto the Census site on the information highway. The types of information available on the site include Bureau news releases, statistical briefs, estimates from demographic and economic program areas, plus much more. The ceremony will be held today from 12:30 to 2:30 at the Mellon Auditorium located at Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th Streets, NW. ABC-TV correspondent Cokie Roberts and "NPR," National Public Radio will be the masters of ceremony. Media planning to cover the event should notify Mary Ann Maloney at 202-606-1800. -X- From press-release-owner Mon Dec 12 08:53:04 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id IAA16152 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 12 Dec 1994 08:51:41 -0500 Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 08:51:41 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199412121351.IAA16152@info.census.gov> Subject: tipsheet Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing December 9, 1994 TP94-20 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities IMPORTANT NOTICE: Effective Monday, December 19, all telephone numbers at the Census Bureau will change, as part of a switchover by federal agenices in the Washington, D.C. area to a different telecommunications system. The Public Information Office number will be 301-457-2794. Our fax number will be 301-457-3670. RECENTLY RELEASED 1992 County Business Patterns -- State Fact Sheets. The state reports from the 1992 County Business Patterns series began flowing out recently, and fact sheets highlighting statistics for 15 states and the District of Columbia have been mailed to media outlets within these states. Included is information about major industries, employment, payrolls, etc. Fact sheets and reports are available for Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Also now available, 1992 County Business Patterns, U. S. Summary. To obtain these or other items mentioned in the tipsheet, media representatives should call 301-763-4040. (Beginning December 19, 1994 the number will be 301-457-2794.) Health Insurance Coverage -- 1993 (SB/94-28). This statistical brief is based on results from the March 1993 Current Population Survey. It includes information on types of coverage and demographic characteristics of those with and without coverage. Released in October. Characteristics of American Indians by Tribe and Language (CP-3-7). Release CB94-181 of November 17. Public Employment, 1992 (GE/92-1). Release CB94-175 of November 14. School Enrollment -- Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1993 (P20-479). Release CB94-177 of November 21. Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Health Insurance, 1990 to 1992 (P70-37). Release CB94-166 of October 31. Subject Summary Type Files on CD-ROM (SSTFs). New compact discs are available for the Hispanic population (SSTF-03), Asian and Pacific Islanders (SSTF-05), Ancestry (SSTF-02), and Foreign-Born (SSTF-01). These are "for sale" items available from Census Customer Services at 301-763-4100. (Beginning December 19, 1994 the number will be 301-763-INFO(4636).) NEW DATA FROM THE 1992 ECONOMIC CENSUSES -- Census of Agriculture -- Louisiana (11/2); Georgia, South Carolina (11/3); Alaska (11/4); Hawaii (11/7); Summary (release CB94-173 of 11/10) -- Census of Retail Trade -- Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Ohio (11/9); Arkansas (11/14); Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas (11/15); Florida (11/16) -- Census of Wholesale Trade -- Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Virginia (11/2); Maryland, New Jersey, New York, West Virginia (11/3); Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina (11/8); Oklahoma, Tennessee (11/14); Alabama (11/18) -- Census of Manufactures -- Fabricated Structural Metal Products; Heating Apparatus (Except Electric and Warm Air Furnaces) and Plumbing Fixtures; Rubber Products; Dyeing and Finishing Textiles, Except Wool Fabrics and Knit Goods; Miscellaneous Chemical Products -- Census of Service Industries -- Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island (11/1); Connecticut, New York (11/9); New Jersey, Pennsylvania (11/16) From press-release-owner Mon Dec 19 08:56:08 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id IAA13721 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 19 Dec 1994 08:40:43 -0500 Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 08:40:43 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199412191340.IAA13721@info.census.gov> Subject: U.S. Retail Sales Up 27 Percent Since 1987 (12/20/94) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: DEC. 20, 1994 (TUESDAY) Public Information Office CB94-198 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Fay Dorsett 301-457-2687 800-541-8345 U.S. RETAIL SALES UP 27 PERCENT SINCE 1987 WITH WAREHOUSE CLUBS FASTEST GROWING, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: DEC. 20, 1994 (TUESDAY) - The nation's 1.5 million retail stores posted a 27 percent increase in sales between 1987 and 1992, reaching nearly $1.9 trillion in 1992, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau reported today. Warehouse clubs--with sales up 221 percent between 1987 and 1992--grew faster than any other kind of retailer. Computer and software store sales were second with a 147 percent increase, followed by athletic footwear stores, pet shops, women's accessory stores, and catalog and mail-order houses. Discount department store sales grew 62 percent between 1987 and 1992, and now account for over 5 percent of retail sales. Eight northwestern and mountain states, Idaho, Nevada, Washington, Utah, Montana, Oregon, New Mexico, and Wyoming had the greatest gains in sales. States in the northeast corridor fared the worst, and the District of Columbia experienced the least growth in retail. The retail sector alone created 628,000 new jobs between 1987 and 1992. Florida, Texas, Washington and North Carolina added the highest number of new jobs. Nevada's employment growth rate was 22 percent, the fastest growth among the states. The full report also shows the top ranking metropolitan areas, counties, and cities. Most of the same trends can be examined for local areas in reports for individual states, and all of the figures are available on CD-ROM. None of the figures in this release has been adjusted for inflation. Copies of the printed report, 1992 Census of Retail Trade, Geographic Series -- United States (RC92-A-52), will be available for sale from the Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. (Price $9.50, Stock Number 803-024-00053-7.) Order forms for CD-ROMs may be obtained from the Data User Services Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233 on 301-763-INFO(4636). -X- Note: Press releases for individual states may be requested from the Public Information Office on 301-457-2794. From press-release-owner Mon Dec 19 08:56:05 1994 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id IAA13276 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 19 Dec 1994 08:38:38 -0500 Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 08:38:38 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199412191338.IAA13276@info.census.gov> Subject: State and Local Assessments Near $7 Trillion (12/19/94) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: DEC. 19, 1994 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB94-190 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) John Kennedy 301-457-1595 STATE AND LOCAL ASSESSMENTS NEAR $7 TRILLION, GENERATE $178 BILLION IN TAXES, 1992 CENSUS OF GOVERNMENTS REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: DEC. 19, 1994 (MONDAY) - The assessed value of the nation's taxable property climbed to nearly $7 trillion in 1991, more than double the 1981 total. Locally assessed real property accounted for over $6 trillion of this sum. These values provided the basis for the collection of over $178 billion in state and local property taxes during the 1991-92 tax year. These figures, and other statistics on the scope and importance of assessments and revenues to state and local governments, are reported and reviewed in Volume 2 of the 1992 Census of Governments, Taxable Property Values (GC92(2)-1), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The report also confirms that property taxes continue to be the most important source of local government tax revenues. Other key points reviewed in the report include: - Local assessments on real property account for more than 87 percent of all assessed property values. - Increases in assessed values reflect increases in U.S. real and personal property market values, changes in applicable tax assessment levels, and/or reassessments within applicable levels. - Locally assessed personal property reached $595 billion while state assessed real and personal property stood at $286 billion. - State-by-state listing of assessed value of property subject to local general property taxation is attached. - Assessed value totals for every county and selected cities over 50,000 population are included in the report. All comparisons in this news release involve data from the Census of Governments and are not subject to sampling error. ASSESSED VALUES BY YEAR Assessed value by type 1961 1971 1981 1991 Amount (billions of dollars) Total gross assessed value 366 718 2,958 6,924 State assessed property 28 53 159 286 Locally assessed property 338 664 2,799 6,638 Real property 282 574 2,515 6,044 Personal property 58 90 284 595 -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: DEC. 19, 1994 - media representatives may obtain a copy of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794, fax: 301-457-3670, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636). From press-release-owner Tue Jan 3 09:28:29 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id JAA21007 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 3 Jan 1995 09:21:41 -0500 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 1995 09:21:41 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199501031421.JAA21007@info.census.gov> Subject: Texas Now Second Largest State, D.C. Fastest Loser Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing (12/28/94) EMBARGOED UNTIL: DEC. 28, 1994 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB94-204 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Edwin Byerly 301-457-2419 TEXAS NOW SECOND LARGEST STATE, NEVADA FASTEST GROWING, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FASTEST LOSER, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS EMBARGOED UNTIL: DEC. 28, 1994 (WEDNESDAY)--Texas passed New York to become the nation's second largest state behind California, according to new 1994 population estimates from the Department of Commerce's Census Bureau. Texas expanded its population by 356,000 between 1993 and 1994 to reach 18.4 million. Texas' growth was supported by the second largest natural increase (births minus deaths) in the nation (188,000), the second highest amount of net internal migration from other states (86,000), and the third highest amount of net international migration (75,000). The last time Texas changed population rank was in 1973, when it outgrew Pennsylvania, and became the third largest state. California was by far the most populous state, with an estimated 1994 population of 31.4 million. New York dropped to third at 18.2 million. Eight of the 10 fastest growing states in the country were in the West. Nevada led all states, with a 5.4 percent gain from 1993 to 1994. Arizona was second at 3.3 percent, followed by Idaho at 3.0 percent, Utah and Colorado at 2.6 percent, New Mexico at 2.3 percent, Montana at 1.8 percent, and Oregon at 1.7 percent. The South had the largest population increase of any region, at 1.3 million. Besides Texas, Florida (227,000), Georgia (153,000), North Carolina (117,000), Tennessee (81,000), and Virginia (79,000) were ranked 2nd, 4th, 6th, 9th, and 10th among the states in numerical population increases between 1993 and 1994. Two states--Connecticut and Rhode Island (each -3,000)--and the District of Columbia (-9,000) experienced population declines. In fact, Vermont passed the District of Columbia in population size, and is our 49th largest state. California (272,000 or 0.9 percent) and New York (101,000 or 0.6 percent) had the largest amounts and highest rates of net international migration of any state. California had the highest rate of domestic net outmigration (1.4 percent) of any state, representing a net loss of 426,000 migrants to other states. The District of Columbia had an even higher rate of domestic net outmigration, at 3.0 percent or 17,000 people. Conversely, Nevada, Arizona and Idaho were the only states to have rates of domestic net inmigration over two percent. The nation as a whole, expanded its population from 257.8 million in 1993 to 260.3 million in 1994, a growth of 2.6 million or 1 percent. About 30 percent or 762,000 of the growth was attributed to international migration. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: DEC. 28, 1994 (WEDNESDAY)- media representatives may obtain an additional table that provides rankings of state population estimates and components of change between 1993 and 1994, from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-2794. Non-media requests should go to the bureau's Population Statistics Information Staff on 301-457-2422. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 1. Estimates of the Population of States: July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1994 (In thousands. Includes Armed Forces residing in each state) -------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------- | | | | | | Region, division, |April 1,|July 1, |July 1, |July 1, |July 1, |July 1, and state | 1990 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Census | | | | | | 1 | | | | | -------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------- | | | | | | United States....|248,718 |249,402 |252,131 |255,028 |257,783 |260,341 | | | | | | Northeast..........| 50,811 | 50,858 | 50,964 | 51,100 | 51,277 | 51,396 New England......| 13,207 | 13,220 | 13,209 | 13,203 | 13,235 | 13,270 Middle Atlantic..| 37,604 | 37,638 | 37,755 | 37,897 | 38,042 | 38,125 | | | | | | Midwest............| 59,669 | 59,767 | 60,178 | 60,628 | 61,038 | 61,394 E.N. Central | 42,009 | 42,079 | 42,380 | 42,687 | 42,956 | 43,184 W.N. Central | 17,660 | 17,688 | 17,798 | 17,941 | 18,082 | 18,210 | | | | | | South..............| 85,454 | 85,730 | 86,911 | 88,153 | 89,417 | 90,692 South Atlantic...| 43,571 | 43,758 | 44,441 | 45,094 | 45,737 | 46,398 E.S. Central | 15,180 | 15,209 | 15,346 | 15,517 | 15,709 | 15,890 W.S. Central | 26,703 | 26,764 | 27,124 | 27,542 | 27,971 | 28,404 | | | | | | West...............| 52,784 | 53,047 | 54,078 | 55,146 | 56,051 | 56,859 Mountain.........| 13,659 | 13,716 | 14,021 | 14,376 | 14,777 | 15,214 Pacific..........| 39,125 | 39,331 | 40,057 | 40,770 | 41,274 | 41,645 | | | | | | New England: | | | | | | Maine............| 1,228 | 1,231 | 1,237 | 1,237 | 1,240 | 1,240 New Hampshire....| 1,109 | 1,112 | 1,108 | 1,114 | 1,124 | 1,137 Vermont..........| 563 | 565 | 568 | 571 | 576 | 580 Massachusetts....| 6,016 | 6,018 | 6,002 | 5,999 | 6,018 | 6,041 Rhode Island.....| 1,003 | 1,005 | 1,004 | 1,002 | 1,000 | 997 Connecticut......| 3,287 | 3,289 | 3,291 | 3,279 | 3,278 | 3,275 | | | | | | Middle Atlantic: | | | | | | New York.........| 17,991 | 18,002 | 18,041 | 18,095 | 18,153 | 18,169 New Jersey.......| 7,730 | 7,740 | 7,767 | 7,813 | 7,859 | 7,904 Pennsylvania.....| 11,883 | 11,896 | 11,947 | 11,990 | 12,030 | 12,052 | | | | | | East North Central:| | | | | | Ohio.............| 10,847 | 10,862 | 10,932 | 11,005 | 11,061 | 11,102 Indiana..........| 5,544 | 5,555 | 5,603 | 5,652 | 5,706 | 5,752 Illinois.........| 11,431 | 11,448 | 11,525 | 11,610 | 11,686 | 11,752 Michigan.........| 9,295 | 9,311 | 9,370 | 9,423 | 9,460 | 9,496 Wisconsin........| 4,892 | 4,902 | 4,949 | 4,997 | 5,044 | 5,082 | | | | | | West North Central:| | | | | | Minnesota........| 4,376 | 4,387 | 4,429 | 4,474 | 4,524 | 4,567 Iowa.............| 2,777 | 2,780 | 2,792 | 2,808 | 2,821 | 2,829 Missouri.........| 5,117 | 5,126 | 5,158 | 5,193 | 5,235 | 5,278 North Dakota.....| 639 | 637 | 634 | 635 | 637 | 638 South Dakota.....| 696 | 697 | 702 | 709 | 716 | 721 Nebraska.........| 1,578 | 1,581 | 1,592 | 1,604 | 1,613 | 1,623 Kansas...........| 2,478 | 2,481 | 2,492 | 2,518 | 2,535 | 2,554 | | | | | | South Atlantic: | | | | | | Delaware.........| 666 | 669 | 680 | 690 | 698 | 706 Maryland.........| 4,781 | 4,798 | 4,859 | 4,914 | 4,958 | 5,006 D.C. | 607 | 604 | 594 | 586 | 579 | 570 Virginia.........| 6,189 | 6,214 | 6,287 | 6,389 | 6,473 | 6,552 West Virginia....| 1,793 | 1,792 | 1,799 | 1,807 | 1,818 | 1,822 North Carolina...| 6,632 | 6,657 | 6,752 | 6,838 | 6,952 | 7,070 South Carolina...| 3,486 | 3,499 | 3,557 | 3,595 | 3,630 | 3,664 Georgia..........| 6,478 | 6,506 | 6,624 | 6,765 | 6,902 | 7,055 Florida..........| 12,938 | 13,019 | 13,288 | 13,510 | 13,726 | 13,953 | | | | | | East South Central:| | | | | | Kentucky.........| 3,687 | 3,692 | 3,715 | 3,753 | 3,794 | 3,827 Tennessee........| 4,877 | 4,891 | 4,950 | 5,021 | 5,094 | 5,175 Alabama..........| 4,040 | 4,048 | 4,087 | 4,131 | 4,181 | 4,219 Mississippi......| 2,575 | 2,577 | 2,594 | 2,613 | 2,640 | 2,669 | | | | | | West South Central:| | | | | | Arkansas.........| 2,351 | 2,354 | 2,371 | 2,395 | 2,426 | 2,453 Louisiana........| 4,220 | 4,217 | 4,241 | 4,273 | 4,290 | 4,315 Oklahoma.........| 3,146 | 3,147 | 3,168 | 3,206 | 3,233 | 3,258 Texas............| 16,986 | 17,045 | 17,344 | 17,667 | 18,022 | 18,378 | | | | | | Mountain: | | | | | | Montana..........| 799 | 800 | 808 | 823 | 841 | 856 Idaho............| 1,007 | 1,012 | 1,039 | 1,066 | 1,100 | 1,133 Wyoming..........| 454 | 453 | 458 | 464 | 470 | 476 Colorado.........| 3,294 | 3,304 | 3,370 | 3,463 | 3,564 | 3,656 New Mexico.......| 1,515 | 1,520 | 1,547 | 1,581 | 1,616 | 1,654 Arizona..........| 3,665 | 3,679 | 3,747 | 3,835 | 3,945 | 4,075 Utah.............| 1,723 | 1,730 | 1,767 | 1,811 | 1,860 | 1,908 Nevada...........| 1,202 | 1,219 | 1,285 | 1,331 | 1,382 | 1,457 | | | | | | Pacific: | | | | | | Washington.......| 4,867 | 4,901 | 5,018 | 5,146 | 5,259 | 5,343 Oregon...........| 2,842 | 2,858 | 2,920 | 2,975 | 3,035 | 3,086 California.......| 29,758 | 29,905 | 30,416 | 30,909 | 31,217 | 31,431 Alaska...........| 550 | 553 | 569 | 587 | 598 | 606 Hawaii...........| 1,108 | 1,113 | 1,134 | 1,153 | 1,166 | 1,179 -------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------- 1 The April 1, 1990 census counts include count resolution corrections processed through March 1994, and do not include adjustments for census coverage errors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 2. Components of Population Change July 1, 1993 to July 1, 1994 and Population Change April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1994 (In thousands. Includes Armed Forces residing in each state) ------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------- | |April 1, 1990 | July 1, 1993 to July 1, 1994 | to | |July 1, 1994 +------+------+-------------------------------+ | | | Components of change | | | +------+------+--------+--------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | Net | +-------+------ | | | | | Inter- | Net | | Region, division, | Pop |% | | |national|Domestic| Pop |% and state |change|change|Births|Deaths| mig. | mig. |change |change | 1 | | | | | | 1 | ------------------+------+------+------+------+--------+--------+-------+------ | | | | | | | | United States...|2,558 | 1.0 |3,987 |2,279 | 762 | 0 |11,623 | 4.7 | | | | | | | | Northeast.........| 119 | 0.2 | 743 | 495 | 174 | -307 | 585 | 1.2 New England.....| 35 | 0.3 | 183 | 121 | 24 | -51 | 63 | 0.5 Middle Atlantic.| 83 | 0.2 | 560 | 373 | 149 | -256 | 522 | 1.4 | | | | | | | | Midwest...........| 356 | 0.6 | 894 | 572 | 86 | -60 | 1,725 | 2.9 E.N. Central....| 227 | 0.5 | 638 | 394 | 73 | -91 | 1,175 | 2.8 W.N. Central....| 128 | 0.7 | 256 | 177 | 13 | 32 | 550 | 3.1 | | | | | | | | South.............|1,275 | 1.4 |1,374 | 801 | 180 | 471 | 5,238 | 6.1 South Atlantic..| 661 | 1.4 | 675 | 419 | 94 | 276 | 2,827 | 6.5 E.S. Central....| 181 | 1.2 | 229 | 153 | 7 | 93 | 710 | 4.7 W.S. Central....| 433 | 1.5 | 470 | 230 | 79 | 102 | 1,701 | 6.4 | | | | | | | | West..............| 808 | 1.4 | 975 | 412 | 323 | -104 | 4,075 | 7.7 Mountain........| 437 | 3.0 | 244 | 111 | 27 | 269 | 1,555 | 11.4 Pacific.........| 371 | 0.9 | 731 | 301 | 296 | -373 | 2,519 | 6.4 | | | | | | | | New England: | | | | | | | | Maine...........| 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 12 | 0 | -3 | 12 | 1.0 New Hampshire...| 13 | 1.1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 2.5 Vermont.........| 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3.1 Massachusetts...| 23 | 0.4 | 84 | 57 | 15 | -20 | 25 | 0.4 Rhode Island....| -3 | -0.3 | 14 | 10 | 1 | -9 | -7 | -0.7 Connecticut.....| -3 | -0.1 | 46 | 29 | 6 | -26 | -12 | -0.4 | | | | | | | | Middle Atlantic: | | | | | | | | New York........| 16 | 0.1 | 286 | 172 | 101 | -201 | 178 | 1.0 New Jersey......| 45 | 0.6 | 116 | 73 | 38 | -36 | 174 | 2.2 Pennsylvania....| 22 | 0.2 | 159 | 128 | 10 | -19 | 170 | 1.4 | | | | | | | | East North Central| | | | | | | | Ohio............| 41 | 0.4 | 158 | 104 | 6 | -19 | 255 | 2.4 Indiana.........| 47 | 0.8 | 83 | 53 | 3 | 13 | 208 | 3.8 Illinois........| 66 | 0.6 | 190 | 108 | 48 | -64 | 321 | 2.8 Michigan........| 36 | 0.4 | 139 | 84 | 12 | -32 | 201 | 2.2 Wisconsin.......| 38 | 0.7 | 69 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 190 | 3.9 | | | | | | | | West North Central| | | | | | | | Minnesota.......| 43 | 0.9 | 64 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 192 | 4.4 Iowa............| 8 | 0.3 | 37 | 29 | 2 | -2 | 52 | 1.9 Missouri........| 42 | 0.8 | 75 | 55 | 3 | 18 | 161 | 3.1 North Dakota....| 1 | 0.2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -0.1 South Dakota....| 5 | 0.7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 3.6 Nebraska........| 10 | 0.6 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2.8 Kansas..........| 19 | 0.7 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 3.1 | | | | | | | | South Atlantic: | | | | | | | | Delaware........| 8 | 1.1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 6.0 Maryland........| 48 | 1.0 | 77 | 41 | 13 | -4 | 226 | 4.7 D.C.............| -9 | -1.5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | -17 | -37 | -6.1 Virginia........| 79 | 1.2 | 96 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 362 | 5.9 West Virginia...| 4 | 0.2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 1.6 North Carolina..| 117 | 1.7 | 101 | 63 | 5 | 68 | 437 | 6.6 South Carolina..| 34 | 0.9 | 56 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 178 | 5.1 Georgia.........| 153 | 2.2 | 110 | 53 | 8 | 83 | 577 | 8.9 Florida.........| 227 | 1.7 | 192 | 148 | 49 | 128 | 1,015 | 7.8 | | | | | | | | East South Central| | | | | | | | Kentucky........| 33 | 0.9 | 52 | 37 | 1 | 14 | 140 | 3.8 Tennessee.......| 81 | 1.6 | 73 | 47 | 3 | 51 | 298 | 6.1 Alabama.........| 38 | 0.9 | 61 | 42 | 2 | 16 | 178 | 4.4 Mississippi.....| 29 | 1.1 | 42 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 94 | 3.6 | | | | | | | | West South Central| | | | | | | | Arkansas........| 27 | 1.1 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 19 | 102 | 4.3 Louisiana.......| 25 | 0.6 | 69 | 40 | 2 | -8 | 95 | 2.2 Oklahoma........| 25 | 0.8 | 48 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 112 | 3.6 Texas...........| 356 | 2.0 | 318 | 130 | 75 | 86 | 1,392 | 8.2 | | | | | | | | Mountain: | | | | | | | | Montana.........| 15 | 1.8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 7.1 Idaho...........| 33 | 3.0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 126 | 12.5 Wyoming.........| 6 | 1.3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 4.9 Colorado........| 92 | 2.6 | 54 | 24 | 6 | 55 | 361 | 11.0 New Mexico......| 38 | 2.3 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 138 | 9.1 Arizona.........| 130 | 3.3 | 68 | 34 | 10 | 84 | 410 | 11.2 Utah............| 48 | 2.6 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 185 | 10.7 Nevada..........| 75 | 5.4 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 60 | 255 | 21.2 | | | | | | | | Pacific: | | | | | | | | Washington......| 84 | 1.6 | 79 | 41 | 11 | 32 | 476 | 9.8 Oregon..........| 51 | 1.7 | 41 | 28 | 5 | 33 | 244 | 8.6 California......| 214 | 0.7 | 581 | 223 | 272 | -426 | 1,672 | 5.6 Alaska..........| 8 | 1.4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 56 | 10.2 Hawaii..........| 13 | 1.1 | 20 | 7 | 6 | -9 | 70 | 6.3 ------------------+------+------+------+------+--------+--------+-------+------ 1 Population change includes components of change, federal citizen movement, and a small residual. From press-release-owner Tue Jan 3 09:29:04 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id JAA21316 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 3 Jan 1995 09:22:58 -0500 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 1995 09:22:58 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199501031422.JAA21316@info.census.gov> Subject: U.S. Population Totals 261.7M as 1995 Begins (12/30/94) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: DEC. 30, 1994 (FRIDAY) Public Information Office CB94-206 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Kevin Deardorff 301-457-2397 U.S. POPULATION TOTALS 261.7 MILLION AS 1995 BEGINS, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS EMBARGOED UNTIL: DEC. 30, 1994 (FRIDAY)--The United States' population increased by 2.5 million (or 1.0 percent) last year with net migration from overseas accounting for one third of the increase, according to projections released by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The New Year's Day total population projection of 261,653,497 for the United States, the agency said, represented a 5.2 percent increase over the base population on April 1, 1990. It also said the nation's population is projected to grow by another 2.7 million during the coming year. The Census Bureau based its January 1 projection on a population estimate for July 1, 1994, of 260,341,000. This estimate is 321,000 lower than previously published estimates for the same date, which underlie previous projections to late 1994. The Jan. 1, 1995 figure reflects projections of 4.0 million births, 2.3 million deaths, net international migration of 733,000 and net return to the U.S. of American citizens (including armed forces) of 84,000 during 1994. Births and deaths are expected to remain at about the same levels in 1995. The projection does not include U.S. citizens--armed forces or civilian--who live abroad. It is based on the April 1, 1990 population as enumerated in the 1990 census. -X- From press-release-owner Tue Jan 3 16:45:35 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id QAA11199 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 3 Jan 1995 16:36:49 -0500 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 1995 16:36:49 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199501032136.QAA11199@info.census.gov> Subject: Census Advisory, Needs of Non-Federal Data Users (12/29/94) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Information Office CB94-211 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TTD) Gloria Porter 301-457-4030 CENSUS ADVISORY The Commerce Department's Census Bureau is seeking information from non-Federal users of decennial census data about the questions to be asked in the 2000 census. To obtain this information, the Bureau is conducting the Survey of Census Needs of Non-Federal Data Users. The survey process will run through mid-March of 1995, and is intended for state, local, and tribal governments; ethnic and community organizations; the business sector; academic researchers; and the general public. To obtain a survey form, contact Gloria Porter or Doug Lee, Bureau of the Census, Room 3555/3, Washington, DC 20233-2000; 301-457-4030; fax, 301-457-3768; or email, dlee@info.census.gov. -X- December 29, 1994 From press-release-owner Tue Jan 10 10:11:12 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id KAA00529 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 10 Jan 1995 10:03:17 -0500 Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 10:03:17 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199501101503.KAA00529@info.census.gov> Subject: Housing in Metro Areas--Single Parent Families Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing (01/10/95) Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: JAN. 10, 1995 (TUESDAY) Public Information Office CB95-02 301-457-2794 301-457-4067(TDD) Timothy Grall 301-763-8148 NEW YORK LEADS LIST OF LARGE METRO AREAS WITH HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES IN 1990, CENSUS BUREAU FINDS EMBARGOED UNTIL: JAN. 10, 1995 (TUESDAY)--Among the nation's 46 largest metropolitan areas (those with one million or more people), New York had the highest percentage of single- parent families at 36 percent in 1990, according to a new statistical brief entitled, Housing in Metropolitan Areas-- Single-Parent Families (SB/94-26), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. New Orleans, La., was second at 34 percent, followed by Miami-Hialeah, Fla. (31 percent), Detroit, Mich. (29 percent), and Sacramento, Calif. and Baltimore, Md. (28 percent each). At the other end of the scale, the three large metropolitan areas with the lowest rates of single-parent families--Nassau- Suffolk, N.Y. (14 percent), Middlesex, N.J. (15 percent), Bergen-Passaic, N.J. (18 percent)--each bordered on New York, which had the highest rate. Timothy Grall, the author of the brief, says, "One out of four of the nation's metro households with own children under 18 was maintained by a single parent in 1990. More than 8 in 10 one-parent families living in metropolitan areas were maintained by women." Other highlights from the brief: - Four in 10 single-parent renters living in metro areas were either unemployed or not in the labor force. The rate for single-parent owners was less than half that, at 16 percent. - Single-parent renters in metro areas were more than three times as likely as single-parent owners to live in "crowded" conditions--17 percent versus 5 percent. - In metropolitan areas, single-parent renters were seven times more likely not to have a motor vehicle and more than four times as likely not to have a telephone compared to their owner counterparts. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: JAN. 10, 1995 (TUESDAY)--media representatives may obtain copies of the brief from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794, fax: 301-457-3670, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636). The attached table provides rankings of single- parent families for the 46 metro areas with populations of one million or more. Corresponding data for all 335 metro areas can be obtained from the bureau's housing statistics office on 301-763-8148. From press-release-owner Tue Jan 10 10:11:12 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id KAA00843 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 10 Jan 1995 10:04:56 -0500 Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 10:04:56 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199501101504.KAA00843@info.census.gov> Subject: Dynamics of Econ Well-Being: Labor Force and Income Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing (01/12/95) Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EBARGOED UNTIL: JANUARY 12, 1995 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB95-01 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Paul Ryscavage (Labor Force) 301-763-8573 Wilfred Masumura (Income) 301-763-8576 EFFECTS OF MOST RECENT RECESSION SEEN IN LONGER JOB SEARCHES, LOWER INCOMES, AND HEALTH INSURANCE LOSSES, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: JANUARY 12, 1995 (THURSDAY) - Between 1990 and 1992 men between the ages of 25 and 54 who left full-time jobs and then found full-time employment experienced average earnings declines of 20 percent, from $529 a week in their old job to $423 a week in their new job, according to a new report from the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The report also finds household incomes fell between 1989 and 1992. These details come from Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Labor Force and Income, 1990-1992 (P70-40). The report notes, "The economy's inability to create jobs was part of the reason behind the falling incomes in the early 1990's. Between 1989 and 1992, median household income in the U.S. fell by 6 percent in real terms, after rising by 10 percent between 1983 and 1989." The average amount of time a worker spent seeking employment or unemployed increased to 2.4 months in the 1990-92 period, compared with 1.8 months from 1987-1989. About 2.5 million men and 2 million women who were unemployed from 1990 to 1992 lost their employer-provided health insurance. At the same time, Medicaid coverage increased from 10.0 percent of persons in households in January 1990 to 12.2 percent in January 1992. Other highlights from the report: - Unemployment - In January 1990, 3.2 percent of persons lived in households in which someone was receiving unemployment compensation. By January 1992, 5.3 percent resided in such households. - Gender - From 1990 to 1991, both men and women had their household incomes fall more often than they rose. Forty-one percent of men had income declines of more than 5 percent, while 36 percent had increases of 5 percent or more. Forty-one percent of women had declines, and 36 percent had increases in income. - Race and Hispanic Origin - Though Whites, African Americans, and Hispanics had substantially different amounts of income, in every group more households saw more declines than increases in household income from 1990 to 1991. Of Whites, 41 percent experienced income drops while 36 percent enlarged their incomes. For African Americans, the comparable percentages were 43 and 35; and, for Hispanics, the respective percentages were 44 and 36. The report examines labor force and income dynamics using data from the 1990 panel of the Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation and primarily covers the 1990-92 period. SIPP is a longitudinal survey that collects information on the economic well-being of persons, families, and households. As in all surveys, the data in this report are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Editor's Note: media representatives may obtain copies of the report by contacting the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794, fax: 301-457-3670, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services on 301-763-INFO(4636). From press-release-owner Tue Jan 17 08:48:39 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id IAA28646 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 17 Jan 1995 08:44:00 -0500 Date: Tue, 17 Jan 1995 08:44:00 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199501171344.IAA28646@info.census.gov> Subject: Movers to the U.S. are more likely to have a degree Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing (01/13/95) Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: JANUARY 13, 1995 (FRIDAY) Public Information Office CB95-08 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Kristin A. Hansen 301-457-2454 MOVERS TO THE U.S. FROM ABROAD ARE MORE LIKELY THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION TO HAVE GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL DEGREES, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS EMBARGOED UNTIL: JANUARY 13, 1995 (FRIDAY) Among the 700,000 adults moving to the United States from abroad between 1992 and 1993, about 15 percent had graduate or professional college degrees, compared to only 7 percent of the general U.S. population, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The findings also suggest that movers from abroad are more likely not to have completed high school compared to the total population--27 percent versus 20 percent. Kristin A. Hansen, author of Geographical Mobility: March 1992 to March 1993 (P20-481), explains that, "Movers from abroad are not all immigrants. Included in this category are U.S. citizens returning from foreign countries, including members of the military and their dependents." Hansen adds, however, that "even if each member of the Armed Forces was accompanied by three dependents, only about 15 percent of the movers from abroad would be military personnel and their families." The report also shows that movers from abroad were much less likely to be working (40 percent) than internal movers (66 percent), but are equally as likely to be looking for work. "Movers from abroad include a much higher percentage of persons not in the labor force compared to other movers--47 percent movers from abroad versus 25 percent of other movers. Some of this disparity can be explained by the fact that foreign college students living in the U.S. cannot legally work and are included in the number of persons who are not in the labor force," Hansen says. Other highlights from the report include: - For the first time in many years, the nation's metropolitan areas lost population (-317,000) to the non-metropolitan parts of the country. However, when movers from abroad are taken into account, metro areas had a net gain of 889,000 persons due to migration. - Within metropolitan areas, suburbs gained 2.2 million movers between 1992 and 1993, while central cities lost 2.5 million persons due to migration. - The average American can expect to make 11.7 moves in a lifetime. - The overall rate of moving for persons aged 1 and over declined slightly during the 1992-93 period (16.8 percent), compared with the 1991-92 period (17.3 percent). - Young adults have the highest rates of moving. More than one in three (36 percent) persons 20 to 24 years old moved in the previous year. - Whites (16 percent) have lower overall rates of moving than either African Americans (19 percent) or persons of Hispanic origin (24 percent). - About one-third of persons living in renter-occupied housing units in March 1993 had moved in the previous year. In contrast, only one in ten persons in owner-occupied housing units had moved in the same period. - The Midwest had a net gain of 233,000 persons from other regions from 1992 to 1993. This is the first statistically significant net change for the Midwest since the region had a run of net losses during the early 1980s. As in all surveys, the data in this report are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: JANUARY 13, 1995 (FRIDAY) media representatives may obtain copies of the report by contacting the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794, fax: 301-457-3670, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636). *********************************************************** Jackson Morton * jmorton@census.gov Public Affairs Specialist * (301) 457-2816 Public Information Office * fax (301) 457-3670 U.S. Bureau of the Census * *********************************************************** From press-release-owner Thu Jan 19 16:11:01 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id PAA28793 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 19 Jan 1995 15:57:22 -0500 Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 15:57:22 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199501192057.PAA28793@info.census.gov> Subject: State Government Revenues Increase 8 Percent (01/19/94) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: JAN. 19, 1995 (THURSDAY) CB95-13 STATE GOVERNMENT REVENUES INCREASE EIGHT PERCENT, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS State government revenues totaled $804.8 billion in 1993, up 8 percent from $742.6 billion in 1992, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau reported today. Highlights from summary state government data include: _ The states collected $353.3 billion in tax revenues in 1993, up 8 percent from $328.6 billion in 1992. - State expenditures increased 6 percent to $743.1 billion in 1993 from $701.0 billion in 1992. - Debt increased 4 percent to $387.7 billion in 1993 from $371.9 billion in 1992. - Cash and security holdings increased $63.2 billion (6 percent) to $1.1 trillion. To access information about 450 finance items for the total U.S. and each state on the Census Bureau's Internet site: - WWW/Mosaic>http://www.census.gov/ Main Data Bank/Financial Data/State Finance Data - Gopher>gopher.census.gov - Anonymous FTP>ftp.census.gov Username:anonymous Password:Internetemail/address Files are in: /pub/Govt-Stats A Governments Division Classification Manual providing definitions of finance items and their relation to broader aggregates (General Own Source Revenue, Direct Expenditure, etc.) can be accessed via: - Main Data Bank - Governments Division's Home Page, gopher menu, or - ftp at /pub/Govt-Stats/manual.exe If you don't have access to Internet, or you want more information on the release schedule, or state data in particular, contact: By Mail: Henry Wulf, Governments Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233-6800 By EMail: HWulf@census.gov By Phone: Henry Wulf, 301-457-1523 or 800-242-2184 For questions on Governments Division's Internet data distribution (FTP, Mosaic, Gopher), contact: By EMail: bhannon@census.gov or handerson@census.gov By Phone: Ben Hannon or Hutai Anderson 301-457-1597. -X- Editor's Note: Media representatives may obtain copies of the 4-page fact sheets for individual states by contacting the Public Information Office at 301-457-2794. From press-release-owner Mon Jan 23 09:57:29 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id JAA13292 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 23 Jan 1995 09:54:26 -0500 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 1995 09:54:26 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199501231454.JAA13292@info.census.gov> Subject: New Census Report Profiles The State of the Nation Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing (01/23/95) Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: JAN. 23, 1995 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB95-14 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Population Information Office 301-457-2422 NEW CENSUS BUREAU REPORT PROFILES THE STATE OF THE NATION EMBARGOED UNTIL: JAN. 23, 1995 (MONDAY) - A new report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau provides a profile of the nation's social and economic status. The following are some useful and important facts contained in the report entitled, How We're Changing, Demographic State of the Nation: 1995 (P23-188): - Homeownership rates are at record highs. Sixty-five percent of the country's homes were owned in 1993, the highest homeownership rate since 1985. The homeownership rate for married-couple families in 1993 was 79 percent, its highest level since 1988. - More Americans are on public assistance. The average monthly number of persons participating in at least one major federal public assistance program in 1991 was 30.9 million, up from 28.5 million in 1990. - More students are remaining in school. The annual high school dropout rate for persons aged 14 to 24 enrolled in grades 10 through 12 declined from 6.3 percent in 1973 to 4.2 percent in 1993. - A growing number of people are without health insurance coverage. An estimated 39.7 million people were without health insurance coverage during the entire 1993 calendar year, 1.1 million more than in 1992. - Fathers are playing a larger role in taking care of their children. In 1991, 20 percent of preschoolers were cared for by their fathers while their mothers were at work, up from 15 percent in 1988. - More people are poor. The number of Americans living below the poverty level increased from 38.0 million in 1992 to 39.3 million in 1993. This was the fourth straight year that the number of persons living in poverty has increased. - The nation's poverty rate has not changed. In 1993, 15.1 percent of all Americans were poor, a rate that was not statistically different from the previous year. - The proportion of single-parent families has increased. The percent of all parent-child family groups maintained by single parents rose from 13 percent in 1970 to 30 percent in 1993. Nearly three-fourths of these "single" parents either had never married or were divorced. - More of our preschoolers are enrolled in school. Nursery school enrollment has more than doubled from 1.3 million in 1973 to 3.0 million in 1993, due in part to the increasing educational levels and labor force participation rates of mothers. - Household income is dropping. Median household income was $31,241 in 1993, down 1.0 percent in real terms from 1992 when it was $31,553. In central cities of metropolitan areas of one million or more persons, the real median income of households declined 3.2 percent from $27,498 in 1992 to $26,622 in 1993. - Earnings of year-round, full-time workers have declined. Real median earnings of year-round, full-time workers declined for men and for women from 1992 to 1993. The information in this demographic profile was previously released from three surveys conducted regularly by the Census Bureau--the Current Population Survey, the Survey of Income and Program Participation, and the American Housing Survey. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: JAN. 23, 1995 (MONDAY) - media representatives may request a copy of this report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794, fax: 301-457-3670, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636). From press-release-owner Thu Jan 26 12:33:58 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id MAA00621 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 26 Jan 1995 12:09:26 -0500 Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 12:09:26 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199501261709.MAA00621@info.census.gov> Subject: January 1995 Census Test Update Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing Your information source for the 1995 Census Test The Census Bureau's Public Information Office produces the Census Test Update to keep you informed about our progress in conducting the 1995 Census Test. Your awareness and support of our work are vital. If you have any questions about this newsletter, please call Vicki Brinson on 301-457-2816, TDD 301-457-4067, or send her a FAX on 301-457-3670. MANAGERS CHOSEN FOR TEST SITE OFFICES The Census Bureau has selected managers for the offices in the three test sites - Oakland, CA; Paterson, NJ; and Natchitoches, LA, which covers six parishes in Louisiana (Bienville, DeSoto, Jackson, Natchitoches, Red River, and Winn). They are responsible for managing census operations and working with outreach specialists, local officials and residents to educate the population about the 1995 Census Test and encourage participation. Mercer Dupree is the manager for Natchitoches, LA. After working in the private sector for 28 years, he went to work with the Red River Parish Police Jury and then administered the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Block Grant and Housing Assistance Program. In 1985, Dupree was appointed Parish Administrator and became responsible for the daily operations of the Police Jury. In 1980, he helped with the census by assisting in a followup housing unit count and in 1990, he was the designated contact person for Red River Parish, taking the lead for the parish in reviewing preliminary census results. He can be reached at the Natchitoches office on 318-357-9515. Wilfred Harvey, a 40-year resident of Oakland, is the manager for Oakland, CA. He is a retired Bell Systems manager. During the 1990 census, Harvey worked as a Community Outreach Coordinator for minority groups in the City of Oakland under the office of the NAACP. He assisted the office manager for Oakland in reaching groups within difficult-to-enumerate areas of the city. He can be reached at the Oakland office on 510-637-4000. Ligia Jaquez is the manager for Paterson, NJ. She has been living in New York for more than 20 years and has been working in the New York Regional Office as a supervisory survey statistician since 1987. Jaquez also has experience with the census working as an enumerator and crew leader. She can be reached at the Paterson office on 201-684-8477. OPEN HOUSES TO BE HELD SOON The offices in the test sites will be holding open houses to make residents more aware of the census test. The Louisiana office will hold its open house on Tuesday, January 31, from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. It is located at 100 Jefferson Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457. The Oakland office is planning an open house on February 9. It is located at 1301 Clay Street, Suite 380 North, Oakland, CA 94606. In Paterson, a multimedia kiosk will be unveiled at a rally held at Paterson City Hall (155 Market Street) on January 27 at 10:00 a.m. Further information is available at the Paterson office located at The Thomas Rogers Building, 2 Market Street, Paterson, NJ 07501. SERVICE-BASED ENUMERATION IN THE '95 TEST During the 1995 Census Test, we will use different methods to count those without a home. We will count people at places where they receive services such as shelters and soup-kitchens. Census workers will visit these places to enumerate people. This operation is called the Service-Based Enumeration (SBE). As part of that operation, we will leave census questionnaires, called "Be Counted" forms, at other service locations (e.g., food pantries, drop-in centers, and clothing centers). A meeting was held in each test area in January to share and discuss the Bureau's plans for the operation with service provider organizations. For additional information on these plans, contact your local test site office. LOOKING TOWARDS 2000 The Census Bureau is seeking information from non-Federal users of decennial census data about the questions to be asked in the 2000 census. To obtain this information, the Bureau is conducting the Survey of Census Needs of Non-Federal Data Users. The survey process will run through mid-March of 1995, and is intended for state, local, and tribal governments; ethnic and community organizations; the business sector; academic researchers; and the general public. To obtain a survey form, contact Gloria Porter or Doug Lee, Bureau of the Census, Room 3555/3, Washington, DC 20233-2000; 301-457-4030; fax, 301-457-3768; or e-mail, dlee@ info.census.gov. From press-release-owner Mon Jan 30 10:17:06 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id KAA03583 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 30 Jan 1995 10:15:34 -0500 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 10:15:34 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199501301515.KAA03583@info.census.gov> Subject: Number of Elected Officials Exceeds Half Million (01/30/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: JANUARY 30, 1995 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB95-18 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Marshall Moore 301-457-1586 NUMBER OF ELECTED OFFICIALS EXCEEDS HALF MILLION-- ALMOST ALL ARE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: JANUARY 30, 1995 (MONDAY) The total number of the nation's popularly elected officials was 511,039 in 1992, according to a report released by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Less than 4 percent were in federal (Congress and the White House) and state governments, while the remaining 96 percent were in local governments. The report, Popularly Elected Officials, Preliminary Report No. 2 GC92-2(P), from the 1992 Census of Governments shows that the current number of elected officials is a 2.8 percent gain from the 497,155 reported in 1987. Marshall Moore, author of the report, says, "The growth is from electing more members to the judiciary, and electing officials to the increasing number of special district governments." "The growth of the number of representative town meetings in the New England states, a trend since the end of World War II, continues," Moore added. "In many localities, representative town meetings are replacing citizen town meetings, which are becoming unwieldy because of growing populations." Over two-thirds (nearly 69 percent) of elected officials were members of legislative bodies--Congress, state legislatures, county and municipal councils, independent school district boards, and special district boards. Another 24 percent consisted of other elected officials authorized by state or local charter, including elected executives, administrative officials, and members of the judiciary. The remaining 8 percent were members of other elected boards, including those administering dependent school systems. Data collected in the 1992 Census of Governments show that, for those local governments reporting gender, race, and ethnicity of elected officials, 24 percent of local government officials were female, 2.8 percent were African American, 0.4 percent were American Indian or Alaskan Native, 0.1 percent were Asian or Pacific Islander, and 1.4 percent were Hispanic. At the local level, school districts had the highest percentage of female elected officials at 31.2 percent, and African American officials at 3.8 percent. Comparable data on gender, race, and ethnicity are not available from the 1987 Census of Governments. The report shows that Illinois had the largest number of state and local elected officials at 42,338. Next were Pennsylvania with 30,481 and Texas with 27,628. Hawaii had the fewest with 183. This report contains two tables for each state, one showing the number of state and local officials and the number of local governments, and the second showing the total number of elected officials for each type of government. The table below shows the number of governments and elected officials by level and type of government. _________________________________________________________________ Number of Elected Governments, Officials, Average per Type of Govt. 1992 1992 Government Total 85,006 511,039 6.0 U.S. Government 1 542 542.0 State Government 50 18,828 376.6 Local Government 84,955 491,669 5.8 General-purpose: County 3,043 56,390 18.5 Sub-county 35,935 262,589 7.3 Municipal 19,279 135,580 7.0 Township 16,656 127,009 7.6 Special-purpose: School district 14,422 88,610 6.1 Special district 31,555 84,080 2.7 _________________________________________________________________ -X- NOTE: EMBARGOED UNTIL: JANUARY 30, 1995 (MONDAY) media representatives may obtain copies of the preliminary report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301- 457-2794, fax: 301-457-3670, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non- media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636). From press-release-owner Fri Feb 3 10:28:05 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id KAA08456 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 3 Feb 1995 10:25:43 -0500 Date: Fri, 3 Feb 1995 10:25:43 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199502031525.KAA08456@info.census.gov> Subject: 46 Million People Poor 2 or More Months in 1990 (2-3-95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: FEB. 3, 1995 (FRIDAY) Public Information Office CB95-17 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Martina Shea 301-763-8578 46 MILLION PEOPLE WERE POOR FOR 2 OR MORE MONTHS IN 1990, A NEW CENSUS BUREAU REPORT SAYS EMBARGOED UNTIL: FEB. 3, 1995 (FRIDAY) For large numbers of people, poverty is characterized by continuous changes in duration, intensity, and frequency, according to a new report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Substantially more persons were poor for two or more months than in an average month, showing considerable movement in and out of poverty, the report said. The report, "The Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 1990-1992" (P70-42), uses data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine the incidence of poverty experienced by a panel of persons at a point in time and over the 32-month period covering October 1989 through August 1992. "By examining poverty in this manner, we can distinguish between short- and long-term poverty as well as measure the movement into and out of poverty for the same persons for the life of the study," explains Martina Shea, the report's author. "We can deal with the static and dynamic aspects of poverty. It is the latter aspect for which SIPP provides additional insight into the nature of poverty," she adds. Among the findings presented in this report: - Half of all poverty spells lasted longer than four months and 13 percent lasted longer than two years. - One in five children were poor in an average month of 1990, compared with 10.5 percent of non-elderly adults and 9.4 percent of the elderly. - African Americans were three times as likely as whites to be poor in an average month. Hispanics had a poverty rate intermediate between whites and African Americans during 1990. - Despite much higher percentages of poverty rates among African Americans and Hispanics, the majority of poor persons were white, regardless of the measure used. Whites constituted 67 percent of the poverty population in an average month in 1990, 70 percent of those who were poor two or more months and 56 percent of the long-term poor in 1990. - Persons in families headed by women were much more likely to be poor, and for longer periods, than persons in married-couple families. For example, over 35 percent of persons in families headed by women were poor in an average month of 1990, compared with 7 percent of persons in married-couple families. Median poverty periods for persons in female householder families lasted 6.5 months compared to 3.8 months for persons in married-couple families. - About 2.9 percent of persons who were not poor in 1990 became poor in 1991 and 21.2 percent of poor persons in 1990 escaped poverty in 1991. Other sections of the report review long-term and short-term poverty characteristics by age, education levels, geographical region, and employment status. The Survey on Income and Program Participation is a longitudinal survey that collects information on the economic well-being of persons, families, and households. As in all surveys, the data in this report are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: FEB. 3, 1995 (FRIDAY) media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794, fax: 301-457-3670, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636). From press-release-owner Mon Feb 6 13:04:03 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id NAA04302 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 6 Feb 1995 13:00:32 -0500 Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 13:00:32 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199502061800.NAA04302@info.census.gov> Subject: Tipsheet TP95-01 (2/3/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing February 3, 1995 TP95-01 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE Dynamics of Economic Well-Being - Poverty. According to this report, for large numbers of people, poverty is characterized by continuous changes in duration, intensity, and frequency. Release CB95-17 of Feb. 3, 1995. Dynamics of Economic Well-Being - Program Participation. This report discusses the number of people and length of time on housing assistance and major means-tested government programs. Release CB95-28 for Feb. 7, 1995. Housing in Metropolitan Areas--Homeowner Financial Characteristics. This report says that the median monthly housing costs consumed at least a quarter of household income in 1990 among homeowners with mortgages in the nation's 46 largest metropolitan areas. Release CB95-23 for Feb. 13, 1995. RECENTLY RELEASED County Population Estimates: 1990 to 1994. The Census Bureau has released annual estimates of county populations covering July 1 1990 to July 1, 1994. Included in the tabulations are estimates for the total population, persons under 65, over 65, births, deaths, net international migration, net domestic migration, federal citizen movement, and group quarters population. You may obtain these data on two diskettes, or printed extracts of the data by calling 301-457-2422. Extracts of these data are also available on Cendata, Internet, and on the Data User Services Division Bulletin Board. The printed report containing analysis of county population trends will be released later this year. Housing of American Indians on Reservations. This report discusses the fact that nearly one in five American Indian households on reservations were severely crowded in 1990. Release CB95-22--For Immediate Release. Our Scholastic Society (SB/94-25). This statistical brief gives an overview of the school enrollment in the United States from nursery school through college. Financing Our Residential Property (SB/94-27). This statistical brief covers financing arrangements for both single-unit, owner-occupied properties and rental and vacant properties with five or more housing units. Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 - 1990 (PPL-12). This table gives the population of each county or county equivalent from 1900 to 1990 as reported in 10 successive decennial censuses. To obtain this listing, media representatives should contact the Public Information Office on 301-457-2794. Non-media orders should contact the bureau's Population Statistics Information Staff on 301-457-2422. Median Value of Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units: 1990 (CPH-L-158). The paper listing ($15) and diskette ($60) provide the median value of homes ranked by county. William Chapin, the bureau's contact for these products, can be reached on 301-763-8553. A Taste of the Big Apple - Housing in New York City. Housing costs are just one of several topics covered in this statistical brief, which examines various housing characteristics of our nation's most populous city (SB/94-30). 1992 Census of Service Industries, Geographic Area Series, U.S. Summary. This report states that the nation's two million service establishments with paid employees had receipts of more than $1.6 trillion in 1992. Release CB95-15 of Jan. 31, 1995. Popularly Elected Officials, Preliminary Report , No. 2. This report, from the 1992 Census of Government, shows that the current number of elected officials is a gain of 2.8 percent from the 497,155 reported in 1987. Release CB95-18 of Jan. 30, 1995. How We're Changing: Demographic State of the Nation: 1995 (P23-188). This is an overview of some major demographic findings reported by the Census Bureau since January 1994. Topics covered give an update on trends and attending issues facing America today and into the next century. Release CB95-14 of Jan. 23, 1995. State Government Finances: 1993, U.S. Summary. This release discusses state government revenues throughout the nation. Release CB95-13 of Jan. 19, 1995. Geographical Mobility: March 1992 to March 1993 (P20-481). This report provides detailed statistics on the geographical mobility of Americans based on data collected in the March 1993 Current Population Survey. Release CB95-08 of Jan. 13, 1995. Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Labor Force and Income, 1990-1992 (P70-40). This report discusses the recession on income levels and the nation"s job market. Release CB95-01 of Jan. 12, 1995. Housing in Metropolitan Areas--Single-Parent Families (SB/94-26). This statistical brief looks specifically at various housing conditions faced by single-parent family households. It also compares their situations with that of married-couple family households with own children. Release CB95-02 of Jan. 10, 1995. Census Advisory On: Census Bureau Solicits 2000 Census Needs >From Non-Federal Users. The Census Bureau is conducting a survey of non-Federal users of decennial census data to obtain data about the questions to be asked in the 2000 census. Release CB94-211--Immediate Release. Highlights from the 1992 Economic Census: Retail Trade. The 1992 Census of Retail Trade is the first opportunity to observe the many changes in the shopping habits of the American people. These data are from the report 1992 Census of Retail Trade, Geographic Area Series--United States, (RC92-A-52). Media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-2794. For even more fun, get the data on CD-ROM and look at the same trends for individual states, metro areas, counties or cities. To order Economic Census CD-ROM "volume 1", contact the bureau's Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636). From press-release-owner Mon Feb 6 13:04:58 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id NAA04576 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 6 Feb 1995 13:03:14 -0500 Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 13:03:14 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199502061803.NAA04576@info.census.gov> Subject: 9 Metro Areas Covered in '95 AHS (02-06-95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: Feb. 6, 1995 (Monday) Public Information Office CB95-26 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Ed Montfort 301-763-8068 NINE METROPOLITAN AREAS TO BE COVERED IN 1995 AMERICAN HOUSING SURVEY The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today announced that nine metropolitan areas will be included in the American Housing Survey's 1995 metropolitan sample, which begins in early March and extends through October. The survey consists of a biennial national sample, which begins this summer, and the metropolitan sample, with about a quarter of the 44 largest metropolitan areas participating each year on a rotating basis. Because of budget cuts, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which sponsors the survey, has cut back the number of metro areas this year from the norm of 11 to nine. It also has reduced the sample size for the metropolitan area portion from 58,000 to 38,000 housing units and the data collection period by one month. Results of the survey provide vital housing information to federal policy makers, as well as city planners, real estate agents, and neighborhood organizers. Included in this year's survey are: Pittsburgh, Pa. Denver, Colo. Columbus, Ohio San Antonio, Texas Kansas City, Mo.-Kan. Portland, Ore.-Wash. Charlotte, N.C.-S.C. New Orleans, La. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Results of the survey will be published in early 1997. The survey covers the number and types of housing units, and changes in the number of housing units resulting from losses and new construction. It will permit comparisons of the percentage of units owned or rented, frequency of mechanical and utility breakdowns, and other indicators of the physical characteristics of residential structures. The survey also provides data on housing costs, such as rent and fuel costs, mortgage payments, and characteristics of the occupants. The sample of addresses was selected from decennial census records and has been updated to include new construction. Census Bureau representatives obtain information about housing units from the occupants. Data for unoccupied units are obtained from owners, rental and real estate agents, or knowledgeable neighbors. Most units to be surveyed are mailed a letter in advance. Information collected in the American Housing Survey is confidential by law (Title 13, United States Code) and will be used only to compile statistical totals in which no person or housing unit is identified. Data will be published for the metropolitan areas, their central city or cities, and selected counties. -X- From press-release-owner Thu Feb 9 10:48:10 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.9/8.6.6) id KAA05169 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 9 Feb 1995 10:38:49 -0500 Date: Thu, 9 Feb 1995 10:38:49 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199502091538.KAA05169@info.census.gov> Subject: Census Bureau Facts for Valentine's Day (2/14/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: FEB. 14, 1995 (TUES.) VALENTINE'S DAY Public Information Office CB95-O.17 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Arlene Saluter (Demographics) 301-457-2465 Paul Zeisset (Economics) 301-457-4151 CENSUS BUREAU STATISTICAL FACTS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY 1995 >From Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1993 (P20-478): - The estimated median age at first marriage is the highest ever recorded--24.5 years for women and 26.5 years for men in 1993. - In 1993, two out of 10 women and three out of 10 men age 25 to 29 years had not yet married. - Below the age of 40, adult single men outnumber adult single women. In the 25-to-29-year age group, there were 127 unmarried men for every 100 unmarried women in 1993. >From the 1992 Census of Retail Trade, Geographic Area Series (RC92-A-52): - Florists, whose sales flourish around Valentine's Day, saw an 18.9 percent increase in total sales between 1987 and 1992. In 1992, the nation's 27,341 florists reported sales of $5.7 billion. >From the 1992 Census of Manufactures Preliminary Industry Series, Greeting Cards; Book-Binding; and Printing Trade Services (MC92-I-27C(P)): - The value of manufacturers' shipments of greeting cards jumped from $2.03 billion in 1987 to $3.04 billion in 1992--a nearly 50 percent increase. Valentine's Day cards were one of the categories showing the biggest increase: $128 million in 1987 to $210 million in 1992, up 64 percent. For general information contact the Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794, fax: 301-457-3670, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. -X- From press-release-owner Fri Mar 3 08:55:28 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.10/8.6.6) id IAA21436 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 3 Mar 1995 08:54:32 -0500 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 1995 08:54:32 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199503031354.IAA21436@info.census.gov> Subject: Mothers Who Receive AFDC Payments Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 3, 1995 (FRIDAY) Public Information Office CB95-42 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Amara Bachu 301-457-2449 CENSUS RELEASES AFDC RECIPIENTS REPORT EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 3, 1995 (FRIDAY) - Twenty-nine percent of mothers 15 to 44 years old who received Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in 1993 had their first child before they turned 18 years old, a Census Bureau statistical brief said today. Almost 30 percent (1.1 million) of all AFDC recipients in 1993 were married mothers with an average of 2.8 children each. One-half million mothers on AFDC were in intact marriages. Most married mothers (648,000) on AFDC had separated from their spouses or had husbands absent from the household. Another 23 percent (851,000) of the mothers on AFDC were widowed or divorced. The brief, titled "Mothers Who Receive AFDC Payments - - Fertility and Socioeconomic Characteristics" (SB/95-2), focuses on mothers in the childbearing years. Never-married mothers represented 48 percent of the mothers in the 15-to-44-year age group on AFDC, the report said. These 1.8 million never-married mothers supported about 4.2 million children, or an average of 2.4 children per mother on AFDC. AFDC is the program administered and funded by federal and state governments to provide financial assistance to needy families. The data in the brief, a four-page report with graphs and charts, were collected in the Survey of Income and Program Participation between June and September 1993. Other findings in the brief are: * On average, AFDC mothers receiving payments were 20 years old when they had their first birth compared with 23 years of age for mothers who were not receiving AFDC. * AFDC mothers tended to have more children than those who did not receive AFDC payments. The AFDC mothers had 2.6 children each on average compared with 2.1 children born to mothers not receiving AFDC. Altogether, there were 9.7 million children dependent on mothers receiving AFDC. * About one in 10 foreign-born mothers -- 392,000 out of 4.2 million -- was on AFDC in the summer of 1993. Three-quarters of these mothers (292,000) were not U.S. citizens. * One-quarter of African American mothers 15-44 years old (1.5 million out of 5.7 million) received AFDC payments. Nearly one in five Hispanic-origin mothers (784,000) aged 15 to 44 was on AFDC. More White women (2.1 million) than African American women received AFDC payments, but they represented only 7 percent of all White mothers in the childbearing ages. * Of the 3.8 million mothers on AFDC, 44 percent had less than a high school education, 38 percent had completed high school, and 19 percent had one or more years of college. * Unlike mothers not receiving AFDC payments, most mothers on AFDC (80 percent) were living in poverty. About 72 percent of AFDC mothers were living in households with monthly family incomes under $1,000. These low-income mothers supported an average of 2.7 children each. As in all surveys, the data in this report are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- EDITOR'S NOTE: EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 3, 1995 (FRIDAY) media representatives may request a copy of this statistical brief from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794, fax: 301-457-3670, e-mail: pio@census.gov, or obtain it on the Internet (in Gopher: gopher gopher.census.gov; in Mosaic: http://www.census.gov/). Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636). From press-release-owner Fri Mar 3 09:14:18 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.10/8.6.6) id JAA23525 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 3 Mar 1995 09:14:00 -0500 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 1995 09:14:00 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199503031414.JAA23525@info.census.gov> Subject: 1995 Census Test Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Information Office CB95-51 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TTD) Ed Wagner 301-457-4031 CENSUS ADVISORY SATURDAY, MARCH 4, IS CENSUS DAY FOR THE 1995 CENSUS TEST IN SELECTED AREAS Residents of Paterson, N.J., Oakland, Calif., and six parishes in Northwestern Louisiana (Bienville, De Soto, Jackson, Natchitoches, Red River, and Winn) will be taking part in the 1995 Census Test this Saturday, March 4. The test will help the Cens us Bureau design a new process that is simpler, less expensive, and more accurate for the national census in 2000. The 1995 Census Test will evaluate new techniques designed to make it easier for everyone to participate in the census. Those techniques include using questionnaires that are easier to fill out, making questionnaires available at convenient location s, mailing Spanish-language questionnaires to areas with high concentrations of Spanish-speaking households, allowing people to answer the census over the phone, and working with shelter and food service providers to count those people with no usual resid ence. To reduce the cost of the census, the Census Bureau is working with the U.S. Postal Service to identify vacant housing units saving the need for enumerator visits, and is testing statistical methods that help account for those who still do not participate--to help make the census more accurate. The Census Bureau has worked closely with city officials, chambers of commerce, school leaders, religious and service groups, representatives from community-based organizations, business leaders, and the media to generate local activities that foster community involvement in preparation for the test. The Census Bureau will use the results of the 1995 Census Test, in combination with other research, to decide how to conduct the 2000 census. -X- March 1, 1995 *********************************************************** Jackson Morton * jmorton@census.gov Public Affairs Specialist * (301) 457-2816 Public Information Office * fax (301) 457-3670 U.S. Bureau of the Census * *********************************************************** From press-release-owner Fri Mar 3 14:31:57 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.10/8.6.6) id OAA00638 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 3 Mar 1995 14:31:32 -0500 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 1995 14:31:32 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199503031931.OAA00638@info.census.gov> Subject: Business Investment and Plans Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing Bureau of the Census For Release 8:30 A.M. EST Charles Funk Thursday, February 23, 1995 Laurence Blumberg CB95-43 (301) 763-2542 IPS(95)-1 BUSINESS INVESTMENT AND PLANS 1993 To 1995 (All dollar figures in text are in current dollars) Summary U.S. businesses plan to invest nearly $593 billion for capital goods in 1995, according to estimates reported today by the Commerce Department's Bureau of the Census. This is an increase of 7 (+/- 4)(1) percent from 1994 and over 21 percent from 1993 levels. The spending data for 1994 and 1995 are based on information collected in the new semiannual Investment Plans Survey (IPS). The 1993 data are based on the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES)(2). Business investment represents domestic expenditures for depreciable capital assets such as buildings and other structures, and machinery and other equipment. Spending in 1994 was estimated at $556 billion and $489 billion in 1993. Industry details The manufacturing sector accounted for approximately 29 percent of planned spending for 1995, or about $173 billion. Both durable goods and nondurable goods sectors expect increases over 1994. The durable goods sector is expected to increase 28 percent in 1995 following a 15 percent increase the prior year. The nondurable goods sector plans an 11 percent increase in 1995 after relatively flat spending in 1994. The services sector accounted for about 19 percent of expected 1995 spending at $115 billion. This level is relatively unchanged from 1994. Within the sector, health services providers expect to increase spending nearly 10 percent from 1994. Combined, the wholesale and retail trade sectors account for about 12 percent of planned spending in 1995, consistent with prior years. Retail trade companies expect to spend $52 billion, about the same as 1994, but up over 26 percent from 1993. Public utilities, communication and transportation companies together estimate spending in 1995 at about $126 billion. About this survey A stratified simple random sample of 30 thousand nonfarm companies was selected from a universe of about 2 million companies with five or more paid employees. Survey questionnaires were mailed in November 1994. Preliminary estimates of 1993 expenditures were derived from ACES. A brief description of the statistical methodology follows. Each company selected in the sample was asked to provide data by industry activity. Expenditures by companies unable to allocate expenditures by activity were categorized as Not Distributed by Industry (NDI). For 1995 planned investment and 1994 estimated investment, the NDI was 3.9 percent and 5.5 percent of the total capital expenditures, respectively. For 1993 investment, the NDI was 0.3 percent of total capital expenditures. It can not be assumed that investment included in the NDI category would be distributed in proportion to the expenditures reported for specific industries. Investment for capital assets used in more than one of a company's industry activities, was categorized as Serving Multiple Industries. Estimates of expenditures were derived by adjusting sample weights associated with each company that reported total expenditures, to account for companies that did not report. Since a company may not have reported total expenditures for all three years, adjusted weights for a company may have differed for each year. Data reported by a company for a given year were multiplied by the company's adjusted weight for that year. Industry totals for a year were derived by summing these weighted values across companies reporting in the industry for the year. No adjustment was made for companies that reported total capital expenditures without industry detail. The data in this report are subject to sampling variability as well as nonsampling variability. Sources of nonsampling variability include errors of response, non-reporting, and coverage. Measures of sampling variability, presented as relative standard errors, are shown in the table. The response rate for 1995 planned expenditures and 1994 estimated expenditures, from the IPS, is 69 percent and 70 percent, respectively. The response rate for 1993 ACES was 92 percent. These rates are based on total capital expenditures reported in each survey. (1) The statement "7 (+/-4) percent increase," appearing in the text, indicates the range (+3 to +11 percent) in which the actual percent change is likely to have occurred. The range given for the percent change is a 90 percent confidence interval that accounts only for sampling variability. If the range had contained zero, it would have been uncertain whether there was an increase or decrease; that is, the change would not have been statistically significant. For any comparison cited without a confidence interval, the change is statistically significant. (2) Final results of the 1993 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey will be issued in May 1995. The publication will provide greater industry detail, and data on aggregate new and used expenditures for structures and for equipment. The data will include businesses with fewer than 5 employees. * * * This release is available electronically the day of the release through the Department of Commerce's Economic Bulletin Board (202-482-3870) and through the Census Bureau's online information service -- CENDATA. CENDATA is available from Dialog Information Services, Inc. (1-800-334-2564) and Compuserve (1-800-848-8199). The release is also available on Internet. For further information regarding electronic releases, call (301-457-1242). The next press release, containing revised 1995 plans, is scheduled for September 22, 1995 at 8:30 A.M. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BUSINESS INVESTMENT AND PLANS (Millions of Dollars) Industry Standard Plans Estimated Actual Description Industrial 1995 1994 1993p Classification (SIC) Code Total expenditures 592,896 556,291 489,072 Sum of expenditures: By industry 570,019 525,927 487,525 Not distributed by industry 22,877 30,364 1,547 Mining and construction 10-17 41,347 42,141 30,656 Manufacturing 173,209 144,145 134,014 Durable goods 24-25,32-39 97,446 76,084 66,335 Nondurable goods 20-23,26-31 75,763 68,062 67,678 Transportation 40-42,44-47 34,226 32,327 30,613 Communications 48 53,626 44,625 37,023 Utilities 37,731 37,975 41,258 Electric 491 20,867 21,029 21,029 Gas transmission,distribution, and other utilities 492-497 16,865 16,947 20,229 Wholesale and retail trade 72,774 68,129 60,240 Wholesale trade 50-51 20,420 16,590 18,854 Retail trade 52-59 52,354 51,539 41,387 Finance, insurance and real estate 40,306 36,870 40,226 Finance 60-62,67 22,806 22,243 25,986 Insurance and real estate 63-65 17,499 14,627 14,240 Services 115,419 118,506 111,771 Personal and business services, including agricultural services 07-09,70-79 57,540 62,759 57,379 Health services 80 33,982 30,760 30,849 Social, educational and other professional services 81-87,89 23,897 24,986 23,543 Expenditures serving multiple industries (X) 1,381 1,209 1,724 p Premliminary data from the 1993 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey. Final data are scheduled to be published in May 1995. (X) Not Applicable Questions concerning this report should be directed to Charles Funk or Laurence Blumberg on (800) 227-1735 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Relative Standard Errors by Business 1993 - 1995 (Percent) Industry Standard Plans Estimated Actual Description Industrial 1995 1994 1993p Classification (SIC) Code Total expenditures 3 3 1 Sum of expenditures: By industry 3 3 1 Not distributed by industry (X) (X) (X) Mining and construction 10-17 15 13 4 Manufacturing 5 4 2 Durable goods 24-25,32-39 9 6 2 Nondurable goods 20-23,26-31 4 4 2 Transportation 40-42,44-47 9 8 5 Communications 48 22 15 5 Utilities 4 4 1 Electric 491 7 6 2 Gas transmission,distribution and other utilities 492-497 5 5 2 Wholesale and retail trade 8 5 3 Wholesale trade 50-51 24 7 5 Retail trade 52-59 6 6 3 Finance,insurance and real estate 8 5 4 Finance 60-62,67 7 7 5 Insurance and real estate 63-65 15 9 6 Services 6 6 4 Personal and business services including agricultural services 07-09,70-79 11 10 7 Health services 80 4 4 2 Social, educational and other professional services 81-87,89 7 7 7 Expenditures serving multiple industries (X) 12 12 3 p Premliminary data from the 1993 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey. Final data are scheduled to be published in May 1995. (X) Not applicable Questions concerning this report should be directed to Charles Funk or Laurence Blumberg on (800) 227-1735 From press-release-owner Tue Mar 7 13:12:51 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.10/8.6.6) id NAA24788 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 7 Mar 1995 13:06:27 -0500 Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 13:06:27 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199503071806.NAA24788@info.census.gov> Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing (03/07/95) Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner March 7, 1995 TP95-03 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities RECENTLY RELEASED Updated National and State Population Estimates. Three new tables containing July 1, 1994 national and state population estimates for selected age groups. A fourth table showing national components of change for four race groups and persons of Hispanic origin from July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1994 is also available. Release CB95-39 of Mar. 1, 1995. Housing of the Elderly (SB/94-33). This brief examines changes from 1980 to 1990 in elderly homeownership and their housing characteristics. Release CB95-25 of Feb. 28, 1995. Supplement to the American Housing Survey for Selected Metropolitan Areas in 1991 (H171/92). This report presents supplemental statistics on housing and household characteristics by family type, housing quality by family type, neighborhood quality, and characteristics of year-round housing units removed from the inventory list since last survey period. The survey covers 11 metropolitan areas. For a copy of the report call, Paul Harple, American Housing Survey Branch, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, on 301-763-8551. Released Feb. 14, 1995. Annual Survey of Communication Services (BC/93). This annual sample survey covers all employer firms with one or more establishments that are primarily engaged in providing point-to-point communication services such as: telephone, telegraph, facsimile transmission, electronic mail services, radio and television broadcasting stations, and much more. Contact Thomas Zabelsky on 301-457-2766 for more information. Who Exports? Who Buys? (SB/94-23). This brief touches upon the number of U.S. exporting firms and locations, their economic characteristics, and the destinations to which they export merchandise. The information comes from the Exporter Data Base (EDB), a four-year research project by the bureau with financial support by the International Trade Administration. Contact Michael Risha, Foreign Trade Division, on 301-457-3629 for more information. To request a copy of any of the products listed in this Tipsheet, please contact the Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794, fax: 301-457-3670 or e-mail: pio@census.gov. From press-release-owner Thu Mar 9 16:48:13 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.10/8.6.6) id QAA09175 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 9 Mar 1995 16:42:27 -0500 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 16:42:27 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199503092142.QAA09175@info.census.gov> Subject: "Census CD-ROM Provides Vast Database on Counties" (03/10/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 10, 1995 (FRIDAY) Public Information Office CB95-53 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Glenn King 301-457-1171 CENSUS BUREAU CD-ROM PROVIDES VAST DATABASE ON U.S. COUNTIES EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 10, 1995 (FRIDAY) The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today released an extensive database on CD-ROM for the nation's 3,141 counties, containing more than 2,840 data items from the Census Bureau and 15 other federal and private agencies. Titled USA Counties 1994, the CD-ROM product comes with mapping software called Landview II. This enables users to display on their computer screens thematic maps for more than 60 data items in counties. "This is truly a unique CD-ROM product," said Glenn King, chief of the Census Bureau's Statistical Compendia Branch. "With it, reporters will be able to build quickly a statistical profile of an area to go along with a breaking news story." King also noted that the advent of government-developed Landview mapping software on the disc will offer researchers, planners, and other users a new way of visualizing statistics. Included on USA Counties 1994 are data about age, agriculture, ancestry, banking, business, construction, crime, education, elections, federal government, local government, Hispanic-origin, health, households, housing, labor force, and employment. Other data detail land area, manufactures, personal income and earnings, earnings by industry, population, poverty, retail trade, service industries, social insurance and human services, veterans, vital statistics, wholesale trade, and journey to work. Another feature of the product enables users to make comparisons between 1980 and 1990 census data sets. The data span for population stretches from 1960 to 1992; for personal income and earnings from 1969 to 1990. The long-awaited CD-ROM is a virtual electronic library of statistical data for counties, and supplements such other compendia products as the Statistical Abstract of the United States and County and City Data Book, new editions of which are scheduled for release on CD-ROM shortly. USA Counties costs $150, including shipping and handling. The Census Bureau will include a free copy of Statistical Abstract of the United States 1994 on CD-ROM when USA Counties 1994 is purchased together with County and City Data Book 1994 on CD-ROM (total price: $300). Statistical Abstract of the United States 1994, when purchased alone, costs $50. -X- Editor's note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 10, 1995 (FRIDAY) all orders should go to the Census Bureau's Customer Services Branch: telephone: 301-763-INFO(4636); fax: 301-457-3842; or via the Census Bureau's Gopher Internet node (gopher.census.gov). From press-release-owner Tue Mar 14 16:39:37 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.10/8.6.6) id QAA28689 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 14 Mar 1995 16:37:12 -0500 Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 16:37:12 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199503142137.QAA28689@info.census.gov> Subject: "Construction Companies Increased, Employed Fewer in 1987" Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing (03/16/95) EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 16, 1995 (THURSDAY) Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Public Information Office CB95-56 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Patricia Horning 301-457-4680 AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES INCREASED, BUT EMPLOYED FEWER WORKERS IN 1992 THAN IN 1987 EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 16, 1995 (THURSDAY) - The nation's construction industries employed 4,674,407 in 1992, a drop of 6.8 percent from 1987, according to the 1992 Census of Construction Industries, Preliminary U.S. Summary (CC92-I-27(P)), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. While employment fell, the number of construction establishments increased by 7 percent to 573,274 over this same period. Payroll expenses and value of construction work done also increased by 7 percent to $118 billion and $529 billion, respectively. The construction sector is divided into three major groups: general construction (major group 15), heavy construction (major group 16), and special trade contractors (major group 17). Within the major groups are 26 industries, at the four-digit Standard Industrial Classification code level. Of these 26 industries, only six showed employment increases from 1987 to 1992: SIC 1796 Installation or Erection of Building Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified (+19 percent) SIC 1799 Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified (+18 percent) SIC 1781 Water Well Drilling (+12 percent) SIC 1752 Floor Laying and Other Floor Work, Not Elsewhere Classified (+10 percent) SIC 1629 Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified (+2 percent) SIC 1521 General Contractors - Single Family Houses (+2 percent) Industries showing the greatest decrease in employment from 1987 were SIC 1522, General Contractors--Residential Other than Single Family (-39 percent); and SIC 1531, Operative Builders (- 33 percent). Note: All dollar values are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. These data are from the 1992 Census of Construction Industries, Preliminary Industry Series, United States Summary (CC92-I-27(P)). This report provides national totals for industry groups (four-digit industry data can be obtained from the separate industry reports). This information helps government agencies and private interest groups assess the performance of the economy and help private business monitor their markets. Copies of this report are available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-1954 (price $2.25, stock number 803-036-00055-1). Final Industry Series Reports, scheduled for release beginning in 1995, will provide additional tabulations of industry data at the national and state level. The Geographic Area Series Reports, with additional data for metropolitan areas, are scheduled for release in late 1995. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 16, 1995 (THURSDAY) - data from the reports also will be available on CD-ROM. Media representatives may obtain copies of this report from the bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-2794, fax: 301- 457-3670, or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should go to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636). From press-release-owner Fri May 12 12:35:17 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id MAA15932 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 12 May 1995 12:31:30 -0400 Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 12:31:30 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199505121631.MAA15932@info.census.gov> Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing May 12, 1995 TP95-07 Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING "Child Support for Custodial Mothers and Fathers: 1991" (P60-187). For release on May 13, 1995. Release highlights facts from the report that parents due child support in 1991 received only 67 percent of the $17.7 billion due them. Contacts: Lydia Scoon-Rogers and Gordon Lester, 301-763-8576. (Press release FAX-on-Demand Document #1041.) Statistical Facts About Nation's Mothers from the Census Bureau. For release on May 14, 1995. This topical fact sheet provides some basic numbers on how many mothers there are, how many children they're having, where they live, how long their children are living with them, arrangements for caring for children of working mothers, and the economic activity that results from celebrating Mother's Day. Contacts: Martin O'Connell, 301-457-2416; Arlene Saluter, 301-457-2465; and Paul Zeisset, 301-457-4116. (Document #1040) RECENTLY RELEASED "Sixty-Five Plus in the United States" (SB/95-8). This statistical brief, based on a report of the same name that is scheduled for publication this summer, discusses the aging of the population, particularly the expected rise in the number of the "oldest old" during the early part of the next century. That is when the "Baby Boom" generation become elderly. Contact: Frank Hobbs, 301-457-2378. (Press Release Document #1038; Stat Brief Document #1039) "Housing in Metropolitan Areas--Asian or Pacific Islander Households" (SB/95-6); "Housing in Metropolitan Areas--Black Households" (SB/95-5); and "Housing in Metropolitan Areas--Hispanic-Origin Households" (SB/95-4). Three statistical briefs find high median home values for Asian and Pacific Islanders, low median home ownership for African Americans and Hispanic-origin households, and crowded conditions in metro areas for all three population groups. Release CB95-82 of May 1, 1995. (The Fax-on-Demand document numbers are: SB/95-4, Document #1033; SB/95-5, Document #1034; and SB/95-6, Document #1035.) Agriculture Data by Zip Code on CD-ROM. Data for various crop, livestock, land use, and operator characteristics items by ZIP Code from the 1992 Census of Agriculture, are now available on Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), "Farms by ZIP Code (1992 Census)." The computer disc contains technical documentation, and easy-to-use "GO" and "EXTRACT" software so you can access the data quickly and create your own customized data. It also includes the previously released "Farms by ZIP Code (1987 Census)." To order the "Farms by ZIP Code (1992 Census)" on CD-ROM, call the Census Bureau's Data User Services Division on 301-763-INFO(4636). The cost is $150. For more information about other CD and electronic products, printed reports, or on-line access to data, call the Agriculture and Financial Statistics Division's Information Office on 1-800-523-3215. NOTICE The Census Bureau has added a fax-on-demand service that will increase your accessibility to our information. You can select up to three press releases, statistical briefs, or selected tables to be faxed to you in one phone call. Remember this number: 301-457-4178. That's the Census Bureau's Public Information 24-hour Fax Line. When you call the Public Information Fax Line, you will have three options: 1. An index of news releases 2. The latest demographic release, or the latest economic release 3. The NewsDesk - recent releases, statistical briefs, and selected tables If you have questions or comments about this new system, please contact the Public Information Office on 301-457-2794. From press-release-owner Fri May 12 13:41:40 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id NAA23606 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 12 May 1995 13:38:24 -0400 Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 13:38:24 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199505121738.NAA23606@info.census.gov> Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing subject, "Parents Short on Child Support Payments" 5/13/95 Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: MAY 13, 1995 (SATURDAY) Public Information Office CB95-95 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Lydia Scoon-Rogers Gordon Lester 301-763-8576 CUSTODIAL MOTHERS AND FATHERS SHORT $5.8 BILLION IN 1991 CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS EMBARGOED UNTIL: MAY 13, 1995 (SATURDAY) - Parents due child support in 1991 received only 67 percent, or $11.9 billion of the $17.7 billion due them, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau and the Department of Health and Human Services announced today. These findings are from a soon-to-be-released report, titled "Child Support for Custodial Mothers and Fathers: 1991" (P60-187). The data were collected as part of an April 1992 supplement to the Current Population Survey sponsored by the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Department of Health and Human Services. Of 11.5 million custodial parents in the United States in spring 1992, 6.2 million had been awarded child support, with 5.3 million parents due to receive payments in 1991. For the first time, the report includes data for 1.6 million custodial fathers, 400,000 of whom were due payments in 1991. Nearly 5 million custodial mothers expected child support in 1991. Custodial mothers were awarded child support at a higher rate (56 percent) than fathers (41 percent). In 1991, three-fourths of the women due child support (3.7 million) actually received payments, compared with 63 percent of the men. Approximately half of the parents due child support received full payment; the remaining half of the parents were split evenly between those receiving nothing and those receiving partial payment. In 1991, the average yearly child support payment received by custodial parents with payments was $3,011 for mothers, approximately one-third more than the average amount received by fathers ($2,292). These full and partial payments made up 17 percent of the custodial mothers' total income and 7 percent of the custodial fathers'. Custodial mothers were about two and one-half times as likely to be in poverty than custodial fathers (35 percent versus 13 percent) and more than four times the rate for married couples. For custodial mothers without child support orders, nearly half or 49 percent of the families were in poverty. Other findings: - Custodial parent families comprised one-third of all families with their own, never-married children under 21. - Custodial fathers were older than custodial mothers (46 percent versus 25 percent were 40 years old or over). - In 1992, custodial mothers were over two times more likely to be never-married (26 percent) than custodial fathers (8 percent). - Reasons given by custodial mothers for not receiving child support were: "did not pursue the award" (35 percent); "unable to locate father" (21 percent); and the father financially was unable to pay (16 percent). The percentages of mothers giving the latter two responses were "not significantly different." - One-third of custodial fathers who did not receive child support in 1991 stated that they did not want an award; one-third said they did not pursue it; and about one-fifth said the mother was unable to pay. - Approximately 38 percent (3.8 million) of custodial mothers and 15 percent (200,000) of custodial fathers contacted a government agency for assistance in obtaining child support. As in all surveys, the data in the report are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. Differences between the questions asked in the 1992 child support supplement and earlier child support supplements prevent direct comparisons between the results of this survey and the earlier supplements. -X- Editor's note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: MAY 13, 1995 (SATURDAY) - media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); fax: 301-457-3842. To receive a copy of an accompanying press release from the Department of Health & Human Services, call PIO's FaxLine at 301-457-4178, and request document #1041. From press-release-owner Mon May 22 09:31:21 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id JAA08949 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 22 May 1995 09:22:47 -0400 Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 09:22:47 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199505221322.JAA08949@info.census.gov> subject: "Census Tract Street Index (CTSI) Now Available" (5/22/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: MAY 22, 1995 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB95-97 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Paul T. Manka 301-457-1224 STREET AND ADDRESS-RANGE INDEX HELPS VARIETY OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS Last year, Gale Castro, controller at Seacoast Equities in San Diego, Calif., and Karen Nixon, with the Regency Bank of Fresno, Calif., had to pore over bulky loose-leaf binders to find the information they needed to fill out their Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) report forms. This year, the job of "geocoding" addresses of residential properties by census tract will be easier, thanks to a new CD-ROM product from the Bureau of the Census. "We are very pleased with the Census Tract Street Index (CTSI)," said Castro. "It is extremely user-friendly." Nixon echoed these sentiments, saying that since her bank purchased the CD-ROM for California in early April, the employees responsible for coding the mortgage transactions have found it "easy to use and easily accessible." "It is a lot better than paper maps--much faster and much better," said Robert Kennard, in-house counsel for the Federal Flood Certification Corporation in Dallas, Texas, another purchaser of the CTSI, Version 2. Encompassing nearly 6 million records, the index is organized by region and/or division, state and the District of Columbia, and county. It provides address-range coverage (no individual addresses are shown because of confidentiality considerations) for more than 74 million out of a total of 90 million city-style, residential addresses nationwide. Street information is available for 3,067 of the nation's 3,143 counties or county equivalents. The CTSI provides alphabetical lists of streets for a user-specified ZIP Code (about 24,400 ZIP Codes have coverage), place, minor civil division in 12 states, or county. An added feature allows the matching of addresses to congressional districts. Most purchasers of CTSI use it to fulfill legal obligations aimed at preventing discrimination in home-mortgage lending. However, anyone who needs to link an address to census geography will find CTSI useful. Here are some examples: - The Association of American Medical Colleges has expressed interest in using it to geocode both the home addresses of students and the medical practice addresses of graduates of its 125 member schools. This helps them respond to a recent federal requirement for medical schools to provide information on the socio-economic background of their students and the populations their graduates serve. The degree to which the graduates locate in medically underserved communities would affect the amount of federal funds the schools receive. - The Health Care Financing Administration has various programs relating to Health Professional Shortage Areas. For instance, doctors and other health providers receive a 10-percent Medicare bonus for providing services in under-served or low-income areas. The CTSI is becoming the tool of choice for identifying such areas. - Epidemiologists can use the product to code patient addresses to census tracts to better understand the spatial distribution of a specific patient group afflicted by a sickness or disease, and then study how this distribution relates to possible environmental or socio-economic factors. - Small businesses may use CTSI in conjunction with census tract block numbering area (BNA) maps and demographic data, available separately from the Census Bureau, to determine areas in which their clients live. The Federal Reserve purchases and reformats selected income data by census tract for the banks that file HMDA reports. Census tracts, averaging about 4,000 people each, are relatively permanent statistical areas located mostly in metropolitan counties. BNAs are similar in concept and exist in all other counties in the nation. People within each census tract or BNA generally have similar characteristics, economic status, and living conditions. With most of the coverage concentrated in metropolitan counties, average address coverage is about 40 percent per county. But future versions, with expanded address-range coverage, 104th Congressional Districts, nine-digit ZIPs, and corrections are being discussed. The six-disc CTSI-V2 set comes with both DOS- and Windows- based search software, enabling a user to type in an address and come up with the corresponding census tract number. The product is not designed for batch processing; addresses must be entered one at a time. The CTSI CD-ROMs cost $90 apiece or $400 for the entire set. The product also is available on computer tape and on paper as a computer printout. -X- Editor's note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: MAY 22, 1995 (MONDAY) media representatives who would like a demonstration of the CTSI-V2, should contact Paul Manka, assistant chief, Customer Services Branch, on 301-457-1224. Those wishing to purchase the product may do so by calling Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Wed May 24 09:12:40 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id JAA04545 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 24 May 1995 09:10:19 -0400 Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 09:10:19 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199505241310.JAA04545@info.census.gov> subject: "AHS for the Washington DC-MD-VA Metro 1993" (5/24/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: MAY 24, 1995 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB95-H.01 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Ed Montfort 301-763-8551 CENSUS BUREAU ISSUES PERIODIC ANALYSIS OF HOUSING CONDITIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA METRO AREA In the Washington, DC-MD-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), about 30 percent of householders rated their neighborhood a perfect "10" (on a scale of one to 10), and 32 percent said their home was the best place to live. These findings are in the report, "American Housing Survey for the Washington, DC-MD-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area in 1993" (H170/93-18), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Of the householders living in Washington metropolitan neighborhoods, 11 percent reported problems with crime, 8 percent reported traffic problems, and 4 percent experienced problems with litter or housing deterioration. The report is based on data collected in the 1993 American Housing Survey (AHS) Metropolitan Sample. The 20-year-old AHS is sponsored by HUD and conducted by the Census Bureau. The Washington MSA last participated in the survey in 1989. The 1993 MSA included the District of Columbia; as well as Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties, Md.; and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford counties, and Alexandria city, Fairfax City, Falls Church city, Manassas city, and Manassas Park city, Va. The following are additional facts about the Washington, DC-MD-VA MSA: - The area had 1,642,400 housing units in 1993, of which 1,519,200 were occupied (62 percent by owners and 38 percent by renters). - Single-family homes, at 67 percent of all occupied units, represented the predominant housing type in the area. - The median age of homes in the District of Columbia was 50 years, compared with 24 years for the remaining area. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.8 bedrooms. - Of owner-occupied housing units in the area, 84 percent had central air conditioning, 92 percent had clothes dryers, and 79 percent had garbage disposals. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.3 persons per unit, with a median of 6.2 rooms per unit. - Sixty-five percent of the single detached and mobile homes had at least 2,000 square feet of living area, with the median being 2,339 square feet. About 80 percent of these homes had at least 500 square feet per person, with the median being 849 square feet per person. - Thirteen percent of the owner-occupied homes were located on an acre or more of land. - Of all area owner-occupied units, approximately 85 percent had a porch, deck, or patio; 50 percent had a garage or carport; and 62 percent had a usable fireplace. - During the two years prior to the survey, 18 percent of the owner-occupied units had roofs replaced and 11 percent had kitchens remodeled or added. - Eleven percent of the homeowners spent $100 or more per month during the previous year on routine maintenance. - Fifty-four percent of the owners and 16 percent of the renters had monthly housing costs that were $1,000 or more. - Twenty-two percent of the households had incomes of less than $25,000. - The 1993 median household income for area homeowners was $63,800, compared with $30,200 for renters. - Renters had median monthly housing costs that represented 29 percent of their current income, compared with 21 percent for owners. Monthly housing costs include mortgage payments or contract rent, utilities, fuels, insurance, real estate taxes (for owners), and other housing-related expenditures. - Forty-eight percent of the homeowners had a yearly real estate tax of $1,800 or more. - Median value of homeowners' residences in 1993 was $167,100, down 9 percent from $182,700 in 1989 (in constant 1993 dollars). - Ninety-one percent of the 74,600 owner-occupied homes built since the 1989 interview cost $100,000 or more; 47 percent of the owners of new homes used savings or cash on hand for their down payment. - Forty percent of the homeowners with a mortgage had a current interest rate on their mortgage loan of less than 8 percent in 1993. Data in the report are shown separately for units with African American and Hispanic householders. Since data in the report are from a survey, they are subject to sampling variability. -X- Editor's note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: MAY 24, 1995 (WEDNESDAY) media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636); fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Fri May 26 14:03:20 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id NAA04359 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 26 May 1995 13:58:07 -0400 Date: Fri, 26 May 1995 13:58:07 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199505261758.NAA04359@info.census.gov> subject: "Upcoming Census Bureau Reports & Activities" 5/26/95 Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing May 26, 1995 TP95-08 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING Voter Participation in the November 1994 Elections. Data on the nation's 18-year-old and older residents from the November 1994 Voting and Registration Supplement to the Current Population Survey. The data, which also will focus on the turnout of young voters (18- to 24-year-olds), will be made available on Internet, no printed report. RECENTLY RELEASED Census Bureau Statistical Facts on the Asian and Pacific Islander Population. This is a fact sheet that was issued on the occasion of the Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month in May. It contains the most recently published statistical information about the nation's Asian and Pacific Islander population, including recent estimates and projections of their numbers, educational attainment, family size, family income, and poverty rate. Contact: Claudette Bennett, 301-457-2402. (Please call 301-457-4178 and request document #1044 for a copy of the release.) Population Estimates for Puerto Rico. The Census Bureau has issued a table titled "Estimates of the Resident Population of Puerto Rico Municipios, July 1, 1993 and Components of Change Since 1990," which contains 1990 census totals and population estimates for the island's 78 municipios (active functioning governments) as of July 1, 1993. The table also shows percent change and components of change (births, deaths, natural increase, and residual change) for the period between April 1, 1990 and July 1, 1993. The table is available on the Census Bureau's Internet node (http:\\www.census.gov), as well as on paper or diskette from Population Division's Statistical Information Staff, 301-457-2422. Contact: Mike Batutis, 301-457-2380. (Media can call the Public Information FaxLine at 301-457-4178, Document #1045, to get a copy of the table.) "American Housing Survey for Washington, DC-MD-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area in 1993" (H170/93-18). Released on May 24, 1995. This is the first of seven reports on the housing stock in sample metropolitan areas that were surveyed in 1993. The reports provide statistical data not only on the type, size, and value of metro housing units, but also on the age and condition of the units and the level of satisfaction of the people who live in them. Contact: Ed Montfort, 301-763-8551. (Press release document #1043) Census Tract Street Index, Version 2. Released on May 22, 1995. Users comment on Census Tract Street Index, Version 2, on CD-ROM, with DOS- and Windows-based searching software. This new product helps banks and other financial institutions fulfill their obligations under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and the Community Reinvestment Act. It also is being looked at by health professionals as an easy way to geocode the addresses of medical school students, the medical practices of graduates, as well as track the socio-economic conditions of neighborhoods where the victims of sickness and disease live. Many other uses. Contact: Paul Manka, 301-457-1224. "Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics: Report 1991-93." Published by the Census Bureau and the National Institute of Aging, this publication is the result of a collaborative effort by the federal agencies that collect, analyze, develop, and disseminate data on the aging population. It describes data products produced by these agencies between 1991 and 1993, as well as selected items from the United Nations and Statistics Canada. The report also contains a bibliography of publications dealing with various aging-related topics and current telephone numbers of federal government experts on the older population. Free copies available from Population Division Statistical Information Staff, 301-457-2422. "U.S. Commodity Exports and Imports as Related to Output: 1992 and 1991" (OEI/92). Using this report, importers, exporters, and researchers can compare United States agriculture, minerals, and mining production data with corresponding exports and imports commodity data. For the first time, the report contains the concordance between the 5-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system used by the federal government in reporting production statistics and the 10-digit codes used by exporters and importers to classify products. Revised and simplified charts and tables make the data easier to use. The data are now available electronically in dBaseIII+ format or ASCII format on the Internet by contacting rstites@info.census.gov. Subscriptions to this annual report can be obtained from Customer Services at 301-763-INFO(4636). 1992 Census of Manufactures, Industry Series. Five new reports are in from this series: Beverages - (MC92-I-20H) Industrial Organic Chemicals - (MC92-I-28F) Search and Navigation Equipment and Engineering, Measuring, Controlling, and Optical Instruments - (MC92-I-38A) Plastics Materials, Synthetic Rubber, and Manmade Fibers - (MC92-I-28B) Office Supplies, Costume Jewelry and Notions - (MC92-I-39C) 1992 Census of Mineral Industries, Industry Series. Two new reports are in from this series: Copper Ores, Lead and Zinc Ores, Gold Ores, and Silver Ores - (MIC92-I-10B) Oil and Gas Field Services - (MIC92-I-13C) "Service Annual Survey: 1993" (BS/93). This report presents the results from the 1993 Service Annual Survey. The survey provides estimates of operating receipts of taxable firms and revenue and expenses of firms exempt from federal income taxes for selected service industries. The statistics presented in this report are summarized by kind-of-business classification. "Child Support for Custodial Mothers and Fathers: 1991" (P60-187). Released on May 13, 1995. Release highlights facts from the report that parents due child support in 1991 received only 67 percent of the $17.7 billion due them. Contacts: Lydia Scoon-Rogers and Gordon Lester, 301-763-8576. (Press release Fax-on-Demand Document #1041.) NOTICE The Census Bureau has added a fax-on-demand service that will increase your accessibility to our information. You can select up to three press releases, statistical briefs, or selected tables to be faxed to you in one phone call. If the document is available on the fax-on-demand system, it will have a document number in parenthesis at the end of the item description. Remember this number: 301-457-4178. That's the Census Bureau's Public Information 24-hour FaxLine. From press-release-owner Mon Jun 5 10:32:47 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id KAA29060 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 5 Jun 1995 10:31:16 -0400 Date: Mon, 5 Jun 1995 10:31:16 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199506051431.KAA29060@info.census.gov> subject: "AHS for Boston, MA-NH Metro Area in 1993" (6/5/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 5, 1995 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB95-H.02 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Ed Montfort 301-763-8551 CENSUS BUREAU ISSUES PERIODIC ANALYSIS OF HOUSING CONDITIONS IN BOSTON, MA-NH METROPOLITAN AREA In the Boston, MA-NH Metropolitan Area (MA), about 36 percent of householders rated their neighborhoods a perfect "10" (on a scale of one to 10), and 39 percent said their home was the best place to live. These findings are in the report, "American Housing Survey for the Boston, MA-NH Metropolitan Area in 1993" (H170/93-3), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Of the householders living in Boston metropolitan neighborhoods, 6 percent reported problems with crime, 12 percent reported traffic problems, and 3 percent experienced problems with litter or housing deterioration. The report is based on data collected in the 1993 American Housing Survey (AHS) Metropolitan Sample. The 20-year-old AHS is sponsored by HUD and conducted by the Census Bureau. The Boston MA last participated in the survey in 1989. The 1993 MA included all or part of: Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester counties in Massachusetts and Hillsborough and Rockingham counties in New Hampshire. The following are additional facts about the Boston, MA-NH MA: - The area had 1,684,000 housing units in 1993, of which 1,536,000 were occupied (60 percent by owners and 40 percent by renters). - Single-family homes, at 56 percent of all occupied units, represented the predominant housing type in the area. - The median age of homes in Boston City was 61 years compared with 39 years for the remaining area. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.6 bedrooms. - Of owner-occupied housing units in the area, 15 percent had central air conditioning, 86 percent had clothes dryers, 72 percent had dishwashers, and 49 percent had garbage disposals. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.3 persons per unit and a median of 5.6 rooms per unit. - Sixty-five percent of the single detached and mobile homes had at least 2,000 square feet of living area, with the median being 2,296 square feet. About 81 percent of these homes had at least 500 square feet per person, with the median being 812 square feet per person. - Nineteen percent of the owner-occupied homes were located on an acre or more of land. - Of all area owner-occupied units, approximately 83 percent had a porch, deck, or patio; 57 percent had a garage or carport; and 54 percent had a usable fireplace. - During the two years prior to the survey, 12 percent of the owner-occupied units had roofs replaced and 9 percent had kitchens remodeled or added. - Twelve percent of the homeowners spent $100 or more per month during the previous year on routine maintenance. - Forty-two percent of the owners and 11 percent of the renters had monthly housing costs that were $1,000 or more. - Thirty-one percent of the households had incomes of less than $25,000. - The 1993 median household income for area homeowners was $55,407, compared with $25,372 for renters. - Renters had median monthly housing costs that represented 31 percent of their current income, compared with 21 percent for owners. Monthly housing costs include mortgage payments or contract rent, utilities, fuels, insurance, real estate taxes (for owners), and other housing-related expenditures. - Fifty-seven percent of the homeowners had a yearly real estate tax of $1,800 or more. - Median value of homeowners' residences in 1993 was $157,089 down 25 percent from $210,598 in 1989 (in constant 1993 dollars). - Ninety-one percent of the 34,200 owner-occupied homes built since the 1989 interview cost $100,000 or more; 50 percent of the owners of new homes used savings or cash on hand for their down payment. - Thirty-six percent of the homeowners with a mortgage had a current interest rate on their mortgage loan of less than 8 percent in 1993. Data in the report are shown separately for units with African American and Hispanic householders. Since data in the report are from a survey, they are subject to sampling variability. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636); fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Tue Jun 6 12:31:21 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id MAA03713 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 6 Jun 1995 12:29:03 -0400 Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 12:29:03 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199506061629.MAA03713@info.census.gov> subject: "Health Insurance Coverage Worsening" (6/6/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 6, 1995 (TUESDAY) Public Information Office CB95-106 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Robert Bennefield 301-763-8578 INTERRUPTIONS IN HEALTH INSURANCE WORSENING, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 6, 1995 (TUESDAY) - Interruptions in Americans' health insurance coverage lasted significantly longer in 1991-93 than in 1990-92, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau reported today. The report, "The Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Health Insurance, 1991 to 1993" (P70-43), says of persons uninsured at least for one month during a 32-month period from February 1991 to September 1993, the median time spent without health insurance was 7.1 months. This is significantly longer than the 6-month median duration of non-coverage for the earlier period from 1990 to 1992. Of persons questioned about their health insurance coverage as part of the Survey of Income and Program Participation, 27 percent lacked insurance for at least one month during the period. That translates into 64 million people. An estimated 9 million persons were uninsured during the entire 32 months of the survey. Another 18 million were uninsured for all 12 months of 1992, and 17 million were uninsured during the entire year in 1991. Young adults between 18 and 24 years of age were the most likely of any age group--about one in two--to lack insurance for at least one month from 1991-93. Women were more likely than men to have continuous health insurance coverage for the entire period. Twenty-eight percent of all men surveyed lacked health insurance for one or more months; the comparable figure for women was 25 percent. One of the reasons given for this disparity between men and women is age--more women than men are 65 years old and over, and virtually everyone in this age group is covered by Medicare. Another reason is that women are more likely than men to live in families with incomes below the poverty level and, therefore, are more likely to participate in means-tested assistance programs, such as Medicaid. Other findings: - Education has a major impact on how long someone goes without health insurance. For example, the median time spent without health insurance of 10.0 months for those without a high school diploma was much longer than the 5.1 months for those with at least one year of college. - Of those who were observed over the full 32-month period, 87 percent who worked full-time had continuous health insurance coverage; 73 percent of part-time workers had continuous coverage; and 60 percent of those with one or more job interruptions had continuous coverage. - The proportions of persons who spent at least one month without health insurance were: Whites (not of Hispanic origin)--22 percent; African Americans--36 percent; and persons of Hispanic origin--50 percent. - Ninety-two percent of Whites (not of Hispanic origin) had at least one month of private insurance coverage, while 73 percent of African Americans and 70 percent of Hispanic-origin persons had at least one month of such coverage (73 percent and 70 percent are not statistically different). As in all surveys, the data in this report are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Editor's note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 6, 1995 (TUESDAY) - media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301- 457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636) or fax 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Wed Jun 7 11:10:25 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id LAA21940 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 7 Jun 1995 11:08:35 -0400 Date: Wed, 7 Jun 1995 11:08:35 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199506071508.LAA21940@info.census.gov> subject: "Home Heating Fuel Information" (6/7/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 7, 1995 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB95-107 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) William Chapin 301-763-8553 GAS AND ELECTRICITY HEAT MOST NEW HOMES EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 7, 1995 (WEDNESDAY) - In 1950, coal or coke was the most commonly used heating fuel in the United States; 40 years later, coal had almost vanished as a home heating fuel, to be replaced by gas, electricity, and fuel oil/kerosene, a statistical brief released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau says. The brief, titled "Housing in Metropolitan Areas--Home Heating Fuel" (SB/95-7), looks at the range of fuels used as the main heating source of housing units in 1990. The data on fuels were collected as part of the 1990 Census of Population and Housing. The study says the majority of the nation's homes in metropolitan areas (MAs) were heated by either utility or bottled gas (59 percent). Other sources were electricity (26 percent) and fuel oil and kerosene (12 percent), with 3 percent listed as other or no fuel used. Homes built between 1985 and March 1990 were nearly six times as likely as those built prior to 1940 to be heated by electricity. Conversely, older units were about five times as likely as new units to use fuel oil or kerosene. Noting regional differences in the choice of home heating fuels, the study says four of the five MAs where at least 90 percent of homes were heated by gas were located either in the West: Salt Lake City-Ogden and Provo-Orem, Utah; or in the Midwest: Detroit, Mich., and Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, Iowa-Ill. The fifth was Buffalo, N.Y. Florida is the nation's electricity capital, containing 10 of the top 11 MAs in the nation with homes most likely to be heated by electricity. Naples, Fla., where electricity heated 93 percent of homes, leads the nation. The Northeast is the location of every one of the 30 metro areas where liquid fuels (including fuel oil and kerosene) are most commonly used. The two national leaders, Bangor and Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, are the only two MAs in the country where more than 70 percent of homes are heated with liquid fuels. Although nationally, coal or coke, and wood are uncommon today as home heating sources, they are popular in specific metro areas. For example, the main source of heat for 16 percent of the residences of Johnstown, Pa., was coal or coke. Wood was used to heat 28 percent of the homes in Redding, Calif., and 22 percent in Medford, Ore. Solar energy was most widely used in Santa Fe, N.M. (2 percent), and in Honolulu, Hawaii (just over 1 percent). Also, residents of some metro areas did not have to use any heating fuel. Almost one-third of these were in Honolulu, where 53 percent of homes had no heat. -X- Editor's note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 7, 1995 (WEDNESDAY) - media representatives may request a copy of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636) or fax 301-457-3842. Fax-on-demand document number for the statistical brief is #1050 (301-457-4178). From press-release-owner Wed Jun 7 11:11:48 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id LAA22065 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 7 Jun 1995 11:10:13 -0400 Date: Wed, 7 Jun 1995 11:10:13 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199506071510.LAA22065@info.census.gov> subject: "AHS for the Detroit, MI Area in 1993" (6/7/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 7, 1995 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB95-H.03 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Ed Montfort 301-763-8551 CENSUS BUREAU ISSUES PERIODIC ANALYSIS OF HOUSING CONDITIONS IN DETROIT METROPOLITAN AREA In the Detroit, MI Metropolitan Area (MA), about 33 percent of householders rated their neighborhoods a perfect "10" (on a scale of one to 10), and 38 percent said their home was the best place to live. These findings are in the report, "American Housing Survey for the Detroit, MI Metropolitan Area in 1993" (H170/93-5), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Of the householders living in Detroit metropolitan neighborhoods, 8 percent reported problems with crime, 8 percent reported traffic problems, and 6 percent experienced problems with litter or housing deterioration. The report is based on data collected in the 1993 American Housing Survey (AHS) Metropolitan Sample. The 20-year-old AHS is sponsored by HUD and conducted by the Census Bureau. The Detroit MA last participated in the survey in 1989. The 1993 MA included Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne counties. The following are additional facts about the Detroit, MI MA: - The area had 1,769,800 housing units in 1993, of which 1,641,100 were occupied (74 percent by owners and 26 percent by renters). - Single-family homes, at 80 percent of all occupied units, represented the predominant housing type in the area. - The median age of homes in Detroit City was 52 years, compared with 31 years for the remaining area. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.8 bedrooms. - Of owner-occupied housing units in the area, 43 percent had central air conditioning, 93 percent had clothes dryers, 55 percent had dishwashers, and 60 percent had garbage disposals. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.3 persons per unit and a median of 5.6 rooms per unit. - Fifty-one percent of the single detached and mobile homes had at least 2,000 square feet of living area, with the median being 2,019 square feet. About 74 percent of these homes had at least 500 square feet per person, with the median being 753 square feet per person. - Sixteen percent of the owner-occupied homes were located on an acre or more of land. - Of all area owner-occupied units, approximately 89 percent had a porch, deck, or patio; 81 percent had a garage or carport; and 43 percent had a usable fireplace. - During the two years prior to the survey, 17 percent of the owner-occupied units had roofs replaced and 11 percent had kitchens remodeled or added. - Seven percent of the homeowners spent $100 or more per month during the previous year on routine maintenance. - Seventeen percent of the owners and 2 percent of the renters had monthly housing costs that were $1,000 or more. - Thirty-five percent of the households had incomes of less than $25,000. - The 1993 median household income for area homeowners was $43,491, compared with $19,944 for renters. - Renters had median monthly housing costs that represented 30 percent of their current income, compared with 18 percent for owners. Monthly housing costs include mortgage payments or contract rent, utilities, fuels, insurance, real estate taxes (for owners), and other housing-related expenditures. - Fifty-six percent of the homeowners had a yearly real estate tax of $1,800 or more. - Median value of homeowners' residences in 1993 was $78,675, up 4 percent from $75,479 in 1989 (in constant 1993 dollars). - Sixty-nine percent of the 46,700 owner-occupied homes built since the 1989 interview cost $100,000 or more; 32 percent of the owners of new homes used savings or cash on hand for their down payment. - Thirty-eight percent of the homeowners with a mortgage had a current interest rate on their mortgage loan of less than 8 percent in 1993. Data in the report are shown separately for units with African American and Hispanic householders. Since data in the report are from a survey, they are subject to sampling variability. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636); fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Fri Jun 9 11:16:56 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id LAA18347 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 9 Jun 1995 11:12:45 -0400 Date: Fri, 9 Jun 1995 11:12:45 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199506091512.LAA18347@info.census.gov> subject: "Voter Turnout in November 1994 Election" (6/8/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 8, 1995 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB95-105 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Lynne Casper 301-457-2445 TURNOUT IN '94 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS--45 PERCENT; YOUNG VOTER PARTICIPATION SHOWS NO GAIN EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 8, 1995 (THURSDAY) - Forty-five percent of those old enough to vote cast ballots in the November 1994 congressional elections and turnout by 18- to 24-year-olds showed no change from a one-in-five turnout in 1990, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said today. The percentage of the resident population 18 years old and over who said they voted in November 1994 (about 85 million persons) was unchanged from 1990. "Many people may be surprised by these findings. Because of the high turnover of elected officials, some people expected a higher voter turnout. Our data show this was not the case," said Lynne Casper, a Census Bureau demographer. The low turnout by 18- to 24-year-olds in 1994 contrasts with a 7 percent increase in voter participation by this age group between the 1988 and 1992 presidential elections (from 36 percent to 43 percent). Presidential elections generally have higher turnouts than congressional elections. Voter turnout for Whites was 47 percent, compared with 37 percent for African Americans and 19 percent for persons of Hispanic origin. Asians voted at levels similar to Hispanics, about 18 percent. Historically, the Census Bureau has calculated voter rates for the total resident population. The 1994 survey included detailed questions about place of birth and citizenship, allowing the Census Bureau to eliminate those non-citizens ineligible to vote from the data tabulation. Estimating the turnout rate for citizens only who meet the age requirements boosts the rate for the nation as a whole from 45 percent to 48 percent. Similarly, among citizens 18 years old and over, the turnout rate increased significantly for Hispanics (34 percent) and doubled for Asian and Pacific Islanders (41 percent). There was no overall difference in voter turnout rates between men and women in the 1994 elections. Likewise, there was no difference in the turnout rates between men and women in the 45- to 64-year-old age group (56 percent). However, women 18 to 44 years old reported slightly higher turnout rates than did men (36 percent versus 34 percent). Men 65 years old and over, on the other hand, continued to report higher participation than women in that age group (66 percent versus 57 percent). The difference, however, is less than it was in the 1966 election, the first congressional election year surveyed by the Census Bureau, when the gap was 14 percentage points in favor of men. The voter turnout and accompanying registration data are from the November 1994 Voting and Registration Supplement to the Current Population Survey. For the first time, these data will not be published in a printed report; instead, primary dissemination will be via Internet. As in all surveys, the data in this release are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. The bureau also noted that people tend to overreport their participation in elections. Estimates provided by Election Data Services indicate that 75 million persons voted either in congressional or gubernatorial elections in November 1994. -X- Editor's note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 8, 1995 (THURSDAY) - media representatives may access a copy of a statistical profile of the voting age population, historical time-series, detailed socio- economic, and state tables from the November 1994 Current Population Survey on Internet. The URL is: HTTP://www.census.gov/org/pop. Computer printouts may be purchased from the Voting Statistics Staff in Population Division on 301-457-2445; fax: 301-457-2481. From press-release-owner Mon Jun 12 09:16:10 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id JAA13278 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 12 Jun 1995 09:12:11 -0400 Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1995 09:12:11 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199506121312.JAA13278@info.census.gov> subject: "Nation's Housing Units Top 106.8 Million" 6/12/95 Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 12, 1995 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB95-108 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Ed Byerly 301-457-2419 NATION'S HOUSING UNITS TOP 106.8 MILLION; MOST RAPID GROWTH IN WEST, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 12, 1995 (MONDAY) - The nation's total housing stock was 106.8 million units in 1994, an increase of 4.5 percent since 1990, according to estimates released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. More than 95.9 million households occupied nearly 90 percent of the housing units. The West--the region with the fastest growing population (7.7 percent)--also led the nation during this period in percentage increase in housing units (6 percent) and households (6.9 percent). Nevada ranked number one among states in all three categories, with population growing 21.2 percent; housing units, 19.2 percent; and households, 20.1 percent. The Northeast showed the slowest growth in population (1.2 percent), housing units (1.7 percent), and households (0.9 percent). Driven by the leading edge of the "Baby Boom" population, households in the United States maintained by persons aged 45 to 54 years old grew by 19.2 percent during the four-year period. As the "baby boomers" (those born between 1946 and 1964) age, householders 45 to 54 will represent an increasingly larger share of the nation's households. Nationally, households maintained by persons under age 35 declined since 1990, as persons born during the "Baby Bust" (1965 to 1976) make up this age category. Households maintained by the youngest householders, those aged 15 to 24, declined by 2.2 percent at the national level. An 8.6 percent decline in California households maintained by the youngest householders strongly contributed to the 1.5 percent drop in the West. The only region showing an increase in households maintained by persons aged 15 to 24 was the South (0.9 percent). Households maintained by persons aged 25 to 34 dropped by 5.2 percent between 1990 and 1994. All states except Nevada, Georgia, and Utah showed declines in households maintained by persons in this age group. Households maintained by householders aged 65 and over increased by 5 percent between 1990 and 1994. Every state in the nation shared in the growth of householders in this age group except the District of Columbia, which saw a 1.8 percent decline. The largest share (22.9 percent) of the nation's households is maintained by persons in the 35- to 44-year-old age group. Householders aged 65 years and older comprise the second largest share (21.8 percent). Among states, Florida (29 percent), West Virginia and Pennsylvania (26.6 percent) were the top three states with households maintained by the elderly. The national average number of persons per household was 2.64 in 1994. Utah (3.13), Hawaii (2.99), and California (2.83) ranked one-two-three in persons per household, while Iowa (2.52), Florida (2.50), and the District of Columbia (2.24) ranked at the low end of the scale. -X- Editor's Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 12, 1995 (MONDAY) - The accompanying tables will be available electronically on the Census Bureau's Internet site. HTTP address: www.census.gov.org.pop. Non-media requests for paper copies of the tables should be directed to the Population Division's Statistical Information Staff on 301-457-2422. From press-release-owner Wed Jun 14 09:26:49 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id JAA20181 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 14 Jun 1995 09:25:32 -0400 Date: Wed, 14 Jun 1995 09:25:32 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199506141325.JAA20181@info.census.gov> subject: "AHS for Minneap.-St. Paul, MN-WI Area, 1993 (6/14/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 14, 1995 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB95-H.04 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Ed Montfort 301-763-8551 CENSUS BUREAU ISSUES PERIODIC ANALYSIS OF HOUSING CONDITIONS IN MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN-WI METROPOLITAN AREA In the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Metropolitan Area (MA), about 30 percent of householders rated their neighborhoods a perfect "10" (on a scale of one to 10), and 30 percent said their home was the best place to live. These findings are in the report, "American Housing Survey for the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Metropolitan Area in 1993" (H170/93-9), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Of the householders living in Minneapolis-St.Paul metropolitan neighborhoods, 9 percent reported problems with crime, 9 percent reported traffic problems, and 4 percent experienced problems with litter or housing deterioration. The report is based on data collected in the 1993 American Housing Survey (AHS) Metropolitan Sample. The 20-year-old AHS is sponsored by HUD and conducted by the Census Bureau. The Minneapolis-St. Paul MA last participated in the survey in 1989. The 1993 MA included Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Isanti, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, and Wright counties, in Minnesota and St. Croix County in Wisconsin. The following are additional facts about the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MA: - The area had 1,044,000 housing units in 1993, of which 982,000 were occupied (72 percent by owners and 28 percent by renters). - Single-family homes, at 72 percent of all occupied units, represented the predominant housing type in the area. - The median age of homes in Minneapolis City was 56 years, compared with 23 years for the remaining area. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.6 bedrooms. - Of owner-occupied housing units in the area, 64 percent had central air conditioning, 95 percent had clothes dryers, 70 percent had dishwashers, and 51 percent had garbage disposals. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.3 persons per unit and a median of 5.9 rooms per unit. - Fifty-eight percent of the single detached and mobile homes had at least 2,000 square feet of living area, with the median being 2,150 square feet. About 78 percent of these homes had at least 500 square feet per person, with the median being 789 square feet per person. - Nineteen percent of the owner-occupied homes were located on an acre or more of land. - Of all area owner-occupied units, approximately 77 percent had a porch, deck, or patio; 93 percent had a garage or carport; and 46 percent had a usable fireplace. - During the two years prior to the survey, 10 percent of the owner-occupied units had roofs replaced and 10 percent had kitchens remodeled or added. - Five percent of the homeowners spent $100 or more per month during the previous year on routine maintenance. - Twenty-five percent of the owners and 3 percent of the renters had monthly housing costs that were $1,000 or more. - Twenty-eight percent of the households had incomes of less than $25,000. - The 1993 median household income for area homeowners was $48,196, compared with $23,062 for renters. - Renters had median monthly housing costs that represented 29 percent of their current income, compared with 20 percent for owners. Monthly housing costs include mortgage payments or contract rent, utilities, fuels, insurance, real estate taxes (for owners), and other housing-related expenditures. - Twenty-five percent of the homeowners had a yearly real estate tax of $1,800 or more. - Median value of homeowners' residences in 1993 was $93,748, down 7 percent from $100,466 in 1989 (in constant 1993 dollars). - Sixty-one percent of the 53,100 owner-occupied homes built since the 1989 interview cost $100,000 or more; 46 percent of the owners of new homes used savings or cash on hand for their down payment. - Thirty-five percent of the homeowners with a mortgage had a current interest rate on their mortgage loan of less than 8 percent in 1993. Data in the report are shown separately for units with African American and Hispanic householders. Since data in the report are from a survey, they are subject to sampling variability. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636); fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Mon Jun 19 11:01:45 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id LAA26149 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 19 Jun 1995 11:00:11 -0400 Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 11:00:11 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199506191500.LAA26149@info.census.gov> subject: "Financial,Insurance,& Real Est. Industries" 6/19/95 Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 19, 1995 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB95-111 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Sidney O. Marcus 301-457-2777 800-541-8345 FIRST REPORT ON NATION'S FINANCIAL, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE INDUSTRIES ISSUED BY CENSUS BUREAU EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 19, 1995 (MONDAY) - A comprehensive statistical look at the $1.8 trillion financial, insurance, and real estate sector of the economy is now available from the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The publication, "1992 Census of Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate Industries, Geographic Area Series--Summary" (FC92-A-1), culminates a major initiative to expand the scope of census data. Economic, agriculture, and governments censuses now cover 98 percent of all economic activity in the nation, up from 76 percent five years ago. Highlights of the report include: Finance Depository institutions grossed $532 billion in 1992. Commercial banks recorded the majority of this revenue, with more than $318 billion in interest, net investment income, fees, and other revenue. Savings institutions, which include mutual savings banks and savings and loan institutions, grossed over $92 billion. Banks, savings institutions, and credit unions had nearly 100,000 locations (excluding ATMs) and on average each location served 2,577 U.S. residents. Texas had relatively few locations, with one for every 3,833 residents, while the District of Columbia had one location for every 1,516 residents. Securities brokers and dealers brought in revenues of $88 billion. Their activity was concentrated in New York, which accounted for a majority of revenues nationwide. Commodity contracts brokers and dealers focused their activities in Illinois, which accounted for nearly half of the $2.6 billion in revenues nationwide, and in New York, which accounted for another one-fifth. Employees in the securities industry led the group in average annual per person payroll by a wide margin. During 1992, these employees averaged more than $87,000. This is triple the per person payroll in the banking industry, where employees received an average of $27,000. These averages include all paid employees, from senior officers to part-timers. Insurance Insurance carriers reported revenue of $796 billion in 1992. Life insurance carriers, with $378 billion, recorded nearly half of the revenue among insurers. These revenues were from net premiums earned, net investment income, annuity revenue, and other sources. Fire, marine, and casualty insurance carriers followed with more than $258 billion, or 33 percent of insurance revenue. Health insurance carriers, which include accident and health carriers and hospital and medical service plans, grossed more than $148 billion in revenue. Over 1.5 million employees worked for insurance carriers in 1992. Life insurance carriers employed over 609,000 people, leading the insurance industry in number of employees. Fire, marine, and casualty insurance carriers followed closely, with over 588,000 employees. The over 112,000 offices of independent and exclusive insurance agents and brokers with paid employees took in nearly $42 billion in revenue from commissions and other sources. This number does not include the sales offices operated by insurance carriers, nor the many independent agents who did not have employees. Real Estate Real estate establishments grossed over $141 billion in revenue during 1992. Real estate operators had $74 billion in revenue primarily from rents, fees, and investment income. Offices of real estate agents and property managers took in over $53 billion from fees, commissions, and other sources. There were over 229,000 real estate establishments with paid employees in 1992. Offices of real estate agents and brokers were most numerous, with over 52,000 establishments (with paid employees) operating in 1992. -X- Editor's note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 19, 1995 (MONDAY) - Included in this report are the number of establishments, revenue, payroll, and employment for all depository and nondepository credit institutions; security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges and services; insurance carriers and agents; real estate; and holding and other investment offices. Data are presented for establishments that had paid employees during 1992, for the United States, the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and metropolitan statistical areas. Data for establishments with no paid employees during 1992 will be available in a separate report; nonemployers are particularly numerous among insurance and real estate agents. Media representatives may request copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders and requests for the CD-ROM should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636) or fax 301-457-3842. To obtain a copy of the three tables, call PIO's Fax-on-Demand 24-hour fax line at 301-457-4178 (Document #2016). From press-release-owner Wed Jun 21 09:08:08 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id JAA17728 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 21 Jun 1995 09:05:06 -0400 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1995 09:05:06 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199506211305.JAA17728@info.census.gov> subject: "AHS for the San Jose, CA Metro Area, 1993" (6/21/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 21, 1995 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB95-H.05 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Ed Montfort 301-763-8551 CENSUS BUREAU ISSUES PERIODIC ANALYSIS OF HOUSING CONDITIONS IN SAN JOSE, CA METROPOLITAN AREA In the San Jose, CA Metropolitan Area (MA), about 24 percent of householders rated their neighborhoods a perfect "10" (on a scale of one to 10), and 27 percent said their home was the best place to live. These findings are in the report, "American Housing Survey for the San Jose, CA Metropolitan Area in 1993" (H170/93-61), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Of the householders living in San Jose, CA metropolitan neighborhoods, 7 percent reported problems with crime, 12 percent reported traffic problems, and 6 percent experienced problems with litter or housing deterioration. The report is based on data collected in the 1993 American Housing Survey (AHS) Metropolitan Sample. The 20-year-old AHS is sponsored by HUD and conducted by the Census Bureau. The San Jose, CA MA last participated in the survey in 1988. The 1993 MA included all of Santa Clara County. The following are additional facts about the San Jose, CA MA: - The area had 556,700 housing units in 1993, of which 534,700 were occupied (59 percent by owners and 41 percent by renters). - Single-family homes, at 70 percent of all occupied units, represented the predominant housing type in the area. - The median age of homes in San Jose City was 23 years, compared with 29 years for the remaining area. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.8 bedrooms. - Of owner-occupied housing units in the area, 22 percent had central air conditioning, 92 percent had clothes dryers, 84 percent had dishwashers, and 86 percent had garbage disposals. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.4 persons per unit and a median of 5.4 rooms per unit. - Thirty-one percent of the single detached and mobile homes had at least 2,000 square feet of living area, with the median being 1,695 square feet. About 64 percent of these homes had at least 500 square feet per person, with the median being 627 square feet per person. - Seven percent of the owner-occupied homes were located on an acre or more of land. - Of all area owner-occupied units, approximately 92 percent had a porch, deck, or patio; 97 percent had a garage or carport; and 79 percent had a usable fireplace. - During the two years prior to the survey, 18 percent of the owner-occupied units had some or all of the roof replaced and 12 percent had kitchens remodeled or added. - Thirteen percent of the homeowners spent $100 or more per month during the previous year on routine maintenance. - Fifty-seven percent of the owners and 30 percent of the renters had monthly housing costs that were $1,000 or more. - Twenty-one percent of the households had incomes of less than $25,000. - The 1993 median household income for area homeowners was $63,631, compared with $36,549 for renters. - Renters had median monthly housing costs that represented 30 percent of their current income, compared with 24 percent for owners. Monthly housing costs include mortgage payments or contract rent, utilities, fuels, insurance, real estate taxes (for owners), and other housing-related expenditures. - Forty percent of the homeowners had a yearly real estate tax of $1,800 or more. - Ninety-eight percent of the 8,200 owner-occupied homes built since the 1988 interview cost $100,000 or more; 44 percent of the owners of new homes used savings or cash on hand for their down payment. - Fifty-two percent of the homeowners with a mortgage had a current interest rate on their mortgage loan of less than 8 percent in 1993. Data in the report are shown separately for units with African American and Hispanic householders. Since data in the report are from a survey, they are subject to sampling variability. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636); fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Fri Jun 23 08:47:18 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id IAA12883 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 23 Jun 1995 08:44:50 -0400 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 08:44:50 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199506231244.IAA12883@info.census.gov> Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing June 23, 1995 TP95-10 Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING "The Effect of Health Insurance Coverage on Doctor and Hospital Visits: 1990-92" (report and statistical brief) "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Program Participation, 1991- 1993" (report and statistical brief) "Home Equity Lines of Credit: A Look at People Who Use Them" (statistical brief) "Poverty Areas in the United States" (statistical brief) "How Much We Earn: Factors That Make a Difference" (statistical brief) "Population Profile of the United States: 1995" (report) "Data Tabulations on the Hispanic-Origin Population from the 1994 Current Population Survey" (Internet and computer printouts--no analysis) RECENTLY RELEASED Nation's Housing Units Top 106.8 Million; Most Rapid Growth in West. Released June 12, 1995. This release and accompanying tables, which are available on Internet but not published in a printed report, show the total estimated number of housing units, households, households maintained by householders of various age groups, and percentage change between April 1, 1990 and July 1, 1994 for all of these variables. The data are shown for the United States, regions, divisions, and states, as well as the District of Columbia. Contact: Ed Byerly, 301-457-2419. (Press release document #1052) "American Housing Survey for the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area in 1993" (H170/93-9). Released June 14, 1995. This is the fourth of seven reports on the housing stock in sample metropolitan areas that were surveyed in 1993. The reports provide statistical data not only on the type, size, and value of metro housing units, but also on the age and condition of the units and the level of satisfaction of the people who live in them. Contact: Ed Montfort, 301-763-8551. (Press release document #1053) "1992 Census of Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate Industries, Geographic Area Series--Summary" (FC92-A-1). Released June 19, 1995. This report gives a comprehensive look at the $1.8 trillion financial, insurance, and real estate sector of the economy. (Press release document #2016) "American Housing Survey for the San Jose, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area in 1993" (H170/93-61). Released June 21, 1995. This is the fifth of seven reports on the housing stock in sample metropolitan areas that were surveyed in 1993. Contact: Ed Montfort, 301-763-8551. (Press release document #1054) "American Housing Survey for the Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area in 1993" (H170/93-62). For release June 23, 1995. This is the sixth of seven reports on the housing stock in sample metropolitan areas that were surveyed in 1993. Contact Ed Montfort, 301-763-8551. (Press release document #1055) "American Housing Survey for the San Francisco-Oakland, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area in 1993" (H170/93-39). For release June 23, 1995. This is the last of seven reports on the housing stock in sample metropolitan areas that were surveyed in 1993. Contact Ed Montfort, 301-763-8551. (Press release document #1056) 1992 Census of Manufactures, Industry Series. Fourteen new reports from this series are available. Contact the Public Information Office on 301-457-2794 for a full listing. Census of Construction Industries. Five new reports from this series are available. Contact the Public Information Office on 301-457-2794 for a full listing. CENSUS RADIO BROADCAST SERVICE Now in its third year, this service provides America's radio stations with weekly, free programming about how the nation's people, economy, and agriculture are changing. Though based on statistics, these programs deal in trends, not endless numbers. The information is presented in an entertaining and informative manner, especially packaged for the average listener. Each edition contains "Window on America," a 4:30-minute program containing three segments: one is a 90-second piece on the latest Census Bureau findings about the people of America; another of the same length deals with the latest developments about U.S. businesses and industry; the third, shorter segment is "Uncle Sam's Almanac," a wide-ranging statistical trivia piece. These three segments are repeated separately for stand-alone use. Every second week, a 5-minute Spanish-language version, "Galeria Informativa," is an added feature. Each week's edition also contains a 60-second feature on agriculture, "Just a Minute," with the latest findings on this vital part of the nation's economy. The Census Radio Broadcast Service, produced on digital audio equipment, is available several ways: By mail on audio cassettes (with verbatim transcripts) By satellite on Mondays, 11:15-11:45 a.m. (SATCOM C5, Transponder 19, Ch. 13-1) On North American Network's Newsline by calling 1-800-934-DIAL Audio and verbatim scripts are on Internet at pio@census.gov For more information or an audition copy, call Maury Cagle or Rick Reed at the Census Bureau Public Information Office on 301- 457-2816, or fax 301-457-3670. NOTICE The Census Bureau has a fax-on-demand service for media representatives that will increase your accessibility to our information. You can select up to three press releases, statistical briefs, or selected tables to be faxed to you in one phone call. If the document is available on the fax-on-demand system, it will have a document number in parentheses at the end of the item description. Remember this number: 301-457-4178. That's the Census Bureau's Public Information 24-hour FaxLine. If you have questions or comments about this system, please contact the Public Information Office on 301-457-2794. From press-release-owner Fri Jun 23 09:25:25 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id JAA20483 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 23 Jun 1995 09:25:15 -0400 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 09:25:15 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199506231325.JAA20483@info.census.gov> subject: "AHS for Tampa-St.Petersburg,FL Area in 1993" (6/23/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 23, 1995 (FRIDAY) Public Information Office CB95-H.06 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Ed Montfort 301-763-8551 CENSUS BUREAU ISSUES PERIODIC ANALYSIS OF HOUSING CONDITIONS IN TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG, FL METROPOLITAN AREA In the Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL Metropolitan Area (MA), about 36 percent of householders rated their neighborhoods a perfect "10" (on a scale of one to 10), and 41 percent said their home was the best place to live. These findings are in the report, "American Housing Survey for the Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL Metropolitan Area in 1993" (H170/93-62), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Of the householders living in Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL metropolitan neighborhoods, 7 percent reported problems with crime, 5 percent reported traffic problems, and 5 percent experienced problems with litter or housing deterioration. The report is based on data collected in the 1993 American Housing Survey (AHS) Metropolitan Sample. The 20-year-old AHS is sponsored by HUD and conducted by the Census Bureau. The Tampa- St. Petersburg, FL MA last participated in the survey in 1989. The 1993 MA included Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties. The following are additional facts about the Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL MA: - The area had 1,076,700 housing units in 1993, of which 869,300 were occupied (70 percent by owners and 30 percent by renters). - Single-family homes, at 77 percent of all occupied units, represented the predominant housing type in the area. - The median age of homes in Tampa City was 32 years, compared with 18 years for the remaining area. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.4 bedrooms. - Of owner-occupied housing units in the area, 84 percent had central air conditioning, 82 percent had clothes dryers, 62 percent had dishwashers, and 53 percent had garbage disposals. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.1 persons per unit and a median of 5.2 rooms per unit. - Twenty-two percent of the single detached and mobile homes had at least 2,000 square feet of living area, with the median being 1,435 square feet. About 68 percent of these homes had at least 500 square feet per person, with the median being 667 square feet per person. - Thirteen percent of the owner-occupied homes were located on an acre or more of land. - Of all area owner-occupied units, approximately 86 percent had a porch, deck, or patio; 80 percent had a garage or carport; and 22 percent had a usable fireplace. - During the two years prior to the survey, 17 percent of the owner-occupied units had some or all of the roof replaced and 8 percent had kitchens remodeled or added. - Seven percent of the homeowners spent $100 or more per month during the previous year on routine maintenance. - Thirteen percent of the owners and 2 percent of the renters had monthly housing costs that were $1,000 or more. - Forty-six percent of the households had incomes of less than $25,000. - The 1993 median household income for area homeowners was $29,644, compared with $20,219 for renters. - Renters had median monthly housing costs that represented 31 percent of their current income, compared with 19 percent for owners. Monthly housing costs include mortgage payments or contract rent, utilities, fuels, insurance, real estate taxes (for owners), and other housing-related expenditures. - Thirteen percent of the homeowners had a yearly real estate tax of $1,800 or more. - Median value of homeowners' residences in 1993 was $69,089, down 10 percent from a 1993 constant dollar figure of $76,385 for 1989. - Fifty-four percent of the 37,900 owner-occupied homes built since the 1989 interview cost $100,000 or more; 44 percent of the owners of new homes used savings or cash on hand for their down payment. - Thirty-one percent of the homeowners with a mortgage had a current interest rate on their mortgage loan of less than 8 percent in 1993. Data in the report are shown separately for units with African American and Hispanic householders. Since data in the report are from a survey, they are subject to sampling variability. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636); fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Fri Jun 23 09:26:51 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id JAA20676 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 23 Jun 1995 09:26:42 -0400 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 09:26:42 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199506231326.JAA20676@info.census.gov> subject: "AHS for San Francisco-Oakland, CA Metro Area" (6/23/95) Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 23, 1995 (FRIDAY) Public Information Office CB95-H.07 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Ed Montfort 301-763-8551 CENSUS BUREAU ISSUES PERIODIC ANALYSIS OF HOUSING CONDITIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND, CA METROPOLITAN AREA In the San Francisco-Oakland, CA Metropolitan Area (MA), about 26 percent of householders rated their neighborhoods a perfect "10" (on a scale of one to 10), and 29 percent said their home was the best place to live. These findings are in the report, "American Housing Survey for the San Francisco-Oakland, CA Metropolitan Area in 1993" (H170/93-39), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Of the householders living in San Francisco-Oakland, CA metropolitan neighborhoods, 13 percent reported problems with crime, 13 percent reported traffic problems, and 5 percent experienced problems with litter or housing deterioration. The report is based on data collected in the 1993 American Housing Survey (AHS) Metropolitan Sample. The 20-year-old AHS is sponsored by HUD and conducted by the Census Bureau. The San Francisco-Oakland, CA MA last participated in the survey in 1989. The 1993 MA included Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, and San Mateo counties. The following are additional facts about the San Francisco- Oakland, CA MA: - The area had 1,544,600 housing units in 1993, of which 1,439,400 were occupied (54 percent by owners and 46 percent by renters). - Single-family homes, at 59 percent of all occupied units, represented the predominant housing type in the area. - The median age of homes in San Francisco City was 58 years, compared with 31 years for the remaining area. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.4 bedrooms. - Of owner-occupied housing units in the area, 22 percent had central air conditioning, 88 percent had clothes dryers, 77 percent had dishwashers, and 77 percent had garbage disposals. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.2 persons per unit and a median of 5.2 rooms per unit. - Thirty-two percent of the single detached and mobile homes had at least 2,000 square feet of living area, with the median being 1,687 square feet. About 68 percent of these homes had at least 500 square feet per person, with the median being 662 square feet per person. - Five percent of the owner-occupied homes were located on an acre or more of land. - Of all area owner-occupied units, approximately 85 percent had a porch, deck, or patio; 93 percent had a garage or carport; and 77 percent had a usable fireplace. - During the two years prior to the survey, 16 percent of the owner-occupied units had some or all of the roof replaced and 10 percent had kitchens remodeled or added. - Fourteen percent of the homeowners spent $100 or more per month during the previous year on routine maintenance. - Fifty-one percent of the owners and 19 percent of the renters had monthly housing costs that were $1,000 or more. - Twenty-eight percent of the households had incomes of less than $25,000. - The 1993 median household income for area homeowners was $57,977, compared with $28,787 for renters. - Renters had median monthly housing costs that represented 32 percent of their current income, compared with 23 percent for owners. Monthly housing costs include mortgage payments or contract rent, utilities, fuels, insurance, real estate taxes (for owners), and other housing-related expenditures. - Thirty-eight percent of the homeowners had a yearly real estate tax of $1,800 or more. - Median value of homeowners' residences in 1993 was $256,258 down 15 percent from a 1993 constant dollar figure of $300,927 for 1989. - Ninety-eight percent of the 29,500 owner-occupied homes built since the 1989 interview cost $100,000 or more; 37 percent of the owners of new homes used savings or cash on hand for their down payment. - Fifty-six percent of the homeowners with a mortgage had a current interest rate on their mortgage loan of less than 8 percent in 1993. Data in the report are shown separately for units with African American and Hispanic householders. Since data in the report are from a survey, they are subject to sampling variability. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636); fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Fri Jul 7 11:45:56 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id LAA23967 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 11:42:16 -0400 Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 11:42:16 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199507071542.LAA23967@info.census.gov> Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing July 7, 1995 TP95-11 Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING: "The Effect of Health Insurance Coverage on Doctor and Hospital Visits: 1990-92" (report and statistical brief) "Home Equity Lines of Credit: A Look at People Who Use Them" (statistical brief) "Poverty Areas in the United States" (statistical brief) RECENTLY RELEASED: "Popularly Elected Officials in 1992" (GC92-1-2). Census releases the final report on "Popularly Elected Officials in 1992." Preliminary statistics were released on January 30, 1995 (CB95-18). The report contains statistics on the numbers and types of state and local government officials elected by popular vote. Compiled from the 1992 Census of Governments, the report covers officials of the 85,005 state and local government units. Contact: David Kellerman or Marshall Moore on 301-457-1582. 1992 Census of Agriculture Feature Stories: The Census Bureau's Agriculture and Financial Statistics staff are currently working on a new series of feature stories based on the 1992 agriculture statistics. These stories will address subjects such as ginseng production, aquaculture, farm characteristics, on-farm injuries etc. The first in this series of stories titled, "The 4th of July Picnic" is now available. (Press release document #2017) 1992 Census of Mineral Industries: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas - (MIC92-I-13A) Sand and Gravel - (MIC92-I-14B) Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals - (MIC92-I-14C) 1992 Census of Manufactures, Industry Series: Aerospace Equipment, Including Parts - (MC92-I-37B) Household Appliances - (MC92-I-36B) General Industrial Machinery and Equipment - (MC92-I-35E) Household Furniture - (MC92-I-25A) Jewelry, Silverware, and Plated Ware - (MC92-I-39A) Miscellaneous Fabricated Textile Products - (MC92-I-23E) Knitting Mills - (MC92-I-22B) Preserved Fruits and Vegetables - (MC92-I-20C) Paperboard Containers and Boxes - (MC92-I-26B) NOTICE: The Census Bureau has a fax-on-demand service for media representatives that will increase your accessibility to our information. You can select up to three press releases, statistical briefs, or selected tables to be faxed to you in one phone call. If the document is available on the fax-on-demand system, it will have a document number in parentheses at the end of the item description. Remember this number: 301-457-4178. That's the Census Bureau's Public Information 24-hour FaxLine. If you have questions or comments about this system, please contact the Public Information Office on 301-457-2794. From press-release-owner Fri Aug 4 13:11:52 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id NAA12768 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 4 Aug 1995 13:10:51 -0400 Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 13:10:51 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199508041710.NAA12768@info.census.gov> Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing Subject "Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities" Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner tips "Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities" (08/04/95) August 4, 1995 TP95-13 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING Census Bureau Expands Electronic Data Dissemination. The press release covers the bureau's plans to put more of its data on internet, the redesign of statistical reports and the discontinuation of others. The Foreign-Born Population 1994 (P20-486). The report provides information on the characteristics of foreign born persons including location, year of entry, country of birth, fertility, and educational status. RECENTLY RELEASED Census Bureau Product Advisory on Landview II. The advisory provides a description of Landview II, a new geographic information system product developed jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Program Participation, 1991 to 1993 (P70-46). Released July 24, 1995. This report, based on data collected in the Survey of Income and Program Participation, finds that the proportion of long-term participants in major means-tested public assistance programs was "substantially higher" in 1991 and 1992 than in 1990 and 1991. Contact: Martina Shea, 301-763-8578. (Document #1058) The Effect of Health Insurance Coverage on Doctors and Hospital Visits: 1990-92 (P70-44). Released July 25, 1995. This report examines data from the survey of Income and Program Participation for persons 16 to 64 years of age and finds that health insurance coverage, general health status, and disability status were closely related to the frequency with which people take advantage of health-care services. A related statistical brief (SB/95-12), Just What the Doctor Ordered, also is available. (Press Release Document #1059) (Statistical Brief Document #1068) Home Equity Lines of Credit--A Look at the People Who Obtain Them (SB/95-15). Released July 26, 1995. This statistical brief profiles the 3.4 million single-family home owners who had home equity lines of credit four years ago and compares them with the 26.5 million single-family home owners who had other types of mortgages. The data were collected in the 1991 Residential Finance Survey. Contact Howard Savage, 301-763-8165. (Press Release Document #1060, Statistical Brief Document #1061) Census Bureau Product Advisory on Hispanic Tabulations. The advisory provides a description of the demographic tabulations on the Hispanic population now available from the Bureau's March 1994 Current Population Survey. Poverty Areas (SB/95-13). Released July 31, 1995. This statistical brief focuses on the residents of what the Census Bureau identifies as "poverty areas," i.e., census tracts or block numbering areas where at least 20 percent of the residents in 1990 were poor. The 4-page brief looks at several socio-economic indicators for residents of poverty areas and compares them with those for non-poverty area residents. The brief draws from a new CD-ROM product titled Poverty Areas in the United States, SSTF-17. Contact Leatha Lamison-White, 301-763- 8578. Population Profile of the United States: 1995 (P23-189). Released August 1, 1995. A compendium of concise, analytic summaries of the Census Bureau's lengthier demographic reports, this biennial publication also provides highlights and overviews with graphs on the state of the nation's population. Story ideas abound on every page. If you want to obtain an English-language reference work and guide on the demographics of who we are, rather than have to wade through reams of statistical tables, this is the book for you. Contact Janice Valdisera, 301-457- 2381. Data Base News in Aging-Related Statistics. Released August 4, 1995. The U.S. Census Bureau and National Institute on Aging announce the release of the July 1995 issue of the Data Base News in Aging of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. Federal agencies that produce and distribute aging- related data products have contributed current information about the electronic data files and hard copy data products and reports available from their organizations, as of July 1995. Included are items addressing health, income, retirement, housing, and other socio-economic issues. The report provides a unique resource for research on the older population. The Data Base News In Aging is published twice a year by the Census Bureau. To obtain a free copy of the report, please contact the Statistical Information Staff of the Population Division at the U.S. Census Bureau on 301-457-2422. 1992 Census of Economic Reports. Ten new reports from this series are available. Contact the Public Information Office on 301-457-2794 for a full listing. NOTICE The Census Bureau has a fax-on-demand service for media representatives that will increase your accessibility to our information. You can select up to three press releases, statistical briefs, or selected tables to be faxed to you in one phone call. If the document is available on the fax-on-demand system, it will have a document number in parentheses at the end of the item description. Remember this number: 301-457-4178. That's the Census Bureau's Public Information 24-hour FaxLine. This service is for media representatives only. Non-media should call 1-900-555-2FAX. If you have questions or comments about this system, please contact the Public Information Office on 301-457-2794. From press-release-owner Fri Aug 18 12:30:55 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id MAA01768 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 18 Aug 1995 12:27:56 -0400 Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 12:27:56 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199508181627.MAA01768@info.census.gov> Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing August 18, 1995 TP95-14 Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities Philip L. Sparks Appointed as New Director for Communications. Philip L. Sparks brings nearly 25 years of public relations and communications know-how to the Census Bureau. During the past seven years, Mr. Sparks was co-Director of the Communications Consortium Media Center, a public interest media organization in Washington, DC. His varied career has included Director of Public Affairs for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees; Associate Director for the President's Commission on Pension Policy; Administrative Assistant for former Congressman Thomas J. Downey; and Press Assistant for the United Mine Workers of America. The last time Mr. Sparks served the Census Bureau was as an enumerator during the 1970 Census. NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER: On Tuesday, September 5, the Public Information Office will inaugurate a new telephone system, designed to better serve our media callers. On that day, the number for you to call for information will be 301-457-3030. Our fax line telephone numbers will remain the same (301-457-3670) to send a fax to us, and (301-457-4178) for our 24 hour a day fax-on-demand service. UPCOMING: "Health Insurance Coverage--Who Had a Lapse Between 1991 and 1993?" (SB/95-X). This statistical brief, based on the previously released "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Health Insurance, 1991 to 1993," looks at the characteristics of those most likely to have gone without health insurance during the 32- month period of February 1991 to September 1993. It also looks at the median time spent without health insurance. "Poverty's Revolving Door" (SB/95-X). This statistical brief is based on the report, "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being, Poverty, 1991 to 1993" (P70-45) which, in turn, uses data collected in the Survey of Income and Program Participation. The brief discusses the characteristics of persons who were most likely to move out of poverty in 1992, as well as the characteristics of the chronically poor, i.e., those whose income was below the poverty level during the entire 24 months of 1991-1992. RECENTLY RELEASED: "We asked...You told us: Condominium Status and Farm Residence" (CQC-29). This bulletin is one of a series that shows the questions asked in the 1990 census and the answers given. The bulletin discusses the density of condominiums in the regions, states, and metropolitan areas, and the percentage of owner- occupied units. It also talks about the number of people living on farms and the fact that the farm population in the U.S. has shown a steady decrease in the last 50 years. (Document #1073) "Home Sweet Home: America's Housing, 1973 to 1993" (SB/95-18). This statistical brief traces the growth and changes in our nation's housing stock during the first 20 years of the American Housing Survey, conducted by the Census Bureau and sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Among the changes that have occurred during this period, according to the brief, were: single-family homes became less prevalent; housing became less affordable; and households became less likely to be maintained by married couples or include children, and more likely to be maintained by elderly persons. (Document #1074) "American Women: A Profile" (SB/95-19). This 2-page statistical brief describes the status of women in the United States--their total number and number by age, how their numbers compare to men, their race and ethnicity, median age at marriage, increases in the never-marrieds, live-alones, women maintaining households, childless women, out-of-wedlock births, and working mothers. The brief also looks at women's earnings, education, child support, and child care. (Document #1075) "Women in Poland." This is the first in the series, "Profiles of the World's Women." These profiles present issues related to the status of women in different countries of the world. Funding for this series is provided by the Office of Women in Development, USAID. (Document #1076) "1992 Census of Governments--Employee-Retirement Systems of State and Local Governments" (GC92(4)-6). This annual report highlights employee assets, benefit payments and retirement systems memberships. 1992 Census of Economic Reports. Eight new reports from this series are available. Contact the Public Information Office on 301-457-2794 for a full listing. NOTICE The Census Bureau has a fax-on-demand service for media representatives that will increase your accessibility to our information. You can select up to three press releases, statistical briefs, or selected tables to be faxed to you in one phone call. If the document is available on the fax-on-demand system, it will have a document number in parentheses at the end of the item description. Remember this number: 301-457-4178. That's the Census Bureau's Public Information 24-hour FaxLine. This service is for media representatives only. Non-media should call 1-900-555-2FAX. If you have questions or comments about any of the above information, please call the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-2794. From press-release-owner Wed Aug 23 08:05:24 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id IAA14408 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 23 Aug 1995 08:03:56 -0400 Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 08:03:56 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199508231203.IAA14408@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing Public Information Office CB95-154 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Amara Bachu 301-457-2449 abachu@census.gov ABOUT 40 PERCENT OF FOOD STAMP MOTHERS NEVER MARRIED EMBARGOED UNTIL: AUG. 23, 1995 (WEDNESDAY) - In 1993, about 40 percent--2.1 million of the nation's 5.3 million mothers receiving food stamps--had never been married, according to a study released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. And these never-married mothers between the ages of 15 and 44 years old had an average of 2.3 children each, the bureau said in a statistical brief titled "Mothers Who Receive Food Stamps -- Fertility and Socioeconomic Characteristics," SB/95-22. Overall, about 5.3 million mothers 15 to 44 years old reported receiving food stamps. On average, these women had about 2.6 children each. Mothers not on food stamps had an average 2.1 children each. The Census Bureau's data were collected in the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) between June and September 1993. Other findings: - The average age of mothers receiving food stamps was 30 years old; those not in the program was 34. About 4 percent of mothers receiving food stamps were teenagers. - The average age at first birth for mothers on food stamps was 20 years old compared with an average age of 23 for mothers not receiving food stamps. - Overall, 27 percent of mothers on food stamps had their first birth under age 18; for mothers not receiving food stamps, the figure was 15 percent. - About one in three African American mothers of childbearing age were food stamp recipients (1.9 million) compared with one in nine for White mothers (3.2 million). - One in four Hispanic-origin mothers (1.1 million) received food stamps compared to one in seven mothers not of Hispanic origin (4.2 million). - About 13 percent of the nation's 4.2 million foreign-born mothers were on food stamps, and about three-quarters of all foreign-born mothers on food stamps were not U.S. citizens. - Most (78 percent) of food stamp mothers were jobless, 41 percent did not have a high-school diploma, and about two-thirds lived in families with monthly incomes of less than $1,000. - About one-fifth of all food stamp mothers lived in one of the nine census divisions: the East North Central Division, which consists of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The brief is the second in a series of three on mothers who participate in federal welfare programs. The first dealt with recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children. The third will focus on mothers taking part in the Women, Infants and Children program. It will be issued later this year. As with all surveys, the statistics are subject to sampling variability, as well as other errors. -X- Editor's note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: AUG. 23, 1995 (WEDNESDAY) - media representatives may request copies of the statistical brief from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301-457-3670; fax-on-demand (document no. 1071): 301-457-4178; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's FastFax: 1-900-555-2FAX (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Tue Aug 29 12:18:09 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id MAA15828 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 29 Aug 1995 12:16:19 -0400 Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 12:16:19 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199508291616.MAA15828@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing Public Information Office CB95-155 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Kristin A. Hansen 301-457-2454 Amara Bachu 301-457-2449 FOREIGN-BORN RESIDENTS HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF U.S. POPULATION SINCE WORLD WAR II, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: AUGUST 29, 1995 (TUESDAY) - Nearly one in 11 U.S. residents (8.7 percent) was foreign-born in 1994, the highest percentage of foreign-born since World War II and nearly double the 1970 level of 4.8 percent the Commerce Department's Census Bureau reported today. Of the 22.6 million foreign-born persons living in the United States in March 1994, one in five (4.5 million) arrived here during the last five years. During the decade of the 1980s, 8.3 million immigrated here, as did another 9.8 million in the decades prior to 1980. More than a quarter (1.3 million) of the immigrants between 1990 and 1994 came from Mexico and 243,000 hailed from Russia. These are among the findings in a new Census Bureau study titled "The Foreign-Born Population: 1994," P20-486. California led all states with 7.7 million foreign-born persons--more than one-third of all immigrants to the United States and nearly one-quarter of all California residents. New York ranks second with 2.9 million and Florida had about 2.1 million foreign-born. Texas, Illinois, and New Jersey each had more than 1 million foreign-born residents. Other findings: - Recent immigrants 25 years and over are more likely to have a bachelor's degree (21 percent) than either natives or earlier immigrants (both about 14 percent). On the other hand, immigrants 25 and over are also much more likely to not be high-school graduates (36 percent) than natives (17 percent). - Immigrants who arrived in this country since 1990 are more likely to receive public assistance income than the native-born (5.7 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively), but less likely if they immigrated here before 1970 (1.4 percent). - More than two-thirds of the foreign-born population are White, about one in five are Asian or Pacific Islander, and only 7 percent are African American. Nearly half (46 percent) of all foreign-born persons are of Hispanic origin. - Of the Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States, 62 percent are foreign-born and most of the immigrants (92 percent) entered this country since 1970. Although 39 percent of the persons of Hispanic origin are foreign-born and most have lived in the United States long enough to qualify for naturalization, only 18 percent are naturalized citizens. - Foreign-born women between the ages of 15 and 44 years old (about 6.2 million in June 1994) gave birth to 1.5 children each compared with the 1.2 children of native-born women. About 68 percent of these foreign-born women in childbearing ages immigrated to the United States after 1980. As with all surveys, the data in the report are subject to sampling and other sources of error. Data on Hispanic-origin persons were collected in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, but not in Puerto Rico. -X- Editor's note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: AUGUST 29, 1995 (TUESDAY) - Media representatives may obtain a copy of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301-457-3670; fax-on-demand: 301-457-4178 (DOCUMENT #1078) or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's FastFax 1-900-555-2FAX (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Fri Sep 1 14:30:05 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id OAA27723 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 1 Sep 1995 14:23:58 -0400 Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 14:23:58 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199509011823.OAA27723@info.census.gov> Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing September 1, 1995 TP95-15 Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER: On Tuesday, September 5, the Public Information Office will inaugurate a new telephone system, designed to better serve our media callers. On that day, the number for you to call for information will be 301-457-3030. Our fax line telephone numbers will remain the same (301-457-3670) to send a fax to us, and (301-457-4178) for our 24 hour a day fax-on-demand service. UPCOMING: "1992 Census of Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate Industries -- Establishment and Firm Size." Scheduled to be available in early September, this report provides an important, first-time profile of these key segments of the economy. RELEASED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1995: "Health Insurance Coverage--Who Had a Lapse Between 1991 and 1993?" (SB/95-21). This statistical brief, based on the previously released "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Health Insurance, 1991 to 1993" (P70-43), looks at the characteristics of those most likely to have gone without health insurance during the 32-month period of February 1991 to September 1993. It also looks at the median time spent without health insurance. (Document #1079) "Poverty's Revolving Door" (SB/95-20). This statistical brief is based on the report, "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being, Poverty, 1991 to 1993" (P70-45) which, in turn, uses data collected in the Survey of Income and Program Participation. The brief discusses the characteristics of persons who were most likely to move out of poverty in 1992, as well as the characteristics of the chronically poor, i.e., those whose income was below the poverty level during the entire 24 months of 1991-1992. (Document #1080) "National and State Population Estimates: 1990 to 1994" (P25-1127). This report represents a synthesis of three previously released separate series P25 reports: an annual State estimates report, with age-sex detail and components of population change; an annual national level report with age-race-sex-Hispanic origin detail; and a monthly national "boilerplate" report showing monthly estimates for three population universes. "1993 Annual Survey of Manufactures, Value of Product Shipments" (M93(AS)-2. This report contains estimates of the 1993 value of product shipments for approximately 1,750 classes of manufactured products. The 1993 product class estimates are based on reports from a representative sample of about 55,000 manufacturing establishments. "1992 Census of Retail Trade, Merchandise Line Sales: United States" (RC92-S-3). This report represents a recompilation of establishment and sales data collected in the 1992 Census of Retail Trade according to various categories of merchandise lines sold by retail establishments. "The Asian and Pacific Islander Population in the United States: March 1994" (PPL-32). The nine tables present March 1994 Current Population Survey data on the demographic, social, and economic characterisitcs of the Asian and Pacific Islander population in the United States. Topics covered include family income, earnings, poverty status, educational attainment, and family region. The tables are available on paper, a disk, or from the Internet http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/population/socdemo/race. "U.S. Exports of Merchandise and U.S. Imports of Merchandise on CD-ROM" (Product Profile No. 15). This profile contains monthly and year-to-date data for up to 16,000 commodities, 232 countries, and 45 U.S. customs districts. CD-ROMs ON SALE: While supplies last, we're slashing CD-ROM prices from $150 to $50 for discs issued prior to September 1. This includes: Foreign Trade CD's issued up to December 1992, the 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, County Business Patterns, and Tiger/Line TM Files. Volume discounts for multi-disc orders. For more information or to place an order, phone Customer Services on 301-763-INFO(4636). 1992 Truck Inventory and Use Survey Microdata Now on CD-ROM. Recently released, the disc comes with QuickTab software so users can generate custom tabulations or run frequency distributions and cross-tabulations on detailed characteristics for more than 123,000 individual trucks. Data files are in ASCII format. Price: $150. To order, phone Customer Services on 301-763-INFO(4636). RECENTLY RELEASED: "Mothers Who Receive Food Stamps -- Fertility and Socioeconomic Characteristics" (SB/95-22). Released August 23, 1995. According to this statistical brief, about 40 percent of the nation's 5.3 million mothers between the ages of 15 and 44 who were receiving food stamps in 1993 had never been married. These never-married mothers had an average of 2.3 children each, the brief says. "Characteristics of the Foreign-Born Population: 1994" (P20- 486). Released August 29, 1995. In a first for the Census Bureau, this short report focuses on the increasingly important foreign-born population of the United States. The report, based on data from the 1994 Current Population Survey, looks at the countries of origin of foreign-born persons, the states where most of them live, their age, sex and race/Hispanic origin characteristics, 1993 income, education, poverty and labor force status, and whether or not the foreign-born are long-term welfare recipients. NOTICE: The Census Bureau has a fax-on-demand service for media representatives that will increase your accessibility to our information. You can select up to three press releases, statistical briefs, or selected tables to be faxed to you in one phone call. If the document is available on the fax-on-demand system, it will have a document number in parentheses at the end of the item description. Remember this number: 301-457-4178. That's the Census Bureau's Public Information 24-hour FaxLine. This service is for media representatives only. Non-media should call 1-900-555-2FAX. From press-release-owner Fri Sep 1 15:53:38 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id PAA07264 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 1 Sep 1995 15:49:12 -0400 Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 15:49:12 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199509011949.PAA07264@info.census.gov> Subject: "Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities" Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing September 1, 1995 TP95-15 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tips on Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities ******CORRECTION****** This should read "we're slashing CD-ROM prices from $150 to $50 for discs issued prior to September 1, 1993." ....CD-ROMs ON SALE: While supplies last, we're slashing CD-ROM prices from $150 to $50 for discs issued prior to September 1. This includes: Foreign Trade CD's issued up to December 1992, the 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, County Business Patterns, and Tiger/Line TM Files. Volume discounts for multi-disc orders. For more information or to place an order, phone Customer Services on 301-763-INFO(4636). From press-release-owner Tue Sep 12 10:53:17 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id KAA14697 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 12 Sep 1995 10:50:43 -0400 Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 10:50:43 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199509121450.KAA14697@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing Public Information Office CB95-162 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Kristin A. Hansen 301-457-2454 PEOPLE NOT MOVING AS MUCH AS THEY DID IN THE MID-80s, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPT. 12, 1995 (TUESDAY) - Nearly 43 million U.S. residents moved between March 1993 and March 1994--26.6 million of them within the same county--but the 16.7 percent of the population 1 year old and over who moved was well below the 20.2 percent who moved in 1984-85, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said today. Of the total number of movers in 1993-94, 8 million persons moved between counties in the same state, nearly 7 million moved to another state, and 1.2 million moved to the United States from abroad, according to "Geographical Mobility: March 1993 to March 1994" (P20-485). Annual mobility rates hovered around 20 percent during most of the 1950s and 1960s. With the exception of the short-term spurt in moving in 1984-85, the percentage of movers has declined gradually over the last quarter of a century. In the previous period from March 1992 to March 1993, 16.8 percent of the population moved. Fueling the United States' still relatively high mobility rate are the young. More than one-third (35.6 percent) of persons 20 to 24 years old and 30.7 percent of 25- to 29-year-olds changed residences during the 12-month period in 1993-94. Moving rates decline with age. The least footloose of any age group in 1993-94 were persons 75 to 84 years old, of whom only 4.9 percent moved. That rate is not significantly different, however, from the 5.8 percent of persons 85 and over who moved. Regionally, the Northeast had the lowest overall moving rate (11.6 percent), well below the national rate of 16.7 percent. The West and the South had overall mobility rates higher than the national rate--20.2 percent and 18.1 percent, respectively. The Northeast experienced a net loss of 328,000 movers, while the South showed a net gain of 376,000, the only two statistically significant changes in regional migration flows. Other findings in the report: - Whites have lower overall rates of moving (16 percent) than either African Americans (19.6 percent) or persons of Hispanic origin (22.4 percent). - Of the 1.2 million movers from abroad, about two-thirds of them were not U.S. citizens (e.g., immigrants from foreign countries and temporary residents such as foreign college students). - About one-third of persons living in renter-occupied housing units in March 1993 (32.6 percent) had moved in the previous year. In contrast, fewer than one in 10 persons in owner-occupied housing units (8.9 percent) had moved in the same period. As with all surveys, the data in the report are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Editor's note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPT. 12, 1995 (TUESDAY) - media representatives may obtain a copy of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's FastFax: 1-900-555-2FAX (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Mon Sep 18 11:46:30 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id LAA15173 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 18 Sep 1995 11:44:40 -0400 Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 11:44:40 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199509181544.LAA15173@info.census.gov> Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing September 15, 1995 TP95-16 Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tip Sheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER: On Tuesday, September 5, the Public Information Office inaugurated a new telephone system, designed to better serve our media callers. From now on, the number for you to call for information is 301-457-3030. Our fax line telephone numbers remained the same (301-457-3670) to send a fax to us, and (301-457-4178) for our 24 hour a day fax-on-demand service. UPCOMING: 1993 County Business Patterns State Reports. These state-by-state reports will be released on a flow basis beginning in late September. "Asset Ownership of Households: 1993" (P70-47). The report covers the differences between 1991 and 1993 in the median values of such household assets as interest-earning assets at financial institutions, rental property, and vehicles. "Estimates of the Population of States by Age, Sex, and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 1992" (PE-29) and "Estimates of the Population of Counties by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 1992" (PE-30). These recently released diskettes and tape files contain population estimates of states and counties by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin from July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1992. "How Much Does It Cost to Mind Our PreSchoolers?" (P70-52). This report explores the cost of child care arrangements and compares this cost by income group (poor vs. non-poor) and race. "Fertility of American Women: June 1994" (P20-482). This report is the annual update of current fertility rates. "America's Hispanic Population - 1994" (SB/95-25). This statistical brief provides a demographic profile of the Hispanic population. "American Housing Brief Housing Profile: Washington, DC-MD-VA" (AHB/93-1). This brief, based on data from the American Housing Survey (AHS), presents data for various demographic groups in selected metropolitan areas. "Market Absorption of Apartments 2nd Quarter 1995 Absorptions" (1st Quarter Completions) (H130/95Q2). This quarterly report from the Current Housing Reports series is scheduled to be available in late September. "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Labor Force, 1991-1993." This report provides data on labor force participation and characteristics. RECENTLY RELEASED: "1992 Census of Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate Industries -- Establishment and Firm Size" (FC92-S-1). This report provides an important, first-time profile of these key segments of the economy. "Geographical Mobility: March 1993 to March 1994" (P20-485). Released September 12, 1995. The percentage of movers in the United States remains stable, about 16.7 percent. That still is well below the 20.2 percent, who said they moved in 1984-85. "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Income, 1991-1992" (P70-49). This report looks at five two-year periods over the past decade to determine if there were gains in economic well-being from one year to the next. (Document #1083) "Idaho State and Local Government Finances: 1993." This report, one in a series of state reports, summarizes state and local revenues for Idaho State. This product is only available on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/Economy/Governments/State Finance Data/1993 State Finance Data. Contact: Henry Wulf, Governments Division, 301-457-1523 or via e-mail: HWulf@census.gov. Manufacturing Measures, Census Bureau Data for Manufacturing. This booklet is designed to make users of manufacturing and related data aware of the resources available from the Census Bureau and how to use them. NOTICE: The Census Bureau has a fax-on-demand service for media representatives that will increase your accessibility to our information. You can select up to three press releases, statistical briefs, or selected tables to be faxed to you in one phone call. If the document is available on the fax-on-demand system, it will have a document number in parentheses at the end of the item description. Remember this number: 301-457-4178. That's the Census Bureau's Public Information 24-hour FaxLine. This service is for media representatives only. Non-media should call 1-900-555-2FAX. If you have questions or comments about any of the above information, please call the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. From press-release-owner Thu Sep 21 08:44:45 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id IAA13847 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 21 Sep 1995 08:40:26 -0400 Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 08:40:26 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199509211240.IAA13847@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing Public Information Office CB95-166 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) CENSUS BUREAU PRODUCT ADVISORY EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPTEMBER 20, 1995 (WEDNESDAY) The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today is releasing information containing population estimates of states and counties by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin from July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1992. This information is only available on diskettes or computer tapes. "Estimates of the Population of States by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 1992" (PE-29) and "Estimates of the Population of Counties by Age, Sex and Race/Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 1992" (PE-30) provide estimates of the resident population by age, gender, race (White; African American; American Indian, Eskimo and Aleut; and Asian and Pacific Islander) and Hispanic/non-Hispanic origin. The development of the population estimates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin for states and counties is a long term effort. The estimates presented in this report are preliminary and the bureau plans to further refine the methods and reissue the entire series in the future. -X- Editor's note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPTEMBER 20, 1995 (WEDNESDAY) Copies of the diskettes may be obtained from the bureau's Population Division's Statistical Information Staff on 301-457-2422. From press-release-owner Fri Sep 22 08:50:14 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id IAA28851 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 22 Sep 1995 08:46:35 -0400 Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 08:46:35 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199509221246.IAA28851@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing Public Information Office CB95-170 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Agriculture and Financial Statistics Division 800-523-3215 CENSUS BUREAU PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPTEMBER 22, 1995 (FRIDAY) - Ginseng began to be successfully cultivated in the United States in the late 1880's and by 1992 had grown to a crop harvested on over 800 farms yielding over 1.7 million pounds. This is just one feature from a series of agricultural briefs based on the 1992 Census of Agriculture being released by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. These agricultural briefs, which will be written by staff from the bureau's Agriculture and Financial Statistics Division, will address subjects such as: farmer characteristics, aquaculture, farm-related injuries, high dollar value crops, and more. They offer new insights about a broad range of agricultural issues and provide examples of how the census of agriculture can be used. The first two agricultural briefs, "The 4th of July Picnic" and "American Ginseng--Rooted in Wisconsin" are available in print and via the Census Bureau's web site (http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/econ/www/agrimenu.html). -X- Editor's note: EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPTEMBER 22, 1995 (FRIDAY) - media representatives may obtain a copy of the agricultural briefs from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Or, via Fax-on-demand, 301-457-4178. (Document #2019). Non-media orders should be directed to the Agriculture and Financial Statistics Division, Editorial and Information Office, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20200; by telephone: 1-800-523-3215; or e-mail: agfs@census.gov. From press-release-owner Mon Sep 25 09:49:46 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id JAA01756 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 25 Sep 1995 09:47:27 -0400 Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 09:47:27 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199509251347.JAA01756@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing Public Information Office CB95-167 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) T.J. Eller 301-763-8578 MEDIAN VALUE OF INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS DOWN AND HOME EQUITY UP IN 1993 COMPARED WITH 1991 EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPT. 25, 1995 (MONDAY). The median value of interest-earning assets declined between 1991 and 1993 while median home equity was increasing, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau reported today. Interest-earning assets at financial institutions--savings accounts, interest-earning checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, and certificates of deposit--fell as a share of measured net worth, from 14 percent in 1991 to 11 percent in 1993, the Census Bureau said. The median amount of these deposits decreased from $3,709 in 1991 (in constant 1993 dollars) to $2,999 in 1993. Meanwhile, median home equity increased from $43,070 in 1991 (1993 dollars) to $46,669 in 1993. Home equity remained the largest share of a household's measured net worth at about 44 percent. The findings are in a report titled "Asset Ownership of Households: 1993" (P70-47). Based on data collected in the 1993 Survey of Income and Program Participation, the report looks at the value of interest-earning assets, stocks and mutual fund shares, real estate, mortgages held by sellers, and motor vehicles, as well as the self-reported value of self-owned businesses or professions, held by households in the United States. It does not cover equities in pension plans, cash surrender value of life insurance policies, or the value of jewelry and home furnishings. The report says the median measured net worth for households in 1993 of $37,587 was "not significantly different" from the 1991 median of $38,500 (in 1993 dollars). Measured net worth is defined as the sum of measured assets less measured liabilities, such as debts secured by assets, credit card or store bills, bank loans, and other unsecured debts. Other interest-earning assets, such as money-market funds and municipal bonds, made up 4 percent of measured net worth in 1993, a slight decrease from 5 percent in 1991. The median value of holdings in other interest-earning assets decreased from $16,058 in 1991 (1993 dollars) to $12,998 in 1993. The median values of rental property, vehicles, and self- owned businesses or professions decreased; stocks and mutual fund shares and U.S. savings bonds increased; and holdings in non- interest-earning checking accounts, other real estate, IRA and KEOGH accounts, and other financial investments did not change. Other findings: - If home equity is excluded, median total net worth fell from $10,858 in 1991 (in 1993 dollars) to $9,505 in 1993. The decline applied in all householder age categories, except for those 34 or younger, 55 to 64, and 70 to 74 years old. - In both 1991 and 1993, the most prevalent interest- earning asset at a financial institution was a savings account, but ownership of savings accounts dropped from 62 percent of households in 1991 to 60 percent in 1993. - Married-couple households had the largest median net worth: $61,905 in 1993. Both male and female- maintained households had a median measured net worth about one-fifth that of married-couple households in 1993. - Median net worth increased with the age of the householder, from $5,786 for the youngest households to $91,481 for households with householders in the 55-to-64-year-old category, and then fell to $77,654 for the oldest group (75 years and over). - In 1993, households with White householders had median net worth of $45,470. The median net worth of households with African American householders was $4,418 and that of households with Hispanic-origin householders was $4,656. No significant difference existed between the latter two figures. As in all surveys, the data in the report are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. In addition, asset accumulation tends to be under-reported in household surveys. -X- EMBARGOED UNTIL: SEPT. 25, 1995 (MONDAY) Editor's note: media representatives may request a copy of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's FastFax: 1-900-555-2FAX (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636) or fax 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Fri Sep 29 15:22:42 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id PAA20373 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:18:33 -0400 Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:18:33 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199509291918.PAA20373@info.census.gov> Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner September 29, 1995 TP95-17 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tip Sheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER. On Tuesday, September 5, the Public Information Office inaugurated a new telephone system, designed to better serve our media callers. From now on, the number for you to call for information is 301-457-3030. Our fax line telephone numbers remained the same (301-457-3670) to send a fax to us, and (301-457-4178) for our 24 hour a day fax-on-demand service. UPCOMING "1993 County Business Patterns State Reports." These state-by-state reports will be released on a low basis beginning in late September. "How Much Does It Cost to Mind Our PreSchoolers?" (P70-52). This report explores the cost of child care arrangements and compares this cost by income group (poor vs. non-poor) and race. "Fertility of American Women: June 1994" (P20-482). This report is the annual update of current fertility rates. "America's Hispanic Population - 1994" (SB/95-25). This statistical brief provides a demographic profile of the Hispanic population. The brief is being printed in both English and Spanish. "American Housing Brief Housing Profile: Washington, DC-MD-VA" (AHB/93-1). This brief, based on data from the 1993 American Housing Survey, presents housing information for various demographic groups in selected metropolitan areas. "Market Absorption of Apartments 2nd Quarter 1995 Absorptions (1st Quarter Completions)" (H130/95Q2). This quarterly report from the Current Housing Reports series is scheduled to be available in late September. "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Labor Force, 1991-1993." This report provides data on labor force participation and characteristics. (Press Release Document No. 1085) RECENTLY RELEASED "Estimates of the Population of States by Age, Sex, and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 1992" (PE-29) and Estimates of the Population of Counties by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 1992 (PE-30). Released September 20, 1995. These recently released diskettes and tape files contain population estimates of states and counties by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin from July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1992. Copies of the diskettes may be obtained by calling 301-457-2422. (Press Release Document No. 1082) "Asset Ownership of Households: 1993" (P70-47). Released September 25, 1995. The report covers the differences between 1991 and 1993 in the median values of such household assets as interest-earning assets at financial institutions, rental property, and vehicles. (Press Release Document No. 1084) Statistical Brief: "Selected Statistics from the 1992 Census of Agriculture by Congressional Districts (104th Congress)". Various data from the latest agriculture census are highlighted in this brief. The data include: number of farms, percent of farms with sales of less than $10,000, percent of farms with sales of more than $100,000, and percent of farm operators age 65 and over. (Document No. 2021; Appendix, Document No. 2022) "Housing in Metropolitan Areas--Motor Vehicles Available" (SB/95-23). This brief discusses which metro areas and which regions had the highest number of one-car, two-car, and three-car households, and which led the nation in no-car households. (Document No. 1090) "Beyond Poverty - Extended Measures of Well-Being: 1992" (P70-50). This report measures material well-being of all persons in families, in families classified as poor, and in families who report receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children. (Document No. 1091) 1992 Economic Census Reports. Two more reports in this series are now available. Contact the Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 for a full listing. NOTICE The Census Bureau has a fax-on-demand service for media representatives that will increase your accessibility to our information. You can select up to three press releases, statistical briefs, or selected tables to be faxed to you in one phone call. If the document is available on the fax-on-demand system, it will have a document number in parentheses at the end of the item description. Remember this number: 301-457-4178. That's the Census Bureau's Public Information 24-hour FaxLine. This service is for media representatives only. Non-media should call 1-900-555-2FAX. If you have questions or comments about any of the above information, please call the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. From press-release-owner Mon Oct 2 09:38:42 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id JAA04483 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 2 Oct 1995 09:37:17 -0400 Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 09:37:17 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199510021337.JAA04483@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing Public Information Office CB95-179 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Edwin Byerly (Cities) 301-457-2419 Donald C. Dahmann (Metropolitan Areas) 301-457-2419 NEVADA HOME TO FASTEST-GROWING METROPOLITAN AREA: HENDERSON, NEVADA FASTEST-GROWING LARGE CITY, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: OCT. 2, 1995 (MONDAY) - The Las Vegas, Nevada-Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was the fastest-growing in the country, while Henderson, Nevada was the fastest-growing large city between 1990 and 1994, according to new population estimates released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. These new estimates provide population totals for the nation's 271 metropolitan areas and over 36,000 cities, towns, and places. Between April 1990 and July 1994, the Las Vegas metropolitan area population increased by an astounding 26.2 percent, growing from 852,646 to 1,076,267. The only other metropolitan area with 1 million or more residents among the top 25 growth areas was the Atlanta, Georgia MSA, which grew 12.6 percent to 3,330,997. All of the 25 fastest-growing metropolitan areas are located in either the South or West. 10 Fastest-Growing Metropolitan Areas: 1990-94 Rank Area Percent Change 1 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 26.2 2 Laredo, TX MSA 22.4 3 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 20.2 4 Yuma, AZ MSA 19.4 5 Boise City, ID MSA 17.6 6 Naples, FL MSA 16.0 7 Brownsville-Harlingen- San Benito, TX MSA 15.2 8 Fayetteville-Springdale- Rogers, AR MSA 15.0 9 Las Cruces, NM MSA 14.7 10 Richland-Kennewick- Pasco, WA MSA 14.6 The nation's 271 metropolitan areas (MSAs and CMSAs) increased their population by 9.6 million persons (4.9 percent) between April 1990 and July 1994, and were home to nearly four out of five (79.8 percent) Americans. Population outside the nation's metropolitan areas increased 2.0 million, a growth rate of 3.9 percent. The population of metropolitan areas with 1 million or more residents in 1994 increased 6.2 million, an overall growth rate of 4.6 percent. Over half of the nation's population (54.5 percent) lived in these large metropolitan areas. The population of metropolitan areas with less than 1 million residents grew at the somewhat faster rate of 5.5 percent. The nation's two newest metropolitan areas, the Flagstaff, Arizona-Utah MSA and Grand Junction, Colorado MSA, which qualified to become metropolitan areas on June 30, 1995, both experienced above-average growth during the 1990-94 period. Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA, with a 1994 population of 114,092, grew 12.1 percent (22nd fastest in the nation), and Grand Junction, CO MSA, with a 1994 population of 103,633, grew 11.3 percent (27th fastest). Of the nation's 271 metropolitan areas, 25 experienced no growth, or lost population (less than 10 percent of all areas). Most of these areas were smaller in population size (only the Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York; Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island-Massachusetts; and Hartford, Connecticut MSAs topped 1 million). Most of the 25 are located in the Northeast (13), followed by the Midwest (6), South (5), and West (1). HENDERSON, NEVADA THE FASTEST-GROWING LARGE CITY Nevada, in addition to being home to the nation's fastest growing metropolitan area, was also home to Henderson, the fastest-growing U.S. city with over 100,000 population in 1994. Henderson expanded by 57 percent during the 1990-1994 period, which pushed the city's 1994 population past the 100,000 population mark to reach 101,997. Palmdale, California was the second-fastest growing city over 100,000, increasing by 47.2 percent. Chandler, Arizona was third (32.7 percent), followed by Las Vegas, Nevada (27.0 percent), and Plano, Texas (23.1 percent). 10 Fastest-Growing U.S. Cities with 1994 Populations over 100,000: 1990-94 Rank City Percent Change 1 Henderson, NV 57.0 2 Palmdale, CA 47.2 3 Chandler, AZ 32.7 4 Las Vegas, NV 27.0 5 Plano, TX 23.1 6 Lancaster, CA 22.5 7 Laredo, TX 22.0 8 Chesapeake, VA 18.8 9 Fontana, CA 18.5 10 Naperville, IL 17.9 Fourteen cities grew beyond the 100,000 population threshold during the April 1990 to July 1994 period to bring the total number of U.S. cities with populations greater than 100,000 to 209. Seven of the 14 cities were among the nation's 20 fastest- growing cities with over 100,000 population. Fifty-nine (28 percent) of the 209 U.S. cities over 100,000 in 1994 lost population between 1990 and 1994. Twenty-two of those 59 cities (37 percent) are in the Midwest, 19 (32 percent) are in the North, 12 (20 percent) are Southern cities, and six cities (10 percent) are in the West. Five of the ten most rapidly declining cities over 100,000 were in New England. Hartford, Connecticut experienced the most rapid decline of any such city during the 1990-94 period (-11.1 percent), followed by New Haven, Connecticut (-8.3 percent), Providence, Rhode Island (-6.3 percent), Bridgeport, Connecticut (-6.2 percent), and Waterbury, Connecticut (-5.0 percent). Others of the 10 most rapidly declining cities were Newark, New Jersey (-6.0 percent); two Midwestern cities, St. Louis, Missouri (-7.2 percent), and Lansing, Michigan (-6.1 percent); and two cities in the South, Norfolk, Virginia (-7.6 percent), and Washington, DC (-6.6 percent). The nation's largest city, New York, had more than twice the population (7,333,253) of second-largest Los Angeles (3,448,613) in 1994. New York registered a modest 10,689 (0.1 percent) population gain between 1990 and 1994. The population in Los Angeles declined by 36,944 (-1.1 percent), and in Chicago, the third-largest city, the population dropped by 51,983 (-1.9 percent). 10 Most Populous U.S. Cities in 1994 Rank City Population 1 New York, NY 7,333,253 2 Los Angeles, CA 3,448,613 3 Chicago, IL 2,731,743 4 Houston, TX 1,702,086 5 Philadelphia, PA 1,524,249 6 San Diego, CA 1,151,977 7 Phoenix, AZ 1,048,949 8 Dallas, TX 1,022,830 9 San Antonio, TX 998,905 10 Detroit, MI 992,038 -X- Editor's Note: media representatives may obtain copies of the tables (PPL-27) that show metropolitan areas sorted by population rank (Table 1), and alphabetically (Table 2), and cities over 100,000 by population rank (Table 3) from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Fax-on-demand document numbers are: Table 1 #1087; Table 2 #1088; Table 3 #1089. For Fax-on-demand call 301-457-4178. Non-media orders for the PPL-27 tables, diskettes, and additional paper listings should go to the Census Bureau's Population Division Statistical Information Staff on 301-457-2422. An annual series of population estimates for July 1990 to 1994 for metropolitan areas, all cities, and other units of government or their equivalents is available on the Internet at: (http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/population/www/). From press-release-owner Tue Oct 3 12:18:11 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id MAA04931 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 3 Oct 1995 12:16:19 -0400 Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 12:16:19 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199510031616.MAA04931@info.census.gov> Subj: Child Care Costs are Greater Burden for the Poor Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: OCTOBER 6, 1995 (FRIDAY) Public Information Office CB95-182 301-457-2794 301-457-4067 (TDD) Lynne Casper 301-457-2416 CHILD CARE COSTS GREATER BURDEN FOR THE POOR, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: OCTOBER 6, 1995 (FRIDAY) - Poor families who paid for child care for their preschool-age children spent 18 percent of their income on such care in 1993. This share of income was two and one-half times the portion of income spent on child care reported by non-poor families (7 percent) according to the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. About 4 in 10 (37 percent) poor families compared with less than 6 in 10 (58 percent) non-poor families paid for child care for their preschoolers in 1993. However, poor families paid about $25 a week less for child care than non-poor families ($50 versus $76). "Even though poor families pay less for child care, they feel the biggest pinch in their budget because they spend a larger portion of their income on child care than non-poor families," according to Lynne Casper, author of the report, "What Does it Cost to Mind Our Preschoolers?" (P70-52). About 15 percent of the 8.1 million families with employed mothers with preschool-age children received either general assistance, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Foodstamps, or Women, Infant and Children (WIC) benefits. Fewer than half (46 percent) of these families made payments for child care compared to 57 percent of families not receiving these benefits. Families who participated in at least one of these programs spent an average of $50 per week on child care or about 13 percent of their monthly family income, while families who did not participate spent an average of about $78 per week on child care or 7 percent of their income. Other highlights include: - There were 9.9 million children under five who were in need of child care while their mothers were at work. Family members (41 percent), organized child care facilities (30 percent), and family day care settings (17 percent) were among the principal child care arrangements used. - In 1993, families with employed mothers who paid for child care spent an average of $74 per week or about 8 percent of their monthly family income on child care for their preschool-age children. - Families with two or more preschool-age children paid $110 per week for child care, amounting to 11 percent of their monthly family income. - White children were more likely to be in paid arrangements (60 percent) than either African American or Hispanic children (about 55 percent each). The average cost of child care for White children was about $62 per week, $10 more per week than for African American and Hispanic children. As in all surveys, the data in this report are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain a copy of the report from the bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov; or contact Fax-On-Demand at 301-457-4178, Document No. 1093. Non- media orders should be directed to the bureau's FastFax 1-900-555-2FAX (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Tue Oct 3 12:29:50 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id MAA06245 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 3 Oct 1995 12:29:39 -0400 Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 12:29:39 -0400 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199510031629.MAA06245@info.census.gov> Subj: Census Bureau Media Advisory--Income & Poverty Press Conf. Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 2, 1995 Public Information Office CB95-181 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) **CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY** CENSUS BUREAU TO HOLD ANNUAL PRESS CONFERENCE ON INCOME, POVERTY, VALUATION OF NONCASH BENEFITS, AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 Washington, D.C.--The Commerce Department's Census Bureau will hold its annual "Income and Poverty" press conference on Thursday, October 5, 1995 at 10 a.m. in Room 4830 of the Commerce Department. Daniel Weinberg, chief of Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division at the Census Bureau, will discuss the findings in this year's report. Thursday--October 5 10 a.m. Press Conference on Income, Poverty, Valuation of Noncash Benefits, and Health Insurance Coverage U.S. Department of Commerce 14th & Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room 4830 Washington, D.C. 20230 -X- From press-release-owner Thu Nov 2 15:32:34 1995 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.6.12/8.6.6) id PAA24733 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 2 Nov 1995 15:27:46 -0500 Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 15:27:46 -0500 From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199511022027.PAA24733@info.census.gov> Subject: "Selected Data on Baby Bommers: 1990" Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Apparently-To: press-release-outgoing EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOV. 2, 1995 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB95-200 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES DATA ON NATION'S BABY BOOMERS EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOV. 2, 1995 (THURSDAY) - The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today released a listing of five tables on the nation's baby boomers entitled "Selected Characteristics of Baby Boomers 26 to 44 Years Old: 1990" (CPH-L-160). The tables provide national and state level data on the characteristics of baby boomers from the 1990 census. A summary table for the United States shows the basic population and housing characteristics such as gender, age, race, and household and housing characteristics. Table 1 provides data on urban and rural residence, educational attainment, disability, fertility, veteran status, place of birth, language spoken at home, and ancestry. Table 2 shows labor force and commuting characteristics, occupation, industry, and class of worker. Table 3 details the income and poverty status of baby boomers, and Table 4 presents information on the housing characteristics of baby boomers such as year structure built, bedrooms, water source, sewage disposal, heating fuel, year moved into unit, vehicles available, mortgage status, and gross rent. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the tables from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the Population Division's Statistical Information Staff on 301-457-2422. In addition, the tables will be available on the Internet at www.census.gov; look for the announcement on the Census Bureau's home page. From press-release-owner Thu Feb 29 12:27:54 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.4/8.7.3) id MAA02636 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 29 Feb 1996 12:27:51 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 12:27:51 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199602291727.MAA02636@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Public Information Office CB96-23 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Rosalind Bruno 301-457-2464 MONTHLY EARNINGS INFLUENCED BY FIELD OF TRAINING AND ATTAINMENT LEVELS, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: FEBRUARY 29, 1996 (THURSDAY) - A law degree is associated with one of the highest average monthly earnings ($4,353), while a home economic degree is associated with the lowest ($1,165), according to a new Commerce Department Census Bureau report, "What's It Worth? Field of Training and Economic Status: Spring 1993" (P70-51). The report's author, Rosalind Bruno, says, "The choice of a major is one of the most difficult decisions for college students. Economic reward may be one of the motivating factors in making that choice." Bruno adds that, "No matter what the major, the higher the attainment level, the higher the earnings power." For instance, according to the report, persons with a degree beyond high school had average monthly earnings of $2,339. This was substantially more than individuals with either a high school diploma only ($1,080) or some college but with no degree ($1,303). For persons who did not complete high school, the mean monthly earnings was $508. Other highlights include: - For persons with degrees beyond high school, the mean monthly earnings ranged from $1,375 for persons with vocational certificates to $5,067 for persons with professional degrees. - While 15 percent of the highest earned degrees held by men were in the field of engineering, only 2 percent of highest degrees held by women were in this field. And, while 19 percent of women reported their highest degree in education, only 6 percent of men reported that same field. - Nearly one out of five individuals reporting post-secondary degrees specialized in the field of business/management. - In 1993, more than one out of four adults 18 years and older had a degree of some type beyond high school, a substantial increase over the 21 percent reported in 1984. The proportion of the adult population without a high school diploma decreased from 26 percent in 1984 to 19 percent in 1993. As in all surveys, the data in this report are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; fax-on-demand: 301-457-4178 (Document number 1126); or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Other orders should be directed to the bureau's FastFax: 1-900-555-2Fax (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Mon Mar 4 10:44:08 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.4/8.7.3) id JAA23656 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 09:56:14 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 09:56:14 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199603041456.JAA23656@info.census.gov> March 1, 1996 TP96-03 Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tip Sheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities ATTENTION REPORTERS, EDITORS, AND NEWS DIRECTORS! Please be sure to contact the Public Information Office if your AREA CODE changes. REMEMBER--we depend on you to contact us with changes. We want to ensure that you continue to receive information from the Census Bureau--301-457-3030. UPCOMING: Black-Owned Businesses and Women-Owned Businesses reports based on the 1992 Economic Census will be available soon. Excerpts from these reports were previously released in December (Press Release Document No. 2092) and January (Press Release Document No. 2096), respectively. "Population Estimates by County: July 1995." Population estimates for the Nation's counties from July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1995 and estimates of the components of change (births, deaths, and migration) will be available soon on paper listings, internet, and on diskettes. "Population Projections of the United States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995-2050" (P25-1130). This report provides projections of the Nation's population from 1995 to 2050. Highlights include growth in the 50-59 year old population and in the Hispanic and Asian and Pacific Islander populations. "How We're Changing, Demographic State of the Nation: 1996" (P23-191). This report provides a profile of the nation's social and economic status. Topics covered give an update on trends and issues facing America including poverty, immigration, and income. Population. January 1996 national population estimates for single year of age--up to 100 years old--by gender, race, and Hispanic origin will be available on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/pub/population/estimates/nation. These also are available in the population electronic (PE) diskette series as PE-10. The diskettes can be ordered from the Population Statistical Information Staff on 301-457-2422. NEW ON THE INTERNET: Housing. Data from the 1995 annual Housing Vacancy Survey report including estimates of vacancy rates and homeownership rates for the U.S., regions, states, and the 61 largest metropolitan areas are now available on the Internet. Estimates showing characteristics of vacant-for-rent and vacant-for-sale-only units also are provided. The Internet address for this information: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/hhes/housing/hvs. "1993 State Government Finances." Available March 1, 1996. Information on state government revenues and expenditures for 32 states and the District of Columbia now are available on the Internet. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pup/gov/www/state/html. For further information on this series, contact Donna Hirsch or Henry Wulf on 1-800-242-2184 or via e-mail at: dhirsch@ccmail.census.gov. "National Population Estimates." Three files containing January 1, 1996 national population estimates now are on the Internet. The data available include estimates for the resident population, resident population plus Armed Forces overseas, and civilian populations; estimates of the resident population by five year age groups and gender; and estimates of the resident population by gender, race and Hispanic origin. Printed tables containing data similar to the Internet files are available from the Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. The Internet address for this information: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/population/www/nation1.html or nation2.html or nation3.html. RECENTLY RELEASED: "American Housing Brief Housing Profile: Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL" (AHB/93-7). Available March 1, 1996. This brief, based on data from the 1993 American Housing Survey, presents housing information for various demographic groups in selected metropolitan areas. (Document No. 1127) "County Government Finances: 1991-92" (GF92-8). Available March 1, 1996. This annual report contains finance data on county government as well as cities and counties with populations over 100,000. Comparison data from 1988-89 to 1991-92 also are included in the report. Contact John Kennedy on 301-457-1486. "1992 Census of Construction Industries - United States Summary - Establishments With and Without Payroll" (CC92-1-27). Available March 1, 1996. General statistics, including value of construction work, assets, capital expenditures, and depreciation, by industry and industry group are included in this report. "Population Trends: Philippines" (PPT/92-11RV2). Available March 1, 1996. This profile summarizes demographic and socioeconomic data for the Philippines. (Document No. 1128) "1993 Commodity Flow Survey Reports." The first five states in a series of reports from the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey now are available. Data on the movement of goods, by major type of commodity shipped, by mode(s) of transportation, are available for Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and Maine. Copies of these state reports may be obtained by contacting the Bureau's Commodity Flow Branch on 301-457-2805 or 2114. CD-ROM: "1992 Census of Governments (Preliminary)." Available March 1, 1996. A new CD-ROM containing various data from the 1992 Census of Governments is now available. For information contact Donna Hirsch or Henry Wulf on 1-800-242-2184 or via e-mail at: dhirsch@ccmail.census.gov. To order a copy contact the Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636). "What's It Worth? Field of Training and Economic Status: Spring 1993" (P70-51). Released February 29, 1996. The report presents data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation on the educational attainment and associated social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the population. (Press Release Document No. 1125 and Document No. 1126) If you have questions or comments about any of the above information, please call the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. The 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number is 301-457-4178. From press-release-owner Wed Mar 6 12:25:36 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.4/8.7.3) id KAA13484 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 10:08:35 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 10:08:35 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199603061508.KAA13484@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Public Information Office CB96-29 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Valerie Strang Eddie Salyers 301-763-5726 NEW YORK METRO AREA LEADS LIST FOR BLACK-OWNED FIRMS, LOS ANGELES TOPS IN WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 6, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) - The New York metropolitan area had the largest number of African American-owned firms in 1992, while the Los Angeles area had the most women-owned firms, according to two new reports released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The reports, "1992 Survey of Minority-Owned Businesses, Black" (MB92-1) and "1992 Women-Owned Businesses" (WB92-1) are part of the Census Bureau's 1992 Economic Census. There were 39,404 African American-owned businesses in the New York metropolitan area in 1992, with receipts of $1.7 billion. The Washington, DC metropolitan area had the second largest number of African American-owned firms (37,988 and receipts of $1.7 billion), followed by Los Angeles (32,645 and receipts of $3.6 billion), Chicago (24,644 and receipts of $1.6 billion), and Atlanta (23,488 and receipts of $1 billion). Nationwide there were 620,912 businesses owned by African Americans in 1992, 196,747 more than in 1987. These firms generated $32.2 billion in receipts in 1992, 63 percent more than the 1987 amount of $19.8 billion. The Los Angeles metropolitan area had the most women-owned firms in 1992 at 232,723 and sales of $28.7 billion. The New York metropolitan area was second at 187,525 and $36.5 billion in sales, followed by Chicago (163,883 and receipts of $26 billion), Washington, DC (122,007 and receipts of $10.7 billion), and Philadelphia (95,441 and receipts of $15.8 billion). The total number of individual proprietorships, partnerships and subchapter S corporations owned by women nationwide reached 5.9 million in 1992, representing 34.1 percent of all domestic firms. These businesses generated $643 billion in revenues and employed 6.3 million people. These data exclude 517,000 women-owned "C" corporations for which metropolitan area, city, and county data are not available. Each report provides information on the number of firms, sales and receipts, and paid employees by industry group. The data are shown for the U.S., and selected metropolitan areas, cities, and counties. The Census Bureau released excerpts from these reports in December (African American-owned firms) and January (women-owned firms). The excerpts provided figures on businesses for the nation as a whole and for states only. The data in these reports were collected as part of the 1992 Economic Census from a large sample of all non-farm businesses filing tax forms as individual proprietorships, partnerships, or subchapter S corporations with $500 or more in receipts in 1992. Subchapter S corporations have no more than 35 shareholders and are not taxed as corporations. The information was collected from a sample survey, and is therefore subject to sampling variability as well as reporting and coverage errors. -X- EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 6, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the reports from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Other requests should go to the bureau's Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Information Staff on 301-763-5726. In addition, selected tables will be available on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/agfs/www/smobe.html. From press-release-owner Thu Mar 7 16:25:36 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.4/8.7.3) id PAA19006 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 15:26:30 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 15:26:30 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199603072026.PAA19006@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Public Information Office CB96-32 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Statistical Information Staff 301-457-2422 CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES ANNUAL COUNTY POPULATION ESTIMATES EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 8, 1996 (FRIDAY) The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today is releasing population estimates for July 1, 1995 for the nation's 3,143 counties. Specific items in the data set include annual (1990 to 1995) county level estimates of total population, population under age 65, population 65 years and older, births, deaths, net domestic migration, net international migration, and population in group quarters. Extracts of the county estimates are available in the following population paper listings (PPLs). - PPL-35 Population Estimates for Counties and Components of Change: July 1, 1995 (sorted alphabetically by county within each state) - PPL-36 Annual Population Estimates for Counties: July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1995 (sorted alphabetically by county within each state) - PPL-37 Population Estimates for Counties: July 1, 1995 (sorted by 1995 population size within the U.S.) - PPL-38 Population Estimates for Counties: July 1, 1995 (sorted by 1990-1995 percent population change within the U.S.) - PPL-39 Population Estimates for Counties: July 1, 1995 (sorted by 1995 population size within each state) - PPL-40 Population Estimates for Counties: July 1, 1995 (sorted by 1990-1995 percent population change within each state) The entire data set also will be available on the Census Bureau Internet site and in the population electronic (PE) diskette series as PE-34. There are six diskettes in the series. -X- Editor's note: media requests should go to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Other requests should go to the Census Bureau's Population Statistical Information Staff on 301-457-2422. Recent population estimates for each county, city, state, and the nation will be available on the Internet Friday, March 8, 1996 at: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/population/www/popest.html. From press-release-owner Wed Mar 13 10:15:28 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.4/8.7.3) id IAA06672 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 08:57:30 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 08:57:30 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199603131357.IAA06672@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Public Information Office CB96-33 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Arlene Saluter 301-457-2465 AGE AT FIRST MARRIAGE AT RECORD HIGH, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 13, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) - The estimated median age at first marriage in 1994 was 26.7 years for men and 24.5 years for women--the highest levels since these data were first recorded more than a hundred years ago in 1890, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said today. In its annual report titled "Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1994," P20-484, the bureau also said that between 1970 and 1994 the number of never-married persons doubled from 21.4 million to 44.2 million and the currently divorced quadrupled from 4.3 million to 17.4 million. Unmarried persons rose as a proportion of all adults aged 18 and over during the 24-year period from 28 to 39 percent, while currently married adults declined from 72 to 61 percent. "The delay in first marriages and rise in divorce among adults are two of the major factors contributing to the growing proportion of children in one-parent living situations," said Arlene Saluter, the report's author. Between 1970 and 1994, the proportion of children living with two parents (biological, step, or adoptive) declined from 85 to 69 percent. "Children are considerably more likely to be living with only one parent today than in 1970," Ms. Saluter said. "In 1994, 27 percent of children under 18 lived with one parent, up from 12 percent in 1970. The majority--88 percent--of these children lived with their mothers, but an increasing proportion lived with their fathers (9 percent in 1970 vs 12 percent in 1994)." Other highlights: - In 1994, 23.6 million adults--about 12 percent of persons 15 years and over--lived alone. Between 1970 and 1994, the number of women living alone rose from 7.3 million to 14.2 million--a 94-percent increase, while the number of men living alone jumped from 3.5 million to 9.4 million--up 167 percent. - In 1994, a child in a one-parent situation was about as likely to be living with a never-married parent (36 percent) as with divorced parent (37 percent). Another 23 percent lived with a parent who was separated from their spouse because of marital discord or some other reason. - In 1994, there were 1.3 million interracial married couples, 296,000 of whom were African American/White, 909,000 were White/Other (other than African American), and 78,000 were African American/Other (other than White). The report is based on results of the March 1994 Current Population Survey. As with all surveys, the data contained in the report are subject to sampling and other sources of error. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain a copy of the report from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's Fastfax on 1-900-555-2Fax (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636) or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Fri Mar 15 12:25:45 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA10381 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 15 Mar 1996 11:27:40 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 11:27:40 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199603151627.LAA10381@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Public Information Office CB96-36 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 Gregory Spencer 301-457-2428 THE NATION'S FIFTY-SOMETHING POPULATION PROJECTED TO GROW BY 50 PERCENT DURING NEXT DECADE, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 14, 1996 (THURSDAY) As the first members of the nation's baby boomers reach 50 years of age this year, the number of persons living in the United States who are 50 to 59 years old is projected to increase by 50 percent between 1996 and 2006. This is according to a new report entitled, "Population Projections of the United States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995-2050" (P25-1130), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. In the next 10 years, America's 50-something population is projected to expand by 12 million persons, rising from 25.3 million in 1996 to 37.7 million in 2006. This growth would represent more than half the nation's total population increase during the decade. "During the next 10 to 15 years, the rate of population growth of the 65 and over population is projected to be slower than at any previous time this century," Census Bureau analyst Gregory Spencer says. However, in the following 20 years, this population group is projected to grow by 76 percent (from 39.4 million in 2010 to 69.4 million in 2030) as baby boomers move into the 65 and over age group. The nation's total population is projected to reach 275 million by 2000, a growth of 4.5 percent since 1995, making it the slowest growth period since the 1930s. Population growth is anticipated to be stable, at a slightly lower level, from 2000 to 2025. After 2025, the U.S. would grow more slowly than ever before in its history. Other findings: - Each year from 1997 to 2050 more than half of America's population growth will occur among the nation's Hispanic and Asian and Pacific Islander populations. - After 2011, the number of births each year is projected to exceed the highest annual number of births ever achieved in the U.S. during the 20th century. - Four of every 10 people added to the population through net immigration from 1995 to 2050 would be Hispanic, three in 10 would be Asian and Pacific Islander, two in 10 would be non-Hispanic White, and one in 10 would be African American. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain a copy of the report from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Other orders should be directed to the bureau's FastFax on 1-900-555-2Fax (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636) or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Fri Mar 15 15:24:32 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA26751 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 15 Mar 1996 14:00:52 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 14:00:52 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199603151900.OAA26751@info.census.gov> March 15, 1996 TP96-04 Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tip Sheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities ATTENTION REPORTERS, EDITORS, AND NEWS DIRECTORS! Please be sure to contact the Public Information Office if your AREA CODE changes. REMEMBER--we depend on you to contact us with changes. We want to ensure that you continue to receive information from the Census Bureau--301-457-3030. UPCOMING: "U.S. Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1990-1995" (PPL-41). This listing provides annual estimates of the resident population as well as births, deaths, and migration across U.S. borders. The data will be available on the Internet at: ftp://ftp.census.gov/pub/population/estimates/nation. "Statistical Abstract of the United States" CD-ROM will soon be available. The disc, based on the popular reference book by the same name, includes 1,500 tables on every imaginable topic, more maps and charts, and more data for states, cities, and metro areas. Call Customer Services on 301-763-INFO(4636) to order the disc which costs $50. "1994 State Government Finances." Available March 22, 1996. Information on the revenue, expenditure, debt and assets for all 50 states will be available soon on the Internet. The Internet address is: http://www/census/gov/ftp/pub/gov/www/state.html. Contact Donna Hirsch or Henry Wulf on 1-800-242-2184 or via e-mail at: dhirsch@ccmail.census.gov. "Transportation Annual Survey: 1994." We will release selected tables from the 1994 Transportation Annual Survey by March 31. The tables show estimates of operating revenue and expense data covering the motor freight transportation and warehousing industries. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/svsd/www/tas.html. "Older Workers, Retirement, and Pensions." This report is the fifth in a series on the world's elderly population. It provides an overview of demographic and socioeconomic trends that affect this group. NEW ON THE NET: "Survey of Census Needs of Non-Federal Data Users." This survey asked about the content requirements, specific uses, geographic needs, and availability of alternative data sources for topics that appeared on the 1990 census questionnaires. The final report is available on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/apsd/pop/rooosolc.pdf. "The Federal State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates (FSCPE)." The program now has its own home page on the Census Bureau's Internet site at: http://www.census.gov. The new page provides the latest subnational population estimates, descriptions of estimates methods, and links to home pages of state FSCPE agencies around the country. "1993 State and Local Government Finances." Available March 15, 1996. Information on revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets for all state and local governments, including the District of Columbia, by state areas now are available on the Internet. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/gov/www/estimate.html. Contact Donna Hirsch or Henry Wulf on 1-800-242-2184 or via e-mail at: dhirsch@ccmail.census.gov. "1994 Annual Survey of Communication Services." Selected tables from the 1994 survey are now available. The tables show estimates of operating revenue and expense data covering the industries of telephone communications; radio and television broadcasting; and cable and other pay television services. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/svsd/www/ascs.html. "1992 State Government Employment." Available March 22, 1996. Contains information on state government October employment and payrolls by governmental function for 50 states. These data previously were released in 1994 in the publication "Public Employment: 1992." The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/gov/www/apes.html. RECENTLY RELEASED: "Population Projections of the United States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995-2050" (P25-1130). Released March 14, 1996. This report provides projections of the Nation's population from 1995 to 2050. Highlights include growth in the 50-59 year old population and in the Hispanic and Asian and Pacific Islander populations. "1993 Commodity Flow Survey Reports." Available March 15, 1996. New Hampshire, Vermont, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island are the latest state reports being released. The data cover movement of goods, by major type of commodity shipped, and by mode(s) of transportation. Copies may be obtained by calling 301-457-2805 or 2114. "Who Owns the Nation's Rental Properties?" (SB/96-01). This statistical brief provides data from the 1991 Residential Finance Survey on characteristics of owners of the Nation's rental property and method of financing rental properties. (Document No. 1135) "Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1994" (P20-484). Released March 13, 1996. Data contained in the report reflect the impact of various factors or the behavior of men and women regarding marriage, divorce, and living arrangements and effect upon living arrangements of children. The "Population Clock". The clock provides population projections of the resident population of the United States as of 8 a.m. each day. The projections are updated every month. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/main/www/popclock.html. "How We're Changing, Demographic State of the Nation: 1996" (P23-191). Released March 5, 1996. This report provides a profile of the Nation's social and economic status. Topics covered give an update on trends and issues facing America including poverty, immigration, and income. (Document No. 1130) "Black-Owned Businesses and Women-Owned Businesses." Released March 6, 1996. The reports are based on the 1992 Economic Census and provide figures on number of firms, receipts, employees, and payroll by geographic area, industry, firm size, and legal form of organization. "Population Estimates by County: July 1995." Released March 8, 1996. Population estimates for the Nation's counties from July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1995 and estimates of the components of change (births, deaths, and migration) are available on paper listings, the Internet, and on diskettes. "Supplement to the American Housing Survey for the United States in 1993" (H151/93-1). Available March 15, 1996. This report from the American Housing Survey provides supplemental data for occupied housing units by family type on apartments; single family homes; mobile homes; age, gender, race of householders; income; housing and neighborhood quality; housing costs; equipment and fuels; and size of the housing units. "Supplement to the American Housing Survey for Selected Metropolitan Areas in 1992" (H171/92). Available March 15, 1996. This report from the American Housing Survey Metropolitan Sample presents supplemental data for occupied housing units on housing and household characteristics by family type and neighborhood quality. The survey was conducted in 8 metropolitan areas. "Building a Spanish Surname List for the 1990s--A New Approach to an Old Problem." Available March 15, 1996. This paper describes a direct and reproducible method for creating an inventory of surnames and characteristics of the Hispanic origin population in the United States. An electronic file (diskette) of Spanish surnames is available for $20. Contact the Statistical Information Office on 301-457-2422 or David Word on 301-457-2103. If you have questions or comments about any of the above information, please call the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. The 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number is 301-457-4178. From press-release-owner Tue Mar 19 13:21:59 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id MAA22640 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 12:34:23 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 12:34:23 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199603191734.MAA22640@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner Public Information Office CB96-38 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Lynn Casper 301-457-2416 CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES VOTING AGE PROJECTIONS EMBARGOED UNTIL: March 19, 1996 (Tuesday) The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today is releasing November 1, 1996 projections of the voting age population (18 years and over) for the nation and individual states. The table provides projections of the voting age population for each state, by gender and age groups, for Whites, African Americans, Hispanics, and other races. The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/population/www/voting/html. -X- Editor's note: media requests for copies of the table should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. Other requests should go to the Census Bureau's Population Statistical Information Staff on 301-457-2422. From press-release-owner Tue Mar 26 13:25:44 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA15644 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 11:39:19 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 11:39:19 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199603261639.LAA15644@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Information Office CB96-46 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Meredith DeHart 301-457-1525 CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES INFORMATION ON FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT State government employment and payroll data for October 1993, and federal government employment and payroll data for October 1992 to 1994, now are available on the Internet. The data cover employment and payrolls by governmental function for 50 states and the federal government. Also available are data for federal employment by state for December 31, 1990, 1992, and 1994. The internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/govs/www/index.html. Media representatives may obtain paper copies of the tables from the Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Others may contact Meredith DeHart or Henry Wulf on 1-800-242-2184, or e-mail: mdehart@census.gov. March 1996 -X- From press-release-owner Wed Mar 27 16:01:20 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA26144 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 14:41:06 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 14:41:06 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199603271941.OAA26144@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@census.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 27, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-41 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Ken Kaplan 301-457-3920 INFORMATION ON WILDLIFE RECREATION TO BE UPDATED BY CENSUS BUREAU EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 27, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) - Over 108 million Americans enjoyed some form of wildlife-related recreation, and spent $59 billion pursuing these activities in 1991. These recreationists included 36 million anglers, 14 million hunters, and 76 million participants in wildlife observation, photography, and feeding. This information from the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation is gathered every five years and will be updated beginning in April by employees from the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Martha Farnsworth Riche, director of the Census Bureau, says, "It is important for surveyed households to participate because data gathered in the survey have many important uses. The data are used by state fish and wildlife agencies to estimate demands for wildlife-related recreation and to spot trends in participation and expenditures. It gives federal and state fish and wildlife agencies the information needed to do a better wildlife conservation job." Data collection will be completed by February 28, 1997 and preliminary survey findings will be available in the summer of that year. The final national report will be issued in the fall of 1997, followed by a report for each state. Respondents will be interviewed primarily by telephone throughout the survey year. Local households will receive a letter from Director Riche informing them of the survey. All individual information collected is kept strictly confidential and only statistical totals are published. -X- From press-release-owner Fri Mar 29 12:41:40 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA14419 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 29 Mar 1996 10:37:56 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 10:37:56 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199603291537.KAA14419@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner March 29, 1996 TP96-05 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tip Sheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities FAX-ON-DEMAND: Have you tried it yet? This fax-on-demand service for media representatives increases your access to Census Bureau information. You can select up to three press releases, statistical briefs, or selected tables to be faxed to you in one phone call. If the document is available on this system, it will have a document number in parentheses at the end of the item description. Remember this number: 301-457-4178. That's the Census Bureau's Public Information Office 24-hour FaxLine. UPCOMING: "City Government Finances: 1991-92" (GF/92-4). This report contains city government finance data, including revenue, expenditures, debt, and retirement systems. Contact John Kennedy on 301-457-1502 or jkennedy@ccmail.census.gov. "Statistical Abstract of the United States" CD-ROM will soon be available. The disc, based on the popular reference book by the same name, includes 1,500 tables on every imaginable topic, more maps and charts, and more data for states, cities, and metro areas. Call Customer Services on 301-763-INFO(4636) to order the disc which costs $50. "Transportation Annual Survey: 1994." We will release selected tables from the 1994 Transportation Annual Survey by March 31. The tables show estimates of operating revenue and expense data covering the motor freight transportation and warehousing industries. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/svsd/www/tas.html. "1993 Commodity Flow Survey Reports." Available April 9, 1996. New York, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska will be the next state reports released. The data cover movement of goods, by major type of commodity shipped, and by mode(s) of transportation. Copies may be obtained by calling 301-457-2805 or 2114 NEW ON THE NET: "1994 State Government Finances." Available March 22, 1996. Information on the revenue, expenditure, debt and assets for all 50 states are available on the Internet. The Internet address is: http://www/census/gov/ftp/pub/gov/www/state.html. Contact Donna Hirsch or Henry Wulf on 1-800-242-2184 or via e-mail at: dhirsch@ccmail.census.gov. RECENTLY RELEASED: "1994 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey" (AC92-RS-1). Available March 29, 1996. This publication provides data collected from a sample of irrigated farm operations, and includes acres irrigated by method of irrigation, acres and yields of irrigated acres, and so on. For more information contact the Agriculture and Financial Statistics Information Office on 800-523-3215 or via e- mail at: agfs@census.gov. "U.S. Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1990-1995" (PPL-41). Available March 27, 1996. This listing provides annual estimates of the resident population as well as births, deaths, and migration across U.S. borders. The data will be available on the Internet at: ftp://ftp.census.gov/pub/population/estimates/nation. "Metropolitan Area Data" (PPL-42). This new product presents 1995 total population estimates for metropolitan areas outside New England and for New England County Metropolitan Areas (NECMAs). Table 1 shows 1990 census and July 1, 1995 estimated populations for all MSAs, CMSAs, and PMSAs outside New England, and the companion Table 2 shows the same data for NECMAs. These data, plus population estimates for the intervening years, will be available on disk (PE-35) and on the Internet: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/population/www/popest.html. "1992 State Government Employment." Available March 22, 1996. The report contains information on state government October employment and payrolls by governmental function for 50 states. These data previously were released in 1994 in the publication "Public Employment: 1992." The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/gov/www/apes.html. "Older Workers, Retirement, and Pensions" (IPC/95-2). Available March 29, 1996. This report is the fifth in a series on the world's elderly population. It provides an overview of demographic and socioeconomic trends that affect this group. "1994 Annual Survey of Manufactures: Value of Product Shipments" (M94[AS]-2). Available March 29, 1996. This report provides data on the 1994 value of product shipments of approximately 1,750 classes of manufactured products. Comparative data from the 1993 Annual Survey of Manufactures and the 1992 Census of Manufactures also are included. Contact Julius Smith on 301-457- 4741 or via e-mail at: Julius.Smith.Jr@ccmail.census.gov. "Government Finances: 1991-92" (GF92-5). Available March 29, 1996. This report contains federal, state, and local government finance data, including revenue, expenditures, debt, and retirement systems. Contact John Kennedy on 301-457-1502 or via e-mail at: jkennedy@census.gov. "Trade and Employment: 3rd Quarter 1995 and 1994" (TM/95-Q3). Available March 29, 1996. This report presents data for import and export value of shipments by SIC code category and the average percent change in value over the third quarters of 1993, 1994, and 1995. The report also contains comparable employment data on the same basis. Contact Rob Stites on 301-457-2813 of via e-mail at Rstites@info.census.gov. "National Population Estimates." Three files containing February 1, 1996 national population estimates by age, gender, race, and Hispanic Origin now are available on the Internet. Printed tables containing data similar to the Internet files are available from the Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. The Internet address for this information: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/population/www/nation1.html or nation2.html or nation3.html. If you have questions or comments about any of the above information, please call the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. The 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number is 301- 457-4178. From press-release-owner Wed May 1 11:09:29 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA18946 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 1 May 1996 10:50:06 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 10:50:06 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199605011450.KAA18946@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner April 29, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-06 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tip Sheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities NEW SERVICE FOR RADIO BROADCASTERS: We are now carrying the verbatim script for each week's edition of the Census Radio Broadcast Service on our fax-on-demand menu. Each week's edition features a 90-second segment on America's people, another on its business and industry. There's also a 45-second statistical trivia piece, "Uncle Sam's Almanac," and a 60-second agricultural feature. Every second week (soon to be weekly), there is a separate program in Spanish, "Galeria Informativa." Edition #203 for broadcast the week of April 1 (Document No. 4001) and edition #204 for broadcast the week of April 8 (Document No. 4002) are the first available. This weekly audio service is available on cassettes through the mail, by satellite every Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1, or features may be recorded by calling 1-800-934-DIAL. Please direct any questions to Maury Cagle or Rick Reed at 301-457-3030. UPCOMING: "Consolidated Federal Funds Report." Produced annually, this report provides data on federal government expenditures by state, county, and subcounty areas. "A Brief Look at Postwar U.S. Income Inequality," P60-191. Are the rich getting richer and poor getting poorer? Historical Census Bureau statistics on income contained in this report can shed light on that debate. "Income, Poverty, and Noncash Benefits: 1994," P60-189. Highlights released October 5, 1995. The printed report will provide detailed information on poverty and income for the U.S. and states. Information on health insurance coverage also will be available. "Projections of the Number of Households and Families in the United States: 1995 to 2010," P25-1129. Available April 29, 1996. This report contains projections of the number of households and families in the United States, as well as the growth of various types of households and families. NEW ON THE NET: For a complete listing of what we are now carrying on the Internet, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number, 301-457-4178, and request document no. 3000. RECENTLY RELEASED: "Transportation Annual Survey: 1994." Selected tables are available on the Internet. Call our Fax-on-Demand number for the Internet address. "Trends in Adolescent Fertility and Contraceptive Use in the Developing World," IPC/95-1. Available April 29, 1996. This report provides data on the number of births to adolescent mothers and contraceptive use by adolescent women in the developing countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. (Press Release Document No. 1141) "National Population Estimates." Three files containing March 1, 1996 national population estimates by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin now are available on the Internet. Printed tables containing data similar to the Internet files will be available from the Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. "1993 Commodity Flow Survey Reports." Available April 29, 1996. New York, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Indiana, and Alaska are the latest state reports to be released. The data cover movement of goods, by major type of commodity shipped, and by mode(s) of transportation. Copies may be obtained by calling 301-457-2805 or 2114. "Who's Minding Our Preschoolers?," P70-53. Available April 24, 1996. This report provides information on who is taking care of our Nation's preschoolers while their mothers are at work. The report examines recent changes in child care arrangements of preschoolers including those cared for by fathers, in family day care or in organized facilities. (Press Release Document No. 1140, Document No. 1139) "City Government Finances: 1991-92," GF/92-4. Available April 15, 1996. This annual report contains summary finance data on city government as well as detailed information on individual city governments with populations greater than 75,000. Comparison data from 1988-89 to 1991-92 also are included in the report. Contact John Kennedy on 1-800-242-2184 or jkennedy@ccmail.census.gov. "Fertility Patterns of American Men" (Population Division Working Paper No. 14). Available April 29, 1996. This working paper examines fertility differences among men by age, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, educational attainment, labor force status, occupation, income, place of birth, and characteristics of spouses in married-couple families. Copies may be obtained by calling 301-457-3030. "1993 State and Local Government Finances." Available March 1, 1996. This report provides information on state and local government revenues, expenditures, debt and assets for all state areas and the District of Columbia. Call our Fax-on-Demand number for the Internet address. "1994 State Government Finances." Available March 22, 1996. Information on the revenue, expenditure, debt and assets for all 50 states. Call our Fax-on-Demand number for the Internet address. "1994 Large Local Governments." Available April 15, 1996. This report provides information on the revenue, expenditure, debt and assets of the 25 large counties greater than 1,000,000 in population and the 24 large cities greater than 500,000 in population. Call our Fax-on-Demand line for the Internet addresses. "Market Absorption of Apartments," H130-95Q4. This report examines the completion of apartment buildings, median rent, and median price for condominiums. Call our Fax-on-Demand line for the Internet address. Media representatives with questions or comments about any of the above information should call the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. The 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number is 301-457-4178. Other inquiries should be directed to the bureau's FastFax: 1-900-555-2Fax (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Mon May 6 11:10:37 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA02100 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 6 May 1996 10:24:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 6 May 1996 10:24:41 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199605061424.KAA02100@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: MAY 3, 1996 (FRIDAY) Public Information Office CB96-73 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Gregory Spencer 301-457-2428 HOUSEHOLD GROWTH PROJECTED TO SLOW IN NEXT 15 YEARS, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: MAY 3, 1996 (FRIDAY) The rate of growth in the number of households between 1995 and 2010 is expected to be slower than it has been in several decades, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said in a new report released today. According to the report, "Projections of the Number of Households and Families in the United States: 1995 to 2010" (P25-1129), the slow growth of households is due to slower population growth and fewer people who are at the prime ages for creating new households. The report points out that even though the household growth rate is projected to slow in the coming years, the number of households is expected to increase from 98 million in 1995 to 103 million by 2000, and 115 million by 2010. Other findings include: - The number of family households is projected to increase by 15 percent between 1995 and 2010 adding more than half the growth of total households. - Currently, 52 percent of American families have no children under age 18 living at home. By 2010, however, this proportion could increase to 59 percent as the number of families with no children under 18 grows from 36 million to 46 million. - The number of married couples with no children under 18 at home is expected to grow by 7 million between 1995 and 2010, with all of the growth occurring in the 45 and over age groups which consist of aging, "empty-nest" baby boomers. - The proportion of the nation's households that are maintained by a person living alone is expected to increase slowly from 25 to 27 percent between 1995 and 2010. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain a copy of the report from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Other orders should be directed to the bureau's FastFax on 1-900-555-2Fax (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636) or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Wed May 15 10:13:12 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id JAA07898 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 15 May 1996 09:28:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 09:28:41 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199605151328.JAA07898@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner May 14, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-07 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tip Sheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING: National Population Estimates. Three files containing=20 April 1, 1996 national population estimates by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin soon will be available on the Internet.=20 Printed tables containing data similar to the Internet files will be available from the Public Information Office on 301-457-3030.=20 "Consolidated Federal Funds Report." Produced annually, this report provides data on federal government expenditures by state, county, and subcounty areas. =20 "A Brief Look at Postwar U.S. Income Inequality," P60-191. Are the rich getting richer and poor getting poorer? Historical Census Bureau statistics on income contained in this report can shed light on that debate. =20 "Tables on the Black Population in the U.S.: March 1995,"=20 PPL-45. These 15 tables on the Nation=FEs African American population will provide social and economic data for African American and White, not Hispanic populations. No analysis will be provided. "1993/1994 Federal Finance." Information for 1993 and 1994 on revenue, expenditures, debt and assets for the federal government soon will be available on the Internet. "Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990." This new report will provide the total population for each of the Nation's 3,141 counties from 1990 back to the first census in which the county appeared. [The report is for sale by the National Technical Information Service at 703-487-4650 for $35 plus handling (order number PB96-119060).] "Population of States by Broad Age Groups and Sex: 1990 and 1995," PPL-44. These six tables will provide population estimates by age and gender for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. No analysis will be provided. =20 "U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services." On May 17 at 8:30 a.m., highlights from this monthly report will be available. The data include imports and exports, by country, and the trade deficit. The contacts will be the Public Information Office on 301-457-3030, and Richard Pruess, Foreign Trade Division, on=20 301-457-2311. NEW ON THE NET: "1995 Federal Government Data." The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/govs/index.html. "1993 Estimates of State Area and Local Government Public =20 Employment and Payrolls." The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/govs/index.html. "Public Use Data Files." The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/govs/index.html. For a complete listing of what we are now carrying on the Internet, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number, 301-457-4178, and request Document No. 3000.=20 =20 RECENTLY RELEASED: "Income, Poverty, and Noncash Benefits: 1994," P60-189.=20 Available May 6, 1996. Excerpts released October 5, 1995. The printed report provides detailed information on income and poverty for the U.S. and states. Information on health insurance coverage also is shown. "Projections of the Number of Households and Families in the United States: 1995 to 2010," P25-1129. Available=20 April 29, 1996. This report contains projections of the number of households and families in the United States, as well as the growth of various types of households and families. (Press Release Document No. 1142) "Election '96 - Counting the American Electorate," SB/96-2. Available May 14, 1996. This statistical brief provides information about the number of Americans old enough to vote in the November election and the characteristics of those voters. (Document No. 1143) "1990 Census of Population and Housing History, Part D,=20 1990," CPH-R-2D. Available May 14, 1996. This report is one of a series that describes in detail most aspects of the 1990 census from the early research and planning to the dissemination of final results. "1993 Commodity Flow Survey Reports." Available May 14, 1996.=20 Wyoming, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, North Dakota, Michigan, and South Dakota are the latest state reports being released. The data cover movement of goods, by major type of commodity shipped, and by mode(s) of transportation. Copies may be obtained by calling 301-457-2805 or 2114. "Trade and Employment: 4th Quarter 1995 and 1994," TM/95-Q4.=20 Available May 14, 1996. This report, which is the final one of a series, presents data for import and export value of shipments by SIC code category and the average percent change in value over the fourth quarters of 1993, 1994, and 1995. Contact Rob Stites on 301-457-2813 or via e-mail: Rstites@info.census.gov. "1992 Census of Mineral Industries - Geographic Area Series - New England, Middle Atlantic, and South Atlantic States," MIC92-A-1, 2, and 5. Available May 14, 1996. These reports contain data on mining, costs of supplies, contract work, electric energy, and other related data. Contact Pat Horning on 301-457-4680 or via=20 e-mail: Patricia.L.Horning@smtp-gw.census.gov. "Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, and Trade Corporations: Fourth Quarter 1995," QFR-95-4. Available=20 May 14, 1996. This report provides estimated statements of income and retained earnings, balance sheets, and related financial and operating ratios for all manufacturing corporations and large mining and trade corporations. The data are classified by industry and asset size. Contact Ronald Lee on 301-763-5435 or by e-mail: ronald_h_lee@ccmail.census.gov. "The History of the 1992 Economic Census," EC92-R-5. Available=20 May 14, 1996. This volume contains a step-by-step look at preparations, types of data collected, and the public awareness program for the most recent economic census. Portions of the report will be available on the Internet at a later date.=20 Media representatives with questions or comments about any of the above information should call the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. The 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number is 301-457-4178. Other inquiries should be directed to the Bureau's FastFax: 1-900-555-2Fax (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842.=20 From press-release-owner Thu May 16 14:02:23 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA11785 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 16 May 1996 14:00:58 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 14:00:58 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199605161800.OAA11785@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1996 Public Information Office CB96-79 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) **CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY** FINDINGS ON ELDERLY POPULATION ANNOUNCED BY CENSUS BUREAU AND NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING Washington, D.C.--On Monday, May 20, the Department of Commerce's Census Bureau joins the National Institute on Aging in announcing findings on the social, economic, and health characteristics of the elderly population in the United States. The report, "65+ in the United States," provides information for the nation, each state, and selected counties. Kevin Kinsella, chief of the aging studies branch, International Programs at the Census Bureau; Richard Suzman, Ph.D., head of the Office of Aging at the National Institute on Aging; and Linda Waite, Ph.D., director of the center on aging at the National Opinion Research Center at The University of Chicago, will discuss findings from the report. Nancy Gordon, associate director for demographic programs at the Census Bureau, will moderate the press conference. Monday--May 20: 10 a.m. Press Briefing on 65+ in the United States National Press Club 14th & F Streets, N.W. Zenger Room Washington, D.C. 20045 -X- From press-release-owner Fri May 17 10:18:16 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA02119 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 17 May 1996 10:17:20 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 10:17:20 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199605171417.KAA02119@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1996 Public Information Office CB96-H.01 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Ed Montfort 301-763-8551 CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES INFORMATION ON HOUSING QUALITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEMS IN THE FORT WORTH-ARLINGTON, TEXAS METROPOLITAN AREA Approximately 26 percent of householders in the Ft. Worth- Arlington, Texas Metropolitan Area rated their neighborhoods a perfect "10", and 26 percent said their home was the best place to live. These findings are included in the report, "American Housing Survey for the Ft. Worth-Arlington, Texas Metropolitan Area in 1994," H170/94-6, released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Of the householders living in the Ft. Worth-Arlington, Texas metropolitan neighborhoods, 11 percent reported problems with crime, 6 percent reported traffic problems, and about the same proportion experienced problems with litter or housing deterioration. The following are additional facts about the Ft. Worth- Arlington, Texas Metropolitan Area: - The area had 555,400 housing units in 1994, of which 501,400 were occupied (64 percent by owners and 36 percent by renters). - Single-family homes, at 76 percent of all occupied units, represented the predominant housing type in the area. - The median age of homes in Ft. Worth city was 32 years, compared with 16 years for the remaining area. - Homes in the area had a median of 2.7 bedrooms. - Of owner-occupied housing units in the area, 84 percent had central air conditioning, 92 percent had clothes dryers, 78 percent had dishwashers, and 70 percent had garbage disposals. - Occupied homes in the area had a median of 2.3 persons per unit and a median of 5.5 rooms per unit. - Of all area owner-occupied units, approximately 94 percent had a porch, deck, or patio; 86 percent had a garage or carport; and 63 percent had a usable fireplace. - During the two years prior to the survey, 35 percent of the owner-occupied units had some or all of the roof replaced and 9 percent had kitchens remodeled or added. - Twenty-two percent of the owners and 4 percent of the renters had monthly housing costs that were $1,000 or more. - The 1993 median household income for area homeowners was $45,200, compared with $24,700 for renters. - Renters had median monthly housing costs that represented 27 percent of their current income, compared with 19 percent for owners. Monthly housing costs include mortgage payments or contract rent, utilities, fuels, insurance, real estate taxes (for owners), and other housing-related expenditures. - Median value of homeowners' residences in 1994 was $70,800, down 15 percent from a 1994 constant dollar figure of $83,300 for 1989. - Sixty-two percent of the 25,500 owner-occupied homes built during the last four years cost $100,000 or more; 43 percent of the owners of new homes used savings or cash-on-hand for their down payment. - Thirty-nine percent of the homeowners with a mortgage had a current interest rate on their mortgage loan of less than 8 percent in 1994. Data in the report are shown separately for units with African American and Hispanic householders. Since data in the report are from a survey, they are subject to sampling variability. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office by telephone: 301-457-2794; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the Census Bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636); fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Thu May 23 11:20:28 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA26792 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 23 May 1996 11:18:45 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 11:18:45 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199605231518.LAA26792@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1996 Public Information Office CB96-O.10 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) **CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY** PLANS UNVEILED FOR CENSUS 2000 Atlanta, GA -- On May 28, the Department of Commerce's Census Bureau will announce plans for conducting a faster, less costly, and more accurate Census 2000. Commerce Department Under Secretary Everett M. Ehrlich, Census Bureau Director Martha Farnsworth Riche, and Assistant to the Deputy Director Peter Bounpane will discuss the plans at the Georgia Power Company Auditorium. The meeting of business and local government leaders and Georgia data users is co-sponsored by the Association of Public Data Users, Georgia Power Company, Morehouse College, and several other groups and organizations. . Objectives to be discussed include: using simple, easy-to-read forms in an effort to count every resident of Georgia and the United States; implementing an open process that diverse groups and interests can understand and support; building partnerships with state and local governments and community groups; eliminating the differential in the count of racial and ethnic groups for cities like Atlanta; and producing a one number census that is right the first time. Tuesday--May 28 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Census 2000 Meeting GA Power Company Auditorium 333 Piedmont Atlanta, GA 30308 For more information, contact Bea Piddock, Census Bureau Regional Office, on 404-730-3832. -X- From press-release-owner Fri May 24 16:44:33 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA12759 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 24 May 1996 16:42:13 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 16:42:13 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199605242042.QAA12759@info.census.gov> May 24, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-08 Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tip Sheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING "National Population Estimates." Three files containing April 1, 1996 national population estimates by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin soon will be available on the Internet. Printed tables containing data similar to the Internet files will be available from the Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. "Tables on the Black Population in the U.S.: March 1995," PPL-45. These 15 tables on the Nation s African American population will provide social and economic data for African American and White, not Hispanic populations. No analysis will be provided. "Population of States by Broad Age Groups and Sex: 1990 and 1995, PPL-44." These six tables will provide population estimates by age and gender for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. No analysis will be provided. "Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990." This new report will provide the total population for each of the Nation's 3,141 counties from 1990 back to the first census in which the county appeared. "Consolidated Federal Funds Report." Produced annually, this report will provide data on federal government expenditures by state, county, and subcounty areas. "1993/1994 Federal Finance." Information for 1993 and 1994 on revenue, expenditures, debt and assets for the federal government soon will be available on the Internet. "1993 Commodity Flow Survey Reports." The next series of reports will be available May 31, 1996. The data covers movement of goods, by major type of commodity shipped, and by mode(s) of transportation. NEW ON THE NET For a complete listing of what we are now carrying on the Internet, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number, 301-457-4178, and request Document No. 3000. RECENTLY RELEASED "American Housing Survey for the Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Metropolitan Area in 1994, H170/94-6." Available May 17, 1996. This report presents findings about the Ft. Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Area including building and neighborhood conditions, housing costs and values, utilities used in the home, and selected characteristics of residents. This information is provided for both owners and renters. "65+ in the United States, P23-190." Available May 20, 1996. This report looks at findings on the social, economic, and health characteristics of the elderly population in the United States. Information on the elderly population is provided for the Nation, each state, and selected counties. "Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries, M94[AS]-1." Available May 24, 1996. This report, part of the 1994 Annual Survey of Manufactures, includes data on capital expenditures, inventories, and supplemental labor, fuel, and electric energy costs for manufacturing establishments. Contact Michael Zampogna on 301-457-4810. "1992 Census of Service Industries: Subject Series/Miscellaneous Subjects, SC92-S-5." Available May 24, 1996. This report contains statistics on service firms and includes gross billings, receipts, and annual payroll. Contact Kirk Degler on 301-457-2659. "U.S. Trade with Puerto Rico and U.S. Possessions, FT895/95." Available May 24, 1996. This report highlights shipments to and from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and method of transportation for imports and exports. Contact Reba Higbee on 301-457-2227. "Combined Annual and Revised Monthly Retail Trade, BR/95-RV." Available May 24, 1996. The report provides a detailed summary of retail sales and inventories from January 1986 to December 1995. Contact Nancy Piesto on 301-457-2706. "1992 Census of Construction Industries: Geographic Area Series" Middle Atlantic, Mountain, East North Central, and East South Central States, CC92-A-2, 8, 3, 6. Available May 24, 1996. These reports contain statistics on construction establishments, including value of construction work, assets, capital expenditures, and value of inventories. Contact Pat Horning on 301-457-4680 or via e-mail: Patricia.L.Horning@smtgw.census.gov. Media representatives with questions or comments about any of the above information should call the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. The 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number is 301-457-4178. Other inquiries should be directed to the Bureau's FastFax: 1-900-555-2Fax (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Thu May 30 10:19:03 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA22797 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 30 May 1996 10:17:07 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 10:17:07 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199605301417.KAA22797@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: MAY 30, 1996 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB96-87 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Thomas Zabelsky 301-457-2787 CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES ANNUAL COMMUNICATIONS SURVEY The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today released its "Annual Survey of Communication Services: 1994" report, which features data on telephone communications, electronic mail, facsimile transmission, telex services, the radio and television broadcasting industries, cable, and other pay television services. Operating expenses (1990-1994) are included for these industries. Selected tables from the report also are available on the Internet. The address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/svsd/www/ascs.html. -X- Editor's note: media requests for copies of the full report should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information on 301-457-3030. Other requests should go to the Services Division on 301-457-2787. From press-release-owner Fri May 31 08:31:56 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA17038 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 31 May 1996 08:30:11 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 08:30:11 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199605311230.IAA17038@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: MAY 31, 1996 (FRIDAY) Public Information Office CB96-88 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Edwin Byerly 301-457-2419 CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES ADDITIONAL 1995 STATE POPULATION ESTIMATES EMBARGOED UNTIL: MAY 31, 1996 (FRIDAY) - The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today is releasing "Population of States by Broad Age Groups and Sex: 1990 and 1995" (PPL-44). Six tables are being released providing population totals by age and gender for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. No analysis is provided with the tables. The table titles are: - Table 1--Both Sexes Population by Broad Age Groups: April 1, 1990 - Table 2--Male Population by Broad Age Groups: April 1, 1990 - Table 3--Female Population by Broad Age Groups: April 1, 1990 - Table 4--Both Sexes Population by Broad Age Groups: July 1, 1995 - Table 5--Male Population by Broad Age Groups: July 1, 1995 - Table 6--Female Population by Broad Age Groups: July 1, 1995 More extensive data files, including annual population totals from 1990 to 1995 for each year of age by gender are available on diskette (PE-38) and on the Internet. These state population estimates as well as other recent estimates for counties, cities, and the nation can be found on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/population/www/popest.html. -X- Editor's note: media requests should go to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Other requests for the paper listing (PPL-44) and the diskette product (PE-38) should go to the Population Division's Statistical Information Staff on 301-457-2422. From press-release-owner Fri Jun 7 10:42:50 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA07337 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 7 Jun 1996 10:40:49 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 10:40:49 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199606071440.KAA07337@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner June 7, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-09 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tip Sheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING: "Consolidated Federal Funds Reports." Produced annually, this report will provide data on federal government expenditures by state, county, and subcounty areas. =20 "Tables on the Black Population in the U.S.: March 1995,"=20 PPL-45. These 15 tables on the Nation=FEs African American population will provide social and economic data for African American and White, not Hispanic populations. No analysis will be provided. =20 "Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990." This new report will provide the total population for each of the Nation's 3,141 counties from 1990 back to the first census in which the county appeared. "1992 Hispanic-Owned Businesses," MB92-2. This report contains number of firms, number of employees, sales, and receipts for Hispanic-owned firms. The report is one in a series on women- and minority-owned businesses. "1994 County Business Patterns." This annual report series provides business, employment and payroll data, by county for each state and the U.S. "Subject Index to Current Population Reports and Other Population Report Series," P23-192. This publication is an index, by subject matter and series number, of the Census Bureau's Current Population Reports and other products that provide information about our Nation's population. NEW ON THE NET: "World POP Clock." The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/ipc-bin/popclockw. "U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services." The Internet address for this information is:=20 http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/foreign-trade/www/. "Residential Vacancies and Homeownership." The Internet address for this information is:=20 http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/hhes/www/. =20 "Market Absorption of Apartments," H130/96-Q1. The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/soma.html. "1993/1994 Federal Finance." The Internet address for this information is:=20 http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/govs/www/fedfin.html. For a complete listing of what we are now carrying on the Internet, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number, 301-457-4178, and request Document No. 3000.=20 =20 RECENTLY RELEASED: "National Population Estimates." Available June 7, 1996. Three files containing April 1, 1996 national population estimates by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin now are available on the Internet. Printed tables containing data similar to the Internet files are available from the Public Information Office on=20 301-457-3030; or by Fax-on-Demand at 301-457-4178.=20 (Document No. 1151) "1993 Commodity Flow Survey Reports." Available June 7, 1996.=20 Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia are the latest state reports being released. The data covers movement of goods, by major type of commodity shipped, and by mode(s) of transportation. Copies may be obtained by calling 301-457-2805 or 2114.=20 "1992 Census of Construction Industries: Geographic Area Series/West South Central States," CC92-A-7. Available=20 June 7, 1996. The report contains statistics on construction establishments, including value of construction work, assets, capital expenditures, and value of inventories. Contact=20 Pat Horning on 301-457-4680 or via e-mail:=20 Patricia.L.Horning@smtgw.census.gov. "Population of States by Broad Age Groups and Sex: 1990 and 1995," PPL-44. Released May 31, 1996. These six tables provide population estimates by age and gender for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. No analysis is provided. (Press Release Document No. 1148) (Document No. 1149) =20 "Annual Survey of Communication Services: 1994," BC/94.=20 Released May 30, 1996. This report features data on telephone communications, electronic mail, facsimile transmissions, telex services, the radio and television broadcasting industries, cable, and other pay television services. Contact Thomas Zabelsky on 301-457-2787 for more information. (Press Release Document No. 2106) Media representatives with questions or comments about any of the above information should call the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. The 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number is 301-457-4178. Other inquiries should be directed to the Bureau's FastFax: 1-900-555-2Fax (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842.=20 From press-release-owner Tue Jun 11 09:50:36 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id JAA24768 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:46:59 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:46:59 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199606111346.JAA24768@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 11, 1996 (TUESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-90 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Claudette Bennett/Barbara Martin 301-457-2402 UPDATED INFORMATION ON NATION'S AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION RELEASED BY CENSUS BUREAU The Commerce Department's Census Bureau is releasing 15 tables on the nation's African American population from the March 1995 Current Population Survey. The tables provide social and economic data for African American persons, families, and households, and show comparisons with non-Hispanic Whites. No analysis of the data is provided. The tables provide information such as: - Almost three-quarters of African Americans aged 25 and over were high school graduates in 1995. - In 1995, 13 percent of adult African Americans had a bachelor's degree. - African American men working year-round, full-time earned a median income of $25,350 in 1994, 72 percent of the income of non-Hispanic White men. - African American females earned $20,610 in 1994, 85 percent of the income of non-Hispanic White women. The tables also cover the following characteristics: marital status, labor force status, occupation, and poverty status. The data are frequently shown by gender and region of residence. The Census Bureau also is developing tabulations from the March 1995 Current Population Survey (CPS) for the Asian and Pacific Islander population and the Hispanic origin population. We expect these data to become available on the Internet this year. The CPS is not sufficiently large to provide reliable estimates for the American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Independent estimates and projections for racial groups, including American Indians and Alaska Natives, and for Hispanic origin are available in the Bureau of the Census, Current Population Report Series, P-25, on the Internet, and on diskette upon request. -X- Editor's note: media requests for copies of the tables should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Other requests should go to the Population Statistical Information Staff on 301-457-2422. The data also are available on Population Paper Listing, PPL-45, on Population Electronic diskette series PE-41, and on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/population/www/race.html From press-release-owner Fri Jun 14 08:48:27 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA09995 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 14 Jun 1996 08:47:12 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 08:47:12 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199606141247.IAA09995@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 14, 1996 (FRIDAY) Public Information Office CB96-91 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 Richard Forstall/Campbell Gibson 301-457-2442 CENSUS DATA TELL HISTORY OF OUR NATION'S COUNTIES EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 14, 1996 (FRIDAY) - The Commerce Department's Census Bureau and its National Technical Information Service today are releasing "Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990." The report provides the total population for each of the nation's 3,141 counties from 1990 back to the first census in which the county appeared. Notes about changes in state boundaries, changes in names of counties, and how each county was formed are included in the report. Also, the report specifies the earliest census in which the county had its 1990 boundaries so users can compare population size and change for previous years. The 236-page report is for sale by the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161; 703-487-4650. The cost is $35 plus handling. Refer to order number PB96-119060. An electronic version also is available on diskette as an ASCII text file for $35 plus handling. Refer to order number PB96-500525. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain a copy of their state tables from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. From press-release-owner Tue Jun 18 09:14:00 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id JAA26610 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 18 Jun 1996 09:12:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 09:12:44 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199606181312.JAA26610@info.census.gov> Press-Release Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 18, 1996 (TUESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-92 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Robert McArthur 301-457-1565 FEDERAL AID SURPASSES $5,000 PER PERSON IN FISCAL YEAR 1995 EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 18, 1996 (TUESDAY) - The federal government provided $1.4 trillion in domestic grants, benefits, subsidies, salaries, and goods and services purchased in FY 1995, according to two reports issued today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. That amounts to $5,161 for every person in the U.S. "These reports provide the most comprehensive information on the geographic distribution of federal funds," said Robert McArthur, chief of the Governments Division's Federal Programs Branch. The reports, "Federal Expenditures by State for Fiscal Year 1995" (FES/95) and "Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Fiscal Year 1995, County Areas" (CFFR/95) exclude interest on federal debt and other federal payments, such as coverage for failed savings and loans, that could not be allocated geographically. California received the most federal funds of any state area, followed by New York and Texas. New York City received more than any other county or county equivalent area in the U.S. or its territories. New York City and Los Angeles County each received more federal money than did 43 states. However, on a per capita basis, New York City would rank 490th and Los Angeles County would rank 1,209th among the 3,137 counties and county equivalent areas in the U.S., in terms of Federal funds received. Nationally, federal domestic assistance in 1995 increased 3.3 percent over 1994. The main components of the increase were grants and direct payments to individuals. According to the reports, federal government payroll expenditures totaled $168 billion, virtually unchanged from 1994. Federal government procurement contract obligations totaled $202 billion in 1995, a 2 percent increase from 1994. The top five states in federal spending per capita were: Rank State Amount Per Capita 1 Virginia $7,830 2 Maryland $7,361 3 New Mexico $7,130 4 Alaska $6,927 5 Hawaii $6,386 The county report shows the top five recipient county areas were: Rank County/County Equivalent Amount 1 New York City, NY $40.6 billion 2 Los Angeles County, CA $40.2 billion 3 Cook County, IL $23.0 billion 4 San Diego County, CA $16.5 billion 5 Philadelphia County, PA $12.2 billion Direct payments for individuals was the largest federal spending category in each of those top five counties. Defense spending, which includes payroll, defense contracts and grants, and military pensions, totaled $228 billion in 1995. The top five recipient counties of federal defense spending were: Rank County Amount 1 Los Angeles County, CA $7.9 billion 2 San Diego County, CA $7.4 billion 3 St. Louis City, MO $5.7 billion 4 Newport News City, VA $4.2 billion 5 Fairfax County, VA $4.2 billion Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030, fax: 301-457-3670, or e-mail; pio@census.gov. Other orders should be directed to the bureau's Fastfax: 1-900-555-2FAX (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842. -X- From press-release-owner Mon Jun 24 10:46:07 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA06155 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 24 Jun 1996 10:45:31 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 10:45:31 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199606241445.KAA06155@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 24, 1996 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB96-102 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Robert Bennefield 301-763-8578 NEARLY THREE IN TEN AMERICANS HAVE INTERRUPTION IN HEALTH=20 INSURANCE COVERAGE, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 24, 1996 (MONDAY) - Approximately 27 percent of the population (66.6 million people) lacked health insurance for at least one month in a 28-month period starting in early 1992; about 11.9 million people (4.8 percent) were uninsured during that entire period. These findings are contained in a report, "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Health Insurance, 1992 to 1993," released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The information was collected in the bureau=FEs Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The SIPP, which surveys approximately 20,000 households across the country, is designed to collect information on the economic well-being of persons, families and households. =20 This latest report provides a comprehensive look at those who do and do not have health insurance, the types of insurance coverage used (including employer or union plans, other privately purchased plans, Medicare, medicaid, and military health care), and the characteristics of people who are or are not covered by health insurance. It also provides information on how long people go without health insurance. According to the report, work experience has a significant effect on health insurance coverage: 87 percent of persons who worked full-time during the survey's time frame were covered continuously by health insurance, compared with 74 percent for part-time workers, and 58 percent for workers with one or more job interruptions. "Health insurance coverage is commonly associated with other life circumstances, such as employment, retirement, and government program participation. The data indicate there is a strong likelihood some segments of the population will change health insurance status over time," says the report's author Bob Bennefield. Some other findings over the 28-month survey period are: - Young adults--between 18 and 24 years old--were the most likely age group to lack insurance for at least one month. - The percentages of people who spent at least one month without health insurance were: 23 percent for Whites (not of Hispanic origin), 36 percent for African Americans, and 49 percent for persons of Hispanic origin. - People who lived in the South and West were more likely to experience one or more months without health insurance coverage than those living in the =20 Northeast or Midwest. The percentages of people with one or more months without health insurance coverage were: 31 percent in both the South and West, 23 percent in the Midwest, and 22 percent in the Northeast. As in all surveys, the data in this report are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. The attached chart shows the percent of persons covered by health insurance (1992-1994), by length of coverage. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the report from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670, or e-mail: pio.@census.gov.=20 Other orders should be directed to the bureau's FastFax: 1-900-555-2FAX (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Mon Jun 24 10:46:09 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA06088 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 24 Jun 1996 10:44:08 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 10:44:08 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199606241444.KAA06088@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner June 21, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-10 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tip Sheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports =20 and Activities UPCOMING: "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Health Insurance, 1992 to 1993," P70-54. This report, which is from the Survey of Income and Program Participation, contains information on the extent to which people experienced lapses in health insurance and the characteristics of those covered by different types of insurance. "1992 Hispanic-Owned Businesses," MB92-2. This report contains the number of firms, the number of employees, sales, and receipts for Hispanic-owned firms. The report is one in a series on women- and minority-owned businesses. National Population Estimates. Three files containing May 1, 1996 national population estimates by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin soon will be available on the Internet.=20 Printed tables containing data similar to the Internet files will be available from the Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; or by Fax-on-Demand at 301-457-4178.=20 1994 County Business Patterns. This annual report series provides business, employment, and payroll data by county for each state and the U.S. "Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey: 1994, BT/94. This report, also known as the Transportation Annual Survey, features data on motor freight transportation and warehousing services, trucking and courier services, and operating revenue and expenses. 1993 Commodity Flow Survey Reports. The next series of reports will be available June 26, 1996. The data covers movement of goods, by major type of commodity shipped, and by mode(s) of transportation. "1994 Government Employment." October employment and payroll data are provided at the U.S., state, county, and city levels. =20 "1993 Government Employment." October employment and payroll data are provided at the U.S., state, county, and city levels. =20 NEW ON THE NET: The Census Bureau has unveiled a new home page that makes our information easier than ever to access and adds some new features, including "Current Economic Indicators." Visit it at: http://www.census.gov For a complete listing of what we now are carrying on the Internet, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number, 301-457-4178, and request Document No. 3000.=20 =20 RECENTLY RELEASED: "Subject Index to Current Population Reports and Other Population Report Series," P23-192. Available June 7, 1996. This publication is an index, by subject matter and series number, of the Census Bureau's Current Population Reports and other products that provide information about our Nation's population.=20 "Tables on the Black Population in the U.S.: March 1995,"=20 PPL-45. Available June 11, 1996. These 15 tables on the nation=FEs African American population provide social and economic data for African American and non-Hispanic White populations. No analysis is provided. (Press Release Document No. 1150) "Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990." Available June 14, 1996. This new report provides the total population for each of the nation's 3,141 counties from=20 1990 back to the first census in which the county appeared.=20 (Press Release Document No. 1152) "Consolidated Federal Funds Report," CFFR/95. Available June 18, 1996. Published annually, this report presents federal expenditures at state, county, and subcounty areas, including U.S. territories. Payments are differentiated according to program categories (e.g. grants, salaries, direct payments, procurements, loans, and insurance). The data will be available electronically and in publication. Call Robert McArthur on 301-457-1656 or via e-mail at: rmcarthu@census.gov. (Press Release Document No. 2107) "Federal Expenditures by State for Fiscal Year 1995," (FES/95).=20 Available June 18, 1996. Published annually, this report details federal payments to states and territories through grants, salaries, procurements, direct payments, and other programs.=20 Payments are separated by program area or federal agency where possible. Historical data and per capita breakdowns are provided. Data will be available electronically and in publication. Call Robert McArthur on 301-457-1656 or via e-mail at: rmcarthu@census.gov. (Press Release Document No. 2107) "A Brief Look at Postwar U.S. Income Inequality," P60-191.=20 Available June 20, 1996. Are the rich getting richer and poor getting poorer? Historical Census Bureau statistics on income contained in the report can shed light on that debate. (Press Release Document No. 1153; Report Document No. 1154) Internet Subscription Service. Available June 20, 1996. The release discusses the new Internet subscription service called "CenStats" which will supplement the large amount of information that is and will continue to be available for free on the Bureau's site: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/ "1992 Census of Construction Industries: Geographic Area Series/New England States," CC92-A-1. Available June 21, 1996.=20 The report contains statistics on construction establishments, including value of construction work, assets, capital expenditures, and value of inventories. Contact Pat Horning on 301-457-4680 or via e-mail at:=20 Patricia.L.Horning@smtgw.census.gov "1992 Census of Mineral Industries: Geographic Area Series/East South Central States, Middle Atlantic States, New England States, and South Atlantic States," MIC92-A-6, 2, 1, 5. Available=20 June 21, 1996. These are four geographic division reports in a series of nine, providing statistics for individual states within a defined geographic area. They cover all establishments with one paid employee or more primarily engaged in mining. Contact Pat Horning on 301-457-4680 or via e-mail at:=20 Patricia.L.Horning@smtgw.census.gov "Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures: 1994," MA200(94)-1.=20 Available June 21, 1996. This report covers companies classified in mining, petroleum, and electric utility industries and includes all operations of the companies. Contact Elinor Champion on 301-457-4701. =20 Media representatives with questions or comments about any of the above information should call the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. The 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number is 301-457-4178. Other inquiries should be directed to the Bureau's FastFax: 1-900-555-2Fax (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842. =20 From press-release-owner Tue Jun 25 09:13:12 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id JAA23252 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 25 Jun 1996 09:12:25 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 09:12:25 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199606251312.JAA23252@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: JUNE 25, 1996 (TUESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-103 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) James Warden 301-457-2787 CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING SURVEY The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today released its Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey: 1994 (BT/94). The report features data on motor freight transportation and warehousing services, trucking and courier services, motor carrier revenue, and destination of shipments. Operating revenue and expenses, by kind of business (1985-1994) also are included. Selected tables from the report, "Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey: 1994," also are available on the Internet. The address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/svsd/www/tas.html -X- Editor's note: media requests for copies of the full report should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. Other requests should go to the Services Division on 301-457-2787. From press-release-owner Fri Jul 5 14:24:06 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA02251 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 5 Jul 1996 14:21:35 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 5 Jul 1996 14:21:35 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199607051821.OAA02251@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner July 5, 1996 **TIP SHEET** TP96-11 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Tip Sheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING Demographic July 1, 1995 population estimates for Puerto Rico and its municipios as well as annual population totals for 1990 to 1995 are being prepared. Economic "1992 Hispanic-Owned Businesses." This report contains the number of firms, the number of employees, sales, and receipts for Hispanic-owned firms, for the nation and local areas. "1994 County Business Patterns." This annual report series provides business, employment, and payroll data by county for each state and the U.S. "1992 Finances of Municipal and Township Governments." This report contains historical information on revenue and expenditures by source and state. "1992 Large Farms Are Thriving in the United States." This agricultural brief profiles the characteristics of America's large and small farms, including acreage, assets, products, and returns. NEW ON THE NET The Census Bureau has unveiled a new home page that makes our information easier than ever to access and adds some new features, including "Current Economic Indicators." Visit it at http://www.census.gov. A few examples of data now available on the Census Website are: "1993, 1994, and 1995 Federal, State and Local Government Employment." The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/govs/www. "National Population Estimates." The files containing May 1, 1996 national population estimates by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin now are available on the Internet (http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/population/www/nation). For a complete listing of what the Public Information Office now is carrying on the Internet, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178 and request Document No. 3000. RECENTLY RELEASED Demographic "American Housing Survey for the Buffalo, NY, Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA, San Diego, CA, Dallas, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Milwaukee, WI, and Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metrpolitan Areas in 1994," H170/94-44, 2, 38, 4, 12, 29, 3. Available July 5, 1996. These reports present findings about these areas including building and neighborhood conditions, housing costs and values, utilities used in the home, and selected characteristics of residents, for both owners and renters. "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Health Insurance, 1992 to 1993," P70-54. Available June 24, 1996. This report contains information on persons who have experienced lapses in health insurance and the characteristics of those covered by different types of insurance. (Press Release Document No. 1156; Document No. 1157) Economic "1993 Commodity Flow Survey Reports." Available July 5, 1996. Kentucky and Mississippi are the latest state reports to be released. The data cover movement of goods, by major type of commodity shipped, and by mode(s) of transportation. "1992 Census of Construction Industries: Geographic Area Series." Reports for West North Central States, South Atlantic States, and Pacific States. Available July 5, 1996. These reports contain statistics on construction establishments, including value of construction work, assets, capital expenditures, and value of inventories. Contact Pat Horning on 301-457-4680 or via e-mail at: Patricia.L.Horning@smtgw.census.gov. "1992 Census of Mineral Industries: Geographic Area Series." Report for West South Central States and Pacific States. Available July 5, 1996. These reports provide statistics for individual states. They cover all establishments with one paid employee or more primarily engaged in mining. Contact Pat Horning on 301-457-4680 or via e-mail at: Patricia.L.Horning@smtgw.census.gov. "Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey: 1994," BT/94. Available June 25, 1996. This report features data on motor freight transportation and warehousing services, trucking and courier services, and operating revenue and expenses. (Press Release Document No. 2108) Media representatives with questions or comments about any of the above information should call the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. The 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number is 301-457-4178. Other inquiries should be directed to the Bureau's FastFax: 1-900-555-2Fax (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Mon Jul 8 17:12:39 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id RAA22326 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 8 Jul 1996 17:07:22 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 8 Jul 1996 17:07:22 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199607082107.RAA22326@info.census.gov> press release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JULY 8, 1996 Public Information Office CB96-113 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) **CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY** JULY 10 PRESS CONFERENCE WILL RELEASE NEW =20 HISPANIC-OWNED BUSINESSINFORMATION Washington, D.C.-- A press conference will be held on July 10 at the National Press Club to announce new findings on Hispanic-owned businesses. The Department of Commerce's Census Bureau and Minority Business Development Agency will be joined by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at the press conference in announcing new findings on Hispanic-owned businesses based on the newly published 1992 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises: Hispanic (MB92-2). The report provides national, state, metropolitan area, county, and city data on Hispanic-owned businesses employment, payroll, and receipts. Information on businesses owned by Hispanic subgroups also is available. The report will document a dramatic jump in the number of Hispanic-owned businesses since the last Census Bureau survey in 1987, especially in California, Florida, and Texas. Jose F. Nino, President of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Elio Muller, Deputy Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, and Eddie Salyers, Chief of the Census Bureau's Company Statistics Branch will discuss the findings. Ruth Runyan, Assistant Chief of the Census Bureau=FEs Agriculture and Financial Statistics Division will moderate. Details regarding the press conference are as follows: Wednesday, July 10 1:30 p.m. News Conference on 1992 Hispanic-Owned =20 Businesses National Press Club, First Amendment Room 14th and F Streets, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20045 -X- From press-release-owner Wed Jul 10 11:24:22 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA24454 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:20:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:20:41 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199607101520.LAA24454@info.census.gov> press release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 2:30 P.M., JULY 10, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-110 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Eddie Salyers Valerie Strang 301-763-5726 NUMBER OF HISPANIC BUSINESSES UP 76 PERCENT IN FIVE YEARS, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: 2:30 P.M., JULY 10, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) - The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States increased 76 percent from 489,973 to 862,605 between 1987 and 1992, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau entitled 1992 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises, Hispanic (MB92-2). This compares to a rate increase of 26 percent for all U.S. firms, from 13.7 million in 1987 to 17.3 million in 1992. Receipts for Hispanic-owned firms increased by 134 percent during the five-year span, from $32.8 billion to $76.8 billion. In comparison, receipts for all U.S. firms grew by 67 percent, from $2 trillion to $3.3 trillion. The report does not include C corporations, which are legally incorporated businesses with no limits on their number of shareholders. The following statistics cover 771,708 of these Hispanic-owned firms for which detailed geographic and industry estimates are available. Receipts per firm averaged $94,000 for Hispanic-owned firms, compared with $193,000 for all U.S. firms. Forty-seven percent or 359,588 of Hispanic businesses had receipts under $10,000, while approximately 9,200 had sales of $1 million or more. The survey also shows that the 15 percent of Hispanic-owned firms with paid employees accounted for 79 percent of gross receipts of Hispanic-businesses. Of these firms, 676 had 100 or more employees and accounted for $10.7 billion in receipts. Forty-five percent of Hispanic-owned firms were in the service industry and accounted for 23 percent of gross receipts. While Hispanic retailers accounted for 14 percent of total Hispanic-owned firms, they had 24 percent of gross receipts. Approximately 89 percent of Hispanic-owned firms were sole proprietorships in 1992. Partnerships and subchapter S corporations comprised 4 and 7 percent, respectively. (A sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business owned by an individual; a partnership is an unincorporated business owned by two or more persons; and a subchapter S corporation is an unincorporated business with 35 or fewer shareholders.) Three states--California, Texas, and Florida--accounted for 68 percent of the firms owned by Hispanics and 61 percent of the Hispanic population resides in those three states. New Mexico had the highest percentage of firms owned by Hispanics at 20.1 percent; 12.6 percent of the receipts in the state were from Hispanic-owned businesses. Texas ranked second with 12.4 percent of all firms and 5.1 percent of all receipts. Florida was third with 11.8 percent of all firms and 9.3 percent of all receipts. The report contains information on the number of firms, receipts, number of paid employees, and annual payroll. These data are presented by geographic area (the nation, states, and selected metropolitan areas, counties, and cities), industry, size of firm, and legal form of organization with comparative 1992 data for all U.S. firms. The data in this report were collected as part of the 1992 Economic Census from a large sample of all non-farm businesses filing tax forms as sole proprietorships, partnerships, or subchapter S corporations (corporations other than subchapter S were excluded), and with receipts of $500 or more in 1992. The information was collected from a sample survey, and is therefore subject to sampling variability as well as reporting and coverage errors. Comparisons to 1987 should be done with extreme caution because changes in tax laws caused inconsistencies between the 1987 and 1992 data. Changes in survey methodology also may contribute to the differences. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the report, 1992 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises, Hispanic (MB92-2), from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Other orders should go to the bureau's Minority- and Women-Owned Business Information Staff on 301-763-5726. In addition, selected tables will be available on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/agfs/www/smobe.html From press-release-owner Fri Jul 12 09:44:54 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id JAA24851 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 12 Jul 1996 09:43:22 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 09:43:22 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199607121343.JAA24851@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1996 Public Information Office CB96-O.14 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) **CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY** PLANS FOR CENSUS 2000 TO BE UNVEILED IN DETROIT Detroit, MI-- On July 15, the Department of Commerce's Census Bureau will announce its plans for conducting a faster, less costly, and more accurate Census 2000. Commerce Department Under Secretary Everett M. Ehrlich, Census Bureau Director Martha Farnsworth Riche, and Special Assistant to the Deputy Director Peter Bounpane will discuss the plans at a meeting at the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce. The meeting of business and local government leaders and Michigan data users is co-sponsored by the Association of Public Data Users, the SE Michigan Council of Governments, the SE Michigan Census Council, and several other groups and organizations. Objectives to be discussed include: using simple, easy-to-read forms in an effort to count every resident of Michigan and the United States; implementing an open process that diverse groups and interests can understand and support; building partnerships with state and local governments and community groups at every stage of the process; eliminating the differential in the count of racial and ethnic groups for cities like Detroit; and producing a one number census that is right the first time. Monday--July 15 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Census 2000 Meeting Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce 600 W. Lafayette Detroit, MI 48226 For more information, contact Vincent Kountz, Census Bureau Regional Office, on 313-259-0056. -X- From press-release-owner Fri Jul 19 12:38:52 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id MAA11667 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 19 Jul 1996 12:31:01 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 12:31:01 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199607191631.MAA11667@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner July 19, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-12 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities **NEW POLICY ON PRESS RELEASES** An embargoed release time--generally 10 a.m. EDT--is now in place for the majority of news releases issued by the bureau's Public Information Office. After 10 a.m. EDT, print and electronic media are cleared to release the report findings to the public on the day specified. Some exceptions to this policy include selected economic indicators, reports issued at formal press conferences, and immediate releases. Please inform others on your staff who may be impacted by this new policy. UPCOMING Demographic "National Population Estimates." Three files containing June 1, 1996 national population estimates by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin soon will be available on the Internet. "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 1992-1993, Who Stays Poor? Who Doesn't?" This report provides data on people's movements into and out of poverty and the length of time people remain poor. "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Income, 1992-1993, Moving Up and Down the Income Ladder." This report provides data on people's economic status and the factors in their personal life that affect their economic status, such as marriage and the presence of children. Economic "1992 Census of Governments - Finances of County Governments." This report provides national statistics on revenue, expenditure, debt, and financial assets of county governments in fiscal year 1992. "1992 Census of Governments - Employment of Major Local Governments." This report provides statistics on employment and payrolls for local governments. "1992 Finances of Municipal and Township Governments." This report contains historical information on revenue and expenditures by source and state. "1992 Large Farms Are Thriving in the United States." This agricultural brief profiles the characteristics of America's large and small farms, including acreage, assets, products, and returns. For Broadcasters: Here's the latest from the Census Radio Broadcast Service (CRBS): - Edition #219, for air beginning July 22, will have interviews on male fertility and how many of us enjoy recreation in wildlife areas. "Uncle Sam's Almanac" will tell us about our favorite sports activity, and the agricuultural feature is about the longer season for peaches. - Edition #220, for air beginning July 29, has interviews on growing Hispanic businesses and income inequality. "Uncle Sam's Almanac" talks about the exploding telephone industry, and the agricultural feature is about the reduced number of honey bees. - The Spanish-language program "Galeria Informativa" now is being produced weekly, and will be contained in each week's edition of CRBS. CRBS is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EDT on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. Features also are available on North American Network's Newsline telephone service at 1-800-934-DIAL, and on our Internet Home Page at: http://www//.census.gov. Verbatim transcripts of each segment are available 24 hours a day on our Fax-on-Demand line at 301-457-4178. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. If you have any questions, please contact Maury Cagle or Rick Reed on 301-457-3030. NEW ON THE NET The Census Bureau has unveiled a new home page that makes our information easier than ever to access and adds some new features. Visit it at http://www.census.gov. A few examples of data now available on the Census Website are: "1st Quarter Absorptions," H130/95-1. The Internet address for this report is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/hhes/www/soma.html "Historical Tables on Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Sex and Race" 1987-1994, HI-1. The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/hhes/hlthins/historic/index.html "1993 State and Local Government Employment; 1994 State Government Employment; and 1995 Federal Government Employment." The Internet address for all of this information is: http://www.census.gov/govs/www and look for Annual Public Employment and Payroll. "Census of Housing, Units in Structure 1940-1990." The Internet address for this information is: www.census.gov/hhes/www/cenhsg.html For a complete listing of what the Public Information Office now is carrying on the Internet, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178 and request Document No. 3000. RECENTLY RELEASED Demographic "Market Absorption of Apartments, Annual 1995 Absorptions," H130-95-A. This annual report provides information about the number of apartments completed and rented and the characteristics of those apartments. "1994 American Housing Survey Reports for the Buffalo, Anaheim, San Diego, Dallas, Phoenix, Milwaukee, and Riverside Metropolitan Areas" are now available. These reports present findings on building and neighborhood conditions, housing costs and values, and so on. This information is provided for both owners and renters. Economic "1992 Hispanic-Owned Businesses." The report provides national, state, metropolitan area, county, and city data on Hispanic-owned businesses, employment, payroll, and receipts. Information on businesses owned by Hispanic subgroups also is available. (Press release document number 2110) "1994 Service Annual Survey." Portions of data from the 1994 Service Annual Survey (SAS) are on the Internet, and now the remaining tables are available by contacting the Current Services Branch on 301-457-2766. SAS provides financial data for receipts (taxable firms); revenue and expenses (tax exempt firms); and detailed financial data for selected service industries. "1993 Commodity Flow Survey Reports." The final group of reports became available July 12, 1996. The states released were: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. The data cover movement of goods, by major type of commodity shipped, and by mode(s) of transportation. Copies of these reports may be obtained by contacting the Commodity Flow Survey Branch on 301-457-2805 or 2114. The reports also are available in PDF format on the Internet at: www.bts.gov "1992 Census of Mineral Industries: Geographic Area Series/East North Central States/Mountain States/West North Central States." Available July 19, 1996. These reports provide statistics for individual states. They cover all establishments with one paid employee or more primarily engaged in mining. Contact Pat Horning on 301-457-4680 or via e-mail at: Patricia.L.Horning@smtgw.census.gov Media representatives with questions or comments about any of the above information should call the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. The 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number is 301-457-4178. Other inquiries should be directed to the Bureau's FastFax: 1-900-555-2Fax (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Tue Jul 23 08:29:22 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA12545 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 23 Jul 1996 08:27:40 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 08:27:40 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199607231227.IAA12545@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, JULY 23, 1996 (TUESDAY) Please note our new policy: NO BROADCAST OR PRINT BEFORE 10 A.M. EDT =20 Public Information Office CB96-121 =20 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Wilfred Masumura 301-763-8576 CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS ON AMERICAN=FES ECONOMIC WELL-BEING EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, JULY 23, 1996 (TUESDAY) About three quarters (78 percent) of Americans had their economic well-being increase or decrease by five percent or more between 1992 and 1993, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said in a report released today based on results from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). Economic well-being is defined as a family's income relative to its poverty threshold. According to the report, "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being:=20 Income, 1992-1993, Moving Up and Down the Income Ladder" (P70-56), levels of economic well-being increased by 5 percent or more between 1992 and 1993 for 39 percent of Americans, declined by 5 percent or more for 39 percent of Americans, and remained stable for 22 percent of Americans. The report's author, Wilfred Masumura, says, "Changes in personal life, as well as economic conditions, determine how a person's economic well-being changes." The report mentions some circumstances that significantly improve a person's economic well-being such as: - beginning year-round, full-time work - gaining a worker in the household - marrying, or becoming part of a married-couple family - adding an adult to the household - having a child leave the household This information was collected from a sample survey, and is therefore subject to sampling variability as well as reporting and coverage errors. -X- Editor's note: media representatives may obtain a copy of the report from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; e-mail: pio@census.gov;=20 or by calling PIO's 24-hour Fax-on-Demand line on 301-457-4178, and request document number 1167. Other orders should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Branch on=20 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842. From press-release-owner Thu Jul 25 11:40:21 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA15693 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 25 Jul 1996 11:34:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 11:34:09 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199607251534.LAA15693@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, JULY 25 , 1996 (THURSDAY) Please note our new policy: NO BROADCAST OR PRINT BEFORE 10 A.M. EDT Public Information Office CB96-122 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Barbara van der Vate 301-457-2380 CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES 1995 POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR PUERTO RICO The population of Puerto Rico as of July 1, 1995 was 3,755,127, an increase of 6.6 percent since April 1, 1990, according to estimates released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The estimates show that San Juan was the largest municipio in 1995 with a population of 438,078, and Culebra was the smallest with 1,598 people. The table released today provides population totals in 1990 and 1995 for all municipios, the percent change in their populations between 1990 and 1995, as well as the number of births and deaths from 1990 to 1995. The table and a more extensive data set that features annual time-series data also are available on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/population/www/popest.html -X- Editor's note: media requests for copies of the table should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. From press-release-owner Mon Jul 29 15:21:50 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id PAA09825 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 29 Jul 1996 15:15:20 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 15:15:20 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199607291915.PAA09825@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JULY 29, 1996 Public Information Office CB96-O.15 Marketing Team 301-457-2000 301-457-4067 (TDD) A. Edward Pike III 301-457-4001 CA, WI, SC SELECTED FOR CENSUS 2000 DRESS REHEARSAL In 1998 three sites will serve as the final testing ground for the one event that will touch every person residing in America--Census 2000. The sites are: Sacramento, Calif.; 11 counties in the Columbia, South Carolina area; and the Menominee Reservation in Wisconsin. The Census Bureau anticipates formal approval of the Menominee site by the Menominee Tribal Council later this month. Census Bureau Director Martha Farnsworth Riche said, "This is a unique opportunity for the residents of these sites to participate in and have influence on Census 2000--the census that will take us into the next millennium. The residents of these areas will help define and shape a census that is faster, less costly and more accurate." The key to any dress rehearsal is making it as much like the real thing as possible. Sacramento, Calif., Columbia, S.C., and the Menominee Reservation in Wisconsin were chosen for just that reason. These sites will allow for a thorough testing of our procedures for Census 2000. New procedures being considered for Census 2000 such as user-friendly forms easily available in many locations, multiple contacts with each household, digital capture of forms, and sampling and statistical estimation techniques have all been tested individually. The 1998 Dress Rehearsal will provide a census-like environment to simultaneously test those procedures planned for use in Census 2000. The Census Bureau also plans to have an unprecedented partnership effort for Census 2000. The Bureau plans to work closely with state, local and tribal governments, community organizations, and others to conduct a wide range of census activities. For example, for the first time, the Census Bureau will ask local and tribal governments to review the census address list to ensure its completeness and accuracy. Census also will work in partnership with local and tribal governments in implementing its promotion and outreach program, and to facilitate the availability of census questionnaires. The Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal communities will work with the Bureau as exclusive partners in the final evaluation of Census 2000 operations. The dress rehearsal also will bring temporary jobs, valuable data, and an updated population count for each test site. While the dress rehearsal in 1998 is an important step in the overall planning of Census 2000, it is contingent upon adequate funding. -X- From press-release-owner Mon Aug 5 10:14:25 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA17950 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 5 Aug 1996 10:10:25 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 10:10:25 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199608051410.KAA17950@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, AUG. 5, 1996 (MONDAY) Please note our new policy: NO BROADCAST OR PRINT BEFORE 10 A.M. EDT Public Information Office CB96-131 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Agriculture and Financial Statistics Division 800-523-3215 NUMBER OF NATION'S LARGE FARMS INCREASE WHILE OVERALL FARM TOTAL DECLINES IN LAST QUARTER CENTURY, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS The number of America's large farms--those with sales of $100,000 or more--grew sixfold in the past 25 years, increasing from 51,995 in 1969 to 333,865 in 1992, according to an Agricultural Brief, Large Farms Are Thriving in the United States, AB/96-1, released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. During this same time span, the total number of farms declined from 2.7 million in 1969 to 1.9 million in 1992. "Large farms are more likely than small farms to be operated by full-time farmers, receive government payments, be organized as corporations, and generate large returns," said Jeff Kissel, a Census Bureau analyst. In 1992, large farms comprised less than 20 percent of all the nation's farms. However, they operated 54 percent of the total land in farm use and produced approximately 83 percent of all farm products sold. -X- From press-release-owner Wed Aug 7 18:19:58 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id SAA07149 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 7 Aug 1996 18:15:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 18:15:19 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199608072215.SAA07149@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Tipsheet: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner August 7, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-13 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collin, Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities **NEW POLICY ON PRESS RELEASES** An embargoed release time--generally 10 a.m. EDT--is now in place for the majority of news releases issued by the bureau's Public Information Office. After 10 a.m. EDT, print and electronic media are cleared to release the report findings to the public on the day specified. Some exceptions to this policy include selected economic indicators, reports issued at formal press conferences, and immediate releases. Please inform others on your staff who may be impacted by this new policy. UPCOMING Demographic "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 1992-1993, Who Stays Poor? Who Doesn't?" This report provides data on people's movements into and out of poverty and the length of time people remain poor. "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Program Participation, 1992-1993, Who Gets Assistance?" This report examines who receives assistance from the major means-tested government assistance programs. "World Population Profile: 1996." This report provides data on population growth, trends in fertility, mortality, migration, and so on for the various nations of the world. "Characteristics of Apartments Completed, 1995." This report provides preliminary data on the number of apartments completed in 1995 and the characteristics of those apartments. **New** Facts for the Media from the Census Bureau--These one-pagers provide interesting tidbits from the Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas that are found in statistical tables available only on the Internet. The first two--"Doctors, Lawyers, and the Movies" and "State-Run Lotteries in 1994"--will present facts from the 1994 Service Annual Survey and the 1994 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. Economic "1992 Census of Governments - Finances of County Governments." This report provides national statistics on revenue, expenditure, debt, and financial assets of county governments in fiscal year 1992. "1992 Census of Governments - Employment of Major Local Governments." This report provides statistics on employment and payrolls for local governments. "1994 County Business Patterns." The release of these data will be on the Census Bureau's Internet site. The tables will provide, for each state and their counties, data by detailed industry in nine major economic areas such as construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and the like. "Economic Data by ZIP Codes." For the first time, economic data for over 32,000 ZIP codes will soon be available on CD-ROM. The data are for 1994 and provide information on number and size of businesses, number of employees, and payroll amounts. "1992 Finances of Municipal and Township Governments." This report contains historical information on revenue and expenditures by source and state. "1995 State Tax Collection Survey." This report provides national and state information on tax collections of state governments by type of tax. "1992 Manufacturers' Shipments to Federal Government Agencies." This report provides estimates of the value of shipments by private manufacturing firms to federal agencies in 108 selected federal government oriented industries. For Broadcasters Here's the latest from the Census Radio Broadcast Service (CRBS): - Edition #221 began airing August 5, and looks at how the census for the year 2000 is shaping up, and the close tie between rising gasoline prices and U.S. import figures. "Uncle Sam's Almanac" looks at expected growth industries into the next century, and the agriculture feature "Just a Minute" notes that a small proportion of America's farms produce half of all farm products. - Edition #222, for air beginning August 12, will profile this election year's voting age population and look at strong new home sales. "Uncle Sam's Almanac" examines the list of endangered species, while the agriculture feature "Just a Minute" notes that greenhouses and nurseries are a job growth area. - The 5-minute Spanish-language program "Galeria Informativa" will be contained in each week's edition of CRBS. CRBS is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EDT on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. Features also are available on North American Network's Newsline telephone service at 1-800-934-DIAL, and on our Internet Home Page at: http://www//.census.gov. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. NEW ON THE NET The Census Bureau has unveiled a new home page that makes our information easier than ever to access and adds some new features. Visit it at http://www.census.gov. A few examples of data now available on the Census Website are: "National Population Estimates." The files containing June 1, 1996 national population estimates by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin now are available on the Internet: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/population/www/nation. "Census of Housing, Sewage Disposal." The Internet address for this information is: www.census.gov/hhes/www/censhsg.html. "Census of Housing, Housing Getaways." The Internet address for this information is: www.census.gov/hhes/www/censhsg.html. RECENTLY RELEASED Demographic "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Income, 1992-1993, Moving Up and Down the Income Ladder," P70-56. Available July 23, 1996. This report provides data on people's economic status and the factors in their personal life that affect their economic status, such as marriage and the presence of children. (Press Release Document No. 1166; Report Document No. 1167.) "1995 Population Estimates for Puerto Rico." Available July 25, 1996. This table provides population totals in 1990 and 1995 for all municipios, the percent change in their populations between 1990 and 1995, as well as the number of births and deaths from 1990 to 1995. (Press Release Document No. 1168.) "Census Catalog and Guide: 1996." The 50th edition of the publication provides listings of products issued by the Bureau from mid-1993 through 1995, an extensive list of sources of assistance and so on. "Population Trends: Ghana," IB/96-1. Available August 2, 1996. This profile summarizes demographic and socioeconomic data for Ghana. (Report Document No. 1170) Economic "1992 Large Farms Are Thriving in the United States." This agricultural brief profiles the characteristics of America's large and small farms, including acreage, assets, products, and returns. (Press Release Document No. 2114/Report Document No. 2115) "U.S. Exports of Merchandise and U.S. Imports of Merchandise on CD-ROM." The Census Bureau's entire foreign trade data base now is available on CD-ROM. (Report Document No. 2113) For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what's on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Thu Aug 15 15:26:15 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id PAA25229 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 15 Aug 1996 15:21:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 15:21:05 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199608151921.PAA25229@info.census.gov> Fact Sheet: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1996 Facts for Media from the Census Bureau CB96-FS.01 Contacts Public Information Office (phone: 301-457-3030 or e-mail: pio@census.gov) Thomas Zabelsky (301-457-2766) Doctors, Lawyers, and the Movies Highlights from the 1994 Service Annual Survey Revenue for the nation's health services industries totaled $717 billion in 1994, up 5 percent from 1993. Nearly every type of health service industry posted an increase; kidney dialysis centers, with a 17 percent gain, led the way. Hospitals accounted for nearly half of all health services industry revenue in 1994--$339 billion. Taxable legal services firms earned $114 billion in 1994. Alternatively, tax-exempt legal services firms, such as legal aid societies, generated $1.0 billion. The following estimates exclude tax-exempt firms: Personnel supply services firms (employer firms only) generated receipts of $38 billion in 1994 from supplying temporary help. A declining share of these receipts is coming from supplying office support personnel, such as secretaries and clerks (28 percent in 1994, down from 40 percent in 1990) and an increasing share is coming from supplying laborers (24 percent in 1994, up from 16 percent in 1990). Another large share of receipts (26 percent) came from supplying technical and professional personnel, such as engineers, programmers, and sales and marketing staff. In 1994, receipts were about the same for video tape rental establishments and motion picture theaters ($6.7 billion and $6.5 billion, respectively). Just three years earlier, motion picture theaters had considerably higher receipts than video tape rental businesses ($6.2 billion compared to $5.0 billion). Public golf courses showed rapid growth: their receipts stood at $3.2 billion in 1994, an 11 percent increase from 1993. Source: The 1994 Service Annual Survey provides financial data for receipts, revenue and expenses, and detailed financial data for selected service industries, such as travel and lodging, automotive repair, computer programming, and management and public relations. Selected tables from the 1994 Service Annual Survey are available on our Web site (www.census.gov/ftp/pub/svsd/www/sas.html). From press-release-owner Thu Aug 15 15:26:15 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id PAA25445 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 15 Aug 1996 15:22:22 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 15:22:22 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199608151922.PAA25445@info.census.gov> Fact Sheet: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1996 Facts for Media from the Census Bureau CB96-FS.02 Contacts Public Information Office (phone: 301-457-3030 or e-mail: pio@census.gov) Henry Wulf (phone: 301-457-1523) or e-mail: hwulf@census.gov) State-Run Lotteries in 1994 State lotteries took in $26.6 billion in income and dispensed $15.3 billion in prizes. Administrative costs ran to $1.5 billion, leaving states with proceeds of $9.7 billion from ticket sales. New York realized higher proceeds from ticket sales than any other state ($1.0 billion). All but 14 states had lotteries. Of those states with lotteries, Massachusetts distributed the most prize money ($1.7 billion) and Texas placed second ($1.5 billion). Source: The 1994 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, which gathers statistics on revenues, expenditures, debts, and assets from these governments. State figures are in the table on the back. This table also can be found on our Internet site (http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/govs/state/94stlott.txt). From press-release-owner Mon Aug 19 16:47:34 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA27124 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:31:38 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:31:38 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199608192031.QAA27124@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, AUGUST 19, 1996 (MONDAY) Please note our new policy: NO BROADCAST OR PRINT BEFORE 10 A.M. EDT Public Information Office CB96-135 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov T. J. Eller Kathleen Short 301-763-8579 ALMOST ONE-HALF OF THE NATION'S CHRONICALLY POOR ARE =20 CHILDREN, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS Children made up almost half (48 percent) of the chronically poor during 1992 and 1993, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said today. Over the same period, the elderly accounted for 11 percent of the chronically poor.=20 Chronic (or long-term) poverty refers to a situation in which families stayed below the poverty cutoff every month during 1992 and 1993. Poverty in the U.S. is based on a family=FEs income compared to the family=FEs poverty threshold, that is determined by the size of the family, the number of children, and the age of the householder. For example, the average poverty threshold in 1993 for a family of four was $14,763. =20 These findings were published in Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 1992-1993, Who Stays Poor? Who Doesn=FEt?, P70-55, a report based on the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The SIPP is a continuing monthly survey of approximately 20,000 households across the country. The survey makes it possible to measure movement into and out of poverty and to distinguish between short-term and long-term poverty. The SIPP also measures participation in government-assistance programs, as well as economic well-being. =20 The report shows that children (persons under 18) were more likely than non-elderly adults (persons 18 to 64) to remain poor over a two-year period. According to author T. J. Eller, The differences in chronic poverty are striking. Eight percent of children versus 3 percent of non-elderly adults were poor in all 24 months of 1992 and 1993. About 5 percent of the elderly population (persons 65 and over) were chronically poor during the same period.=20 Other findings from the report include:=20 =20 - About 5 percent of the nation=FEs population, or 12 million people, were chronically poor in 1992 and 1993. - Based on annual estimates, about 22 percent of people who were poor in 1992 were not poor in 1993. People in married-couple families were more likely to exit poverty (29 percent) than people in other types of families (12 percent). =20 - Half of poverty spells lasted 4.9 months or longer.=20 (Poverty spells are defined as two or more consecutive months below the poverty line.) - Half of poverty spells experienced by African Americans lasted 6.2 months or longer, compared to 4.6 months or longer for Whites. The data presented here were collected in a sample survey, and are therefore subject to sampling variability as well as reporting and coverage errors. -X- From press-release-owner Mon Aug 19 17:02:08 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA27926 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:49:39 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:49:39 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199608192049.QAA27926@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, AUGUST 19, 1996 (MONDAY) Please note our new policy: NO BROADCAST OR PRINT BEFORE 10 A.M. EDT Public Information Office CB96-135 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov T. J. Eller Kathleen Short 301-763-8579 ALMOST ONE-HALF OF THE NATION'S CHRONICALLY POOR ARE =20 CHILDREN, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS Children made up almost half (48 percent) of the chronically poor during 1992 and 1993, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said today. Over the same period, the elderly accounted for 11 percent of the chronically poor.=20 Chronic (or long-term) poverty refers to a situation in which families stayed below the poverty cutoff every month during 1992 and 1993. Poverty in the U.S. is based on a family=FEs income compared to the family=FEs poverty threshold, that is determined by the size of the family, the number of children, and the age of the householder. For example, the average poverty threshold in 1993 for a family of four was $14,763. =20 These findings were published in Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 1992-1993, Who Stays Poor? Who Doesn=FEt?, P70-55, a report based on the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The SIPP is a continuing monthly survey of approximately 20,000 households across the country. The survey makes it possible to measure movement into and out of poverty and to distinguish between short-term and long-term poverty. The SIPP also measures participation in government-assistance programs, as well as economic well-being. =20 The report shows that children (persons under 18) were more likely than non-elderly adults (persons 18 to 64) to remain poor over a two-year period. According to author T. J. Eller, The differences in chronic poverty are striking. Eight percent of children versus 3 percent of non-elderly adults were poor in all 24 months of 1992 and 1993. About 5 percent of the elderly population (persons 65 and over) were chronically poor during the same period.=20 Other findings from the report include:=20 =20 - About 5 percent of the nation=FEs population, or 12 million people, were chronically poor in 1992 and 1993. - Based on annual estimates, about 22 percent of people who were poor in 1992 were not poor in 1993. People in married-couple families were more likely to exit poverty (29 percent) than people in other types of families (12 percent). =20 - Half of poverty spells lasted 4.9 months or longer.=20 (Poverty spells are defined as two or more consecutive months below the poverty line.) - Half of poverty spells experienced by African Americans lasted 6.2 months or longer, compared to 4.6 months or longer for Whites. The data presented here were collected in a sample survey, and are therefore subject to sampling variability as well as reporting and coverage errors. -X- From press-release-owner Mon Aug 19 17:04:34 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA28137 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:53:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:53:44 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199608192053.QAA28137@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner August 16, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-14 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports =20 and Activities **NEW POLICY ON PRESS RELEASES** An embargoed release time--generally 10 a.m. EDT--is now in place for the majority of news releases issued by the bureau's Public Information Office. After 10 a.m. EDT, print and electronic media are cleared to release the report findings to the public on the day specified. Some exceptions to this policy include selected economic indicators, reports issued at formal press conferences, and immediate releases. Please inform others on your staff who may be impacted by this new policy. UPCOMING Demographic "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 1992-1993, Who Stays Poor? Who Doesn't?" This report provides data on people's movements into and out of poverty and the length of time people remain poor. =20 "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Program Participation, 1992-1993, Who Gets Assistance?" This report examines who receives assistance from the major means-tested government assistance programs.=20 "World Population Profile: 1996." This report provides data on population growth, trends in fertility, mortality, migration, and so on for the various nations of the world. =20 "Characteristics of Apartments Completed, 1995." This report provides preliminary data on the number of apartments completed in 1995 and the characteristics of those apartments. =20 "Educational Attainment in the United States: March 1995." This report provides data on school completion rates for the total population as well as by age, race and Hispanic origin, and gender. =20 National Population Estimates. The files containing July 1, 1996 national population estimates by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin soon will be available on the Internet. Economic "1992 Census of Governments - Finances of County Governments."=20 This report provides national statistics on revenue, expenditure, debt, and financial assets of county governments in fiscal year 1992. This report will be in both printed form and on the Internet. "1992 Census of Governments - Employment of Major Local Governments." Provides statistics on employment and payroll for local governments. This report will be in both printed form and on the Internet. "1994 County Business Patterns." The release of these data will be on the Census Bureau's Internet site. The tables will provide, for each state and their counties, data by detailed industry in nine major economic areas such as construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and the like. =20 Economic Data by ZIP Codes. For the first time, economic data for over 32,000 ZIP codes soon will be available on CD-ROM. The data are for 1994 and provide information on number and size of businesses, number of employees, and payroll amounts. "1992 Census of Governments - Finances of Municipal and Township Governments." This report contains historical information on revenue and expenditures by source and state. This report will be in both printed form and on the Internet. "1995 State Tax Collection Survey." Provides national and state information on tax collections of state governments by type of tax. This report will be only on the Internet. "1992 Manufacturers' Shipments to Federal Government Agencies."=20 This report provides estimates of the value of shipments by private manufacturing firms to federal agencies in=20 108 selected federal government oriented industries. This report will be in both printed form and on the Internet. For Broadcasters Here's the latest from the Census Radio Broadcast Service (CRBS): Edition #223 for air beginning August 19, reports that more new apartments are being built, and that the bounty of summer fruit is being led by our favorites--apples, grapes and peaches.=20 "Uncle Sam=FEs Almanac" looks at the growth of cellular phones, and the agriculture feature notes that recent Olympic host Georgia gets a gold medal for peanut production. Edition #224 for air beginning August 26, notes that America ranks in the middle of the world's nations for workers covered by pension plans, and that one of the fastest growing industries is self storage warehousing. "Uncle Sam's Almanac" reports that barbers and farmers stay on the job longer than most workers, and the "Just a Minute" agriculture feature looks at harvest of summer fruit. Each edition also contains the 5-minute Spanish language program "Galeria Informativa." CRBS is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EDT on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. Features also are available on North American Network's Newsline telephone service at 1-800-934-DIAL, and on our Internet Home Page at:=20 http://www.census.gov. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. NEW ON THE NET The Census Bureau has unveiled a new home page that makes our information easier than ever to access and adds some new features. Visit it at http://www.census.gov.=20 None to report. RECENTLY RELEASED Demographic "American Housing Brief--1994 Housing Profile: Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, AHB/94-1." This is the first in a series of housing profiles presenting data for various demographic groups in selected metropolitan areas in 1994. The data are drawn from the American Housing Survey, a highly detailed, comprehensive set of data collected each year for a different group of metropolitan areas. (Report Document No. 1174) Economic New--Facts for the Media from the Census Bureau--These one-pagers provide interesting tidbits from the Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas that are found in statistical tables available only on the Internet. The first two--"Doctors, Lawyers, and the Movies" and "State-Run Lotteries in 1994" --present facts from the 1994 Service Annual Survey and the=20 1994 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances.=20 (Factsheet Document Nos. 2116, and 2117) tatistical Brief--"Black-Owned Businesses: Strongest in Services, SB/96-3." This statistical brief is based on the report 1992 Black-Owned Businesses. The brief condenses the most pertinent areas of the report and puts them in the easy-to-read, 2-page format of a statistical brief. (Report Document No. 2118)=20 For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what's on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Thu Aug 22 11:30:05 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA08628 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 22 Aug 1996 11:24:22 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 11:24:22 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199608221524.LAA08628@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, AUGUST 22, 1996 =20 Please note our new policy: NO BROADCAST OR PRINT BEFORE 10 A.M. EDT Public Information Office CB96-138 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) **REVISED** 301-457-4067 (TDD) =20 e-mail: pio@census.gov Jan Tin =20 301-763-8376 =20 NEARLY ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN RECEIVE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS EMBARGOED UNTIL: AUGUST 22, 1996 (THURSDAY) - Nearly one-quarter of the nation's children under age 18 received some type of means-tested government assistance in an average month during 1993, compared with 10 percent of persons aged 18 to 64 and 12 percent of persons 65 and over. In addition, approximately one in seven children received means-tested assistance in every month of the 1992-93 period. This is according to a report released today by the Commerce Department=FEs Census Bureau entitled Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Program Participation, 1992-1993, Who Gets Assistance?, P70-58. The report is based on the Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), a continuing monthly survey of approximately 20,000 households across the country that collects information on people's economic well-being and participation in major government assistance programs. Examples of means-tested programs include Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), General Assistance, food stamps, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, and housing assistance. A means test looks at one's financial state to determine eligibility for assistance. A substantial proportion of recipients in means-tested programs participated in major government programs only on a short-term basis. Long-term recipients were likely to be children or the elderly, says Jan Tin, the report's author.=20 =20 Other findings from the report include: =20 - The median length of time participants received benefits from means-tested programs was 7.7 months during the 1992-93 period, compared to 7.9 month in the 1990-92 period. =20 - Approximately 11 percent of Whites and 36 percent of African Americans participated in major means-tested assistance programs in an average month in 1993. The proportion of Hispanics receiving this assistance was 29 percent. - Eight percent of persons in married-couple families--compared with 43 percent in families where women maintained households--participated in major means-tested programs in an average month in 1993. This information was collected from a sample survey and is therefore subject to sampling variability as well as reporting and coverage errors. =20 -X- From press-release-owner Fri Aug 30 11:59:13 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA20840 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 30 Aug 1996 11:53:07 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 11:53:07 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199608301553.LAA20840@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner August 30, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-15 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports=20 and Activities **NEW POLICY ON PRESS RELEASES** An embargoed release time--generally 10 a.m. EDT--is now in place for the majority of news releases issued by the Census Bureau's Public Information Office. After 10 a.m. EDT, print and electronic media are cleared to release the report findings to the public on the day specified. Some exceptions to this policy include selected economic indicators, reports issued at formal press conferences, and immediate releases. Please inform others on your staff who may be affected by this new policy. UPCOMING: Demographic "World Population Profile: 1996." This report provides data on population growth, trends in fertility, mortality, migration, and so on for the various nations of the world. =20 "Educational Attainment in the United States: March 1995." This report provides data on school completion rates for the total population as well as by age, race and Hispanic origin, and gender. =20 Economic "1992 Census of Governments - Finances of County Governments."=20 This report provides national statistics on revenue, expenditure, debt, and financial assets of county governments in fiscal year. "1992 Census of Governments - Employment of Major Local Governments." Provides statistics on employment and payroll for local governments. "Business/Economic Data by ZIP Codes." The CD-ROM will contain business/economic data for over 32,000 ZIP codes and is a useful tool for anyone who markets to businesses or analyzes local economies. "1992 Finances of Municipal and Township Governments." This report contains historical information on revenue and expenditures by source and state.=20 "1995 State Tax Collection Survey." Provides national and state information on tax collections of state governments by type of tax. "1992 Manufacturers' Shipments to Federal Government Agencies."=20 This report provides estimates of the value of shipments by private manufacturing firms to federal agencies in 108 selected federal government oriented industries. For Broadcasters: Here's the latest from the Census Radio Broadcast Service (CRBS): - Edition #225 for air beginning September 2, reports that while some counties have had explosive growth over the years, some peaked in population in 1790; almost three-fourths of all workers drive to their jobs alone; "Uncle Sam's Almanac" notes that only 3 percent of workers have paid maternity leave; and the agriculture feature reports that the increasing popularity of South-of-the-border cuisine has boosted production of hot peppers.=20 - Edition #226 for air beginning September 9, looks at the rise in businesses owned by Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Indians; Americans spend just as much now on video rentals as they do at movie theaters; "Uncle Sam's Almanac" examines industries that are growing or declining the most; and the agriculture feature gives a farm profile of the presidential candidates=FE home states. CRBS on the Internet is now available in RealAudio format! To reach this page, go to the "News" section of our home page: http://www.census.gov. =20 CRBS is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EDT on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. Features also are available on North American Network's Newsline telephone service at 1-800-934-DIAL, and on our Internet Home Page at:=20 http://www.census.gov. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. NEW ON THE NET: "National Population Estimates." The files containing July 1, 1996 national population estimates by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin soon will be available on the Internet. Language and English proficiency tables. The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov, select "Subjects A-Z" and "Language Use." The Census Bureau has unveiled a new home page that makes our information easier than ever to access and adds some new features. Visit it at http://www.census.gov=20 RECENTLY RELEASED: Demographic "Characteristics of Apartments Completed, 1995." Available August 20, 1996. This report provides preliminary data on the number of apartments completed in 1995 and the characteristics of those apartments. =20 "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 1992-1993, Who Stays Poor? Who Doesn't?" Available August 19, 1996. This report provides data on people's movements into and out of poverty and the length of time people remain poor. (Report Document No. 1172) =20 "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Program Participation, 1992-1993, Who Gets Assistance?" Available August 22, 1996.=20 This report examines who receives assistance from the major means-tested government assistance programs. (Report Document No. 1176) Economic "1994 County Business Patterns." The release of these data will be on the Census Bureau's Internet site. The tables will provide, for each state and their counties, data by detailed industry in nine major economic areas such as construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and the like. The following states are now available: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming. Printed reports and CD-Roms will be available later this fall. For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what's on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Wed Sep 4 10:32:53 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA28467 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 4 Sep 1996 10:26:31 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 10:26:31 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199609041426.KAA28467@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, SEPTEMBER 4, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) Please note our new policy: NO BROADCAST OR PRINT BEFORE 10 A.M. EDT Public Information Office CB96-145 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Gloria Cable 301-457-4814 CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS SHIPMENTS TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REACHED $144 BILLION IN 1992 The total value of shipments to the federal government by private manufacturers in 1992 was $143.9 billion or 10 percent of their total shipments of $1.4 trillion. This represents products classified in the 108 industry categories identified as most likely to ship to government agencies, according to a report entitled, "Manufacturers' Shipments to Federal Government Agencies," MC92-S-3, released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The federal agency with the largest dollar volume of procurement during 1992 was the Department of Defense with $114.3 billion. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration received $6.8 billion and the Department of Energy $2.9 billion. Of the $143.9 billion of manufactured products shipped to the federal government, $107.8 billion represented shipments of prime contracts, and $36.1 billion were done on indirect or subcontracts. The tables from this report are available on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html -X- From press-release-owner Thu Sep 5 09:56:47 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id JAA10769 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 5 Sep 1996 09:51:48 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 09:51:48 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199609051351.JAA10769@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, SEPTEMBER 5, 1996 (THURSDAY) Please note our new policy: NO BROADCAST OR PRINT BEFORE 10 A.M. EDT Public Information Office CB96-148 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Jennifer Day 301-457-2464 HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION RATES FOR YOUNG ADULT AFRICAN AMERICANS, WHITES ARE SIMILAR, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS The proportion of Whites aged 25 to 29 who had completed high school remained statistically unchanged--at about 87 percent--between 1985 and 1995, while the share of young adult African Americans in the same age group with a high school degree improved significantly--from 81 percent in 1985 to 87 percent in 1995, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. "School completion is one of the most important influences on economic well-being. Higher educational attainment tends to be reflected in greater socio-economic success for individuals and the nation," says Jennifer Day, author of the report, "Educational Attainment in the United States: March 1995" (P20-489). The report points out that overall educational attainment levels for the total population ages 25 and above, continued to increase and reached an all time high in 1995, as a younger, more educated population continued to replace an older, less educated one. Other highlights from the report include: - Alaska had the highest rate of high school completion in 1995. However, the completion rate was not statistically different from Washington, Colorado, and Utah. - Washington, D.C.'s population ranked first in the nation in bachelor's degree completions at 38 percent. At the bottom of the list, West Virginia had the smallest percent of bachelor's degree completions at 12.7 percent. This percentage was not statistically different from Arkansas. - People's earnings were higher at each higher level of education in 1995. For example, the earnings of someone who had not completed high school were nearly $24,000 below those of college graduates with a bachelor's degree ($13,697 versus $37,224). The data presented here were collected in a sample survey, and are therefore subject to sampling variability as well as reporting and coverage errors. -X- From press-release-owner Mon Sep 9 09:13:42 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id JAA13550 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 9 Sep 1996 09:08:57 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 09:08:57 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199609091308.JAA13550@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, SEPTEMBER 9, 1996 (MONDAY) Please note our new policy: NO BROADCAST OR PRINT BEFORE 10 A.M. EDT Public Information Office CB96-147 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Kirk Degler 301-457-2657 RECEIPTS FROM LODGING INDUSTRY SURPASS $69 BILLION MARK, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS There were 48,619 hotels, motels, and other lodging places (such as rooming houses and camping facilities) in the United States in 1992. Receipts from these businesses totaled $69.2 billion, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau entitled, "Hotels, Motels, and Other Lodging Places" (SC92-S-3). Nevada had the highest lodging receipts of any state at $9.0 billion, followed by California ($8.0 billion), and Florida ($6.2 billion). The report also contains figures on annual and first quarter 1992 payroll and employment in the industry. These data are available for the nation, each state, and selected metropolitan areas. Data from the report can benefit state and local business planners, tourism and convention planners, and those seeking employment in the hotel/motel industry. Also included are statistics on sources of receipts (from room rentals, food and beverage sales, etc.); number of guestrooms; and other specialized data for the lodging industry. The report's data source is the 1992 Economic Census. Other economic census reports include information on retail and wholesale trade; financial, insurance, real estate; transportation, communications, utilities; other services; and construction, manufactures and mineral industries. The report also is available on the Internet. The address for this information is: www.census.gov/ftp/pub/prod/www/titles.html -X- From press-release-owner Fri Sep 13 14:14:13 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA04500 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 13 Sep 1996 14:07:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 14:07:51 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199609131807.OAA04500@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner September 13, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-16 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities **NEW POLICY ON PRESS RELEASES** An embargoed release time--generally 10 a.m. EDT--is now in place for the majority of news releases issued by the Census Bureau's Public Information Office. After 10 a.m. EDT, print and electronic media are cleared to release the report findings to the public on the day specified. Some exceptions to this policy include selected economic indicators, reports issued at formal press conferences, and immediate releases. Please inform others on your staff who may be affected by this new policy. UPCOMING Demographic "World Population Profile: 1996." This report provides data on population growth, trends in fertility, mortality, migration, and so on for the various nations of the world. "National Population Estimates." The files containing August 1, 1996 national population estimates by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin soon will be available on the Internet. The March 1996 Current Population Survey Microdata File on individuals, families, and households provides information on topics such as labor force, work experience, income, noncash benefits, migration, and household and family relationships. "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Labor Force, 1992-93." This report provides a comprehensive look at low-wage employment and how many workers held low-wage jobs over a 28-month period occurring primarily in 1992 and 1993. Economic "Business/Economic Data by ZIP Codes." The CD-ROM will contain business/economic data for over 32,000 ZIP codes and is a useful tool for anyone who markets to businesses or analyzes local economies. Here's the latest from the Census Radio Broadcast Service (CRBS) - Edition #227 (for air week of 9-16) looks at the U.S. trade picture and the changes in the ups and downs of peoples' incomes, as well as crime statistics by gender. The farm feature is on how crops reflect the changes in Americans' food tastes. - Edition #228 (for air week of 9-23) notes how temporary agencies are called on for fewer secretaries, the big rise in spending on advertising by competing phone companies, and how Americans are not the world's top beef eaters. The farm feature looks at our favorite fruits. - The 5-minute Spanish-language program "Galeria Informativa" will be contained in each week's edition of CRBS. CRBS is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EDT on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. It also is available by telephone at 1-800-934-DIAL, and on Internet at: http://www.census.gov. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. Verbatim scripts are available 24 hours a day on our fax-on-demand line at 301-457-4178. NEW ON THE NET The Census Bureau has unveiled a new home page that makes our information easier than ever to access and adds some new features. Visit it at http://www.census.gov. "Census of Housing, Homeownership." The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/hhes/www/hvs.html "Market Absorption of Apartments, H130/96-Q2." The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/soma.html RECENTLY RELEASED Demographic "Educational Attainment in the United States: March 1995," P20-489. This report provides data on school completion rates for the total population as well as by age, race, and Hispanic origin, and gender. (Press Release Document No. 1177) "Subject Index to Current Population Reports and Other Population Report Series," P23-192. This publication is an index, by subject matter and series number, of the Census Bureau's Current Population Reports and other products that provide information about our Nation's population. Economic "1992 Manufacturers' Shipments to Federal Government Agencies," MC92-S-3. This report provides estimates of the value of shipments by private manufacturing firms to federal agencies in 108 selected federal government oriented industries. (Press Release Document No. 2119) "1994 Annual Survey of Manufactures, Geographic Area Series," M94(AS)-3. This report provides U.S. and state estimates of establishments with paid employees in the manufacturing sector. A few items in the report's tables include 1993 and 1994 data on employment, plant hours, and payrolls. "1994 County Business Patterns." The release of these data will be on the Census Bureau's Internet site. The tables will provide, for each state and their counties, data by detailed industry in nine major economic areas such as construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and the like. The following states now are available: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota. Printed reports and CD-ROMS will be available later this fall. "1992 Census of Service Industries--Hotels, Motels, and Other Lodging Places," C92-S-3. This report provides information on the number of establishments, receipts, and number of guest rooms for hotels, motels, and motor hotels for the nation, states, and selected metropolitan areas. (Press Release Document No. 2120) For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what's on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Mon Sep 23 12:01:26 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id LAA12118 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 11:54:42 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 11:54:42 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199609231554.LAA12118@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Information Office CB96-158 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov **CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY** CENSUS BUREAU TO HOLD ANNUAL NEWS CONFERENCE ON INCOME, POVERTY, VALUATION OF NONCASH BENEFITS, AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE Washington, D.C.--The Commerce Department's Census Bureau will hold its annual "Income and Poverty" news conference on September 26 at the National Press Club. Daniel Weinberg, chief of Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division at the Census Bureau, will discuss the findings in this year's reports. Included in his remarks will be information on income, poverty status, and health care coverage for the nation and states. Findings discussed at this year's news conference are from the March 1996 Current Population Survey. Details regarding the news conference are as follows: Thursday, September 26 10 a.m. News Conference on Income, Poverty, Valuation of Noncash Benefits, and Health Insurance Coverage National Press Club, First Amendment Room 14th and F Streets, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20045 Audio coverage of the news conference will be carried live on a 1-800 telephone circuit. A limited number of lines will be available for this coverage. Media representatives interested in receiving the audio feed should call the Census Bureau's Press Office at 301-457-3030 for details. -X- September 23, 1996 From press-release-owner Tue Sep 24 08:10:13 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id IAA19165 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 24 Sep 1996 08:09:23 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 08:09:23 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199609241209.IAA19165@info.census.gov> Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, SEPTEMBER 24, 1996 (TUESDAY) Please note our new policy: NO BROADCAST OR PRINT BEFORE 10 A.M. EDT Public Information Office CB96-155 301-457-3030/301-456-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Enrique Lamas 301-763-8375 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LINKED TO LOW-WAGE WORKERS, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS Among the nation's adult male population with 4 years of college or more, 9 percent held jobs that paid less than $5.70 per hour for at least one month during a 28-month period overlapping 1992 and 1993, compared to 30 percent for adult men with a high school education or less. The comparable rates for women aged 25-54 were, 17 percent and 42 percent, respectively. These findings are contained in a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau entitled "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Labor Force, 1992-93," P70-57. "The data tend to confirm the fact that educational attainment plays a pivotal role in the incidence and duration of low-wage employment. Between 1983-85 and 1992-93, such employment increased among workers with a high school education or less, and also among the college-educated, but the incidence and frequency of low-wage employment was far lower for college graduates than for those who had not attended college," Census Bureau analyst Enrique Lamas says. The report provides a comprehensive look at low-wage employment and how many workers held low-wage jobs over the 28-months occurring primarily in 1992 and 1993. The information was collected in the bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), which surveys approximately 20,000 households nationwide. Because SIPP follows the same persons over nearly two and one-half years, it provides a panoramic view of individuals' earnings experiences across time. The report shows an increase in the rate of low-wage employment among adult men aged 25 to 54--from 17.1 percent in the 1983-85 period to 20.2 percent in the 1992-93 period. And a significant increase occurred for women aged 25-54 with low-wage employment of 13 months or more--5.8 percent to 7.1 percent. (The increases in the incidence were not significantly different between men and women 25-54 years of age.) Other highlights from the 28-month survey period include: - About six in 10 persons earning less than $5.70 per hour for at least one month were in low-paying jobs one to six months, while two in 10 were in low-wage jobs for 13 months or more during the 1992-93 period. - Among adult women, 31 percent were in low-paying jobs for a month or more, and of these women, 23 percent had a job paying less than $5.70 per hour for over a year. While 20 percent of adult men had a month or more in a low-wage job, 18 percent of these men did so for over one year. As in all surveys, the data in this report are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. A fax copy of the report may be obtained by calling the Public Information Office's 24-hour Fax-On-Demand line (301-457-4178) and requesting document number 1180. -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides continuous, official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and industries. From press-release-owner Thu Sep 26 11:16:08 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id LAA09179 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 26 Sep 1996 11:11:28 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 11:11:28 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199609261511.LAA09179@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10:30 A.M. EDT, SEPTEMBER 26, 1996 (THURSDAY) Please note our new policy: NO BROADCAST OR PRINT BEFORE 10:30 A.M. EDT Public Information Office CB96-159 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance 301-763-8576 INCOME AND POVERTY STATUS OF AMERICANS IMPROVE, HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STABLE, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS Between 1994 and 1995, for the first time in six years, households in the United States experienced an annual increase in median income after adjusting for inflation, and the number of Americans living below the poverty level dropped for the second straight year. This is according to three reports released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. State data on income, poverty, and health insurance also are included in the reports entitled, "Money Income in the United States: 1995," "Poverty in the United States: 1995," and "Health Insurance Coverage: 1995." The Internet address for these products is: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html. "In 1995, there were 36.4 million poor people living in the United States, 1.6 million fewer than recorded in 1994. Also, 13.8 percent of the nation's population were living below the poverty level in 1995, a rate lower than the 14.5 percent noted for the previous year," according to Daniel Weinberg, chief of the Census Bureau's Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division. The median income of households in 1995 was $34,076 or 2.7 percent higher than the 1994 inflation-adjusted amount of $33,178. Even though overall household income has not yet recovered to its 1989 pre-recessionary peak of $35,421 (in 1995 dollars), the gap has narrowed. In fact, selected groups--households in the Midwest, African American households, family households maintained by women with no husband present, and households maintained by people aged 55 to 64--all had incomes in 1995 comparable to their 1989 incomes (in 1995 dollars). "The increase in real income between 1994 and 1995 was pretty broad-based, covering both family and nonfamily households. This is the first time since these distinctions were made in 1980 that an increase in median income has occurred for all types of households," Weinberg adds. This is the first year the Census Bureau is presenting poverty and income estimates for immigrants. The poverty rate of the native-born population declined from 13.8 percent in 1994 to 13.0 percent in 1995, while the rate among foreign-born individuals remained unchanged at 22.2 percent. The real median income of households maintained by a person born in the U.S. rose by 3.1 percent, to $34,784, between 1994 and 1995. In comparison, the median income of foreign-born households was unchanged at $28,352. On the health care front, the number of people without health insurance in 1995 was 40.6 million, or 15.4 percent of the country's population, unchanged from 1994. The proportion of poor people without health insurance was 30.2 percent, not different from 1994 and double the rate for all persons. Other highlights on poverty, income, and health insurance follow: Poverty - Both the number and rate of poor children under 18 in the country dropped between 1994 and 1995, from 15.3 million to 14.7 million and from 21.8 percent to 20.8 percent. Also, people in the age groups between 35 to 44 and 60 years and over had decreases in their number and proportion who were poor. - About one-half (49 percent) of the nation's poor in 1995 were either under 18 years of age or 65 and over. - There was a decline in both the rate (from 11.6 percent to 10.8 percent) and the number (from 8.1 million to 7.5 million) of poor families between 1994 and 1995. - The poverty rates for married-couples (5.6 percent), male householder families (14.0 percent), and families with a female householder, no spouse present (32.4 percent) all declined from 1994 to 1995. - Between 1994 and 1995, the poverty rate decreased for both Whites and African Americans, while there was no change for people of Hispanic origin or Asians and Pacific Islanders. The majority of poor people in 1995 were White (67 percent) and 45 percent of the poor were non-Hispanic White. - The Midwest was the only region to experience a change in its poverty rate, which fell from 13.0 percent in 1994 to 11.0 percent in 1995. - Based on a three-year average covering 1993 to 1995, state poverty rates ranged from 7.6 percent in New Hampshire to 23.9 percent in Louisiana. - Using two-year moving averages comparing 1993-94 with 1994-95, nine states-- Ark., Ky., La., Mich., Mo., N.H., N.J., W.Va., and Wis.--had drops in their poverty rates, while New Mexico showed an increase. - In addition to the official income and poverty data released today, the Census Bureau also released income and poverty estimates based on 17 other definitions of income. Income - The Midwest region was the only region to experience a change in real median household income between 1994 and 1995, increasing 7.2 percent from $33,426 to $35,839. This is the first annual increase in median household income experienced by the Midwest since 1988. - Based on comparisons of two-year moving averages, real median household income increased for 11 states (Colo., Ill., Iowa, Ky., Maine, Miss., Mo., Pa., Tenn., Texas, Wis.), while the remaining 39 states and the District of Columbia showed no change. - A comparison of income among the states using the three-year average of 1993-95 shows that median household income for Alaska, although not different from that of Hawaii, was higher than that of the remaining 48 states and the District of Columbia. West Virginia's income, although not different from that of Mississippi or Arkansas, was lower than that of the remaining 47 states and the District of Columbia. - Between 1994 and 1995, the median income of White households increased in real terms by 2.2 percent to $35,766, while the median income of African American households rose by 3.6 percent to $22,393. (The difference between these percentage changes was not statistically significant.) Also, during this period, the median income of Hispanic households declined by 5.1 percent to $22,860. (The income level of African American households was not significantly different from that for Hispanic households.) The income of Asian and Pacific Islander households was unchanged at $40,614; the small sample sizes for the Asian and Pacific Islander population do not allow us to determine that there are any differences in their income changes from those for other racial or ethnic groups. - The 1995 annual real median earnings of women working year round, full time was $22,497, while the real median earnings for men was $31,496. The ratio of female-to-male earnings remains unchanged, at 71 percent. - There was no change in overall income inequality between 1994 and 1995, nor was there a change in real per capita income. Health Insurance - Most people (84.6 percent) had some health insurance in 1995, and many people were covered by more than one type of insurance. The proportion of people with private health coverage was 70.3 percent. The proportion of people with some kind of government coverage was 26.4 percent--13.1 percent had Medicare, 12.1 percent had Medicaid, and 3.5 percent had military coverage. - 30.2 percent of the poor (11.0 million) had no health insurance of any kind in 1995, unchanged from the previous year and about double the rate for all people. Poor people comprised 27.1 percent of all the uninsured. - Medicaid was the most widespread type of coverage among the poor. About 46.4 percent of all poor people were covered by Medicaid at some time during the year. - Young adults aged 18 to 24 were more likely than other age groups to lack coverage (28.2 percent), while the elderly were at the other extreme (only 0.9 percent lacked coverage). - Part-time workers (less than 35 hours per week) had a non-coverage rate of 22.4 percent, while the rate for full-time workers was 16.4 percent. - In 1995, a higher proportion of the foreign-born population in the U.S. was without health insurance (32.5 percent), compared with the native-born population (13.6 percent). - Percentages of people without health insurance ranged from 7.3 percent in Wisconsin to 25.6 percent in New Mexico. The information presented above is from the March 1996 Current Population Survey. As in all surveys, the data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides, official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Mon Sep 30 09:02:37 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id IAA12678 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 30 Sep 1996 08:59:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 08:59:41 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199609301259.IAA12678@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Tipsheet: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner September 27, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-17 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities **NEW POLICY ON PRESS RELEASES** An embargoed release time--generally 10 a.m. EDT--is now in place for the majority of news releases issued by the Census Bureau's Public Information Office. After 10 a.m. EDT, print and electronic media are cleared to release the report findings to the public on the day specified. Some exceptions to this policy include selected economic indicators, reports issued at formal press conferences, and immediate releases. Please inform others on your staff who may be affected by this new policy. UPCOMING Demographic "World Population Profile: 1996." This report provides data on population growth, trends in fertility, mortality, migration, and so on for the various nations of the world. The March 1996 Current Population Survey Microdata File on individuals, families, and households provides information on topics such as labor force, work experience, income, noncash benefits, migration, and household and family relationships. Economic 1994 State and Local Government Employment. This Internet report will provide estimates of state and local government October employment and payroll by governmental function for each of the 50 states, for District of Columbia, and for the total U.S. 1994 Large Local Government Employment. This Internet report will provide estimates of local government October employment and payroll by governmental function for the 25 largest counties with 1,000,000 or more in population and the 24 largest cities with greater than 500,000 in population. 1995 State Government Employment. This Internet report will provide information on state government October employment and payroll by governmental function for each of the 50 states. The U.S. Customs Service will hold a briefing Tuesday, October 1 at 2 p.m. on the testing of the new Automated Export System. The briefing will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C. Census Bureau analysts will participate in the conference. "1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 2, Subject Series, Part 4, History," AC92-S-4. This report will provide a 5-year cycle of the procedures and history of the census of agriculture starting with the preliminary planning phase to the forms mailed to farmers and ranchers. Here's the latest for Radio Broadcasters - Edition #229 of the Census Radio Broadcast Service (for air week of 9-30) notes that African Americans have closed the gap with Whites on high school diplomas; that the country has 3.4 million parking places in pay lots and garages; and that state gasoline taxes vary from 8 cent to 31 cents a gallon. The farm feature looks at tobacco farmers. - Edition #230 (for air week of 10-7) reports on a new electronic system that will eliminate mountains of paperwork for American exporters; looks at what separates a luxury home from the average house; and tracks the percentage of eligible voters who have gone to the polls in recent elections. The farm feature notes the rise in larger farms across the country. - The 5-minute Spanish-language program "Galeria Informativa" is contained in each week's edition of CRBS. NOTE: Beginning with edition #230, the name of the radio service is changing to Profile America. Each week's edition will contain the same line-up of segments. Profile America is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EDT on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. It also is available by telephone at 1-800-934-DIAL, and on Internet at: http://www.census.gov. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. Verbatim scripts are available 24 hours a day on our fax-on-demand line at 301-457-4178. NEW ON THE NET The Census Bureau has unveiled a new home page that makes our information easier than ever to access and adds some new features. Visit it at http://www.census.gov. National Population Estimates. The files containing August 1, 1996 national population estimates by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin are now available on the Internet: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/population/www/nation. Federal Assistance Award Data System File. Provides data on funds obligated for domestic financial assistance programs. The Internet address for this report is: http://www.census.gov/govs/www and look for federal government data. 1995 State Tax Collection Survey. This report provides national and state information on tax collections of state governments by type of tax. Includes detailed breakdowns of major tax categories. For further information on this series contact Henry Wulf on 1-800-242-2184 or via e-mail at hwulf@census.gov. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/govs/www and look for State Tax Collections by State. RECENTLY RELEASED Demographic "Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Labor Force, 1992-93," P70-57. This report provides a comprehensive look at low-wage employment and how many workers held low-wage jobs over a 28-month period occurring primarily in 1992 and 1993. (Press Release Document No. 1179, Report Document No. 1180) "Money Income in the United States: 1995," P60-193; "Poverty in the United States: 1995," P60-194; and "Health Insurance Coverage: 1995," P60-195. Released September 26 at the annual press conference were three reports, one each on income, poverty and health insurance. In addition to providing comparisons to 1994 data, the reports provide regional and state data. (Press Release Document No. 1182) Economic "Federal Expenditures by State for Fiscal Year 1995," FES/95-RV. This report has been revised since its release in June. For a revised copy, call the Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what's on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Mon Oct 7 12:01:13 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id LAA13859 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 7 Oct 1996 11:58:48 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 11:58:48 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199610071558.LAA13859@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, OCTOBER 7, 1996 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB96-165 301-457-3030/301-345-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Patricia Horning 301-457-4680 INFORMATION ON THE NATION'S MINERAL INDUSTRIES RELEASED BY THE CENSUS BUREAU There were 30,787 establishments in the mineral industries employing 638,000 people in the U.S. in 1992, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The total value of shipments and receipts of these establishments was $162.1 billion in 1992. Value added by mining was $113.6 billion. The report, from the 1992 Economic Census, entitled "1992 Census of Mineral Industries, Subject Series, General Summary," MIC92-S-1, provides data on the four major mining groups--metal mining, coal mining, oil and gas extraction, and nonmetallic minerals (except fuels). Data from the report can be used to assist businesses in locating potential markets, while state and local governments can use the information to assess business activities and tax bases in their jurisdictions, and to develop programs to attract business. Oil and gas extraction establishments comprised the largest share of the value added by mining at 70 percent, with 20,891 establishments employing 345,000 people. Coal mining followed with 15 percent of the mining value added (3,069 establishments with 135,000 employees), nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) mining ranked third at 8 percent (5,804 establishments with 106,000 employees), and the industry with the smallest share of value added was metal mining with 6 percent (1,023 establishments with 53,000 employees). Texas accounted for the largest share of value added by mining with $26.2 billion (23.1 percent), followed by Louisiana with $14.8 billion (13.1 percent), and Alaska ranked third with $8.5 billion (7.5 percent). The report includes data on employment; payroll; production-worker employment, hours worked, and wages; cost of supplies; value of shipments and receipts; capital expenditures; and value added by mining. Data are aggregated by industry groups and industries, area, employment size, type of operation and ownership. The data are available for states. The report also is available on the Internet. The address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html. -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Mon Oct 7 12:01:16 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id LAA13623 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 7 Oct 1996 11:56:48 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 11:56:48 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199610071556.LAA13623@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, OCTOBER 7, 1996 ( MONDAY) =20 Public Information Office CB96-164 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Sidney Marcus 301-457-2824 $164 BILLION PAID TO POLICY HOLDERS BY LIFE INSURANCE CARRIERS,=20 CENSUS BUREAU SAYS =20 =20 The nation=FEs 13,424 establishments of life insurance carriers paid out more than $164 billion in benefits to heir policyholders in 1992. In addition, banking institutions--such as commercial banks, saving institutions, and credit unions--had revenues of $532 billion, while real estate businesses had receipts exceeding $141 billion in 1992. This is according to a new report, based on the 1992 Economic Census, released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The report is entitled "The Census of Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate Industries, Miscellaneous Subjects," FC92-S-3.=20 Data from the report can benefit businesses that buy from and sell to these establishments, state and local program planners, as well as persons seeking employment in service occupations. =20 California had the most establishments of life insurance carriers of any state at 1,062 followed by Texas at 1,047 and New York at 798. On the financial side, the Census Bureau report provides selected information on depository institutions, nondepository=20 institutions, and security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges, and services. In addition, statistics are presented on insurance carriers, insurance agents, brokers, and service, as well as real estate, and holding offices. =20 Data from the report cover the U.S, each state and the District of Columbia, and selected metropolitan areas. =20 The report also is available on the Internet. The address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/prod/1/fire/fc92-s-3.pdf. -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevent, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Tue Oct 8 09:03:10 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id JAA04969 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 8 Oct 1996 09:01:06 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 09:01:06 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199610081301.JAA04969@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, OCTOBER 8, 1996 (TUESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-166 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Sam Davis 301-457-2441 NEVADA'S HOUSING UNITS AND HOUSEHOLDS ARE FASTEST GROWING, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS Nevada led the nation in the growth of housing units and households between 1990 and 1995. During this period, the number of housing units in Nevada grew 25 percent and the number of households grew 26 percent. This is according to tabulations released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Idaho, with 12 percent growth in housing units and 15 percent in households, ranked second among the states on both measures. Sam Davis, a Census Bureau analyst, stated, "While Nevada and Idaho led the nation in these trends, Mountain states in general have experienced rapid expansion in the number of households. Growth in the number of households elsewhere in the country was led by Georgia, Texas, and three Pacific states--Alaska, Oregon, and Washington." The tabulations show the nation's housing units reached 108 million in 1995, an increase of 6 percent during the first half of the decade from 102 million. The South and the West led the way in housing units, both with increases of 7 percent. The number of households, also up 6 percent for the nation, grew by 9 percent in the West and 8 percent in the South. By comparison, household growth was 4 percent in the Midwest and 1 percent in the Northeast. A housing unit is a house, apartment, flat, mobile home, or group of rooms occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters. A household consists of all the persons who occupy a housing unit. A more extensive file that presents annual data, 1990 through 1995, is available on diskette (PE-49) which can be obtained by calling 301-763-INFO(4636) and on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/housing.html. -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Tue Oct 8 09:03:38 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id JAA05017 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 8 Oct 1996 09:02:04 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 09:02:04 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199610081302.JAA05017@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, October 8, 1996 (Tuesday) Public Information Office CB96-169 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail:pio@census.gov Sidney Marcus 301-457-2824 CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES SOURCES OF REVENUE FOR FINANCIAL, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE INDUSTRIES The 585,580 establishments with paid employees in the financial, insurance, and real estate industries portion of the 1992 Economic Census had a total revenue of $1.8 trillion in 1992, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The report entitled, "1992 Census of Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate Industries, Subject Series, Sources of Revenue," FC92-S-2, covers 61 broad sources of revenue at the national level. The report's tables present the sources of revenue data in two ways--major sources of revenue for each industry, and revenue reported for various industries for each major source. For example, table 1 in the report shows that commercial banks had income of $318 billion, of which $186 billion was from interest, and $70 billion was from net investment income. Table 2 shows that together, all the financial industries had a total interest income of $434 billion, with commercial banks at $186 billion, and non-depository credit institutions had $86 billion. Finance includes depository and nondepository credit institutions, holding and investment companies, brokers and dealers in securities and commodity contracts, and security and commodity exchanges. Insurance covers insurance carriers, agents, and brokers; and real estate includes lessors, agents, and managers of real estate. The data also include gross rents from real property, property management fees, real estate brokerage fees, and condominium and cooperative owners' fees and assessments. The report also is available on the Internet. The address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/prod/1/fire/fc92-s-2.pdf -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy for the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides continuous, official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Wed Oct 9 11:35:27 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id LAA06921 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 9 Oct 1996 11:30:43 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 11:30:43 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199610091530.LAA06921@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, OCTOBER 9, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-168 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Tom McDevitt 301-457-1371 WORLD POPULATION KEEPS RISING EVEN AS RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH DECLINES, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS The world population is projected to reach 6.1 billion at the turn of the century, with developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America accounting for 95 percent of overall growth, according to a new report, "World Population Profile: 1996," WP/96, issued today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The United States is projected to account for 3.2 percent of world population growth. Even though the world's population is increasing, the rate of population growth around the globe will slow from its present level of 1.5 percent to below 1 percent by the year 2025. "Problems exacerbated by a rapidly growing world population--including caring for a growing elderly population, the continuing worldwide AIDS epidemic, and unmet reproductive health needs of adolescent women--are among the issues that confront world leaders," says the report's author, Tom McDevitt. The report also points out that the world is adding people, by the billions, at a far quicker pace than ever before. For example, it took thousands of years for world population to reach the level of 2.6 billion in 1950. But only 50 years later, another 3.5 billion will have been added. Other highlights from the report include: - Africa's rate of growth is projected to be the highest of all major world regions during the next 25 years, in spite of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. - In the developing countries that have a substantial AIDS-related mortality, AIDS is expected to cause 50 million deaths by the year 2010. - Persons 65 and over are projected to be the fastest growing segment of the population in both less developed and more developed countries. A special section in this report focuses on adolescent fertility in developing countries. It estimates that in the next 25 years over 300 million births will occur to women 15 to 19 years old. -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Fri Oct 11 15:59:17 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id PAA18496 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 11 Oct 1996 15:46:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 15:46:47 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199610111946.PAA18496@info.census.gov> Sender: owner-press-release@Census.GOV Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner October 11, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-18 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING Demographic "School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1994," P20-487. This report provides school enrollment information by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, family status, and family income. The information will be available at the national level only. "Household and Family Characteristics: March 1995." This report provides a detailed look at the changing structure of American households during the 25-year period, 1970-1995. The information will be available at the national level only. "Children Ever Born by Parity, Race, Age, Marital Status and Nativity of Women: April 1990." This report provides some findings on the fertility of American women not available from any other printed publications from the 1990 census. The information will be available at the national level only. "Population Projections for States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995 to 2025." This report shows population projections for the states by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin from 1995 to 2025. "The Number of Persons in States and Counties with Specific Disabilities." New 1990 census tables providing information on the characteristics of persons with disabilities in the nation, states, counties, and metro areas. Economic "Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises--Summary." This report contains the number of firms, and receipts for minority-owned (including Hispanic, African American, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native) firms, for the nation and local areas. "1994 County Business Patterns - U.S. Summary." This report summarizes the findings from the state reports issued previously. It presents data on business establishments, including payroll and number of employees. "1994 State and Local Government Employment." This Internet report will provide estimates of state and local government October employment and payroll by governmental function for each of the 50 states, for District of Columbia, and for the total U.S. "1994 Large Local Government Employment." This Internet report will provide information on local government October employment and payroll by governmental function for the country's 25 largest counties and the 24 largest cities. "1995 State Government Employment." This Internet report will provide information on state government October employment and payroll by governmental function for each of the 50 states. "1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 2, Subject Series, Part 4, History," AC92-S-4. This report will provide a 5-year cycle of the procedures and history of the census of agriculture starting with the preliminary planning phase to the forms mailed to farmers and ranchers. "1992 Census of Agriculture Thematic Maps." These maps--to be available on the Internet--will provide data on topics such as the average age of farm operators and the percent change in number of farms between 1987 and 1992. Here's the latest for Radio Broadcasters Edition #231 of Profile America (for air week of 10-14) notes that the median income of U.S. households rose for the first time in six years in 1995; we're eating so much pumpkin pie and making so many jack-o-lanterns that pumpkin production has seen a rapid increase; and the number of lawyers in the U.S. far outnumbers soldiers in the U.S. Army. The agriculture feature notes the rise in the number of farmers growing pumpkins. Edition #232 looks at which states will have the greatest increase in the elderly population in the next 25 years; that 36 states have lotteries, which take in more than $26 billion a year, while giving out more than $15 billion in prizes; and that one in 25 Americans has a cellular phone. The farm feature looks at mink production. The 5-minute Spanish-language program "Galeria Informativa" is contained in each week's edition of Profile America. NOTE: Beginning with edition #230, the name of the radio service is changing to Profile America. Each week's edition will contain the same line-up of segments. Profile America is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EDT on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. It also is available by telephone at 1-800-934-DIAL, and on Internet at: http://www.census.gov. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. Verbatim scripts are available 24 hours a day on our fax-on-demand line at 301-457-4178. NEW ON THE NET "Persons Aged 15 and Over by Educational Attainment: March 1996." This is a one-page table and the Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/education.html. "Persons Aged 15 and Over by Marital Status: March 1996." This is a one-page table and the Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/ms-la.html. "Population by Country of Birth, Citizenship, and Year of Entry: March 1996." This is a one-page table and the Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign.html. "Technical Paper #15: Comparisons of Selected Social and Economic Characteristics Between Asians, Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and American Indians (including Alaskan Natives)." The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/population/www/techpap.html. "Market Absorption of Apartments," H130/96-Q2. The Internet address for the report is: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/soma.html. "1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, 1993 Commodity Flow Survey, United States," TC92-CF-52. This final report provides summary data on the movement of goods by major type of commodity shipped and mode(s) of transportation used for the nation. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/prod/1/trans/93comflo/. RECENTLY RELEASED Demographic "Estimates of Housing Units, Households, and Persons per Household: July 1, 1995." These tabulations present data on the growth of the nation's housing units and households between 1990 and 1995. A more extensive file that presents annual data from 1990 through 1995 is available on diskette (call 301-763-INFO(4636)) and the Internet: http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/housing.html. (Press Release Document No. 1185) "World Population Profile: 1996," WP/96. This report provides data on population growth, trends in fertility, mortality, migration, and so on for the various nations of the world. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/wp96.html. (Press Release Document No. 1186) "Components of Change: 1980-1993," H151/93-2. This report provides information on the changes in the number and characteristics of the housing inventory between 1980 and 1993 due to events including construction, demolition, and disaster. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html. Economic "1992 Census of Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate Industries, Subject Series, Sources of Revenue," FC92-S-2. This report provides U.S. establishment and major sources of revenue by kind of business for seven standard industrial classifications included in the industry. (Press Release Document No. 2123) "1992 Census of Mineral Industries, Subject Series, General Summary," MIC92-S-1. This report provides summary data on the mineral industry portion of the 1992 Economic Census. State and some county statistics are covered on four main industry categories--metal mining, coal mining, oil and gas extraction, and nonmetallic minerals, except fuels. (Press Release Document No. 2122) "1992 Census of Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate Industries, Miscellaneous Subjects," FC92-S-3. This report provides data on commercial banks, savings institutions, and credit unions; security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges, and services; real estate and holding offices; and insurance carriers, agents, and brokers. (Press Release Document No. 2121) "1994 County Business Patterns." The release of these data will be on the Census Bureau's Internet site. The tables will provide, for each state and their counties, data by detailed industry in nine major economic areas such as construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and the like. The following states now are available: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. Printed reports and CD-ROMs will be available later this fall. For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what's on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Mon Oct 21 09:27:25 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id JAA28428 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 21 Oct 1996 09:24:57 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 09:24:57 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199610211324.JAA28428@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, OCTOBER 21, 1996 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB96-175 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (Fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Thomas Bell 301-457-2580 e-mail: cbp@census.gov MARICOPA (ARIZ.), CLARK (NEV.), AND OAKLAND (MICH.) COUNTIES LEAD NATION IN MOST JOB GAINS BETWEEN 1993 AND 1994, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS Maricopa County, Ariz. had a net gain of 61,029 employees between 1993 and 1994, the most of any county in the country. Clark County, Nev. had an increase of 35,974 jobs during this same period, the second highest, followed by Oakland County, Mich. at 25,924. This is according to 1994 county business patterns data released today on the Internet by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. This U.S. summary totals state-by-state data which were released earlier. Census Bureau analyst Paul Hanczaryk says, "These are the most recent business data for the nation's 3,200 counties. The data are useful to state and local planners and private businesses for charting growth. Even those looking for employment opportunities can benefit from these data!" County Business Patterns data provide information on business establishments, employment, and payroll, by detailed industry in nine major economic divisions: agriculture services, forestry, and fishing; mining; construction; manufacturing; transportation and public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Data are not provided for self-employed persons, agricultural production workers, domestic service workers, railroad employees, and most government employees. The Internet address for the tabulations is http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html. Reports and CD-ROMs on these data files will be available to the public in early November. TOP 10 COUNTIES WITH JOB GAINS: 1993 TO 1994 1994 1993 Gain Name Employment Employment Number/Percent 1. Maricopa, Ariz. 959,158 898,129 61,029 6.80% 2. Clark, Nev. 413,087 377,113 35,974 9.54% 3. Oakland, Mich. 641,007 615,083 25,924 4.21% 4. Broward, Fla. 505,004 480,395 24,609 5.12% 5. Palm Beach, Fla. 366,020 341,668 24,352 7.13% 6. Dallas, Texas 1,182,929 1,160,055 22,874 1.97% 7. Multnomah, Ore. 357,737 336,661 21,076 6.26% 8. Franklin, Ohio 521,412 500,400 21,012 4.20% 9. Du Page, Ill. 484,237 463,498 20,739 4.47% 10. Harris, Texas 1,385,913 1,366,579 19,334 1.41% TOP 10 COUNTIES WITH JOB LOSSES: 1993 TO 1994 1994 1993 Loss Name Employment Employment Number/Percent 1. Los Angeles, Calif. 3,391,482 3,495,246 103,764 -2.97% 2. Santa Clara, Calif. 767,525 777,418 9,893 -1.27% 3. Fairfield, Conn. 392,359 401,700 9,341 -2.33% 4. San Francisco, Calif. 479,155 487,834 8,679 -1.78% 5. Orange, Calif. 1,116,840 1,125,311 8,471 -0.75% 6. Hartford, Conn. 438,035 445,591 7,556 -1.70% 7. Honolulu, Hawaii 322,378 329,567 7,189 -2.18% 8. San Mateo, Calif. 284,853 291,869 7,016 -2.40% 9. Westchester, N.Y. 350,473 356,364 5,891 -1.65% 10. Bergen, N.J. 409,919 415,545 5,626 -1.35% -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Tue Oct 22 11:30:43 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id LAA27537 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 22 Oct 1996 11:25:58 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 11:25:58 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199610221525.LAA27537@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, OCTOBER 22, 1996 (TUESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-176 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Paul Campbell 301-457-2428 TEXAS, FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, GEORGIA, AND NORTH CAROLINA ARE TOP POPULATION GAINERS BY YEAR 2000, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS The state of Texas is projected to have a net population gain of 1.4 million people between 1995 and 2000, more than any other state, according to tabulations released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Florida (+1.1 million), California (+932,000), Georgia (+674,000), and North Carolina (+582,000) round out the top five gaining states. Paul Campbell, the author of the tabulations, "Population Projections for States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995 to 2025," PPL-47, says, "Some states, particularly those expected to gain large numbers of people, will need to plan for adjustments in facilities and services--including schools and roads--to accommodate the increased population." During the 1995 to 2000 period, 25 states are projected to have their population increase by 5 percent or more. However, during the 2020 to 2025 time period, only six states' populations are expected to increase this fast. The data tables also show that, between 1995 and 2025, most states are expected to show a decline in the proportion of their population that is under age 20. The exceptions are projected to be California, Hawaii, New York, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia. The number of elderly people is projected to increase in all states over the next 30 years. During this period, California and Florida would continue to rank first and second, respectively, with the largest number of elderly. While New York and Pennsylvania ranked third and fourth in 1995, they are expected to drop to fourth and fifth place by the year 2025. Texas would move from fifth place in 1995 to third place by the year 2025. Other highlights from the tabulations include: - The Hispanic origin population is projected to comprise a substantially larger share of the total population in all regions by 2025. California's Hispanic origin population is expected to double between 1995 and 2025 and account for one-third of the nation's total Hispanic population. - Between 1995 and 2025, Texas and Florida are projected to have large gains (15 and 22 percent, respectively) among the five most populous states for the non-Hispanic White population. California would show no gain; New York (-12 percent) and Pennsylvania (-3 percent) are expected to decline. - By 2025, Texas (8 percent), Georgia (8 percent), and Florida (7 percent) are expected to equal or surpass New York (7 percent) with the largest shares of the nation's non-Hispanic African American population. - California will have the largest share of the non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander population (41 percent) in 2025, followed by New York (9 percent), Hawaii (6 percent), New Jersey (5 percent), and Texas (4 percent). For the first time, the tabulations provide state population projection figures for non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic African American, and non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander populations. For example, by the year 2000, the non-Hispanic White population in California is projected to comprise only 48 percent of the state's total. Non-Hispanic Asians and Pacific Islanders could make up 12 percent, non-Hispanic African Americans 7 percent, non-Hispanic American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts 0.5 percent, and Hispanics 33 percent. The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/popproj.html -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. Net Population Increase in Rank Order By State, 1995 to 2000 and 1995 to 2025 1995-2000 1995-2025 State Net Increase State Net Increase Texas 1,395,000 1st California 17,696,000 1st Florida 1,068,000 2nd Texas 8,459,000 2nd California 932,000 3nd Florida 6,544,000 3rd Georgia 674,000 4th Georgia 2,669,000 4th North Carolina 582,000 5th Washington 2,377,000 5th Arizona 580,000 6th Arizona 2,195,000 6th Washington 427,000 7th North Carolina 2,154,000 7th Colorado 422,000 8th Virginia 1,848,000 8th Tennessee 401,000 9th New York 1,694,000 9th Virginia 379,000 10th New Jersey 1,613,000 10th Nevada 341,000 11th Illinois 1,610,000 11th Oregon 257,000 12th Colorado 1,442,000 12th Utah 256,000 13th Tennessee 1,409,000 13th Indiana 241,000 14th Maryland 1,232,000 14th New Jersey 232,000 15th Oregon 1,209,000 15th Maryland 232,000 16th South Carolina 972,000 16th Illinois 221,000 17th Alabama 971,000 17th Minnesota 220,000 18th Utah 931,000 18th Missouri 217,000 19th Missouri 927,000 19th Wisconsin 203,000 20th New Mexico 927,000 20th Alabama 198,000 21st Minnesota 900,000 21st South Carolina 185,000 22nd Massachusetts 828,000 22nd Idaho 183,000 23rd Louisiana 790,000 23rd New Mexico 175,000 24th Nevada 782,000 24th Ohio 168,000 25th Oklahoma 779,000 25th Arkansas 148,000 26th Wisconsin 744,000 26th Kentucky 134,000 27th Indiana 742,000 27th Pennsylvania 130,000 28th Hawaii 625,000 28th Michigan 130,000 29th Pennsylvania 611,000 29th Massachusetts 125,000 30th Ohio 594,000 30th Mississippi 118,000 31st Idaho 576,000 31st Kansas 103,000 32nd Arkansas 572,000 32nd Oklahoma 95,000 33rd Kansas 543,000 33rd Louisiana 82,000 34th Michigan 528,000 34th Montana 79,000 35th Connecticut 464,000 35th New Hampshire 76,000 36th Kentucky 454,000 36th Hawaii 71,000 37th Mississippi 445,000 37th Nebraska 68,000 38th Nebraska 293,000 38th Iowa 58,000 39th New Hampshire 291,000 39th Delaware 50,000 40th Alaska 281,000 40th Alaska 50,000 41st Montana 251,000 41st South Dakota 48,000 42nd Wyoming 214,000 42nd Wyoming 45,000 43rd Iowa 198,000 43rd Vermont 32,000 44th Maine 181,000 44th North Dakota 20,000 45th Rhode Island 151,000 45th Maine 18,000 46th Delaware 144,000 46th West Virginia 13,000 47th South Dakota 137,000 47th New York 10,000 48th Dist. of Columbia 101,000 48th Connecticut 9,000 49th Vermont 94,000 49th Rhode Island 8,000 50th North Dakota 88,000 50th Dist. of Columbia -31,000 51st West Virginia 17,000 51st Source: U.S. Census Bureau From press-release-owner Thu Oct 24 08:29:15 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id IAA00117 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 24 Oct 1996 08:26:04 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 08:26:04 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199610241226.IAA00117@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, OCTOBER 24, 1996 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB96-179 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Rosalind Bruno 301-457-2464 NATION'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT GROWING RAPIDLY Almost 31.5 million students were enrolled in elementary school (grades 1-8) in the fall of 1994, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. These elementary school students represent about 46 percent of the 69.3 million students enrolled in all levels--nursery to college. The report, entitled "School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1994," P20-487, shows that there will be at least one million more elementary students in the nation's school system by the year 2000, if the enrollment rates for persons ages six to 13 remain stable. Report author Rosalind Bruno says, "Elementary enrollment peaked during the 1968 to 1970 time period and then declined as the baby boom generation moved through school. In the late 1980s, the number of elementary students began to grow again, as the "echo-boom" generation entered school." Others findings from the report include: - About 14.6 million students were enrolled in high school in 1994. High school drop out rates for White and African American students were not significantly different in 1994, at around 5 percent. However, the rate for Hispanic students was higher at 9 percent, which is significantly different from White students, but not from African American students. - Of the 15 million college students in 1994, nearly one in five were age 35 or older, compared with one in 10 in 1974. - In 1994, 34 percent of all elementary and high school students were minority, compared with 22 percent in 1974. About 13 percent of elementary and high school enrollment was composed of Hispanic students in 1994, double the proportion (6 percent) in 1974. -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Fri Oct 25 11:48:57 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id LAA25531 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 25 Oct 1996 11:46:02 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 11:46:02 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199610251546.LAA25531@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Tipsheet: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner October 25, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-19 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports =20 and Activities UPCOMING Demographic "1996 Statistical Abstract of the United States." This edition carries some 1,468 tables on a smorgasbord of subjects such as population, health, income, recreation, labor force, communications, manufacturing, and business. Since 1878, the Abstract has been America's national data book. "Household and Family Characteristics: March 1995." This report provides a detailed look at the changing structure of American households during the 25-year period, 1970-1995. The information will be available at the national level only. "Children Ever Born by Parity, Race, Age, Marital Status and Nativity of Women: April 1990." This report provides some findings on the fertility of American women not available from any other printed publications from the 1990 census. The information will be available at the national level only. "The Number of Persons in States and Counties with Specific Disabilities." New 1990 census tables providing information on the characteristics of persons with disabilities in the nation, states, counties, and metro areas. Economic "Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises--Summary." This report contains the number of firms, and receipts for minority-owned (including Hispanic, African American, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native) firms, for the nation and local areas. "1994 State and Local Government Employment." This Internet report will provide estimates of state and local government October employment and payroll by governmental function for each of the 50 states, for District of Columbia, and for the total U.S. "1994 Large Local Government Employment." This Internet report will provide information on local government October employment and payroll by governmental function for the country's 25 largest counties and the 24 largest cities. "1995 State Government Employment." This Internet report will provide information on state government October employment and payroll by governmental function for each of the 50 states. "1992 Assets and Expenditures Survey." Three separate reports covering merchant wholesale and retail trades and service industries present data for the U.S. on capital expenditures, depreciable assets, and operating expenses, as well as measures of value produced (e.g., value added) for merchant wholesale and retail trades. "1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, Subject Series, Miscellaneous Subjects," UC92-S-2. This report provides information on sources of revenues for highway passenger motor freight, water and air transportation, as well as pipelines, communications, electric, gas, and sanitary services for the nation, states and some metropolitan areas. "1992 Census of Agriculture Thematic Maps." These maps--to be available on the Internet--will provide data on topics such as the average age of farm operators and the percent change in number of farms between 1987 and 1992. Here's the latest for Radio Broadcasters Edition #233 of Profile America (for air the week of 10/28) notes that children make up a disproportionate share of those living in poverty; that there are three million seasonal homes in the nation; and the causes of homicides. The agriculture feature looks at the major potato producing states.=20 Edition #234 (for air the week of 11/4), looks at the boom in minority-owned businesses; the rising popularity of brick homes; and a brief history of the national debt. The agriculture feature looks at the major states in farm production. The 5-minute Spanish-language program =FEGaleria Informativa=FE is contained in each week's edition of Profile America. Profile America is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EDT on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. It also is available by telephone at 1-800-934-DIAL, and on=20 Internet at: http://www.census.gov. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. Verbatim scripts are available 24 hours a day on our fax-on-demand line at 301-457-4178. RECENTLY RELEASED Demographic "School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1994," P20-487. This report provides school enrollment information by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, family status, and family income. The information will be available at the national level only. The Internet address is:=20 http://www.census.gov/Press-Releases/cb96-179.html (Press Release Document No. 1188) "Population Projections for States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995 to 2025," PPL-47. This report shows population projections for the states by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin from 1995 to 2025. The Internet address is:=20 http://www.census.gov/Press-Releases/cb96-176.html (Press Release Document No. 1187) Economic "1994 County Business Patterns - U.S. Summary." This report summarizes the findings from the state reports issued previously.=20 It presents data on business establishments, including payroll and number of employees. "1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 2, Subject Series, Part 4, History," AC92-S-4. This report provides a 5-year cycle of the procedures and history of the census of agriculture starting with the preliminary planning phase to the forms mailed to farmers and ranchers. "Statistical Brief--Hispanic-Owned Businesses: Reaching New Heights," SB/96-4. This statistical brief is based on the report 1992 Hispanic-Owned Businesses. The brief condenses the most pertinent areas of the report and puts them in the easy-to-read, 2-page format of a statistical brief. A Spanish version also is available (SB/96-4SP). (English Report Document No. 2125; Spanish Report Document No. 2126) =20 For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what's on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Thu Oct 31 08:44:41 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id IAA04818 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 31 Oct 1996 08:40:58 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 08:40:58 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199610311340.IAA04818@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, OCTOBER 31, 1996 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB96-182 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Amara Bachu 301-457-2449 NEW CENSUS BUREAU REPORT PROVIDES ANALYSIS OF FERTILITY OF AMERICAN WOMEN A report entitled, "Children Ever Born by Parity, Race, Age, Marital Status and Nativity of Women: April 1990" (CPH-L-194), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau, provides some findings from the 1990 census on the fertility of American women. The findings include: - The average number of children born to women 15 years and over in 1990 was 1.8 children per woman, compared with 1.9 children in 1980. These data show that the first decade of women born in the postwar baby boom years (1946 - 1964) will complete their childbearing years with below-replacement fertility levels. The replacement level is considered to be when women, on average, bear two children. - In 1990, the average number of children born to White women was about 1.8 children compared with 2.1 children for African American women, 2.3 children for American Indian or Aleut women, and 2.7 children for Eskimo women. - Overall, foreign-born women had higher fertility (2.0 children) than native-born women (1.8 children). - In 1990, there were 101 million women aged 15 and over. About 7 in 10 or 70 million of these women were mothers. The fertility data used to produce the report's 22-page table are from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Subject Summary Tape File (SSTF-16). The data are presented for 21 race groups and four age categories, crossed by nativity, marital status, and the number of children born. The figures are shown at the national level only. -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Mon Nov 4 09:52:13 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id JAA16405 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 4 Nov 1996 09:47:29 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 09:47:29 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199611041447.JAA16405@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, NOVEMBER 4, 1996 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB96-186 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Sidney Marcus 301-457-2826 TRAVEL AGENCY SALES REACH $61 BILLION IN 1992 The nation's travel agencies had gross sales of $61 billion in 1992 with revenues of $7 billion, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. California's travel agencies generated the nation's highest gross sales of $9 billion with revenues over $1 billion. New York ranked second with gross sales of $7 billion and revenues of $758 million and Florida was third at $4 billion and revenues of $501 million. The report entitled, "1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, Subject Series, Miscellaneous Subjects" (UC92-S-2), also has information on highway passenger, motor freight, water and air transportation industries, as well as pipelines, communications, electric, gas, and sanitary services. The figures are available for the nation, states and some metropolitan areas. The report details specific aspects of these industries--for example, in the passenger transportation group, the 3,337 taxicab establishments in the United States used the following equipment to generate revenue: 38,700 taxicabs, 1,364 vans, 333 small buses, 374 limousines, and 411 other vehicles. Of the taxicab industry, New York had the highest revenue at $172 million, followed by California with $113 million, and Nevada with $83 million. The 4,468 cable television establishments--with revenues of $27.5 billion in 1992--collected $14.6 billion from subscription fees for basic service. At $9 billion, sale of advertising time was the major source of revenue for television and radio broadcasting establishments, accounting for nearly one-third of all revenues. The report also is available on the Internet. The address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/prod/1/trans/ -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Fri Nov 8 14:15:02 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id OAA14013 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 8 Nov 1996 14:12:09 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 14:12:09 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199611081912.OAA14013@info.census.gov> November 8, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-20 Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports =20 and Activities UPCOMING Demographic "1996 Statistical Abstract of the United States." This edition carries some 1,468 tables on a smorgasbord of subjects such as population, health, income, recreation, labor force, communications, manufacturing, and business. Since 1878, the Abstract has been America's national data book. "Historical Housing Tables." Two new sets of historical housing tables will be available on our Internet site. One set provides state data for owners and renters who moved 15 months prior to each decennial census from 1940 to 1990 (recent movers). The other set shows state data for one-person households (both owners and renters) for census years 1960 to 1990. Economic "1992 Assets and Expenditures Survey." Three separate reports covering merchant wholesale and retail trades and service industries present data for the U.S. on capital expenditures, depreciable assets, and operating expenses, as well as measures of value produced (e.g., value added) for merchant wholesale and retail trades. Here's the latest for Radio Broadcasters - Edition #235 of Profile America (for air the week of 11/11) contains features on the slowing growth of the world's population, the increasing popularity of turkey on America's dinner tables, and a look at union membership.=20 The agriculture feature is on pistachios. - Edition #236 (for air the week of 11/18) notes rising school enrollment, the kinds of houses first-time homeowners buy, and a look at what's up and what's down in the cost of living. The agriculture feature is on the increase in turkey production. - The 5-minute Spanish-language program "Galeria Informativa" is contained in each week's edition of Profile America. =20 Profile America is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EST on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. It also is available by telephone at 1-800-934-DIAL, and on=20 Internet at: http://www.census.gov. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. Verbatim scripts are available 24 hours a day on our fax-on-demand line at 301-457-4178. NEW ON THE NET "1993 Elementary/Secondary School District Finances." Provides FY 1993 financial statistics for public elementary/secondary school districts. Presents financial detail for a sample of school districts and summary data for selected items. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/govs/www and look for School Finance Data (individual unit data). "1995 State Government Employment." This Internet report will provide information on state government October employment and payroll by governmental function for each of the 50 states. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/govs/www and look for Annual Public Employment and Payroll. RECENTLY RELEASED Demographic "Children Ever Born by Parity, Race, Age, Marital Status and Nativity of Women: April 1990," CPH-L-194. This report provides some findings on the fertility of American women not available from any other printed publications from the 1990 census. =20 (Press Release Document No. 1189) "World Population at a Glance: 1996 and Beyond," IB/96-3. Based upon the Census Bureau's report, "World Population Profile:=20 1996," this international brief summarizes in text and charts, the most serious worldwide issues--such as teenage births, unmet needs for the family, AIDS, and increasing numbers of elderly--that confront a growing global population of some 6 billion people. (Report Document No. 1191) Economic "1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, Subject Series, Miscellaneous Subjects," UC92-S-2. This report provides information on sources of revenues for highway passenger motor freight, water and air transportation, as well as pipelines, communications, electric, gas, and sanitary services for the nation, states, and some metropolitan areas. (Press Release Document No. 2127) For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what=FEs on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Mon Nov 18 08:40:02 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id IAA01710 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 18 Nov 1996 08:34:47 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 08:34:47 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199611181334.IAA01710@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, NOVEMBER 18, 1996 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB96-188 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Eddie Salyers Valerie Strang 301-763-5726 NUMBER OF MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES AND REVENUES INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY BETWEEN 1987 AND 1992, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS The number of businesses owned by minorities in the United States increased 60 percent from 1,343,910 to 2,149,184 between 1987 and 1992, according to a report released by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. This compares to an increase of 26 percent for all U.S. firms, from 13.7 million in 1987 to 17.3 million in 1992. Receipts for these minority-owned businesses increased by 128 percent during this five-year span, from $92.1 to $210.0 billion. In comparison, receipts for all U.S. firms grew 67 percent, from $2.0 to $3.3 trillion. State-by-state data also were released by the Census Bureau. Receipts for minority-owned firms averaged $98,000, compared to an average of $193,000 for all U.S. firms. Minority businesses are those owned by African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaska Natives. Due to sampling methodology, detailed (geographic, size, and legal form of organization) estimates are not available for all the minority-owned firms in the survey. Therefore, the following highlights cover 1,965,565 of the total number of minority businesses (2,149,184) reported in the survey. Other highlights from the report entitled, "1992 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises--Summary" (MB92-4), include: - African American women owned the largest share (39 percent or 277,246) of firms owned by minority women, while Hispanic men owned the largest share (42 percent or 525,330) of firms owned by minority men. - Among minority firms, Hispanic businesses showed the largest numeric increase at 349,335 between 1987 and 1992, followed by Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian, and Alaska Native firms (229,715), and African American businesses (196,747). - Forty-six percent (904,226) of minority-owned businesses had receipts under $10,000, while 24,380 (1.2 percent) of these firms had sales of $1.0 million or more. - Firms owned by non-Hispanic White men had the highest average receipts with $250,000. Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian, and Alaska Native men and women firms had average receipts of $188,000 and $119,000, respectively. These groups were followed by non-Hispanic White women-owned firms with $115,000, Hispanic men with $106,000, Hispanic women with $70,000, African American men with $69,000, and African American women with $31,000. - Three states--California, Texas, and Florida--accounted for 49 percent of the total number of minority-owned firms. Hawaii had the highest percentage of firms owned by minorities at 52 percent and the District of Columbia ranked second with 36 percent of all firms. The data in this report were collected as part of the 1992 Economic Census from a large sample of all nonfarm businesses filing tax forms as sole proprietorships, partnerships, or subchapter S corporations (corporations other than subchapter S were excluded), and with receipts of $500 or more in 1992. The report does not include C corporations, which are legally incorporated businesses with no limits on their number of shareholders. The information was collected from a sample survey and is therefore subject to sampling variability as well as reporting and coverage errors. Comparisons to 1987 should be done with extreme caution because changes in tax laws cause inconsistencies between the 1987 and 1992 data. Changes in survey methodology also may contribute to the differences. Selected tables will be available on the embargo date on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/agfs/www/smobe.html -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Thu Nov 21 09:13:21 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.3/8.7.3) id JAA07411 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 21 Nov 1996 09:09:52 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 09:09:52 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199611211409.JAA07411@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, NOVEMBER 21, 1996 (Thursday) Public Information Office CB96-192 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Lars Johanson 301-457-1171 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AMERICA PROFILED IN THE CENSUS BUREAU'S 1996 STATISTICAL ABSTRACT The daily news, plentiful though it is, does not begin to cover everything that is happening in America. The 116th edition of "The Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1996," released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau, provides a wealth of data on many of the daily events in the life of America. "All that goes on in a single day, in America, is hard to imagine," says Glenn King, chief of the Census Bureau's Statistical Abstract staff. "The 1996 Abstract covers it all. In nearly 1,500 tables it lists a smorgasbord of events in America. There are data on social, economic, and recreational topics--to name a few," he said. Some examples of what happens on an average day in America include: - Nearly 11,000 babies are born, about 7,000 marriages take place, and over 3,000 divorces occur. - 170,000 personal injuries; 1.9 million visits to the doctor; 84,000 hospital admissions, and 37,000 outpatient surgeries take place. - 27 million transactions occur at Automated Teller Machines, and $2 billion in new residential mortgage loans are made. - 3,710 new homes are started, of which 2,948 are one unit structures. - 202 million chicken eggs are laid and 2 million gallons of ice cream, and 69 million pounds of beef are produced. - 495 million pieces of mail are handled by the U.S. Postal Service. - $12 is spent on food, $28 on housing, $17 on transportation, and $15 on health care per household. - Over 33,000 cars are manufactured; 18,000 auto accidents occur. - 346 million shares are traded on the New York stock exchange, and 401 million shares are traded on the NASDAQ. This year's Statistical Abstract once again carries 91 tables on the U.S. Industrial Outlook. The International Trade Administration provides the estimates and export and import data for this section. The 1996 Statistical Abstract is available from the following: The National Technical Information Service (stock no. PB96-965801, $30 for softbound cover and PB96-965301, $35 for hardbound) by calling 703-487-4650 and the U.S. Government Printing Office (stock no. 003-024-08809-6, $40 for softbound cover and 003-024-08810-0, $47 for hardbound) by calling 202-512-1800. -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Fri Nov 22 10:31:33 1996 Return-Path: owner-press-release Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.3/8.7.3) id KAA29139 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 22 Nov 1996 10:27:02 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 10:27:02 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199611221527.KAA29139@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Tipsheet: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner November 22, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-21 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING Demographic: "Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1995." These statistical tables show information on the marital status of the nation's population and their living arrangements. The data are from the March 1995 Current Population Survey. "Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Subject Summary Tape File, The Older Population of the United States." This CD-ROM and tape file provides population and housing statistics for people aged 60 and over on education, employment status, income and poverty, marital status, race, and work disability status. The figures are shown for the nation, regions, divisions, and states. "Population Trends: Russia." This brief features data on the population size and trends of Russia by region including age and sex structure, fertility and mortality rates, contraceptive use and abortion rates. Historical Housing Tables. Two new sets of historical housing tables will be available on our Internet site. One set provides state data for owners and renters who moved 15 months prior to each decennial census from 1940 to 1990 (recent movers). The other set shows state data for one-person households (both owners and renters) for census years 1960 to 1990. Economic: 1992 Assets and Expenditures Survey. Three separate reports covering merchant wholesale and retail trades and service industries present data for the U.S. on capital expenditures, depreciable assets, and operating expenses, as well as measures of value produced (e.g., value added) for merchant wholesale and retail trades. Here's the latest for Radio Broadcasters: Edition #237 of Profile America (for air the week of 11/18) notes that while most of the nation has grown tremendously, some counties topped out in population in colonial times; that almost three quarters of Americans drive to work alone; and that only 3 percent of workers are allowed paid maternity leave. The farm feature highlights that in an era of specialization, cattle are present on a majority of U.S. farms. Edition #238 (for air the week of 11/25) looks at the ways Americans heat their homes; that the productivity of the nation's farmers is such that agricultural products are a key part of our exports; and the huge growth in airline travel. The agricultural feature profiles the various sweeteners we use at home and in commercial firms. The 5-minute Spanish-language program "Galeria Informativa" is contained in each week's edition of Profile America. Profile America is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EST on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. It also is available by telephone at 1-800-639-7347 (tape #721, for demographic feature; #722, economic; #723, "Uncle Sam's Almanac;" and #724, "Just a Minute" farm feature); and on Internet at: http://www.census.gov. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. Verbatim scripts are available 24 hours a day on our fax-on-demand line at 301-457-4178. RECENTLY RELEASED Demographic: "1996 Statistical Abstract of the United States." This edition carries some 1,468 tables on a smorgasbord of subjects such as population, health, income, recreation, labor force, communications, manufacturing, and business. Since 1878, the Abstract has been America's national data book. (Press Release Document No. 1192) Economic: "Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises--Summary." This report contains the number of firms, and receipts for minority-owned (including Hispanic, African American, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native) firms for the nation and local areas. (Press Release Document No. 2128) For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what's on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Tue Nov 26 08:02:40 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.3/8.8.3) id IAA27583 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 26 Nov 1996 08:00:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 08:00:27 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199611261300.IAA27583@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, NOVEMBER 26, 1996 (TUESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-195 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Ken Bryson 301-457-2465 FAMILY COMPOSITION CHANGING, CENSUS REPORT SHOWS Significant changes in America's household and family composition have occurred in the past 25 years with a smaller than ever proportion of traditional two-parent families with children, according to a new report, "Household and Family Characteristics: March 1995," P20-488, issued today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Also, childless couples, single-parent families, and people living alone have become increasingly common, the report said. "The increasing diversity of household types continues to challenge our efforts to measure and describe American society," says Ken Bryson, author of the report. "The 'typical' household is an illusion," he added. Following are other changes from 1970 to 1995, for America's households and families: 1970 1995 Married couples with children Married couples with children made up 40 percent of make up 25 percent of households. households. There were 3.14 people per There are 2.65 people per household. household. One out of every five Only one out of every 10 households had five or more households has five or more people. people. People living alone made up People living alone make up one-sixth of households. one-fourth of the households. 5.6 million families were 12.2 million families are maintained by women with no maintained by women with no husband present. husband present. 1.2 million families were 3.2 million families are maintained by men with no maintained by men with no wife wife present. present. Two out of three households Four out of five households were in metropolitan areas. are in metropolitan areas. 44 percent of families had no 51 percent of the families own children under 18 at home. have no own children under 18 at home. A "household" is an individual or a group of people who occupy a housing unit, whereas a "family" is a group of two or more people, one of whom is the householder, living together, who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption. Information in this is report is based on March Current Population Survey results for 1970, 1980, 1990, and 1995. The Current Population Survey is a monthly household survey used primarily to collect information on the nation's work force, and is subject to sampling error. -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Mon Dec 2 16:39:28 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.3/8.8.3) id QAA05080 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 2 Dec 1996 16:34:09 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 16:34:09 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199612022134.QAA05080@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1996 Census 2000 Publicity Office CB96-203 301-457-2000 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov **MEDIA ADVISORY** CENSUS BUREAU TO RELEASE RESEARCH RESULTS ON RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN QUESTIONS FOR CENSUS 2000 The Commerce Department's Census Bureau will release results of testing alternative versions of questions on race and Hispanic origin from the 1996 National Content Survey (NCS) and discuss findings from the report on the subject 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 5th in the Francis Amasa Walker Conference Center at the Census Bureau headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The briefing will be part of the meetings of the Census Advisory Committee on the African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Hispanic Populations to be held on December 5th and 6th at the Census Bureau. The report, "Findings on Questions on Race and Hispanic Origin Tested in the 1996 National Content Survey," focuses on the effects that three alternative questionnaire forms to the 1990 census questionnaire form had on how people answer the questions on race and Hispanic origin. The alternatives included questionnaires that: - added a multiracial category in the race question; - placed the Hispanic origin question immediately before the race question; and - combined both of these changes. The NCS is part of the Census Bureau's research and testing program for Census 2000; results from it will be considered in developing the race and Hispanic origin questions included in Census 2000. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and its Federal Interagency Committee for the Review of Racial and Ethnic Standards will consider findings from the NCS, and research conducted by other federal agencies, in their review of Federal standards for race and ethnic reporting set forth in Statistical Policy Directive No. 15. Final recommendations will be made by the OMB in the Spring of next year. Note: Because of limited seating, contact Kim Higginbotham, on 301-457-2000, if you plan to cover this event. -X- December 2, 1996 From press-release-owner Mon Dec 2 16:55:29 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.3/8.8.3) id QAA09109 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 2 Dec 1996 16:52:30 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 16:52:30 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199612022152.QAA09109@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1996 Census 2000 Publicity Office CB96-203 301-457-2000 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov **MEDIA ADVISORY** CENSUS BUREAU TO RELEASE RESEARCH RESULTS ON RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN QUESTIONS FOR CENSUS 2000 The Commerce Department's Census Bureau will release results of testing alternative versions of questions on race and Hispanic origin from the 1996 National Content Survey (NCS) and discuss findings from the report on the subject 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 5th in the Francis Amasa Walker Conference Center at the Census Bureau headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The briefing will be part of the meetings of the Census Advisory Committee on the African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Hispanic Populations to be held on December 5th and 6th at the Census Bureau. The report, "Findings on Questions on Race and Hispanic Origin Tested in the 1996 National Content Survey," focuses on the effects that three alternative questionnaire forms to the 1990 census questionnaire form had on how people answer the questions on race and Hispanic origin. The alternatives included questionnaires that: - added a multiracial category in the race question; - placed the Hispanic origin question immediately before the race question; and - combined both of these changes. The NCS is part of the Census Bureau's research and testing program for Census 2000; results from it will be considered in developing the race and Hispanic origin questions included in Census 2000. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and its Federal Interagency Committee for the Review of Racial and Ethnic Standards will consider findings from the NCS, and research conducted by other federal agencies, in their review of Federal standards for race and ethnic reporting set forth in Statistical Policy Directive No. 15. Final recommendations will be made by the OMB in the Spring of next year. Note: Because of limited seating, contact Kim Higginbotham, on 301-457-2000, if you plan to cover this event. -X- December 2, 1996 From press-release-owner Wed Dec 4 10:13:48 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.3/8.8.3) id KAA28024 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 4 Dec 1996 10:12:01 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 10:12:01 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199612041512.KAA28024@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, DECEMBER 4, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-200 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Arlene Saluter 301-457-2465 e-mail: asaluter@census.gov CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES 1995 TABULATIONS ON THE MARITAL STATUS AND LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF AMERICANS Statistical tables that show information on the marital status of the nation's population and their living arrangements were released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The data are from the March 1995 Current Population Survey. The 1995 tabulations provide information such as: - Nearly 3 out of 10 (27 percent) children under 18 lived with only one parent. - Approximately 4 million grandchildren lived in the home of their grandparents. - There were 3.7 million unmarried-couple households. - One-third of people aged 25 to 34 had never been married. - 32 percent of persons 65 and over lived alone. Copies of the tables can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/prod/www/titles.html. Paper copies of the tables, along with related historical tables entitled, "Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1995" (PPL-52), can be obtained from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030. -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Fri Dec 6 13:44:03 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.3/8.8.3) id NAA29263 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 6 Dec 1996 13:40:38 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 13:40:38 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199612061840.NAA29263@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Tipsheet: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner December 6, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-22 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING Demographic: "How We're Changing: Demographic State of the Nation: 1997." This is an overview of major demographic findings previously released by the Census Bureau since January 1996, including national population projections, households and families, school enrollment, child care, program participation, health insurance, income, poverty, and homeownership. "The Foreign-Born Population: 1996." This report provides data on the foreign-born population in the United States, by country of origin, state of residence, citizenship, race and Hispanic origin, age, education, income, poverty status, labor force status, and more. "New Estimates of Poverty and Median Household Income for States and Counties: 1993." Estimates of the total number of poor persons, the number of related children ages 5 to 17 years old in poor households, and the median household income for all states and 3,143 counties for March 1993. "Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Subject Summary Tape File, The Older Population of the United States." This CD-ROM and tape file provides population and housing statistics for people aged 60 and over on education, employment status, income and poverty, marital status, race, and work disability status. The figures are shown for the nation, regions, divisions, and states. "Eurasia Bulletin Autumn 1996." This bulletin will soon be released on the Internet in PDF and HTML versions. The PDF version has graphs and the HTML version has text only. This bulletin profiles the Ukraine, gives 1990 data on scientists and engineers in Japan, and looks at present and future developments in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Economic: "Annual Survey of Communications: 1995." Tabulations from this report feature data on telephone communications, electronic mail, facsimile transmissions, telex services, the radio and television broadcasting industries, and cable and other pay television services for 1994 to 1995. "1992 Census of Service Industries, Subject Series, Sources of Receipts or Revenue" (SC92-S-4). This report provides 1992 data on businesses in service industries for the nation, states, and metropolitan areas. A few of the service industries covered in the report's 61 tables include--motion picture and film services, health services, advertising, and computer programming. Here's the latest for Radio Broadcasters: - Edition #239 of Profile America (for air the week of 12/9) notes that one of the key American exports is large civilian aircraft; reports on where the ingredients for our traditional holiday meals come from; and that most college students take more than four years to earn their bachelor's degree. The farm feature notes the states where items on our holiday table originate. - Edition #240 (for air the week of 12/16) notes that half of all 3 and 4 year-olds are enrolled in nursery school; which metro areas have the highest and lowest home ownership rates; and the proportion of the population who smoke has dropped--much more for men than for women. The agriculture feature tracks the increased production of pork. - The 5-minute Spanish-language program "Galeria Informativa" is contained in each week's edition of Profile America. Profile America is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EST on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. It also is available by telephone at 1-888-639-7347 (tape #721, for demographic feature; #722, economic; #723, "Uncle Sam's Almanac;" and #724, "Just a Minute" farm feature); and on Internet at: http://www.census.gov. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. Verbatim scripts are available 24 hours a day on our fax-on-demand line at 301-457-4178. NEW ON THE NET "1994 State and Local Government Employment." The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/govs/www and look for Annual Public Employment and Payroll. "1994 Large Local Government Employment." The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/govs/www and look for Annual Public Employment and Payroll. RECENTLY RELEASED Demographic: "Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1995." These statistical tables show information on the marital status of the nation's population and their living arrangements. The data are from the March 1995 Current Population Survey. (Press Release Document No. 1195) "Household and Family Characteristics: March 1995." This report provides a detailed look at the changing structure of American households during the 25-year period, 1970-1995. The information is available at the national level only. (Press Release Document No. 1193, Report Document No. 1194) "The Number of Persons in States and Counties with Specific Disabilities." These tables provide information on the characteristics of persons with disabilities in the nation, states, counties, and metro areas. (Press Release Document No. 1196) For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what's on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Mon Dec 9 15:31:49 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.3/8.8.3) id PAA12794 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 15:25:59 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 15:25:59 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199612092025.PAA12794@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST DECEMBER 9, 1996 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB96-206 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Robert Bonnette 301-763-8553 CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES TREND DATA ON MOVERS AND LONERS During the past 30 years (1960 to 1990), Americans who moved the most were in Nevada and Alaska, while people who lived in New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island were the least likely to move. This is according to tables entitled, "Recent Movers, 1960-1990," released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Also released today were tables on people living alone, entitled, "Living Alone, 1940-1990." These data show that in 1990, four out of 10 households in the District of Columbia had only one person, far higher than any state. New York, Colorado, Nebraska, and North Dakota had the highest ratios, where just under three out of 10 lived alone. One-person households were least likely to be found in Hawaii and Utah. In 1940 and 1950, the states with the highest frequency of one-person households were generally in the far West, while the states with the lowest live-alone ratios were generally in the South. Copies of these tables can be obtained from the Public Information Office on 301-457-3030, or on the Internet at www.census.gov/hhes/www/censhsg.html -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Tue Dec 10 10:17:48 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.3/8.8.3) id KAA19785 for press-release-outgoing; Tue, 10 Dec 1996 10:16:04 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 10:16:04 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199612101516.KAA19785@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, DECEMBER 10, 1996 (TUESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-207 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e:mail: pio@census.gov Jack Moody 301-457-2689 REFRESHMENT SALES ACCOUNT FOR OVER ONE-FOURTH OF MONEY SPENT AT MOVIE THEATERS, CENSUS BUREAU FINDS Americans spent almost $1.5 billion at refreshment stands and vending machines in the nation's 6,358 motion picture theaters in 1992. That amounted to 26 percent of the $5.7 billion spent at theaters. This is according to a report entitled, "1992 Census of Service Industries, Subject Series, Sources of Receipts or Revenue" (SC92-S-4), released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau, that details some useful findings from the 1992 Economic Census on the nation's service industries. Some interesting national facts from the report include: - Sales from rentals of prerecorded video tapes, cassettes, and disks were $4.3 billion at the 22,000 outlet stores in 1992. - The nation's 9,000 physical fitness centers, including gyms and athletic clubs, had receipts of $3.8 billion in 1992. - Revenues at public golf courses totaled $2.3 billion. The report includes 61 tables that provide data on service industries for the nation, states, and metropolitan areas. Sources of receipts or revenue also are available for service industry groups such as laundry, cleaning, garment services; advertising; hospitals; and computer programming, data processing, and other related services. The report also is available on the Internet. The address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html#ser -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy for the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Thu Dec 12 11:01:01 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.3/8.8.3) id KAA06954 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 12 Dec 1996 10:56:22 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 10:56:22 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199612121556.KAA06954@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, DECEMBER 12, 1996 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB96-210 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Arvella Johnson 301-457-2378 CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES 1990 CENSUS CD-ROM ON NATION'S 60+ POPULATION A new CD-ROM and tape file entitled, "Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Subject Summary Tape File (SSTF 19), The Older Population of the United States," will be released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. SSTF 19 was created through a cooperative agreement with the Administration on Aging. Data on education, employment status, income and poverty, marital status, race, and work disability status for those age 60 and over will be included. The figures are shown for the nation, regions, divisions, and states. In addition to the Subject Summary Tape File 19, other products that are available include: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Special Tabulation Program (STP 14), Special Tabulation on Aging, and Public-Use Microdata Sample on the Older Population (PUMSO). These products also are available on tape file and CD-ROM. The CD-ROMs and tape files for any of these products can be ordered from the Census Bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636). -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade--evolving from the first census in 1790--the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Thu Dec 12 14:29:50 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.3/8.8.3) id OAA06694 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 12 Dec 1996 14:29:01 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 14:29:01 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199612121929.OAA06694@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1996 Census 2000 Publicity Office CB96-216 301-457-2000 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census **MEDIA ADVISORY** CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK FOR UNPRECEDENTED PAID ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN The Commerce Department's Census Bureau will award a 100 million dollar contract to an advertising firm(s) by late summer of 1997 to create, produce and place a paid advertising campaign for Census 2000 and its prototype dress rehearsal in the spring of 1998. A draft statement of work outlines what the Census Bureau is seeking for its national advertising campaign in support of the next decennial census. The draft statement of work for the Census 2000 advertising campaign is now available from the Census 2000 Publicity Office. "We believe a paid advertising campaign will have the greatest impact for Census 2000," says Census Bureau Director Martha Farnsworth Riche. "The Census Bureau's paid advertising campaign must not only create powerful and effective messages to motivate everyone to promptly fill out and return their census questionnaires, but must also be properly targeted to maximize our advertising dollar." The Census Bureau is encouraging response from the advertising industry to its initial description of the Census 2000 paid advertising campaign by January 10. A pre-solicitation conference to more fully describe the effort will be held for potential contractors in February 1997 at the Census Bureau headquarters. A copy of the draft statement of work may be obtained by sending a written request to: Census 2000 Publicity Office, Room 3685-3, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233 or fax 301-457-2992. -X- December 12, 1996 From press-release-owner Wed Dec 18 08:41:44 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.4/8.8.3) id IAA08915 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 18 Dec 1996 08:37:05 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 08:37:05 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199612181337.IAA08915@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, DECEMBER 18, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-215 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Charles Funk 301-763-2542 BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT TOPS $549 BILLION IN 1994 Businesses with five or more employees invested $549.3 billion for new and used capital goods in 1994, a 12 percent increase from 1993, according to a new report by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Capital goods are items that are ordinarily depreciated by businesses, including buildings and other structures, machinery and equipment, furniture and fixtures, computers and vehicles. The data are relied upon to identify trends in capital expenditures by businesses, develop monetary policy, analyze business asset depreciation, and improve estimates of capital stock for productivity analysis. Industry analysts use the data for market analysis, economic forecasting, product development, and business planning. Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Everett Ehrlich says, "The Annual Capital Expenditures Survey data released today are a good example of how the Census Bureau is working to keep our economic statistics on pace with a rapidly growing, dynamic U.S. economy. The rapid expansion of capacity they depict is part of the success story of the U.S. economy. The numbers are valuable to private sector decision-makers and government policy-makers alike." Expenditures for buildings and other structures amounted to $168.1 billion, with $155.3 billion spent on new structures. Expenditures for equipment amounted to $376.3 billion, with $358.5 billion going for new equipment. Purchases of new structures and equipment together amounted to $513.8 billion, or 93 percent of the total capital expenditures for 1994. The report entitled, "Annual Capital Expenditures: 1994," ACE/94, provides information on capital investment by nonfarm businesses, in new and used structures and equipment, for 94 industry categories. The report contains data published for the first time by the Census Bureau on capital expenditures for specific types of structures and classifications of construction (construction of new facility, acquisition of existing facility, remodeling, renovation, or modernization of existing structures). The data in this report are subject to sampling variability as well as nonsampling variability. Sources of nonsampling variability include errors of response, nonreporting, and coverage. Measures of sampling variability, presented as relative standard errors, are shown in the publication tables. The report also is available on the Internet. The address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/agfs/www/aces.html -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Fri Dec 20 14:53:48 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.4/8.8.3) id OAA17286 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 20 Dec 1996 14:50:44 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 14:50:44 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199612201950.OAA17286@info.census.gov> Census Bureau: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner December 20, 1996 **TIPSHEET** TP96-23 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING Demographic: "State Population Estimates: 1996." The tabulations show total population estimates for each state from July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1996. "National Projected Population Total: 1997." The January 1, 1997 New Year's Day projected population total for the nation will be released. "Property Owners and Managers Survey: 1996." The Internet tables will provide information from the survey on single- and multi-unit owners and managers of property, year structure build, monthly rent and so on for the nation as a whole. "How We're Changing: Demographic State of the Nation: 1997." This is an overview of major demographic findings previously released by the Census Bureau since January 1996, including population projections, educational attainment, and child care. The figures are shown at the national level. "Survey of Market Absorption, Second Quarter 1996." This report presents data on the rate at which newly-built, privately-financed, nonsubsidized, unfurnished apartments are rented and sold at selected monthly intervals. There also is information on the asking rent of new rental and asking price of condominium apartments. The figures are shown at the national level. "Eurasia Bulletin Autumn 1996." This bulletin will soon be released on the Internet in PDF and HTML versions. The PDF version has graphs and the HTML version has text only. This bulletin profiles the Ukraine, gives 1990 data on scientists and engineers in Japan, and looks at present and future developments in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Here's the latest for Radio Broadcasters: - Edition #241 of Profile America (for air the week of 12/23) notes that Americans' love of travel generates $7 billion in revenue for the nation's travel agencies yearly; that even though single-family housing starts turned down recently, 1996 is still a good year for construction; and that Santa has some helpers--2,500 toy and sporting goods factories in the U.S. The agriculture feature notes the increasing popularity of ham as a holiday meal. - Edition #242 (for air the week of 12/30) looks at the status and definition of the traditional family, how inflation is computed; and the percentage of built-up land in the nation is much less than you'd expect. The agriculture feature is on ducks and geese on holiday menus. - The 5-minute Spanish-language program "Galeria Informativa" is contained in each week's edition of Profile America. Profile America is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EST on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. It also is available by telephone at 1-888-639-7347 (tape #721, for demographic feature; #722, economic; #723, "Uncle Sam's Almanac;" and #724, "Just a Minute" farm feature); and on Internet at: http://www.census.gov. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. Verbatim scripts are available 24 hours a day on our fax-on-demand line at 301-457-4178. NEW ON THE NET "1996 National Content Survey." Findings on questions on race and Hispanic origin tested in this survey are now on the Internet. The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/96natcontentsurvey. html "Changing the Way the United States Measures Income and Poverty." The Internet address for this paper is: http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/povmeas/chincpov.html "Detailed Historical Income Tables." The Internet address for these 1995 updates from the Current Population Survey is: http://www.census.gov/hhes/income/histinc/incperdet.html "Recent Movers and Living Alone, 1940-1990." The Internet address for these historical housing tables is: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/censhsg.html "Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1995." The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/ms-la.html "Household and Family Characteristics: March 1995." The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html RECENTLY RELEASED Demographic: "Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Subject Summary Tape File, The Older Population of the United States." This CD-ROM and tape file provides population and housing statistics for people aged 60 and over on education, employment status, income and poverty, marital status, race, and work disability status. The figures are shown for the nation, regions, divisions, and states. "Supplement to the American Housing Survey for Selected Metropolitan Areas in 1993." Within 149 pages, this report contains information for seven selected metropolitan areas on such subjects as household and housing characteristics by family type, as well as information on neighborhoods and changes in housing inventory. The seven metro areas are: Boston, MA-NH; Detroit, MI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; San Francisco-Oakland, CA; San Jose, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL; and Washington, DC-MD-VA. Economic: "Annual Survey of Communications: 1995." Tabulations from this report feature data on telephone communications, electronic mail, facsimile transmissions, telex services, the radio and television broadcasting industries, and cable and other pay television services for 1994 to 1995. "1992 Census of Service Industries, Subject Series, Sources of Receipts or Revenue" (SC92-S-4). This report provides 1992 data on businesses in service industries for the nation, states, and metropolitan areas. A few of the service industries covered in the report's 61 tables include--motion picture and film services, health services, advertising, and computer programming. "Special Tabulations Prepared by Census Bureau." For information on special demographic and economic tabulations prepared by the Census Bureau, contact Rose Cowan in the Decennial Programs Coordination Branch on 301-457-2408 or the Income and Poverty Information Staff on 301-763-8576. "Annual Capital Expenditures: 1994" (ACE/94). This report provides information on capital investment by nonfarm businesses, in new and used structures and equipment, for 94 industry categories. For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what's on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Thu Dec 26 11:45:46 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.4/8.8.3) id LAA29886 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 26 Dec 1996 11:42:23 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 11:42:23 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199612261642.LAA29886@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1996 Public Information Office CB96-223 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Kevin Deardorff 301-457-2397 Gregory Spencer 301-457-2428 U.S. POPULATION TOTALS 266.5 MILLION AS 1997 BEGINS, CENSUS BUREAU SAYS As Americans ring in the New Year, the January 1, 1997 population of the United States is projected to number 266,499,365, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said today. During the past year, the nation's population increased by 2.3 million people or 0.9 percent. Net migration from overseas accounted for one-third of the growth, Census Bureau officials said. The Census Bureau based its January 1, 1997 figure on a projected 3.8 million births, 2.3 million deaths, net international migration of 809,000, and net return to the U.S. of American citizens (including armed forces) of 27,000 during 1996. Births and deaths are expected to remain at about the same levels in 1997. Therefore, America's population is projected to grow by an additional 2.4 million persons during the year, due primarily to natural increase or an excess of births over deaths. The New Year's Day population total represented a 7.1 percent increase over the April 1, 1990 census total of 248,718,291. The projections do not include U.S. citizens-- armed forces or civilian--who live abroad. -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Mon Dec 30 09:21:32 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.4/8.8.3) id JAA18490 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 30 Dec 1996 09:18:58 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 09:18:58 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199612301418.JAA18490@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, DECEMBER 30, 1996 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB96-224 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Gregory Harper 301-457-2385 POPULATION GROWTH REMAINS FASTEST IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN STATES, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS States with the fastest population growth rates continued to be concentrated in the West and South, according to 1996 population estimates released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Nevada was again the nation's fastest growing state, increasing by 4.5 percent or 70,000 people between July 1995 and July 1996. Other top growth states were Arizona (2.9 percent), Utah (2.2 percent), and Colorado, Georgia, and Idaho, all of which grew by 2.0 percent. Overall, population growth in the West was 1.4 percent. California's population grew faster than the nation's for the first time since 1991-92. The state had the greatest net domestic outmigration (259,000) of any state (more persons moved out of the state than moved in from other states). However, this loss was more than offset by having the nation's largest population gains from international migration (246,000) and natural population change (births minus deaths), at 328,000. The South's growth rate of 1.2 percent ranked it second to the West. The South was the only region to show population growth from net domestic inmigration (382,000). In addition to Georgia, the South included two other states among the 10 fastest growing: Texas and North Carolina each had a growth rate of 1.7 percent. The District of Columbia lost population but at a slower rate than in 1994-95 (-2.0 percent versus -2.4 percent). Growth in the Midwest was at 0.6 percent for the third year in a row. Minnesota remained the fastest growing state in the region at 0.9 percent, an increase of more than 43,000 people. The Northeast as a whole grew at a rate of 0.1 percent. New Hampshire was the fastest growing (1.2 percent) state outside the West and South, ranking fourteenth. With a growth rate of 0.7, Vermont was the second-fastest growing state of the Northeast and ranked thirtieth overall. Three of the region's states lost population--Rhode Island decreased by 0.1 percent, while both New York and Pennsylvania had slight decreases of less than 0.1 percent. The nation's population is estimated to have increased from 262.9 million on July 1, 1995 to 265.3 million on July 1, 1996, a growth rate of 0.9 percent. Both natural change (1,549,000) and net international migration (856,000) contributed to the growth. State population estimates and demographic components of change data are available on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/statepop.html -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Mon Jan 6 09:15:23 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.4/8.8.3) id JAA14752 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 6 Jan 1997 09:12:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 09:12:27 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199701061412.JAA14752@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Tipsheet: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner January 3, 1997 **TIPSHEET** TP97-01 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING Demographic: "Property Owners and Managers Survey: 1996." These Internet tables will provide information from the survey on single- and multi-unit owners and managers of property, year structure built, monthly rent and so on for the nation as a whole. Economic: "1992 Census of Manufactures, Subject Series, General Summary." This report provides information on employment and value of shipments for manufacturing businesses for the nation, states, and metropolitan areas. Here's the latest for Radio Broadcasters: - Edition #243 of Profile America (for air the week of 1/6/97) looks at the great drop in the number of school districts in the U.S. since 1940; that the Christmas trees which brightened our homes this holiday season were grown in all 50 states; and that the number of laws proposed by each Congress has dropped more than half in the last 20 years. The agriculture feature notes that there are some 15,000 Christmas tree growers in the U.S. - Edition #244 of Profile America (for air the week of 1/13/97) looks at a day in the life of America, noting among other things that 3,700 homes are started each day; that the number of working Americans earning wages at poverty-line levels has increased; and that New York has the highest ratio of police officers to citizens. The agriculture feature notes that the next Census of Agriculture will move from the Census Bureau to the Department of Agriculture. - The 5-minute Spanish-language program "Galeria Informativa" is contained in each week's edition of Profile America. Profile America is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EST on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. It also is available by telephone at 1-888-639-7347 (tape #721, for demographic feature; #722, economic; #723, "Uncle Sam's Almanac;" and #724, "Just a Minute" farm feature); and on Internet at: http://www.census.gov. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. Verbatim scripts are available 24 hours a day on our fax-on-demand line at 301-457-4178. NEW ON THE NET Survey of Market Absorption, Second Quarter Completions 1996. The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/soma.html RECENTLY RELEASED Demographic: "State Population Estimates: 1996." The tabulations show total population estimates for each state from July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1996. The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/statepop.html (Press Release Document No. 1200) "National Projected Population Total: 1997." The January 1, 1997 New Year's Day projected population total for the nation. (Press Release Document No. 1199) For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what's on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Mon Jan 6 09:19:10 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.4/8.8.3) id JAA15485 for press-release-outgoing; Mon, 6 Jan 1997 09:18:53 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 09:18:53 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199701061418.JAA15485@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, JANUARY 6, 1997 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB97-03 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Patrick Duck 301-457-4741 NEW CENSUS BUREAU MANUFACTURING REPORT SHOWS $3 TRILLION IN '92 U.S. MANUFACTURERS SHIPMENTS A report entitled, "1992 Census of Manufactures, Subject Series, General Summary" (MC92-S-1), was released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. It is the last in a series of reports from the 1992 Census of Manufactures. The findings include: - U.S. manufactures shipped over $3 trillion in goods in 1992. Three major groups--chemicals, transportation equipment, and food products--accounted for 37 percent of the shipments. - Over 18 million people were employed in the manufacturing industry in 1992, 3.9 percent below the 19 million employed in 1987, the year of the previous Census of Manufactures. - Between 1987 and 1992, 26 states gained jobs in manufacturing, while 25 lost manufacturing jobs. Texas gained the most jobs (39,000), followed by Wisconsin and Alabama (32,000 each). These data are compiled from over 380,000 manufacturing organizations in 20 major industry groups representing products such as: food, apparel, lumber, chemicals, computers, and transportation equipment. The report features detailed data for the nation, states, and metropolitan areas. The report also is available on the Internet at: www.census.gov/prod/1/manmin/92sub/ -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Fri Jan 10 09:35:20 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.4/8.8.3) id JAA04404 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:31:41 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:31:41 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199701101431.JAA04404@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, JANUARY 9, 1997 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB97-04 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Thomas Bell 301-457-2580 cbp@census.gov CENSUS BUREAU ADDS "ZIP" TO LOCAL BUSINESS RESEARCH 1994 economic data for over 39,000 ZIP codes are available on a new CD-ROM released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The ZIP Business Patterns disk, the first in an anticipated annual series, produces for each ZIP code data on the number and size of businesses for hundreds of industries. Data also are provided on the number of employees and payroll for each ZIP code. The disk comes with easy-to-use Windows software that enables users to view, print, or extract data by ZIP code. Orders for the disk, which sells for $90, should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636). -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Fri Jan 17 12:15:07 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.4/8.8.3) id MAA15541 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 17 Jan 1997 12:11:11 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 12:11:11 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199701171711.MAA15541@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Tipsheet: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner January 17, 1997 **TIPSHEET** TP97-02 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING Economic: "1992 Census of Governments, Employment of Major Local Governments." These Internet tables will provide employment and payroll data for counties; selected municipalities and townships, school systems, and special district governments. "1992 Census of Governments, Compendium of Public Employment." These Internet tables will provide employment and payroll data by government function for the nation, states, and types of governments. Here's the latest for Radio Broadcasters: - Edition #245 of Profile America (for air the week of January 20) looks at the expected continued growth of population in the Western and Southern states; that three-quarters of all goods travel around the country by truck; and that Spanish has replaced French as the language most studied by college students. The agriculture feature notes that more pounds of almonds were harvested than any other tree nut. - Edition #246 (for air the week of January 27) notes that people in Alaska and Nevada tend to move more than the average, those living in Northeast states move less; that there are almost 50,000 lodging places in the U.S. generating $70 billion a year in revenues; and that automobile ads are the most common form of TV advertising. The farm feature looks at the most popular nut crops. - The five-minute Spanish-language program "Galeria Informativa" is contained in each week's edition of Profile America. Profile America is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EST on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. It also is available by telephone at 1-888-639-7347 (tape #721, for demographic feature; #722, economic; #723, "Uncle Sam's Almanac;" and #724, "Just a Minute" farm feature); and on Internet at: http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/radio/. Mail distribution by cassette also is available. Verbatim scripts are available 24 hours a day on our fax-on-demand line at 301-457-4178. NEW ON THE NET "1992 Census of Governments, Finances of Special Districts." Special districts' statistics on revenue, expenditure, debt, and financial assets of special district governments for fiscal year 1992. The Internet address for this information is: http://www.apsd.census.gov:80/Pubs/html/govrnmnt.htm "1992 Census of Governments, Finances of County Governments." County governments statistics on revenue, expenditure, debt, and financial assets of county governments for fiscal year 1992. The Internet address for this information is: http://www.apsd.census.gov:80/Pubs/html/govrnmnt.htm "1992 Census of Governments, Finances of Municipal and Township Governments." Municipal and township governments statistics on revenue, expenditure, debt, and financial assets of municipal and township governments for fiscal year 1992. The Internet address for this information is: http://www.apsd.census.gov:80/Pubs/html/govrnmnt.htm RECENTLY RELEASED Economic: "Business/Economic Data by ZIP Codes." The CD-ROM contains business/economic data for over 32,000 ZIP codes and is a useful tool for anyone who markets to businesses or analyzes local economies. (Press Release Document No. 2133) "1992 Census of Manufactures, Subject Series, General Summary." This report provides information on employment and value of shipments for manufacturing businesses for the nation, states, and metropolitan areas. The Internet address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/prod/1/manmin/92sub/ (Press Release Document No. 2132) For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what's on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Thu Jan 23 08:48:37 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.4/8.8.3) id IAA28897 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 08:46:47 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 08:46:47 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199701231346.IAA28897@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M., JANUARY 23, 1997 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB97-12 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Sheldon Ziman 301-763-7596 CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS ON ASSETS, EXPENSES, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES OF U.S. RETAIL, WHOLESALE, AND SERVICE FIRMS The Commerce Department's Census Bureau has released three reports on the nation's merchant wholesale, retail, and service businesses and organizations from the 1992 Economic Census. The three reports are: - "1992 Census of Wholesale Trade--Measures of Value Produced, Capital Expenditures, Depreciable Assets, and Operating Expenses" (WC92-S-2) - "1992 Census of Retail Trade--Measures of Value Produced, Capital Expenditures, Depreciable Assets, and Operating Expenses" (RC92-S-2) - "1992 Census of Service Industries--Capital Expenditures, Depreciable Assets, and Operating Expenses" (SC92-S-2) All three reports show operating expenses, depreciable assets, and capital expenditures for 1992 at the national level only, for detailed kinds of business and legal forms of organization. Each industry report contains the following: - Basic operating expenses such as annual payroll, employer costs for fringe benefits, depreciation charges, lease and rental payments, and costs of purchased utilities, office supplies, advertising, repair services, legal services, data processing services, and accounting services. - Change in depreciable assets, including capital expenditures, acquisition value of beginning- and end-of-year assets, and sold/retired assets. - Retail and wholesale reports also contain information on cost of goods sold, gross margins, value added, and net income produced. - Related operating statistics reproduced from other reports such as sales, purchases, and inventories. A summary table from each report is available on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/pub/agfs/www/aes.html -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Thu Jan 30 09:55:51 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.5/8.8.3) id JAA09620 for press-release-outgoing; Thu, 30 Jan 1997 09:51:13 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 09:51:13 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199701301451.JAA09620@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, JANUARY 30, 1997 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB97-16 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Pete Fronczek 301-763-8165 NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF SINGLE-UNIT RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS SAW NET LOSS, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS Approximately 29 percent of the owners of single-unit rental properties lost money last year, according to tabulations from the 1996 Property Owners and Managers Survey recently released on the Internet by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Fifty-five percent of the owners made a profit, or broke even, and 17 percent were unsure of their losses or gains. Other highlights include: For single-unit rental properties-- - About eight out of 10 single-unit rentals were managed by the owner of the unit and two out of 10 owners employed a manager or management company to run the property. - The overwhelming percentage of single-unit rentals (88 percent) was owned by individual investors, including joint ownership by two or more individuals, such as a husband and wife. - Approximately six in 10 owners of single-unit rentals either would not acquire the unit again, or are not sure if they would acquire the unit if it were available today. For units in multi-unit rental properties-- - Approximately two-thirds of the units in multi-unit properties were managed by a resident or nonresident manager or a management company, while one-third was managed by the owner of the property. - Approximately two in 10 units in multi-unit properties were handicapped accessible. - Almost nine out of 10 of the units in multi-unit properties had owners/managers who reported that they handled maintenance problems immediately and practiced preventive maintenance. - Owners/managers, at properties representing nearly two-thirds of all units in multi-unit properties, rejected prospective tenants in the last two years. The tables also provide information on year structure built, monthly rent, yearly operating costs, sources of down payments, and length of current management. The Internet address for the tables is http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poms.html Additional information from the survey, sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and conducted by the Census Bureau, will be released by the Census Bureau in the next few months. An announcement on its availability will be provided on the Public Information Office's bimonthly Tipsheet. -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions. From press-release-owner Fri Jan 31 14:58:14 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.5/8.8.3) id OAA09350 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 31 Jan 1997 14:50:06 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 14:50:06 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199701311950.OAA09350@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Tipsheet: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner January 31, 1997 **TIPSHEET** TP97-03 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: TipSheet: Upcoming Census Bureau Reports and Activities UPCOMING Demographic: None to report. Economic: "1995 Service Annual Survey." These Internet tables will provide national data on operating receipts of taxable firms and revenue and expenses of firms exempt from federal income taxes for service industries such as personal, business, health, recreation, lodging and legal services. "1995 State Government Finances." These Internet tables will provide information on revenues, expenditures, indebtedness, and cash/securities for the nation and the 50 state governments. "1992 Census of Governments, Compendium of Government Finances." These Internet tables will provide revenue, expenditure, debt, and financial assets data for federal, state, and local governments for fiscal year 1992. "1992 Census of Governments, Compendium of Public Employment." These Internet tables will provide employment and payroll data by government function for the nation, states, and types of governments. Here's the latest for Radio Broadcasters: - Edition #247 of Profile America (for air the week of February 3) notes that twice as many people now live alone as in 1970; that less than one percent of homes don't have any kind of heating equipment; and that there are 620,000 doctors in the country. The agriculture feature notes that the home states of the Super Bowl teams lead the nation in producing milk and cranberries. - Edition #248 (for air the week of February 10) notes that a growing number of children live with their grandparents; that radio and television broadcasting is holding its own in the face of competition from cable and the Internet; and that our media habits greatly favor electronic over print media. The agriculture feature notes the growing importance of California in producing dairy products. - The five-minute Spanish-language program "Galeria Informativa" is contained in each week's edition of Profile America. Profile America is heard via satellite each Monday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EST on Satcom C5, Transponder 19, Channel 13-1. It also is available by telephone at 1-888-639-7347 (tape #721, for demographic feature; #722, economic; #723, "Uncle Sam's Almanac;" and #724, "Just a Minute" farm feature); and on Internet at: http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/radio/ Mail distribution by cassette also is available. Verbatim scripts are available 24 hours a day on our Fax-on-Demand line on 301-457-4178. NEW ON THE NET "Historical Census Data." We now have an extensive assortment of historical census data on our web site such as state population estimates from 1900 to present, population and housing unit counts for counties from 1900 to 1990, and centers of population from 1790 to 1990. For a full listing of what's available, call PIOžs 24-hour Fax-on-Demand line on 301-457-4178 and request Document No. 3000. "1992 Census of Governments, Employment of Major Local Governments." These Internet tables provide employment and payroll data for counties; selected municipalities and townships, school systems, and special district governments. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html RECENTLY RELEASED "Census Facts for African American History Month and Valentine's Day." This document will provide intriguing, previously released facts pertaining to these two events from the Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas. We plan to provide similar factsheets commemorating selected events or holidays occurring in future months. Demographic: None to report. Economic: "1992 Assets and Expenditures Survey." Three separate reports covering merchant wholesale and retail trades and service industries present data for the U.S. on capital expenditures, depreciable assets, and operating expenses, as well as measures of value produced (e.g., value added) for merchant wholesale and retail trades. The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/pub/agfs/www/aes.html (Press Release Document No. 2134) For a complete listing of news releases, radio transcripts, and what's on the Press Office's Internet page, call our 24-hour Fax-on-Demand number on 301-457-4178. Questions or comments about any of the above information should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 or faxed to 301-457-3670. From press-release-owner Fri Jan 31 14:58:18 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.5/8.8.3) id OAA09288 for press-release-outgoing; Fri, 31 Jan 1997 14:49:13 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 14:49:13 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199701311949.OAA09288@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Fact Sheet: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner January 31, 1997 CB97-FS.01 MEMORANDUM FOR Reporters, Editors, News Directors From: LaVerne Vines Collins Chief, Public Information Office Subject: Facts for African American History Month and Valentine's Day Each month, we plan to provide previously released facts pertaining to selected events or holidays occurring that month. Questions or comments about any of these facts should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030, faxed to 301-457-3670, or e-mailed to pio@census.gov CENSUS FACTS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH Education: - In 1995, 74 percent of African Americans aged 25 and over had at least a high school diploma and 13 percent held at least a bachelor's degree, up from 51 percent and 8 percent, respectively, in 1980. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-148.html) - The proportion of African Americans aged 25 to 29 who had completed high school improved significantly from 1985 to 1995--from 81 percent to 87 percent, while the share of young adult Whites in the same age group remained unchanged--at about 87 percent. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-148.html) - High school dropout rates for African American and White students in 1994 were around 5 percent. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-179.html) Income and Poverty: - Between 1994 and 1995, the median income of African American households rose 3.6 percent in real terms to $22,393, while the median income of White households increased 2.2 percent. (The difference between these percentage changes was not statistically significant.) The income of Asian and Pacific Islander households was unchanged; the small sample sizes for this population do not allow us to determine that there are any differences in their income changes from those for other racial or ethnic groups. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-159a.html) - The poverty rate for African Americans declined between 1994 and 1995, from 30.6 percent to 29.3 percent. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-159a.html) Population: - On October 1, 1996, there were an estimated 33.7 million African Americans in the United States, comprising 12.7 percent of the total population. Their median age was 29.4 years. (www.census.gov/population/estimate-extract/nation/ intfile3-1.txt) - It's projected that the African American population will grow more than twice as fast as the White population between 1995 and 2050. The African American population would increase 2 million by 2000, 7 million by 2010, and 17 million by 2030. By the middle of the next century, the African American population would nearly double its present size to 61 million. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-176.html) - The African American share of the total U.S. population is expected to increase from 12.6 percent in 1995 to 12.9 percent in 2000, 14 percent in 2020, and 15 percent in 2050. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-176.html) - After 2016, more African Americans than non-Hispanic Whites are expected to be added to the U.S. population each year. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-176.html) Businesses: - The number of African American-owned businesses increased from 424,165 in 1987 to 620,912 in 1992--growing 46 percent, or 20 percentage points more than U.S. businesses as a whole. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-29.html) - African American-owned business receipts increased from $19.8 billion in 1987 to $32.2 billion in 1992, an increase of 63 percent. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-29.html) - Receipts for African American-owned firms averaged $52,000 per firm, compared with $193,000 for all U.S. firms. Fifty-six percent of African American-owned firms had receipts under $10,000. Less than 1 percent had receipts of $1 million or more. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-29.html) - The New York metro area had the most African American-owned firms, with 39,404, followed closely by Washington, D. C. (37,988) and Los Angeles (32,645). (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-29.html) Marital Status: - In 1980, 45 percent of all African American women 15 years old and over were currently married; by 1995, the figure had declined to 38 percent. For African American men, the corresponding figures were 49 percent and 43 percent. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-200.html) Child Care: - In 1993, about four in 10 African American preschoolers were cared for by grandparents or other relatives besides their fathers while their mothers worked, compared to only about two in 10 White children. Care by grandparents was especially important to African American families, accounting for one-fifth of all arrangements used for preschoolers. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-61.html) - African American preschoolers were less likely to be cared for by nonrelatives or in organized child care facilities than White preschoolers (48 percent compared to 54 percent). (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-61.html) CENSUS FACTS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY - In 1994, 2.4 million marriages and 1.2 million divorces took place in the United States. That means 6,500 marriages and 3,300 divorces on a typical day. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-192.html) - Nevada had both the Nation's highest marriage rate (96.3 marriages per 1,000 population) and divorce rate (9.0 divorces per 1,000 population) in 1994. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-192.html) - In 1995, there were 118 unmarried men age 18 to 34 for every 100 unmarried women that age. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-200.html) - In 1995, 13.6 million persons age 25 to 34 had never been married, representing 33 percent of all persons in the age group. (www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-200.html) - The value of Valentine cards shipped in 1992 totaled $210 million. (www.census.gov/prod/1/manmin/92mmi/92manuff.html, then click on "27C Greeting Cards; Bookbinding; Printing Trade Services Industry.") - There were 27,341 florists in the United States in 1992, employing 122,000 people and selling $5.7 billion worth of merchandise during the year. Cut flowers accounted for $3.6 billion worth of these sales. (www.census.gov/prod/1/bus/retail/92subj/ index.html#RC92-S-3, then click on "Merchandise Line Sales--United States. Full document." Also, www.census.gov/prod/1/bus/retail/92area/92ret.html, then click on "United States.") - In 1994, 51,200 people worked for companies that manufactured candy and other confectionery products or chewing gum. These companies shipped $10.9 billion in goods during the year. (www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html#mm, then click on "1994 Annual Survey of Manufactures: Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries. Document.") - There were 10,100 people in 1994 who worked for companies that manufactured chocolate and cocoa products. This industry shipped $3.2 billion in goods during the year. (www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html#mm, then click on "1994 Annual Survey of Manufactures: Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries. Document.") From press-release-owner Wed Feb 12 09:23:39 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by info.census.gov (8.8.5/8.8.3) id JAA21643 for press-release-outgoing; Wed, 12 Feb 1997 09:20:31 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 09:20:31 -0500 (EST) From: owner-press-release Message-Id: <199702121420.JAA21643@info.census.gov> Census Bureau Press Release: Sender: owner-press-release@Census.Gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Press-Release-Owner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1997 Public Information Office CB97-24 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov CENSUS BUREAU NAMES JOHN C. HALTIWANGER CHIEF ECONOMIST The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today named John C. Haltiwanger as it's Chief Economist. At the same time, Haltiwanger will hold the position of professor of economics at the University of Maryland. "Dr. Haltiwanger is one of the nation's leading experts in the fields of applied microeconomics and economic measurement," according to Census Bureau Director Martha Farnsworth Riche. "As Chief Economist at the Census Bureau, he will direct our Center for Economic Studies and guide the economic program staff in managing the theoretical soundness and analytical utility of their data products. He also will identify opportunities for making improvements in such products," Riche said. Haltiwanger received his BS in applied mathematics and economics from Brown University, and his PhD in economics from Johns Hopkins University. He has published extensively in professional journals. His recent book, "Job Creation and Destruction," co-authored with Steven J. Davis and Scott Schuh, presents a fresh perspective on the dynamics of employment in our economy. The empirical analysis in this work is primarily based on tabulations from the Longitudinal Research Database at the Center for Economic Studies. Haltiwanger can be reached at Washington Plaza II, Room 211, Washington, D.C. 20233 and on 301-457-1848 or jhaltiwa@census.gov -X- The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions.