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• Statistical Abstract of the United States[website]

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  "The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations."

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• U.S. Census Bureau [website]

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  This is the website for the U.S. Census Bureau. It has information about jobs, industry, people, geography and other related topics. From the Census Bureau mission statement: "The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy."

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• Hazardous Materials: 2002 Commodity Flow Survey

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  "This report presents data on hazardous material shipment characteristics. The 2002 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and select retail establishments. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. The CFS was last conducted in 1997. This report contains background information on the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey and then presents detailed tabular results on shipment characteristics by mode of transportation, commodity, distance shipped, and shipment weight. In Appendix A, key characteristics of the 2002 CFS are compared to those of the 1993 and 1997 surveys. Appendix B focuses on the reliability of the estimates and discusses sampling and non-sampling errors. Tables containing estimates of sampling variability corresponding to each table on shipment characteristics are also included in Appendix B."

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  2004-12
• Government Organization: 2002 Census of Governments

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  This volume contains the official counts of the number of state and local governments. Classification of types of governments as well as statistical data on governing bodies is also provided.

  U.S. Census Bureau

  2002-12
• National Security & Veterans Affairs: Homeland Security

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  This webpage lists a variety of reports about homeland security funding by agency, state, tribes and other demographic information. Additionally there are reports about border patrol arrests.

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• Language Use in the United States: 2007

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  "This report provides information on the number and characteristics of people in the United States in 2007 who spoke a language other than English at home. While the vast majority of the population 5 years old and over in the United States spoke only English at home (80 percent), the population speaking a language other than English at home has increased steadily for the last three decades. The number of speakers increased for many non-English languages, but not all. This changing landscape of speakers of non-English languages in the United States is highlighted in this report."

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  Shin, Hyon B.; Kominski, Robert A.

  2010-04
• Evaluating Components of International Migration: Quality of Foreign-born and Hispanic Population Data

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  "Between March and September 2001, the Demographic Analysis-Population Estimates (DAPE) research project addressed the discrepancy between the demographic analysis data and the A.C.E. adjusted estimates of the population. Specifically, the research examined the historical levels of the components of population change to address the possibility that the 1990 Demographic Analysis understated the national population and assessed whether demographic analysis had not captured the full population growth between 1990 and 2000. Assumptions regarding the components of international migration (specifically, emigration, temporary migration, legal migration, and unauthorized migration) contain the largest uncertainty in the demographic analysis estimates. Therefore, evaluating the components of international migration was a critical activity in the DAPE project. This report addressed the question: 'How do edit and imputation procedures affect the consistency of foreign-born and Hispanic populations?' Comparisons were made between the edit and imputation specifications for the 1990 census and Census 2000 for the questions on place of birth and Hispanic origin to determine what impact, if any, such differences might have had on comparisons of numbers between the censuses. There were few significant differences in the specifications for the question on place of birth. The most significant difference - 'hot deck' imputation of specific countries of birth in Census 2000 but not in 1990 - did not affect the overall total of foreign-born people. Regarding the specifications for the Hispanic question, several important differences were noted, the most important of which was the use of surname-assisted 'hot decks' in assigning an origin. Overall, the Census 2000 edit and imputation procedures seemed to be more accurate than the 1990 procedures in assigning an origin. The improvement in assigning an origin was assisted by a substantial decline between 1990 and 2000 in the level of non-response to the question on Hispanic origin."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  2001-12
• Foreign-born Population in the United States: 2003

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  "This report describes the foreign-born population in the United States in 2003. It provides a profile of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, such as region of birth, geographic distribution in the United States, age, educational attainment, earnings, and poverty status. These characteristics are compared with those of the native population and, because the foreign born are a heterogeneous group, variability within the foreign-born population is also discussed. The findings are based on data collected by the Census Bureau in the Current Population Survey (CPS).1 The foreign born are those who were not U.S. citizens at birth. Natives are those who were born in one of the following areas- the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or the Northern Mariana Islands- or were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  2004-08
• Guide to International Migration Statistics: The Sources, Collection, and Processing of Foreign-born Population Data at the U.S. Census Bureau

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  "This report presents an overview of information available from the U.S. Census Bureau about the U.S. foreign-born population. Information about the foreign born is available from a variety of sources including: decennial censuses, current surveys, and demographic estimates based on administrative sources. Specifically, this report describes surveys fielded by the Bureau, the international migration-related items covered by the surveys, and the post-collection processing of these data."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  Costanzo, Joseph M.; Davis, Cynthia J.; Malone, Nolan

  2002-10
• Evaluating Components of International Migration: Migration between Puerto Rico and the United States

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  "On March 1, 2001, the U.S. Census Bureau issued the recommendation of the Executive Steering Committee for A.C.E. Policy (ESCAP) that the Census 2000 Redistricting Data not be adjusted based on the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation (A.C.E.). By mid-October 2001, the Census Bureau had to recommend whether Census 2000 data should be adjusted for future uses, such as the census long form data products, post-censal population estimates, and demographic survey controls. In order to inform that decision, the ESCAP requested that further research be conducted. Between March and September 2001, the Demographic Analysis-Population Estimates (DAPE) research project addressed the discrepancy between the demographic analysis data and the A.C.E. adjusted estimates of the population. Specifically, the research examined the historical levels of the components of population change to address the possibility that the 1990 Demographic Analysis understated the national population and assessed whether demographic analysis had not captured the full population growth between 1990 and 2000. Assumptions regarding the components of international migration (specifically, emigration, temporary migration, legal migration, and unauthorized migration) contain the largest uncertainty in the demographic analysis estimates. Therefore, evaluating the components of international migration was a critical activity in the DAPE project."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  Christenson, Matthew

  2002
• From the Mideast to the Pacific: A Profile of the Nation's Asian Foreign-born Population

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  "In 1997, 6.8 million of the nation's foreignborn residents were born in Asia, up from 5.0 million in 1990. The increase represented a continuation of this population's rapid growth since 1970, when it numbered about 800,000. The total tripled in the 1970s, then doubled in the 1980s. Asian-born residents comprised 27 percent of the country's foreign-born population in 1997, not significantly different from 1990 when they comprised 26 percent. Their share doubled from 9 percent in 1970 to 19 percent in 1980. In 1997, the five largest contributors to the nation's Asian-born population were China, India, Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam.1 For all but Korea, the number of people hailing from each nation rose significantly from 1990 to 1997."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  2000-09
• U.S. Census Bureau Measurement of Net International Migration to the United States: 1990 to 2000

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  "The U.S. Census Bureau produces national population estimates on an annual basis using methodology that incorporates the three main determinants of population change: births, deaths, and net migration. Net international migration plays an integral role in determining both the size and demographic composition of the population at the national level. It is the most complex determinant of population change, and its complete measurement involves the measurement of several sub-components, each one using separate methodology. In view of the fact that these sub-components are estimated separately, each is subject to differing levels of uncertainty or bias. This paper provides a detailed discussion of the definitions, methodologies, assumptions, and data sources used to measure net international migration, including a brief description of estimates for geography and demographic characteristics. Following the discussion of the subcomponents of net international migration, the strengths and limitations of each are presented along with potential research and developments."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  Costanzo, Joseph M.; Cassidy, Rachel; Lollock, Lisa R. . . .

  2001-12
• Measuring the Foreign-born Population in the United States with the Current Population Survey: 1994-2002

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  "The estimated size of the foreign-born population of the United States in 2002 was 32.5 million based on data collected in the Current Population Survey (CPS)- Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC). In absolute terms, this estimate represented an increase of 64.2 percent or 12.7 million over the estimated 19.8 million in the 1990 census, the largest foreign-born population living in the United States since record-keeping began in 1850. The challenge of monitoring the welfare of this newly arrived and large foreign-born population has created a demand for statistical information. Until 1994, when nativity items were added to the CPS, the decennial census was the sole source of regularly collected information about this group. While census data remain a primary source of information about the foreign born for subnational governmental jurisdictions and other small areas, census data are collected only once every ten years and quickly become outdated. In recent years, the American Community Survey (ACS) has become a new source of information. ACS data are collected monthly and tabulated annually, and have been designed to update and eventually replace decennial census sample data. The relatively larger ACS sample yields more precise estimates than the CPS, for both subnational geographic areas and foreign-born population subgroups. Over the past three years, the Census Bureau has been developing and testing a citizenship question for inclusion in the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) core questionnaire."

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  Schmidley, A. Dianne; Robinson, J. Gregory

  2003-10
• Evaluating Components of International Migration: Estimates of the Foreign-born Population by Migrant Status in 2000

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  "Between March and September 2001, the Demographic Analysis-Population Estimates (DAPE) research project addressed the discrepancy between the demographic analysis data and the A.C.E. adjusted estimates of the population. Specifically, the research examined the historical levels of the components of population change to address the possibility that the 1990 Demographic Analysis understated the national population and assessed whether demographic analysis had not captured the full population growth between 1990 and 2000. Assumptions regarding the components of international migration (specifically, emigration, temporary migration, legal migration, and unauthorized migration) contain the largest uncertainty in the demographic analysis estimates. Therefore, evaluating the components of international migration was a critical activity in the DAPE project. This report focuses on the evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau's estimates of the foreign-born population by migrant status in 2000. In particular, we assess the assumptions used to estimate the various types of international migrants (legal immigrants, temporary migrants, unauthorized migrants, and emigrants) and the effect of alternative assumptions in estimating the size of the foreign-born population. By reviewing alternative assumptions about the types of international migrants, we assess the completeness of coverage of the foreign-born population in Census 2000, and the reasonableness of the resulting Demographic Analysis (DA) estimates."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  Deardorff, Kevin E.; Blumerman, Lisa M.

  2000
• Profile of the Foreign-born Population in the United States: 1997

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  "Profile of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 1997, Current Population Reports, P23-195, presents data on a wide range of geographic, demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics for the foreign-born population of the United States. Data for the native population are included for comparison. The data in this report for 1997 are from the March 1997 Current Population Survey (CPS). Data for 1990 and earlier years, which are included for historical comparison, are from the decennial censuses of population. Detailed tables showing data for 1997 are presented in Profile of the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1997, PPL-115, issued in 1999. Detailed tables showing data on the foreignborn population from decennial censuses are presented in Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1850 to 1990, Population Division Working Paper, No. 29, issued in 1999. The reference date for data from the 1990 census is April 1. For data from the CPS, the reference dates vary depending on when the housing unit first came into the survey and on the topic. Housing units (and their occupants) in the CPS are in for 4 months, out for 8 months, and then in again for 4 months. Thus housing units in the March 1997 CPS are about equally distributed among those that first came into the survey from December 1995 to March 1996 and from December 1996 to March 1997. While data on some characteristics, including age, are updated, data on other characteristics, including length of residence in the United States and citizenship status of the foreign-born population, are not. The core of this report is 21 two-page sections presenting information on various topics for the foreign-born population. These sections are preceded by Highlights and are followed by References and five appendixes: (A) The Foreign-Born Population and Immigration: Definitions and Concepts; (B) Source and Accuracy of Estimates; (C) Comparison of Population Universes; (D) Nativity Questions on the Current Population Survey; and (E) Related Reports and Information. Numbers or percentages in the text, figures, and text tables may not sum to totals due to rounding. In general, percentages in the text are rounded to whole numbers for percentages of 10 and above and are shown to 1 decimal place for percentages below 10 (i.e., to show 2 significant digits); however, percentages above 10 are shown to 1 decimal place in cases where rounding to whole numbers would distort a comparison."

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  1999-08
• Profile of the Foreign-born Population in the United States: 2000

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  "'Profile of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2000', Current Population Reports, P23-206, presents data on a wide range of geographic, demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics for the foreign-born population of the United States. Data for the native population are included for comparison. The data in this report for 2000 are from the March 2000 Current Population Survey (CPS) and do not include information from Census 2000 or the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey. Data for 1990 and earlier years, which are included for historical comparison, are from the decennial censuses of population. Detailed tables showing data for 2000 are presented in 'Profile of the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 2000', PPL-145, issued in 2001. Detailed tables showing data on the foreign-born population from decennial censuses are presented in 'Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1850 to 1990', Population Division Working Paper, No. 29, issued in 1999. The reference date for data from the 1990 census is April 1. For data from the CPS, the reference dates vary depending on when the housing unit first came into the survey and on the topic. Housing units (and their occupants) in the CPS are in for 4 months, out for 8 months, and then in again for 4 months. Thus housing units in the March 2000 CPS are about equally distributed among those that first came into the survey from December 1998 to March 1999 and from December 1999 to March 2000. While data on some characteristics, including age, are updated, data on other characteristics, including length of residence in the United States and citizenship status of the foreignborn population, are not. The core of this report is 22 sections presenting information on various topics for the foreign-born population. These sections are preceded by Highlights and are followed by References and five appendixes: (A) Foreign Born and Other Terms: Definitions and Concepts, (B) Source and Accuracy of Estimates, (C) Comparison of Population Universes, (D) Nativity Questions on the Current Population Survey, and (E) Related Reports and Information."

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  2001-12
• Evaluating Components of International Migration: Legal Temporary Migrants

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  "On March 1, 2001, the U.S. Census Bureau issued the recommendation of the Executive Steering Committee for A.C.E. Policy (ESCAP) that the Census 2000 Redistricting Data not be adjusted based on the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation (A.C.E.). By mid-October 2001, the Census Bureau had to recommend whether Census 2000 data should be adjusted for future uses, such as the census long form data products, post-censal population estimates, and demographic survey controls. In order to inform that decision, the ESCAP requested that further research be conducted. Between March and September 2001, the Demographic Analysis-Population Estimates (DAPE) research project addressed the discrepancy between the demographic analysis data and the A.C.E. adjusted estimates of the population. Specifically, the research examined the historical levels of the components of population change to address the possibility that the 1990 Demographic Analysis understated the national population and assessed whether demographic analysis had not captured the full population growth between 1990 and 2000. Assumptions regarding the components of international migration (specifically, emigration, temporary migration, legal migration, and unauthorized migration) contain the largest uncertainty in the demographic analysis estimates. Therefore, evaluating the components of international migration was a critical activity in the DAPE project. This report focuses on the evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau's estimated stock of legal temporary migrants in 1990 and 2000. Specifically, the review process validated the estimates of temporary migrants in 1990 and created an intermediate estimate for 2000. To produce the estimate of net temporary migrants, the Census Bureau developed criteria, related to visa requirements, to identify people who were likely to be resident temporary migrants in the 1990 census. Because the preliminary data from Census 2000 were unavailable for several necessary variables for the algorithm (e.g., industry and income), data from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey were used for the 2000 estimate. Our evaluation resulted in a temporary migrant stock estimate of 487,453 in 1990 and 781,507 in 2000. For both dates, temporary migrants included more men than women, were likely to be non-Hispanic, and the largest numbers were between the ages of 18 and 29. Future research will focus on an evaluation of the criteria used for the algorithm, and an adaptation of the algorithm to other surveys, such as the Current Population Survey and the American Community Survey, to facilitate in the production of annual estimates of temporary migrants."

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  Cassidy, Rachel; Pearson, Lucinda

  2001-11
• Migration and Geographic Mobility in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan America: 1995 to 2000

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  "Geographic mobility has long been an important aspect of American life, directly affecting both people and geographic areas. At an individual level, moving has a number of potential impacts, such as the potential for expanding economic opportunity or raising residential satisfaction. Given the relative stability of current birth and death rates in the United States, the critical demographic factor for any area's population growth or decline is the movement of people. From the national to the local level, residential mobility, domestic migration, and international migration are paramount to explaining population growth and decline. Finally, federal, state and local governments, as well as the private sector, need to understand where people move when planning needed services, facilities, and businesses. This report looks at 5-year mobility data from Census 2000 and focuses on migration and mobility patterns for metropolitan areas and territory outside metropolitan areas (hereafter referred to as nonmetropolitan territory) in the United States."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  Perry, Marc J.; Franklin, Rachel S.; Schachter, Jonathan P.

  2003-08
• United States Census Bureau: Foreign-Born Population

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  "The foreign-born population includes anyone who is not a U.S. citizen at birth, including those who have become U.S. citizens through naturalization. The native-born population includes anyone who is a U.S. citizen at birth, including those who were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands), or abroad of a U.S. citizen parent or parents." The website contains data from the American Community Survey (ACS), the Current Population Survey (CPS), and the Decennial Census as well as a variety or publications and reports.

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• Foreign-born Population: 2000

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  "Census 2000 measured a population of 281.4 million, 31.1 million (or 11.1 percent) of whom were foreign born. Individuals from Latin America represented 52 percent, Asia 26 percent, Europe 16 percent, and other areas of the world 6.0 percent of the foreign-born population. This report, part of a series that presents population and housing data collected by Census 2000, describes the distribution of the foreignborn population in the United States, regions, states, counties, and places with populations of 100,000 or more."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  2003-12
• Migration of Natives and the Foreign Born: 1995 to 2000

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  "Census 2000 showed that the foreignborn population in the United States was 31.1 million, a 57-percent increase from the 1990 figure of 19.8 million. This group constituted 11.1 percent of the population in 2000, the highest percentage since 1930, when they composed 11.6 percent of the total population.1 As the country's foreign-born population- already the largest in history- continues to increase in size, understanding how its migration and mobility patterns fit into, and partially shape, the overall migration patterns within the United States will be increasingly important. This Census 2000 Special Report examines migration patterns of natives and the foreign born, aged 5 years and over. The report's first section focuses on overall mobility patterns by nativity. The next section examines migration from abroad, while the final section looks at patterns and differences between natives and the foreign born in state-to-state and county-to-county migration. Particular attention is given to the redistribution of the foreign-born population within the United States."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  2003-08
• U.S. Census Data and Emergency Preparedness: Hurricane Katrina [website]

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  This site provides a variety of links pertaining to the regions affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and includes data on populations, the economy, transportation statistics, and others.

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• State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2006

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  "The State and Metropolitan Area Data Book features more than 1,500 data items for the United States and individual states, counties and metropolitan areas from a variety of sources. The files include data published for 2005 population and housing unit estimates and many items from the 1990 and 2000 Census of Population and Housing. Information in the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book covers the following topical areas: age, agriculture, births, business establishments, communications, construction, cost of living, crime, deaths, education, elections, employment, energy, finance, government, health, households, housing, immigration, income, manufactures, marriages and divorces, media, natural resources, population, poverty, race and Hispanic origin, residence, retail sales, science and engineering, social services, tourism, transportation, and veterans. Files contain a collection of data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal statistical bureaus, governmental administrative and regulatory agencies, private research bodies, trade associations, insurance companies, health associations, educational associations, and philanthropic foundations."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  2006
• Evaluating Components of International Migration: Consistency of 2000 Nativity Data

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  "Between March and September 2001, the Demographic Analysis-Population Estimates (DAPE) research project addressed the discrepancy between the demographic analysis data and the A.C.E. adjusted estimates of the population. Specifically, the research examined the historical levels of the components of population change to address the possibility that the 1990 Demographic Analysis understated the national population and assessed whether demographic analysis had not captured the full population growth between 1990 and 2000. Assumptions regarding the components of international migration (specifically, emigration, temporary migration, legal migration, and unauthorized migration) contain the largest uncertainty in the demographic analysis estimates. Therefore, evaluating the components of international migration was a critical activity in the DAPE project. This report focuses on the consistency of the data sources related to the foreign-born population. Specifically, the analysis examines the comparability and consistency of data from three different data sources collected in 2000: the March 2000 Current Population Survey (original and reweighted); the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey; and a provisional Census 2000 nativity data file. We examine differences in estimates among survey/census items specific to the foreign-born population- citizenship, place of birth and year of entry- as well as by general population characteristics, such as age, sex, race and Hispanic origin. Our evaluation reveals that there is no significant difference in the total foreign born estimated among the data sources (when controlling for differences in coverage and methodologies). The provisional Census 2000 estimate of 30.6 million foreign born does not differ significantly from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey estimate of 30.5 million foreign born. Further, both of these figures fall within the 90-percent confidence interval of the (reweighted) March 2000 Current Population Survey estimate of 30.1 million foreign born. Additional detailed comparisons show similar results, a general consistency in nativity data across data sources."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  Malone, Nolan

  2001
• Evaluating Components of International Migration: Native Emigrants

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  "This report focuses on the evaluation of the assumptions about emigration of the native born used by the Census Bureau. From the 1970s through the 1980s, the Census Bureau estimated annual emigration of the native born at a constant level of 27,000. For the 1990 and 2000 decennial population census, the Census Bureau estimated annual emigration of the native born at a constant level of 48,000. The evaluation attempted- unsuccessfully- to replicate the approach taken to arrive at the 48,000 figure. However, working with published data from population censuses and statistical reports of other countries, we were able to calculate a rough estimate of the net effect of the native born emigrant flow on the 2000 national resident population estimate. We compared the available data for dates as close to 1990 and 2000 as possible for 16 countries for which data were available. These 16 countries represented 58 percent of the American population abroad as measured by 2000 State Department data. We then applied 1990 U.S. survival rates to survive the populations of the 11 countries for which age distribution data were available. For those countries for which we did not have age distributions, we estimated the survived population by assuming a one- percent annual decrease in the Year 1 population. This was based on the experience of the countries for which we did have data. The limitations on the available data make the estimate of the native born emigrant population questionable, but our research indicates that the magnitude of this population is small and likely to fluctuate over time. Our best estimate of the annual emigration of the native born is 18,000, or 180,000 for the 1990-2000 intercensal decade. Based on this estimate, we believe that the estimate of 480,000 native born emigrants for the 1990-2000 decade that was used in the 2000 national population estimate is too high by 300,000."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  2002
• Foreign-born Population in the United States: March 2002

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  "This report describes the foreign-born population in the United States in 2002. It provides a profile of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, such as region of birth, geographic distribution in the United States, age, educational attainment, earnings, and poverty status. These characteristics are compared with those of the native population, and because the foreign born are a heterogenous group, variability within the foreign-born population is also discussed. The findings are based on data collected by the Census Bureau in the Current Population Survey (CPS).1 Simply put, the foreign born are those who were not U.S. citizens at birth. Natives are those who were born in the United States or a U.S. Island Area such as Puerto Rico or born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  2003-02
• Evaluating Components of International Migration: The Residual Foreign Born

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  "Assumptions regarding the components of international migration (specifically, emigration, temporary migration, legal migration, and unauthorized migration) contain the largest uncertainty in the demographic analysis estimates. Therefore, evaluating the components of international migration was a critical activity in the DAPE project. This report focuses on the evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau's estimated residual foreign-born population (including both unauthorized and quasi-legal migrants) in 1990 and 2000. The estimates shown here were calculated in conjunction with estimates of other components of international migration: legal permanent migration and legal temporary migration. These components of international migration, along with assumed deaths and emigrants, are subtracted from a total foreign-born population yielding a residual count. This residual foreign-born population is not an estimate of the number of unauthorized migrants. This estimate also includes people who are here legally but are not yet included in the official estimates of legal migrants and refugees. It also includes people in 'quasi-legal' status who are awaiting action on their legal migration requests. Because the estimate was derived from a residual methodology, any limitations in the methods or in the measurement of other migration components are reflected in the residual number. In addition, our assumptions include a great deal of uncertainty, especially for small migration components. Therefore, the residual may be quite different from the actual number of unauthorized migrants."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  Costanzo, Joseph M.; Davis, Cynthia J.; Caribert, Irazi . . .

  2002-06
• Evaluating Components of International Migration: Demographic Analysis-Population Estimates Research Project Statement of Findings

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  "Between March and September 2001, the Demographic Analysis-Population Estimates (DAPE) research project addressed the discrepancy between the demographic analysis data and the A.C.E. adjusted estimates of the population. Specifically, the research examined the historical levels of the components of population change to address the possibility that the 1990 Demographic Analysis understated the national population and assessed whether demographic analysis had not captured the full population growth between 1990 and 2000. Assumptions regarding the components of international migration (specifically, emigration, temporary migration, legal migration, and unauthorized migration) contain the largest uncertainty in the demographic analysis estimates. Therefore, evaluating the components of international migration was a critical activity in the DAPE project. This report focuses on the evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau's estimate of foreign-born emigration from the United States between 1980 and 1990. Estimates produced by Ahmed and Robinson (1994) and Oosse (1998) were recreated and evaluated by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin to determine if the estimated flows were realistic. In addition, an attempt was made to create new foreign-born emigration estimates for the 1990 and 2000 decade using the preliminary results from Census 2000. Based on recreation and evaluation efforts, Ahmed and Robinson and Oosse estimates appear sound and represent the most recent and most reliable data on foreign-born emigration available. Future research is needed to evaluate the application of a residual method to estimate foreign-born emigration. In addition, efforts will focus on creating new estimates using alternative methodologies and data sources."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  2002-04-15
• U.S. Exports of Arms and Ammunition, 1994-1998: U.S. Census Bureau Data

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  "The table below [is comprised] of certain categories of U.S. arms, mostly guns and ammunition but also including missiles and other munitions, is composed of U.S. Census Bureau data from 1994-1998, as found on the Government Information Sharing Project on July 6, 2000. According to their website: 'The export statistics we compile and publish reflect, in general, both government and non-government exports of domestic and foreign merchandise (including non-monetary gold and silver,) from U.S. Foreign Trade Zones, the U.S. Customs districts (includes the 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), and the U.S. Virgin Islands to foreign countries, whether the exportation involves a commercial transaction or not. The statistics, therefore, include shipments under the Department of Defense Military Sales and Grant-Aid Programs, shipments for economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act and shipments under P.L. 480 (The Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended) and related laws. [...] The official U.S. export statistics are compiled by the Bureau of the Census from copies of Shipper's Export Declarations (SEDs), which are required to be filed with local Customs officials at the time the merchandise is exported from the country.'"

  U.S. Census Bureau
• American Housing Survey 2015 Redesign Impact and Analysis

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  "The American Housing Survey (AHS) is a longitudinal survey of housing units. The current sample design includes housing units selected in 1985 and has been supplemented with new housing units over time to account for new construction, survey participation attrition, and oversampling of selected populations2 . The current survey design serves a wide variety of stakeholders, including those who make use of a single year of cross-sectional data and those who link current housing units across time. The current sample is scheduled for final interviews in 2013. A new sample will be drawn for the 2015 AHS."

  U.S. Census Bureau

  Warner, Toni; Dajani, Aref

  2011-08-17?