Census of Population and Housing, 2000 [United States]: Summary File 1, Final National (ICPSR 13399)

Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Summary: Summary File 1 contains 100-percent United States decennial Census data, which is the information compiled from the questions asked of all people and about every housing unit. The Final National component of Summary File 1 describes the entire United States. Population items include sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship, group quarters occupancy, and urban area data. Housing items include occupancy status, vacancy status, and tenure (owner-occupied or renter-occupied)... (more info)

Series: Census of Population and Housing, 2000 [United States] Series

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United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Census of Population and Housing, 2000 [United States]: Summary File 1, Final National. ICPSR13399-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2003. doi:10.3886/ICPSR13399.v1

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR13399.v1

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Summary:   Summary File 1 contains 100-percent United States decennial Census data, which is the information compiled from the questions asked of all people and about every housing unit. The Final National component of Summary File 1 describes the entire United States. Population items include sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship, group quarters occupancy, and urban area data. Housing items include occupancy status, vacancy status, and tenure (owner-occupied or renter-occupied). There are a total of 171 population tables ("P") and 56 housing tables ("H") provided down to the block level, and 59 population tables provided down to the census tract level ("PCT") for a total of 286 tables. In addition, 14 population tables and 4 housing tables at the block level and 4 population tables at the census tract level are repeated by major race and Hispanic or Latino groups. The data present population and housing characteristics for the total population, population totals for an extensive list of race (American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander) and Hispanic or Latino groups, and population and housing characteristics for a limited list of race and Hispanic or Latino groups. Population and housing items may be crosstabulated. Selected aggregates and medians also are provided.

Subject Terms:   census data, ethnicity, Hispanic origins, household composition, housing, housing conditions, Native Americans, population, race

Geographic Coverage:   United States

Time Period:  

• 2000

Date of Collection:  

• 2000

Universe:   All persons and housing units in the United States in 2000.

Data Types:   census/enumeration data

Data Collection Notes:

The data are provided in 40 segments [files] associated with Part 1. These segments are the Geographic Header, Tables P1-P5, P6-P18, P19-P33, P34-P45, P12A-P12E, P12F-P16I, P17A-P27C, P27D-P28E, P28F-P30H, P30I-P34I, P35A-P35I, PCT1-PCT9, PCT10-PCT11, PCT12, PCT13-PCT17, PCT12A,...,PCT12O, PCT13A-PCT13E, PCT13F-PCT15C, PCT15D-PCT17B, PCT17C-PCT17E, PCT17F-PCT17H, PCT17I, H1-H20, H11A-H15I, and H16A-H16I. The Geographic Header segment is in fixed-format ASCII and the Table files are in comma-delimited ASCII format. The Geographic Header has 80 variables and the Table segments have 8,113 variables total. The Geographic Header has a record length of 400 characters.

Data Source:

self-enumerated questionnaires

Original ICPSR Release:  2003-03-27

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