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<origin>U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau</origin>
<pubdate>19000101</pubdate>
<title>Population and Household Economic Topics</title>
<geoform>WEB page</geoform>
<onlink>http://www.census.gov/population/www/index.html</onlink>
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<abstract>The U.S. Census Bureau is the premier source of information about the American people and the economy.  More than just numbers, this information shapes important policy decisions that help improve the nation&apos;s social and economic conditions.  To accomplish its mission, the Census Bureau supplies economic indicators that include housing starts, retail and wholesale trade sales, international trade, corporate profits, and manufacturers&apos; shipments, orders, and inventories, as well as the nation&apos;s official measures of income, poverty, and health insurance coverage.  Additionally, the Census Bureau conducts household and institutional surveys, many of which are sponsored by other federal agencies.  Information from these surveys is used to measure income, poverty, education, health care coverage, crime victimization, computer usage, and scores of other subjects that are vital to understanding the people of the United States.</abstract>
<purpose>This WEB page is an on-line resource for finding demographic data from a variety of Census Bureau products and sources.</purpose>
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<rngdates>
<begdate>1790</begdate>
<enddate>2003</enddate>
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<current>Date of last update to WEB page.</current>
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<status>
<progress>Complete</progress>
<update>As needed</update>
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<themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Categories</themekt>
<themekey>economy</themekey>
<themekey>society</themekey>
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<themekt>None</themekt>
<themekey>American Community Survey</themekey>
<themekey>American FactFinder</themekey>
<themekey>Census</themekey>
<themekey>Census 2000</themekey>
<themekey>Census Data</themekey>
<themekey>Census Briefs</themekey>
<themekey>County QuickFacts</themekey>
<themekey>Decennial</themekey>
<themekey>Demographic</themekey>
<themekey>Estimates</themekey>
<themekey>FactFinder</themekey>
<themekey>Historical Census Data</themekey>
<themekey>International Statistics</themekey>
<themekey>Overseas Population</themekey>
<themekey>Overseas U.S. Population</themekey>
<themekey>Population Estimates</themekey>
<themekey>Population Profile</themekey>
<themekey>Population Projections</themekey>
<themekey>Program Participation</themekey>
<themekey>Projections</themekey>
<themekey>State QuickFacts</themekey>
<themekey>Statistical Abstract</themekey>
<themekey>Statistical Briefs</themekey>
<themekey>Age</themekey>
<themekey>Ancestry</themekey>
<themekey>Apportionment</themekey>
<themekey>Births</themekey>
<themekey>Children</themekey>
<themekey>Citizenship</themekey>
<themekey>Commuting</themekey>
<themekey>Computer Ownership</themekey>
<themekey>Computer Use</themekey>
<themekey>Deaths</themekey>
<themekey>Disability</themekey>
<themekey>Education</themekey>
<themekey>Elderly</themekey>
<themekey>Emigration</themekey>
<themekey>Ethnicity</themekey>
<themekey>Families</themekey>
<themekey>Fertility</themekey>
<themekey>Foreign Born</themekey>
<themekey>Genealogy</themekey>
<themekey>Grandparents</themekey>
<themekey>Group Quarters</themekey>
<themekey>Health Insurance</themekey>
<themekey>Hispanic Origin</themekey>
<themekey>Homeless</themekey>
<themekey>Households</themekey>
<themekey>Immigration</themekey>
<themekey>Income</themekey>
<themekey>Insular Areas</themekey>
<themekey>Journey to Work</themekey>
<themekey>Labor Force</themekey>
<themekey>Language Spoken</themekey>
<themekey>Language Use</themekey>
<themekey>Living Arrangements</themekey>
<themekey>Marital Status</themekey>
<themekey>Migration</themekey>
<themekey>Native Born</themekey>
<themekey>Occupation</themekey>
<themekey>Place of Birth</themekey>
<themekey>Place of work</themekey>
<themekey>Poverty</themekey>
<themekey>Poverty Estimates</themekey>
<themekey>Race</themekey>
<themekey>School Costs</themekey>
<themekey>School Districts</themekey>
<themekey>School Enrollment</themekey>
<themekey>Small Area Income</themekey>
<themekey>Voting</themekey>
<themekey>Voting Registration</themekey>
<themekey>Unmarried Partners</themekey>
<themekey>Wealth</themekey>
<themekey>Well-Being</themekey>
<themekey>Working At Home</themekey>
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<placekt>FIPS Publication 55-3</placekt>
<placekey>United States</placekey>
<placekey>Alabama</placekey>
<placekey>Alaska</placekey>
<placekey>Arizona</placekey>
<placekey>Arkansas</placekey>
<placekey>California</placekey>
<placekey>Colorado</placekey>
<placekey>Delaware</placekey>
<placekey>District of Columbia</placekey>
<placekey>Florida</placekey>
<placekey>Georgia</placekey>
<placekey>Hawaii</placekey>
<placekey>Idaho</placekey>
<placekey>Illinois</placekey>
<placekey>Indiana</placekey>
<placekey>Iowa</placekey>
<placekey>Kansas</placekey>
<placekey>Kentucky</placekey>
<placekey>Louisiana</placekey>
<placekey>Maine</placekey>
<placekey>Maryland</placekey>
<placekey>Massachusetts</placekey>
<placekey>Michigan</placekey>
<placekey>Minnesota</placekey>
<placekey>Mississippi</placekey>
<placekey>Missouri</placekey>
<placekey>Montana</placekey>
<placekey>Nebraska</placekey>
<placekey>Nevada</placekey>
<placekey>New Hampshire</placekey>
<placekey>New Jersey</placekey>
<placekey>New Mexico</placekey>
<placekey>New York</placekey>
<placekey>North Carolina</placekey>
<placekey>North Dakota</placekey>
<placekey>Ohio</placekey>
<placekey>Oklahoma</placekey>
<placekey>Oregon</placekey>
<placekey>Pennsylvania</placekey>
<placekey>Rhode Island</placekey>
<placekey>South Carolina</placekey>
<placekey>South Dakota</placekey>
<placekey>Tennessee</placekey>
<placekey>Texas</placekey>
<placekey>Utah</placekey>
<placekey>Vermont</placekey>
<placekey>Virginia</placekey>
<placekey>Washington</placekey>
<placekey>West Virginia</placekey>
<placekey>Wisconsin</placekey>
<placekey>Wyoming</placekey>
<placekey>American Samoa</placekey>
<placekey>Guam</placekey>
<placekey>Northern Mariana Islands</placekey>
<placekey>Puerto Rico</placekey>
<placekey>U.S. Minor Outlying Islands</placekey>
<placekey>Virgin Islands of the U.S.</placekey>
<placekey>Federated States of Micronesia</placekey>
<placekey>Marshall Islands</placekey>
<placekey>Palau</placekey>
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<accconst>None</accconst>
<useconst>None</useconst>
<ptcontac>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>U.S. Census Bureau, Customer Services Center</cntorg>
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<addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
<address>4700 Silver Hill Road</address>
<city>Washington</city>
<state>DC</state>
<postal>20233-0001</postal>
<country>United States</country>
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<cntvoice>301-763-4636</cntvoice>
<cntfax>301-457-3842</cntfax>
<cntemail>Webmaster@census.gov</cntemail>
<hours>Monday-Thursday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM EST, and Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM EST</hours>
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<metd>20041216</metd>
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<cntorg>U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, National Geographic Partnerships Team</cntorg>
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<addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
<address>4700 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400</address>
<city>Washington</city>
<state>DC</state>
<postal>20233-7400</postal>
<country>United States</country>
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<cntvoice>301.763.1056</cntvoice>
<cntfax>301.457.4710</cntfax>
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<metstdn>FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
<metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
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