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Census Briefs

Census Briefs provide, in a series of succinct reports, data on topics of current interest. Presented in narrative style accompanied by charts and tables, the reports summarize data from current economic and demographic surveys. Each brief also includes sources of additional information on the discussed topic.

Prior to November 1996, Census Briefs were called Statistical Briefs. Beginning in December, 1996, the Statistical Briefs series were redesigned and reissued as Census Briefs.


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The Older Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2000
This brief, based on Current Population Survey data, profiles the foreign-born population in the United States age 65 and over.


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A Profile of the Nation's Foreign-Born Population From Asia
This brief, based on Current Population Survey data, explores the U.S. foreign-born population from Asia.


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Coming to America: A Profile of the Nation's Foreign Born
This brief, based on Current Population Survey data, explores the foreign-born population of the United States.


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A Profile of the Nation's Foreign-Born Population From Latin America
This brief, based on Current Population Survey data, explores the U.S. foreign-born population from Latin America.


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Minority-Owned Businesses: 1997
This brief, based on 1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises data, presents findings on minority-owned businesses in the United States.


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Negocios de propiedad hispana: 1997
Este informe, basado en los datos de la Encuesta de Empresas Comerciales Minoritarias de 1997, presenta los resultados de las empresas propiedad de hispanos.


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Viniendo desde las Américas
La mitad de la población que vive en los Estados Unidos y que nació en el extranjero procede de América Latina.


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American Indian- and Alaska Native-Owned Businesses: 1997
This brief, based on 1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises data, presents findings on American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned businesses.


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Asian- and Pacific Islander-Owned Businesses: 1997
This brief, based on 1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises data, presents findings on Asian- and Pacific Islander (API)-owned businesses.


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Black-Owned Businesses: 1997
This brief, based on 1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises data, presents findings on Black-owned businesses in the United States.


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Hispanic-Owned Businesses: 1997
This brief, based on 1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises data, presents findings on Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States.


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Women-Owned Businesses: 1997
This brief, based on 1997 Survey of Women-Owned Business Enterprises data, presents findings on Women-owned businesses in the United States.


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Perfil de las personas nacidas en América Latina
La mitad de la población que vive en los Estados Unidos y que nació en el extranjero procede de América Latina.


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A Profile of the Nation’s Asian Foreign-Born Population
This brief, based on Current Population Survey data, profiles the U.S. foreign-born population from Asia (Mideast to the Pacific).


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Coming From the Americas: A Profile of the Latin American Foreign Born
This brief, based on Current Population Survey data, explores the U.S. foreign-born population from Latin America.


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Coming to America: A Profile of the Nation's Foreign Born
This brief, based on Current Population Survey data, discusses information on the U.S. foreign-born population.


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"Rust Belt" Rebounds
This brief, focuses on traditional centers of heavy industry in the Midwest, and the shift from a mostly goods-related economy to a service-based economy.


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New Ideas for Measuring Labor Productivity
This brief breaks down aggregate productivity numbers for the automobile repair industry to provide more detailed statistics.


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Russia's New Problem — Poverty
Prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, that country's economic and social system worked in a practical sense.


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“Too Busy” to Vote
This brief examines the most popular reasons citizens have for not voting.


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Neighborhood Pride: Most People Like Where They Live
This brief looks at the level of neighborhood satisfaction and problems, such as crime and traffic, which can undercut a sense of neighborhood in a community.


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Children Without Health Insurance
This brief, based on March 1997 Current Population Survey data, reports on how well American children are protected by health insurance in 1996.


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Increase in At-Home Workers Reverses Earlier Trend
This brief analyzes trends in work-at-home patterns: who these workers are, what kind of work they do and how often they do it.


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Women in the United States: A Profile
This brief, based on Current Population Survey data, reports on the status of women in the United States.


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Disabilities Affect 1/5 of All Americans: Proportion Could Increase
This brief explores the kinds and severity of disabilities of the American population and the trend in the coming decades.


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Immigration Bolsters U.S. Housing Market
This brief analyzes homeownership among the U.S. foreign-born population to determine if immigrants have been as successful as the native-born.


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Manufactured exports approach $500 billion a year
This brief focuses on manufactured exports, profiles export flows and suggests information that can help businesses export more.


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America's Children at Risk
This brief reports findings on how American children are doing in relation to six of these risk factors, including poverty, welfare, and absent parents.


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Children with single parents—how they fare
This brief provides a few glimpses of the living situations of children who live with one parent.


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Warmer, older, more diverse: State-by-state population changes to 2025
This brief presents the Census Bureau’s population projections for selected States for the 1995 to 2025 period.


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Empresas Cuyos Dueños son Hispanos: Alcanzando Nuevas Metas
Este breve examina las ubicaciones y las ventas de las empresas de propiedad hispana.


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Black-Owned Businesses: Strongest in Services
This brief looks at industry group and sales for Black-owned businesses.


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Hispanic-Owned Businesses: Reaching New Heights
This brief looks at locations and sales for Hispanic-owned businesses.


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Election ’96 — Counting the American Electorate
This brief looks at various characteristics of the projected voting-age population (U.S. residents 18 years and over).


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Who Owns the Nation’s Rental Properties?
This brief examines rental properties including type of property and type of owner.


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Acquired Plants in Food Industry Show Improved Performance
This brief explores U.S. food manufacturing industry, plants that were purchased (i.e., acquired) during the period 1977-87.

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