50 State Database
US Census Bureau - Decennial Census
| Type of Source: Describes the type of data source: federal administrative data, federal survey, survey conducted by private/nonprofit organizations, and other databases created by non-governmental organizations |
Federal Census Data |
|---|---|
| Source Description and Coverage: Describes how data is collected and the sample representation |
The Decennial Census occurs every 10 years, in years ending in zero, to count the population and housing units for the entire United States. The US Census of Population and Housing is, by far, the most comprehensive national data source on children. All of the Census data used in the economic analyses of child care come from the Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data. The Summary File 3 contains detailed population and housing data (such as place of birth, education, employment status, income, value of housing unit, year structure built) collected from a 1-in-6 sample and weighted to represent the total population. |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
Median family and household income; unemployment rate; family income distribution, population by age; number of children by age and employment status of parents; poverty status by age; and female over 16 years of age by employment status and age of own children, school enrolment (public and private) for nursery school, pre-school, kindergarten |
| Child Care Economic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on size of child care sector (number of establishments, number of employees, wages and gross receipts) |
No |
| Demographic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on demographics of families and children. |
Yes |
| Early Care and Education Program Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on public and private early care and education enrollment, funding, and regulations. |
Yes |
| Geographic Level: Describes the geographic levels for which data is available |
All geographic levels |
| Year Available: Gives the year for the most recent data available for each source (as of 2004) |
Latest Decennial Census is for the year 2000 |
| Link to Cornell Methodology Guide: Links the user to relevant section of the methodology guide for more description about data uses |
Appendix C |
| Raw Data: Links the user to the website of the organization collecting the data, so user can access the raw data |
http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html |
| In Cornell database? Links the user to Cornell's quantitative database which has a sampling of the most recent data available (as of 2004) for several of the sources listed here. |
Yes: see data for 2000 |
| Link to Variable Descriptions: | http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf3.pdf |
| Variables: |
Population by age and poverty status
Females 16 years and over: With own children under 18 years; by employment status Children enrolled in early education programs Own children in families and subfamilies by employment status of parents Median family income Families, by poverty status, by type of family, and by age of children Population by Age Key: Economic Data Demographic Data Early Care and Education Program Data |