Census 2000 Questionnaire Questions

Uses for Questions on the Census 2000 Forms

Federal Legislative and Program Uses
Issued March 1998

1. Introduction  

   Includes: Federal Agency Abbreviations, Federal Users of Census Data; and Index to Questions Planned for Census 2000

2. Basic Facts About Us  

   Includes: Age*; Gender*; Relationship*; Marital Status; Race*; Hispanic Origin*

3. Income and Employment  

   Includes: Income; Labor Force Status; Industry, Occupation, and Class of Worker; Work Status Last Year; Veteran Status

4. Transportation  

   Includes: Place of Work and Journey to Work; Vehicles Available

5. Education  

   Includes: Education: Enrollment and Attainment

6. Origins and Languages  

   Includes: Ancestry; Place of Birth, Citizenship, and Year of Entry; Language Spoken at Home

7. Where We Move  

   Includes: Residence 5 Years Ago

8. Disability and Caregivers  

   Includes: Disability; Grandparents as Caregivers

9. Housing: Physical Characteristics  

   Includes: Year Structure Built; Units in Structure; Rooms; Bedrooms; Kitchen Facilities; Telephone Service Available; House Heating Fuel; Year Moved into Unit; Farm Residence

10. Housing: Financial Characteristics  

    Includes: Tenure*; Value; Selected Monthly Owner Costs (Shelter Costs); Rent

Appendix A  

Includes: Statutory Requirements for Census Data

Appendix B  

Includes: Subjects in 1990 and 2000; Census in Which Subject was First Asked

Source: U.S. Census Bureau