From lpsmail@access.digex.netFri Oct 13 10:46:07 1995 Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 08:23:34 CDT From: Shipment Reply to: Discussion of Government Document Issues To: Multiple recipients of list GOVDOC-L Subject: ADNOTES: CENSUS EXPANDS ELECTRONICALLY ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- THE MESSAGE BELOW IS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES, VOL. 16, #13 (Oct. 15, 1995). CENSUS BUREAU EXPANDS ELECTRONIC DATA DISSEMINATION [The following announcement was released by the Bureau of the Census, Economics and Statistics Administration.] As part of its stepped-up effort to dramatically expand Americans' access to official demographic and economic information, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau today announced plans to expand electronic dissemination of its data. The Internet, along with other electronic delivery systems, will gradually become the primary sources for Census Bureau statistics. As with its early adaptation and use of the CD-ROM, the Census Bureau has been one of the pioneer Federal agencies using the Internet to disseminate its vast storehouse of information. On average, the bureau is now receiving approximately 50,000 inquiries per day from customers who access its Internet site. The Census Bureau's Internet site was established in 1994 as part of the Administration's government reinvention program and was a recipient of Vice President Gore's "Hammer" Award for improving government operations. "These changes respond to the Vice President's National Performance Review directive to deliver more census data faster, to more people, and electronically. It is our hope that Americans eventually will be able to directly access a vast, largely untapped demographic and economic data base, downloading just the data they need for just the geographic areas they need," Census Bureau Director Martha Farnsworth Riche said. "The new dissemination plan will allow for quicker release of detailed data many people want. In the past, issuing tables and analyses in printed reports could add months to the process. And since we could only print a selection, users still might not get the data they wanted. A major advantage of this initiative is that it will allow users to receive data files on demand and to create their own reports rapidly," she added. This future system will be accessible to the widest possible array of users through the Internet and all available intermediaries, including the bureau's network of 1,800 State Data Centers and their affiliates, Census Information Centers and similar groups, libraries, universities, and private firms. In response to customer suggestions, the agency is redesigning its printed reports to make them more user friendly. In the near future, most of these short analyses of policy-relevant issues will be disseminated via the Internet. "We will work with census data users and the communities they serve to continue our efforts to meet their needs and expectations," Director Riche said. "We recognize that not all data users have access to the Internet and we intend to make sure that people not on the information highway still have access to the data they need." The bureau already has discontinued some printed reports and begun implementing this new data dissemination plan. Some of the discontinued reports include the annual reports in its governments' finance and employment series, current industrial reports, and monthly population estimates. The bureau will keep data users informed about information available and upcoming additions to the Internet. Non-Internet consumers can still obtain extracts of data from the electronic files available on CD-ROM, floppy diskette, or as computer printouts on a reimbursable basis. Under the plan, CD-ROM will be used for archival purposes and to publish large collections of similar data (e.g., monthly foreign trade data) and reports, extended and more detailed historical data, and public-use microdata. Some transactions may include a fee for service--for example, for customized file extracts and graphical summaries. The Census Bureau's plan calls for development and implementation of the full system in time to disseminate the results of Census 2000. Plans already are under way to disseminate most of the data from the 1997 Economic and Agriculture censuses electronically. The Census Bureau's electronic dissemination program is one of several coordinated efforts underway at the Department of Commerce's Economics and Statistics Administration to improve and expand data dissemination. The bureau invites the general public to communicate its comments and suggestions to: comments@census.gov on Internet; the Census-BEA Electronic Forum (301-457-2310); CENDATA (via CompuServe's "User Feedback"); telephone 301-457-4094, or mail (John C. Kavaliunas, Office of Director, Room 3682, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233). Several printed report series, listed below, have been consolidated, streamlined, or replaced either totally or in part by electronic media such as CD-ROM and the Internet. The specific mix of media available for accessing any given tabulation will likely continue to change in response to user needs and evolving technology. User suggestions are welcomed. Please provide comments to the Customer and Product Development Office, Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-0103 or e-mail to comments@census.gov. Agriculture 1992 Census of Agriculture Zip Code Tabulations of Selected Items Replaced by CD-ROM - same title Construction and Housing The H-111 Series, Housing Vacancies and Homeownership, will be available only on Internet and as quarterly press releases. H-121, Housing Characteristics. Future subject analysis will be released in much shorter form or as Statistical Briefs, with some detailed tables on the Internet. The report, Our Nation's Housing: 1993, is in preparation. H-123, Special Reports, is discontinued. Decennial Census Several reports in the CP-3 and CH-3, Population and Housing Subject Reports series, have been issued only on computer tape and CD-ROM. These include the following: CP-3 Earnings by Occupation and Education. Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF22 CP-3 Geographical Mobility for Metropolitan Areas Replaced by computer tape, SSTF15, and a forthcoming CD-ROM. CP-3 Journey to Work in the United States Replaced by computer tape, SSTF20 and CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF20 (not yet available) CP-3 Language Use in the United States Photocopies of tables and a CD-ROM are available through Population Division CP-3 Occupation by Industry Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF14 CP-3 Poverty Areas in the United States Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF17 CH-3 Metropolitan Housing Characteristics A printed report with U.S. summary data is available. Data for States and specific metropolitan areas are available on CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF7. CH-3 Housing of the Elderly Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF8 CH-3 Housing Characteristics of New Units Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF9 CH-3 Mobile Homes Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF10 CH-3 Condominium Housing Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF18 Foreign Trade FT247 Imports for Consumption: Harmonized TSUA-Commodity by Country of Origin Replaced by CD-ROM, CDIM-yr-mo FT447 U.S. Exports: Harmonized Schedule B-Commodity by Country Replaced by CD-ROM, CDEX-yr-mo FT927 U.S. Merchandise Trade: Exports and General Imports by Country, Standard International Trade Classification Incorporated into FT925 U.S. Merchandise Trade: Exports, General Imports and Imports for Consumption, Standard International Trade Classification Geography Geographic Identification Code Scheme Replaced by CD-ROM Governments Most printed reports from the Annual Survey of Governments: Government Finances (GF) and Government Employment (GE) series have been dropped and data are available only on the Internet, diskette, or magnetic tape. Specific titles include: * State Government Tax Collections: 1993 * City Government Finances: 1992-93 * County Government Finances: 1992-93 * Finances of Employee-Retirement Systems of State and Local Government: 1992-93 * City Employment 1993 * County Government Employment: 1993 Quarterly reports on tax revenues and retirement system finances will be available on FastFax, as well as on the Internet. Reports from the 1992 Census of Governments will still be issued; summaries will be made available on Internet and larger files will be released on CD-ROM and magnetic tape. However, the following publications have been canceled and data are available neither in print nor electronic format. * GC92(3)-3 Labor-Management Relations * GC92(3)-4 Government Costs for Employee Benefits * GC92(6)-l Historical Statistics on Government Finances and Employment * GC92(6)-2 State Payments to Local Governments * GC92(6)-3 Governmental Statistics for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands * GC92(6)-4 Graphic Summary Manufacturing and Mineral Industries Beginning in 1993 all Current Industrial Reports, with the exception of the M3-1, MQ-C1 and MA200 reports, are available on CENDATA, the Electronic Bulletin Board or FastFax. This series consists of over 100 separate "reports" that provide monthly, quarterly, annual or biennial statistics on production, inventories and orders for approximately 5,000 products. Population There have been changes to all six series of Current Population Reports: P-20, Population Characteristics. There were 8-10 reports on recurring topics (as indicated below) in the P-20 series during the 1980's. There were 6 reports issued in 1994. It is planned that most of these reports will continue as printed documents, although some may be significantly reduced. There are plans to continue the Statistical Briefs related to the topics covered by the reports. Black Population: Currently published annually, but will become smaller biennial report. Data will be released electronically every year. Asian and Pacific Islander Population: The first report was issued in August 1992 and annual reports were planned; there will now be a smaller biennial report with annual electronic release. Hispanic Population: This annual report will become biennial, with data released electronically every year. The series also contains a periodic "Hispanic Chartbook," the future of which is unknown at this point. Educational Attainment: This is a biennial report; some materials will be available on Internet. School Enrolment: Some materials from this annual report will also be available on Internet. Geographic Mobility: Some materials from this annual report will also be available on Internet. Voting Registration: There will be no printed report. Text and tables will be available on Internet. Fertility: This will continue as a biennial report with some text and tables available on the Internet. Marital Status and Living Arrangements: This will continue as an annual report and tables and text will be available through Internet. Households and Families: will continue as an annual report with some text and tables on Internet. A new report in the series, Characteristics of the Foreign-Born Population, will appear in late summer 1995 and will be in a format similar to the Statistical Briefs. P-23, Special Studies. Information pertaining to methods, concepts, or specialized data is furnished in these publications. Also included are occasional reports on family life, women, voter turnout, computer use and other topics. This report series consisted of one report in 1994, with 3 planned for 1995, down from 6 in 1993. Currently the recurring reports in this series are: A biennial report on the sixty-five and over population that may be revamped; some text and tables are planned for the Internet. The Population Profile series which will continue; some text and tables may also be available on Internet. How We're Changing, Demographic State of the Nation, which will continue as an illustrated overview of data on selected topics. Data will also be available on the Internet. P-25, Population Estimates and Projections, and P-26, Local Population Estimates. Included in these series of reports are annual midyear estimates of the population by age, race, sex, and geographic area; projections for the United States and States; and county, incorporated place, and metropolitan area population estimates. There were approximately 48 reports issued over a 2-year period. The last issue of the monthly 2-page U.S. population estimates P-25 report, for December 1994, was released in February 1995; data continue to be available on Internet. Current plans envision 7 reports in this series over a 2-year period. The size of the reports will also be significantly reduced. Data will be available electronically on Internet, diskette, the electronic bulletin board, and on CD-ROM. There has not been a report printed in the P-26 Series since the 1988 estimates. These data are now being released as part of the P-25 series and electronically. P-60, Consumer Income. Reports in this series provide income and poverty information on families, individuals, and households, by various demographic characteristics. Data are also presented on noncash benefits and health-care coverage. Several other research reports were also issued in this series. The content of this series has been drastically shortened. Historical tables are available on the Internet; historical and detailed tables, along with the microdata, are available on CD-ROM. There were no reports issued in 1994 and two will be issued in 1995. P-70, Household Economic Studies. The content of reports in the P-70 series will be drastically shortened. Reports that are based on core questions collected in the Survey of Income and Program Participation will continue to be produced as part of the Dynamics of Economic Well Being series, though some may appear in a format similar to the Statistical Briefs, e.g. a forthcoming report on Income. Key statistics from these reports will eventually appear concurrently with the release of the microdata. Reports based on "topical modules" from the Survey of Income and Program Participation will appear in short reports or as briefs, with detailed tables on the Internet. There were 7 reports in 1994 and approximately 9 planned for 1995. Technical papers and Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) working papers will continue in printed form but will also be available on the Internet. Census Bureau Expands Electronic Data Dissemination [The following announcement was released by the Bureau of the Census, Economics and Statistics Administration.] As part of its stepped-up effort to dramatically expand Americans' access to official demographic and economic information, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau today announced plans to expand electronic dissemination of its data. The Internet, along with other electronic delivery systems, will gradually become the primary sources for Census Bureau statistics. As with its early adaptation and use of the CD-ROM, the Census Bureau has been one of the pioneer Federal agencies using the Internet to disseminate its vast storehouse of information. On average, the bureau is now receiving approximately 50,000 inquiries per day from customers who access its Internet site. The Census Bureau's Internet site was established in 1994 as part of the Administration's government reinvention program and was a recipient of Vice President Gore's "Hammer" Award for improving government operations. "These changes respond to the Vice President's National Performance Review directive to deliver more census data faster, to more people, and electronically. It is our hope that Americans eventually will be able to directly access a vast, largely untapped demographic and economic data base, downloading just the data they need for just the geographic areas they need," Census Bureau Director Martha Farnsworth Riche said. "The new dissemination plan will allow for quicker release of detailed data many people want. In the past, issuing tables and analyses in printed reports could add months to the process. And since we could only print a selection, users still might not get the data they wanted. A major advantage of this initiative is that it will allow users to receive data files on demand and to create their own reports rapidly," she added. This future system will be accessible to the widest possible array of users through the Internet and all available intermediaries, including the bureau's network of 1,800 State Data Centers and their affiliates, Census Information Centers and similar groups, libraries, universities, and private firms. In response to customer suggestions, the agency is redesigning its printed reports to make them more user friendly. In the near future, most of these short analyses of policy-relevant issues will be disseminated via the Internet. "We will work with census data users and the communities they serve to continue our efforts to meet their needs and expectations," Director Riche said. "We recognize that not all data users have access to the Internet and we intend to make sure that people not on the information highway still have access to the data they need." The bureau already has discontinued some printed reports and begun implementing this new data dissemination plan. Some of the discontinued reports include the annual reports in its governments' finance and employment series, current industrial reports, and monthly population estimates. The bureau will keep data users informed about information available and upcoming additions to the Internet. Non-Internet consumers can still obtain extracts of data from the electronic files available on CD-ROM, floppy diskette, or as computer printouts on a reimbursable basis. Under the plan, CD-ROM will be used for archival purposes and to publish large collections of similar data (e.g., monthly foreign trade data) and reports, extended and more detailed historical data, and public-use microdata. Some transactions may include a fee for service--for example, for customized file extracts and graphical summaries. The Census Bureau's plan calls for development and implementation of the full system in time to disseminate the results of Census 2000. Plans already are under way to disseminate most of the data from the 1997 Economic and Agriculture censuses electronically. The Census Bureau's electronic dissemination program is one of several coordinated efforts underway at the Department of Commerce's Economics and Statistics Administration to improve and expand data dissemination. The bureau invites the general public to communicate its comments and suggestions to: comments@census.gov on Internet; the Census-BEA Electronic Forum (301-457-2310); CENDATA (via CompuServe's "User Feedback"); telephone 301-457-4094, or mail (John C. Kavaliunas, Office of Director, Room 3682, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233). Several printed report series, listed below, have been consolidated, streamlined, or replaced either totally or in part by electronic media such as CD-ROM and the Internet. The specific mix of media available for accessing any given tabulation will likely continue to change in response to user needs and evolving technology. User suggestions are welcomed. Please provide comments to the Customer and Product Development Office, Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-0103 or e-mail to comments@census.gov. Agriculture 1992 Census of Agriculture Zip Code Tabulations of Selected Items Replaced by CD-ROM - same title Construction and Housing The H-111 Series, Housing Vacancies and Homeownership, will be available only on Internet and as quarterly press releases. H-121, Housing Characteristics. Future subject analysis will be released in much shorter form or as Statistical Briefs, with some detailed tables on the Internet. The report, Our Nation's Housing: 1993, is in preparation. H-123, Special Reports, is discontinued. Decennial Census Several reports in the CP-3 and CH-3, Population and Housing Subject Reports series, have been issued only on computer tape and CD-ROM. These include the following: CP-3 Earnings by Occupation and Education. Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF22 CP-3 Geographical Mobility for Metropolitan Areas Replaced by computer tape, SSTF15, and a forthcoming CD-ROM. CP-3 Journey to Work in the United States Replaced by computer tape, SSTF20 and CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF20 (not yet available) CP-3 Language Use in the United States Photocopies of tables and a CD-ROM are available through Population Division CP-3 Occupation by Industry Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF14 CP-3 Poverty Areas in the United States Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF17 CH-3 Metropolitan Housing Characteristics A printed report with U.S. summary data is available. Data for States and specific metropolitan areas are available on CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF7. CH-3 Housing of the Elderly Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF8 CH-3 Housing Characteristics of New Units Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF9 CH-3 Mobile Homes Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF10 CH-3 Condominium Housing Replaced by CD-ROM, CD90-SSTF18 Foreign Trade FT247 Imports for Consumption: Harmonized TSUA-Commodity by Country of Origin Replaced by CD-ROM, CDIM-yr-mo FT447 U.S. Exports: Harmonized Schedule B-Commodity by Country Replaced by CD-ROM, CDEX-yr-mo FT927 U.S. Merchandise Trade: Exports and General Imports by Country, Standard International Trade Classification Incorporated into FT925 U.S. Merchandise Trade: Exports, General Imports and Imports for Consumption, Standard International Trade Classification Geography Geographic Identification Code Scheme Replaced by CD-ROM Governments Most printed reports from the Annual Survey of Governments: Government Finances (GF) and Government Employment (GE) series have been dropped and data are available only on the Internet, diskette, or magnetic tape. Specific titles include: * State Government Tax Collections: 1993 * City Government Finances: 1992-93 * County Government Finances: 1992-93 * Finances of Employee-Retirement Systems of State and Local Government: 1992-93 * City Employment 1993 * County Government Employment: 1993 Quarterly reports on tax revenues and retirement system finances will be available on FastFax, as well as on the Internet. Reports from the 1992 Census of Governments will still be issued; summaries will be made available on Internet and larger files will be released on CD-ROM and magnetic tape. However, the following publications have been canceled and data are available neither in print nor electronic format. * GC92(3)-3 Labor-Management Relations * GC92(3)-4 Government Costs for Employee Benefits * GC92(6)-l Historical Statistics on Government Finances and Employment * GC92(6)-2 State Payments to Local Governments * GC92(6)-3 Governmental Statistics for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands * GC92(6)-4 Graphic Summary Manufacturing and Mineral Industries Beginning in 1993 all Current Industrial Reports, with the exception of the M3-1, MQ-C1 and MA200 reports, are available on CENDATA, the Electronic Bulletin Board or FastFax. This series consists of over 100 separate "reports" that provide monthly, quarterly, annual or biennial statistics on production, inventories and orders for approximately 5,000 products. Population There have been changes to all six series of Current Population Reports: P-20, Population Characteristics. There were 8-10 reports on recurring topics (as indicated below) in the P-20 series during the 1980's. There were 6 reports issued in 1994. It is planned that most of these reports will continue as printed documents, although some may be significantly reduced. There are plans to continue the Statistical Briefs related to the topics covered by the reports. Black Population: Currently published annually, but will become smaller biennial report. Data will be released electronically every year. Asian and Pacific Islander Population: The first report was issued in August 1992 and annual reports were planned; there will now be a smaller biennial report with annual electronic release. Hispanic Population: This annual report will become biennial, with data released electronically every year. The series also contains a periodic "Hispanic Chartbook," the future of which is unknown at this point. Educational Attainment: This is a biennial report; some materials will be available on Internet. School Enrolment: Some materials from this annual report will also be available on Internet. Geographic Mobility: Some materials from this annual report will also be available on Internet. Voting Registration: There will be no printed report. Text and tables will be available on Internet. Fertility: This will continue as a biennial report with some text and tables available on the Internet. Marital Status and Living Arrangements: This will continue as an annual report and tables and text will be available through Internet. Households and Families: will continue as an annual report with some text and tables on Internet. A new report in the series, Characteristics of the Foreign-Born Population, will appear in late summer 1995 and will be in a format similar to the Statistical Briefs. P-23, Special Studies. Information pertaining to methods, concepts, or specialized data is furnished in these publications. Also included are occasional reports on family life, women, voter turnout, computer use and other topics. This report series consisted of one report in 1994, with 3 planned for 1995, down from 6 in 1993. Currently the recurring reports in this series are: A biennial report on the sixty-five and over population that may be revamped; some text and tables are planned for the Internet. The Population Profile series which will continue; some text and tables may also be available on Internet. How We're Changing, Demographic State of the Nation, which will continue as an illustrated overview of data on selected topics. Data will also be available on the Internet. P-25, Population Estimates and Projections, and P-26, Local Population Estimates. Included in these series of reports are annual midyear estimates of the population by age, race, sex, and geographic area; projections for the United States and States; and county, incorporated place, and metropolitan area population estimates. There were approximately 48 reports issued over a 2-year period. The last issue of the monthly 2-page U.S. population estimates P-25 report, for December 1994, was released in February 1995; data continue to be available on Internet. Current plans envision 7 reports in this series over a 2-year period. The size of the reports will also be significantly reduced. Data will be available electronically on Internet, diskette, the electronic bulletin board, and on CD-ROM. There has not been a report printed in the P-26 Series since the 1988 estimates. These data are now being released as part of the P-25 series and electronically. P-60, Consumer Income. Reports in this series provide income and poverty information on families, individuals, and households, by various demographic characteristics. Data are also presented on noncash benefits and health-care coverage. Several other research reports were also issued in this series. The content of this series has been drastically shortened. Historical tables are available on the Internet; historical and detailed tables, along with the microdata, are available on CD-ROM. There were no reports issued in 1994 and two will be issued in 1995. P-70, Household Economic Studies. The content of reports in the P-70 series will be drastically shortened. Reports that are based on core questions collected in the Survey of Income and Program Participation will continue to be produced as part of the Dynamics of Economic Well Being series, though some may appear in a format similar to the Statistical Briefs, e.g. a forthcoming report on Income. Key statistics from these reports will eventually appear concurrently with the release of the microdata. Reports based on "topical modules" from the Survey of Income and Program Participation will appear in short reports or as briefs, with detailed tables on the Internet. There were 7 reports in 1994 and approximately 9 planned for 1995. Technical papers and Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) working papers will continue in printed form but will also be available on the Internet.