07-17-2001 La Porte Redistricting Committee Regular Meeting

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Y ~ Census 2000 BYie f Every census must adapt to the decade in which it is administered. New tech- nologies emerge and change the way the U.S. Census Bureau collects and processes data. More im- portantly, changing lifestyles and emerging sensitivities among the people of the United States necessitate modifications to the questions that are asked. One of the most im- portant changes for Census 2000 was the revision of the questions on race and Hispanic origin to better re- flect the country's growing diversity. Figure 1. Reproduction of (Questions on Race and Hispanic Origin From Census 2040 i -~ NOTE: Please answer BOTH Questions 5 and 6. 5. Is this person Spanah/Hispanic/Latino? Mark ~ the "No" box if not SpanishlHispaniclLatino. ^ No, not Spanish/Hispanicllatino ^ Yes, Puerto Rican ^ Yes, Mexican, Mexican .4m., Chicano ^ Yes, Cuban ~ ^ Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino -Pont group. ~ 6. What is this person's rate? Mark Q one or more races fo indicate what this person considers himself/herself to be. ^ While ^ Dlack, African Am., or Negro ^ American Indian or Alaska Nalive -Print name of enroNed orpnncipal tribe. ~ ^ Asian Indian ^ Japanese ^ Chinese ^ Y.orean ^ Filipino ^ Vietnamese ^ Other Asian - Pn'nr race. ~ ^ Native Hawaiian ^ Guamanian or Chamorro ^ Samoan ^ Other Pacific Islander -Prior race. ~ This report, part of a series that analyzes population ^ Some other race -Pont race. ~ and housing data collected from Census 2000, pro- vides aportrait of race and HlspanlC OfI Jln In the source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 questionnaire. United States and dis- cusses their distributions at the national level. It is based on the Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94- 1 71) Summary File, which is among the first Census 2000 data products to be re- leased and is used by each state to draw boundaries for legislative districts.' ' This report includes data for 50 states and the Dis- trict of Columbia, but not Puerto Rico. The Cenws 2000 Redistricting (Publk Law 94.171) Summary File will be released on a state-by-state basis in March 2001. It does not contain data for specific Hispanic origin groups (for example, Mexican or Puerto Rican) or specific race groups or vibes (for example, Chinese, Samoan, or Cherokee), and therefore these specific groups are not discussed in this report. UNDERSTANDING RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN DATA FROM CENSUS 2000 The 1990 census questions on race and Hispanic origin were changed for Census 2000. The federal government considers race and Hispanic origin to be two separate and distinct concepts. For Census 2000, the questions on race and Hispanic origin were asked of every individual living in the United States. The question on Hispanic origin asked respondents if they were USCENSUSBU~EAU 1-ielping You Make informed flecisions U.S. Department of Commerce Fsonomics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Issued March 2001 CENBR/OI-1 .~ United States Census Zooo