Hispanic
or Latino Origin, 1990 and 2000
1990
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, 1990 Census of Population, Summary Tape File 1A, Table
P-6.
http://venus.census.gov/cdrom/lookup
http://factfinder.census.gov, 1990
Summary Tape File 1
2000 Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000; Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000, Table
DP-1.
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/index.html,
Demographic Profile Data
Search (Includes PDF files for 100-percent and Sample
Data)
Updated
annually for state and county by U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Estimates
Program (PEP).
http://eire.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
Updated every 10 years for cities, village and
towns.
Definitions:
Hispanic or Latino-- People who identify with the terms “Hispanic”
or “Latino” are those people who classified themselves in one of the specific
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino categories listed on the Census 2000 questionnaire
-"Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano," "Puerto Rican", or "Cuban" -as well as those
who indicated that they are "other
Spanish/Hispanic/Latino."
Origin
can be viewed as the heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country of birth
of the person or the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival in the
United States.
Important note-- People who identify their origin as Spanish,
Hispanic, or Latino may be of any race. Thus, the percent Hispanic should not be
added to percentages for racial categories. Tallies that show race categories
for Hispanics and not Hispanics separately are available.
Comparability--
There are
two important changes to the Hispanic origin question for Census 2000. First,
the sequence of the race and Hispanic origin questions for Census 2000 differs
from that in 1990; in 1990, the race question preceded the Hispanic origin
question. Testing prior to Census 2000 indicated that response to the Hispanic
origin question could be improved by placing it before the race question without
affecting the response to the race question. Second, there is an instruction
preceding the Hispanic origin question indicating that respondents should answer
both the Hispanic origin and the race questions. This instruction was added to
give emphasis to the distinct concepts of the Hispanic origin and race
questions, and the need for both pieces of information For more information on
comparability see http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/pl94-171.pdf,
Appendix B, “Subject Definitions.
Definitions for 2000 Census
Terms:
More
Information:
· Other data available on the
Hispanic population
