Census Trends

Question 1

The 2000 Census short form addressed what 7 categories?

Answer 1

Name, age, gender, race, Hispanic ethnicity, relationships between household members, and whether the home was rented or owned by the householder.

Question 2

What is the largest change between the 2010 and 2000 Census?

Answer 2

One of the largest changes is the discontinuation of the long form. The short form only had 10 questions.

Question 3

For the 2000 Census, what percentage of the population received the long form?

Answer 3

17%

Question 4

For the 2000 Census, what percentage of the population received the short form ?

Answer 4

83%

Question 5

What is an Urbanized Area?

Answer 5

Urban nucleus with 50K people or more

Question 6

What is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Answer 6

Includes at least one city with 50,000 or more inhabitants

Question 7

What is a Micropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Answer 7

has a population of more than 10,000 people and less than 50,000 people.

Question 8

What is a Census Designated Places (CDP)

Answer 8

Is the equivalent of an incorporated place for data purposes.

Question 9

What is a Consolidated MSA (CMSA)

Answer 9

Is made up of several Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSA)

Question 10

What is a Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA)

Answer 10

Is defined by the US Office and Budget to provide data description for areas where there is a core area with at least 10,000 people that when combined with other adjacent communities is socially and economically integrated.

Question 11

The book Megalopolis is about…

Answer 11

A book about the 300-mile-long urban area between Boston and Washington D.C.

Question 12

Define Tribal Designated Statistical Area

Answer 12

A unit drawn by tribes that do not have a recognized land area.

Question 13

Define Threshold Population

Answer 13

A term that is under a number of government programs to determine program eligibility.

For example, the Phase II Stormwater requirements automatically apply if a city meets the minimum threshold population. Another example is the Threshold Population to qualify to receive Community Development Block Grant Funds.

Question 14

What are Public Use Microdata Sample and Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMs)

Answer 14

Refer to data available through the American Community Survey.

Question 15

Population in 2010

Answer 15

308 million people

Question 16

What survey replaced the long form in the Decennial Census?

Answer 16

American Community Survey

Question 17

Baby Boomers

Answer 17

People born in the United States between 1946 and 1964 are known as Baby Boomers.

As this large group ages, issues of long-term care, accessibility, and social security have become more prevalent in public policy.

Question 18

Generation X

Answer 18

These people were born between 1965 and 1976, which was a period of low birth rates.

Question 19

Generation Y (aka Echo Boom or Millenials)

Answer 19

These are the children of the baby boomers. These people were born between approximately 1977 and 2000.

Question 20

Generation Z

Answer 20

These are the children born after 2000.

Question 21

What Census had short-form only?

Answer 21

2010 Census

Question 22

What is a Urban Cluster

Answer 22

Urban clusters have at least 2,500 but less than 50,000 persons and a population density of 1,000 persons per square mile.