The Census Questionnaires

The Census Bureau used two different forms to collect Census 2000 data: the 100-percent or short-form, which consists of seven population and housing questions answered by all the households, and the sample data or long-form, which includes the seven basic questions plus additional inquiries answered by approximately one of six households.

Census 2000 and 1990 questionnaires are available online at: http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/2000quest.html

• Household relationships
• Race
• Sex
• Tenure (whether the home is owned or rented)
• Age
• Vacancy characteristics
• Hispanic or Latino origin

• Marital status.
• Place of birth, citizenship, and year of entry.
• School enrollment and educational attainment.
• Ancestry.
• Migration (residence in 1995).
• Language spoken at home and ability to speak English.
• Veteran status.
• Disability.
• Grandparents as caregivers.
• Labor force status.
• Place of work and journey to work.
• Occupation, industry, and class of worker.
• Work status in 1999.
• Income in 1999.

• Value of home or monthly rent paid.
• Units in structure.
• Year structure built.
• Number of rooms and number of bedrooms.
• Year moved into residence.
• Plumbing and kitchen facilities.
• Telephone service.
• Vehicles available.
• Heating fuel.
• Farm residence.
• Utilities, mortgage, taxes, insurance, and fuel costs.