Census Bureau Webcast On Census 2000 Race and Hispanic-Origin Results On Monday March 12th @ 1PM EST
February 12, 2001
The Census Bureau will hold a news conference in Washington, DC at 1 p.m. EDT, March 12, to release the first set of Census 2000 data on racial diversity in the United States.
At the news conference, the first details from the census about America’s racial diversity and how it changed in the 1990’s will be released. The figures will show U.S. totals for race, Hispanic origin, and those who identified themselves as belonging to more than one race.
The Census Bureau has collected data on race since the first census in 1790. Today, this information is used in enforcing voting rights, in equal employment, fair housing, and public health programs. Census data are also essential for local services such as health care, education and transportation across the country.
Who: Claudette Bennett, chief of Racial Statistics Branch; and Jorge del Pinal,
chief of Special Population Statistics.
When: Monday, March 12, 1 p.m. EST
Where: National Press Club
529 14th St. N.W.
First Amendment Room
Washington, D.C.
A live webcast of the briefing will be carried via the Census Bureau’s Web site http://www.census.gov. Viewing the webcast requires RealPlayerTM software, which can be downloaded for free at http://www.real.com/player/index.html?src=download.
