# Presentation: 104353

## Welcome to the State Data Center National MeetingSeptember 10 – 12, 2003U.S. Census BureauFrancis Amasa Walker Conference CenterFederal Office Building 3Suitland, MDTopic of Discussion:  Census 2000 Special EEO FileSpeaker:Patricia A. JohnsonChief, Industry, Occupation, and Statistical Information BranchHousing and Household Economic Statistics Division 

## Purpose

- To monitor employment practices and enforce civil right laws and regulations in the workplace and to assist employers in measuring their compliance to the laws
- The Census 2000 Special EEO File will serve as the primary external benchmark for comparing the race, ethnicity, and sex composition of an organization’s internal workforce and analogous external labor market, within a specified geography and job category

## 1970 File

- Special Tabulation sponsored by Organization Research Council (ORC) – File referred to as “ORC” Tapes
- Cross-classification of 42 occupational groups by race, Hispanic origin and sex for the U.S., states, counties and SMSA’s
- National Data Planning Corporation (NDPC) sponsored additional tabulations for 101 occupations by earnings
- 	and industry: Added places and towns of 50,000 or more to geographic detail

## 1980 File

- The Census Bureau decided to make it a standard data product.  Three federal agencies consulted – Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Consisted of two tabulations for persons in labor force – Cross classified 514 occupation categories by race, Hispanic origin, and sex for Experienced Civilian Labor Force – Educational attainment by age, race, Hispanic origin and sex
- Both tabulations shown for the U.S., states, all counties, SMSA’s, and places and towns of 50,000 or more
- Three additional tabulations developed for NPDC – education, industry, and earnings for detailed occupations

## 1990 File

- Standard Product
- Content identical to 1980 File, except 512 categories shown
- Added place/county of work tabulation by detailed occupation

## Census 2000 Special EEO File

## Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice (DOJ)

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, 
	Department of Labor (DOL)

- Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs,
- 	Department of Labor (DOL)

_**Four Sponsoring Agencies**_

## 2000 Census Race and Ethnic Categories

_**Race and Ethnicity  for Geographies Other than in  Hawaii (12)**_

- White alone not Hispanic or Latino
- White alone Hispanic or Latino
- Black or African American alone not Hispanic or Latino
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone not Hispanic or Latino
- Asian alone not Hispanic or Latino
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone not Hispanic or Latino
- Black or African American and White not Hispanic or Latino
- American Indian and Alaska Native and White not Hispanic or Latino
- American Indian and Alaska Native and Black or African American not Hispanic or Latino
- Asian and White not Hispanic or Latino
- Balance of individuals reporting more than one race not Hispanic or Latino plus individuals reporting some other race not Hispanic or Latino
- Other Hispanic or Latino

_**Race and Ethnicity for Hawaii (15)**_

- White alone not Hispanic or Latino
- White alone Hispanic or Latino
- Black or African American alone not Hispanic or Latino
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone not Hispanic or Latino
- Asian alone not Hispanic or Latino
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone not Hispanic or Latino
- Black or African American and White not Hispanic or Latino
- American Indian and Alaska Native and White not Hispanic or Latino
- American Indian and Alaska Native and Black or African American not Hispanic or Latino
- Asian and White not Hispanic or Latino
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and White not Hispanic or Latino
- Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander not Hispanic or Latino
- Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and White not Hispanic or Latino
- Balance of individuals reporting more than one race not Hispanic or Latino plus individuals reporting some other race not Hispanic or Latino
- Other Hispanic or Latino

## 2000 Census Special EEO File Geography

- Residence Geography – provides data for where people _live_.
- Workplace Geography –  provides data for where people _work_.
- Worksite/Residence Flows –  provides data on where people 				            work and the counties from which 			            they commute.
- County Sets
- 	-	Developed specifically for the residence data sets
- 	-	Provides data for counties of 50,000 or more
- 	-	Counties 50,000 or less were merged with other counties
- 	-	Specific guidelines used to create and name areas

## MSA’s – The following metro areas are excluded from the residence data set	

_**2000 Census Special EEO File Geography**_

- - Arizona: Flagstaff AZ-UT MSA

- - Arkansas: Fort Smith AR-OK MSA

- - Maryland: Baltimore MD PMSA

- - Wisconsin: La Crosse WI-MN MSA** **

- - New York: Newburgh NY-PA PMSA

- - North Dakota: Grand Forks ND-MN MSA

- - Pennsylvania: Pittsburg PA MSA

## Disclosure Rules

- All special tabulations are reviewed by the Census Bureau’s Disclosure Review Board (DRB)
- Disclosure rules apply to all special tabulations
- Rules required because the Census Bureau _**Must**_ avoid disclosing information about individual respondents

## Census 2000 EEO File Data Sets

- File contains a total of 24 data sets
- 	- 7 Show Residence Geography
- 	- 12 Show Worksite/Residence Flows
- 	- 5 Show Worksite Geography

- *See attachment “B” for further detail

## Data Dissemination Plans

- File delivered to sponsor by December 31, 2003
- Will release concurrently Census 2000 EEO Data Tool

- *See attachment “D” for further detail

## Please visit our website at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/eeoindex.html for more information on the Census 2000 Equal Employment Opportunity File.

- Census 2000 EEO File Website