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Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-001092

The decennial census questionnaire, sent to approximately one in six households for the 1980, 1990, and 2000 censuses, contains all of the questions on the short form, as well as additional detailed questions relating to the social, economic, and housing characteristics of each individual and household. Information derived from the long form is referred to as sample data, and is tabulated for geographic entities as small as the block group level in 1980, 1990, and 2000 census data.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-001092
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
See alsoCensus (decennial); Sample data; Short form
Record as JSON
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  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "The decennial census questionnaire, sent to approximately one in six households for the 1980, 1990, and 2000 censuses, contains all of the questions on the short form, as well as additional detailed questions relating to the social, economic, and housing characteristics of each individual and household. Information derived from the long form is referred to as sample data, and is tabulated for geographic entities as small as the block group level in 1980, 1990, and 2000 census data.",
  "see_also": [
    "Census (decennial)",
    "Sample data",
    "Short form"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/long-form/"
}

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