EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOV. 2, 1995 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB95-200 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES DATA ON NATION'S BABY BOOMERS EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOV. 2, 1995 (THURSDAY) - The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today released a listing of five tables on the nation's baby boomers entitled "Selected Characteristics of Baby Boomers 26 to 44 Years Old: 1990" (CPH-L-160). The tables provide national and state level data on the characteristics of baby boomers from the 1990 census. A summary table for the United States shows the basic population and housing characteristics such as gender, age, race, and household and housing characteristics. Table 1 provides data on urban and rural residence, educational attainment, disability, fertility, veteran status, place of birth, language spoken at home, and ancestry. Table 2 shows labor force and commuting characteristics, occupation, industry, and class of worker. Table 3 details the income and poverty status of baby boomers, and Table 4 presents information on the housing characteristics of baby boomers such as year structure built, bedrooms, water source, sewage disposal, heating fuel, year moved into unit, vehicles available, mortgage status, and gross rent.-X-Editor's note: media representatives may obtain copies of the tables from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Non-media orders should be directed to the Population Division's Statistical Information Staff on 301-457-2422. In addition, the tables will be available on the Internet at www.census.gov; look for the announcement on the Census Bureau's home page.
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