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                  **CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY**

                Census Bureau to Brief Reporters on 
           Local Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Results

What:  The Census Bureau's Philadelphia Regional Office will brief media
       on new Census 2000 Supplementary Survey (C2SS) data on demographic, 
       economic, social and housing characteristics for cities and 
       counties of 250,000 population or more. These data, including those 
       for Philadelphia City, Pa., will illustrate characteristics, such as
       education, language spoken at home, household income, poverty and
       travel time to work. The 700,000-household survey was conducted 
       simultaneously with last year's census and was designed to test the 
       operational feasibility of collecting long form-type data 
       independently of a decennial census.

When:  Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. EST

Who:   Fernando Armstrong, Philadelphia regional director
       Nancy Gordon, Associate Director for Demographic Programs, 
       U.S. Census Bureau

Where: United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
       Seven Benjamin Franklin Parkway
       Philadelphia, Pa.