State Characteristics Population Estimates with 6 Race Groups (5 Race Alone 
Groups and One Groups with Two or More Race Groups) 

File:   7/1/2002 State Characteristics Population Estimates File for Internet Display
Date:   6/23/03
Source: Population Estimates Branch, U.S. Bureau of the Census

NOTE: Data by race and Hispanic Origin may not sum to National Estimates, released 
separately, due to controlled rounding.

Sort order of observations States in alpha sort.

Data fields (in order of which they appear):
FIPS code state 
SEX
ETHNIC ORIGIN
RACE
AGE
CENSUS2000POP		4/1/2000 resident Census 2000 population
ESTIMATESBASE2000	4/1/2000 resident population estimates base
POPESTIMATE2000		7/1/2000 resident population estimate
POPESTIMATE2001		7/1/2001 resident population estimate
POPESTIMATE2002		7/1/2002 resident population estimate

The key for sex code is as follows:
	1 = Male
 	2 = Female

The key for ethnic origin code is as follows:
	1 = Non-Hispanic or Latino Origin
	2 = Hispanic or Latino Origin

The key for race code is as follows:
	1 = White Alone
	2 = Black Alone
	3 = American Indian or Alaskan Native Alone
	4 = Asian Alone
	5 = Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders Alone
	6 = Two or More Race Groups

Age is single-year of age (0, 1 ,2, … 85+ years).