The following documents were generated in response to proposals by the U.S. Census Bureau to limit the types of information available to the public. Due in part to the work of the Task Force on the 2000 PUMS, the Census Bureau announced on October 19, 2000 that it would pursue most of the recommendation made by the Task Force. The information below was provided during the course of the Task Force's campaign. For more information on the Census Bureau's decision, click here.

Why Is There a Task Force?

The Census Bureau is considering significant reductions in the level of subject detail for the Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) of the 2000 Census. A task force was organized by concerned members of the demographic community to propose a balance between data integrity and issues of confidentiality. Follow the link above to learn more about the Task Force.


The Task Force Report on the 2000 PUMS

Choose one of the links below to see the extensive report prepared by the Task Force for the Census Bureau.
Report on PUMS and Privacy (HTML format)
Report on PUMS and Privacy (Report only, PDF, 72Kb)
Report on PUMS and Privacy (Report with Appendices, PDF, 1.01Mb)
Detail on draft Census Bureau plan for the 2000 PUMS

The Task Force on the 2000 PUMS is sponsored by:
The IPUMS Project
ICPSR, Census 20000 Advisory Committee
International Microdata Access Group