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Introduction
Based on the user inquiries over the past decade,
the 1990 version of Demographic Profiles -
A Portrait of New York City has been expanded
to four pages per Community District. This 1990
Census edition has been further enhanced by the
presentation of comparative 1980 Census data,
where available. The selected data in the profile
can be supplemented with additional data available
from the Department of City Planning. A similar
policy applies to the Socio-economic Profiles.
Preceding the tables for each borough is a borough
Community District map, and a series of maps showing
neighborhoods within each Community District.
Readers should consult the technical appendix
for a description of how the Community District
data were complied. Some caveats related to the
exclusion of Joint Interest Areas and descriptions
of major errors in the allocation of census data
are also in this part of the volume. Also in the
Appendix, is the entire full-count Bureau of the
Census' 1990 Glossary, including definitions of
census characteristics that are not covered in
this volume. Users are encouraged to consult the
glossary particularly for subjects in which there
were changes between 1980 and 1990 in definitions
or tabulation detail.
A facsimile of the entire 1990 census questionnaire
has also been included. Before analyzing the specific
subject matter of current interest, it is recommended
that the data user read the question that generated
the data as well as any related instructions to
respondents printed on the questionnaire itself.
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