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Introduction
Based on the user inquiries over the past decade,
the 1990 version of Socioeconomic Profiles
- A Portrait of New York City has been expanded
to six pages per Community District. These profiles
are based on 1990 census sample count information
and complement the full count information in Demographic
Profiles - A Portrait of New York City. This
1990 Census edition has been further enhanced
by the presentation of comparative 1980 Census
data, where available. In addition, 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. Caveats related to the exclusion
of Joint Interest Areas and descriptions of major
errors in the geographic allocation of census
data are also in this part of the volume. Special
notes are also included on specific subject items.
Also in the Appendix, is the entire sample-count
Bureau of the Census' 1990 Glossary, including
definitions of census characteristics that are
not covered in this volume. Users are strongly
encouraged to consult the glossary particularly
for subjects in which there were changes between
1980 and 1990 in definitions or tabulation detail.
The Appendix also includes a facsimile of the
entire 1990 census questionnaire. Before analyzing
the specific subject matter of current interest,
it is recommended that the user read the question
that generated the data as well as any related
instructions to respondents printed on the questionnaire
itself. Lastly, given that the profiles are based
on sample count information, the Census Bureau's
"Appendix C: Accuracy of the Data" has
been included in the Appendix. Information on
the sampling design, sampling error and estimation
procedures is found in this section.
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