For Immediate Release

Caliper Releases April 1990 to July 2004 Population Estimates

NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS; March 24,2005 - Caliper Corporation has released detailed time series demographic data for the period from April 1990 to July 2004, based on 2000 Census Tracts. The tables contain population estimates by age, race, sex, and Hispanic origin. These tables allow detailed demographic analysis of the changes in population characteristics at almost 60 time points over 15 years. By using 2000 Census Tracts, the data for the whole time series has a common geographic base.

Two tables are provided in the Caliper fixed-format binary format that can be used with any Caliper GIS software product. One table contains, for each quarter, the total estimated population plus a table with 304 variables cross-tabulating 19 categories of age (under 1, 1-4, five year age groups from 5-9 to 80-84, and 85+), 4 categories of race (White, Black, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Asian and Pacific Islander), 2 categories of sex (Male and Female), and 2 categories of Hispanic (Non-Hispanic or Latino origin, and Hispanic or Latino origin).

Another table contains, for each quarter, the total estimated population plus 27 marginals totaling each category of age, race, sex, and Hispanic. The computations are based on the 1990 Census, the 2000 Census, Census Bureau county-level estimates for each July 1st from 1990 to 2003, and Census Bureau state-level estimates for July 1, 2004.

The Quarterly Tract Population Estimates are available nationwide on a DVD or for custom areas such as a state, county, or metropolitan region on a CD. For information on pricing, please contact Caliper via email at info@caliper.com or phone 617-527-4700.

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