Labor force The labor force includes all people classified in the civilian labor force, plus members of the U.S. Armed Forces (people on active duty with the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard). The Civilian Labor Force consists of people classified as employed or unemployed Related terms: Employed, Unemployed Language spoken at home The language currently used by respondents at home, either "English only" or a non-English language which is used in addition to English or in place of English. Latino See Spanish/Hispanic/Latino Legend The part of a map that lists and explains the colors, symbols, line patterns, shadings, and annotations used on the map. Related terms: Reference map, Thematic map Living quarters A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home or trailer, a group of rooms or a single room occupied as separate living quarters or, if vacant, intended for occupancy as separate living quarters. Separate living quarters are those in which the occupants live separately from any people in the building and which have direct access from outside the building or through a common hall. Related term: Housing unit Long form The decennial census questionnaire, sent to approximately one in six households for the 1980, 1990, and 2000 censuses, contains all of the questions on the short form, as well as additional detailed questions relating to the social, economic, and housing characteristics of each individual and household. Information derived from the long form is referred to as sample data, and is tabulated for geographic entities as small as the block group level in 1980, 1990, and 2000 census data products. Related terms: Census (decennial), Sample data, Short form,
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