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Chicago's Population Grows -- But Slower Than Other Cities

Posted 05.23.2013 | Chicago
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Chicago is on the slow climb when it comes to population growth according to new numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Windy City's popu...

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Data for a Brighter Democracy

Rod Little | Posted 04.09.2013 | Science
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Rod Little

In the absence of transparent, objective data about our society that is free of political influence, opinions can dominate. Information confers power, and trust is essential.

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And The Happiest State Is...

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter, Alexander E. M. Hess and Samuel Weigley | Posted 03.01.2013 | Healthy Living
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24/7 Wall St.: According to a Gallup poll released today, the United States has shown almost no improvement in well-being in the past five years, ...

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Census Bureau Makes Long Overdue Change

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 04.27.2013 | Black Voices
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WASHINGTON — After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word "Negro" to describe black Americans in surveys. Inste...

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Blondes Might Have More Fun But Brunettes Have More Crowns

Caryn Brooks | Posted 02.22.2013 | TV
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Caryn Brooks

Could the look of the quintessential American beauty be changing as our population changes?

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Government Seeks To Modernize Vital Program

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 02.16.2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Census Bureau is giving U.S. households a chance to respond to government surveys over the Internet, part o...

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DC's Gaping Wound: Income and Education Gaps Are Gutting Mobility

Michael Shank | Posted 11.15.2012 | DC
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Michael Shank

America is witnessing some of its highest income inequality and lowest social mobility rates ever. If we are to fix any of this, it is best that we start at home, in our back yard, and in our nation's capital. And that begins with the Anacostia.

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Great News For Mom And Dad

The Huffington Post | Caroline Fairchild | Posted 11.08.2012 | Home
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Good news, mom and dad. Your 20-something kid might finally be ready to move out. Household formation is growing at the fastest rate in more than ...

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The Troublesome Trend Among Boomers Today

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 01.02.2013 | Divorce
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Robert Hughes, Jr.

The Baby Boom generation has had a large effect on demographic trends over the past 50 years. Now that this generation is mostly over 50 years of age, it is interesting to look at what has been happening with regards to their divorce rate in middle age.

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The Youth Vote: Déjà Vu All Over Again

Samuel Best | Posted 12.24.2012 | Politics
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Samuel Best

These headlines fit well with the conventional storyline that young adults participated in large numbers in the "wave election" of 2008, but may not duplicate that effort in 2012. However, should we deduce from the Harvard poll that the youth vote will desert President Obama in 2012?

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America's Richest Cities

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter, Alexander E.M. Hess, Sam Weigley | Posted 10.07.2012 | Business
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From 24/7 Wall St.: Median household income in the United States declined for the second straight year, according to data released by the U.S. Census ...

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The U.S. City With The Largest Surge In Downtown Residents Is...

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 10.02.2012 | Chicago
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As more and more people head downtown in U.S. cities across the country, Chicago takes the top rank, boasting the largest numeric gain in downtown res...

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America's Poorest States

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter, Samuel Weigley, Brian Zajac and Alexander E. M. Hess | Posted 09.23.2012 | Business
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From 24/7 Wall St: Median household income in the United States declined for the second straight year, according to data released from the U.S. Census...

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Ryanomics Assault on Poor and Hungry Children

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 11.14.2012 | Politics
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Marian Wright Edelman

Ryanomics is not only poor arithmetic, it is also poor morality and gross injustice which turns upside down the requirements of all great faiths to protect the poor and vulnerable.

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'Back-To-School' By The Numbers: Americans Spent $7.7 Billion Last August

Posted 08.15.2012 | Home
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The return to school means, among other things, the return to math class and all the calculations, facts and figures that go with it. Perhaps in antic...

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Census Bureau Proposes Changes To How It Measures Race

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 08.10.2012 | Latino Voices
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WASHINGTON -- To keep pace with rapidly changing notions of race, the Census Bureau wants to make broad changes to its surveys that would treat "Hispa...

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The Best Educated States

The Huffington Post | Sahaj Kohli | Posted 07.30.2012 | College
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According to new U.S. Census Bureau data, the number of 25-to 34-year-olds who have college degrees around the nation has gradually increased from 200...

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With Nothing to Lose, Declining Net Worth Means Little to Asset-poor Families

Andrea Levere | Posted 09.16.2012 | Business
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Andrea Levere

New data on household wealth paints a disturbing portrait of the decline in net worth for American families. But those numbers only tell part of the story -- the story of households with actual assets to lose.

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Number Of U.S. Businesses Fell In 2010: Census Bureau

Reuters | Posted 06.26.2012 | Small Business
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(Reuters) - The number of U.S. businesses with paid employees fell for a third straight year in 2010, but the rate of decrease slowed, the Census Bure...

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The Poor

Richard Abrons | Posted 07.22.2012 | Politics
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Richard Abrons

We hear constantly... Oh, it is dinned into our ears... what our two major political parties are going to do for the middle class. The middle class, t...

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Will The Changing Face Of The Nation Spur Hate Group Participation?

Posted 05.19.2012 | Latino Voices
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While the U.S. Census Bureau’s longtime prediction that the size of the country’s racial and ethnic groups will together surpass that of the non-H...

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Driving Blind: The Dangers of Defunding the Census

Arturo Vargas | Posted 05.14.2012 | Latino Voices
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Arturo Vargas

It's Public Policy 101: before you step, you should look. Before charting a course and spending money, lawmakers should get the information they need to make the best decision.

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1 In 10 American Marriages Are Interracial

The Huffington Post | Jennifer Lai | Posted 04.27.2012 | Weddings
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One in 10 American marriages are between partners of a different race or ethnicity, according to data released on Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau....

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Surprising Group More Likely To Live With Parents

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.26.2012 | Business
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Apparently having a warm little nest makes it tough to leave home. Young adults from affluent families are more likely to live at home than their ...

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The 10 States Taxing The Poor Most

24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale | Posted 04.14.2012 | Business
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24/7 Wall St.: In an effort to help families work their way out of poverty, most of the United States do not tax the incomes of working-poor families....

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