 | Once, Only Once, and in the Right Place: Residence Rules in the Decennial Census
(CNSTAT) 2006
The usefulness of the U.S. decennial census depends critically on the accuracy with which individual people are counted in specific housing units, at precise geographic locations. The 2000 and other...
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 | Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Furthering Research
(CPOP) 2006
In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship networks. They have traditionally been viewed as...
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 | Math/Science Partnerships (MSP): Six Proceedings and Transcripts from 11 MSP Workshops (MSP Workshop Series)
(CFE) 2006
This compact disc contains the electronic Proceedings from 11 workshops that were offered by the National Research Council (NRC) to grantees of the National Science Foundation s Math/Science...
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 | Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity?
(BOCYF,FNB) 2006
Creating an environment in which children in the United States grow up healthy should be a high priority for the nation. Yet the prevailing pattern of food and beverage marketing to children in...
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 | Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies: Hispanics and the American Future
(CPOP) 2006
Given current demographic trends, nearly one in five U.S. residents will be of Hispanic origin by 2025. This major demographic shift and its implications for both the United States and the growing...
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 | Hispanics and the Future of America
(CPOP) 2006
Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a population that varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status, and generation. The papers in...
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 | When I'm 64
(BBCSS) 2006
By 2030 there will be about 70 million people in the United States who are older than 64. Approximately 26 percent of these will be racial and ethnic minorities. Overall, the older population will be...
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