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The 2020 census will now count some groups differently than it has in the past. That could make a difference in the final count – affecting which states receive funding and congressional seats.
Census data are used to determine federal funding on everything from highway construction to poverty services. With many students heading back to their parents’ homes, college towns may take a hit.
A quarter of Americans, many of them non-white, are worried about data privacy and confidentiality in the 2020 census.
Happiness varies by location, and what matters for happiness varies as well.
The results of the 1920 census kicked off a bitter, decadelong political squabble. Could the same happen again in 2020?
A scholar disproves the long-held assumption that black names are a recent phenomenon.
More workplaces are allowing employees to telecommute, but there are still barriers to more flexible arrangements.
As the country grew, each census required greater effort than the last. That problem led to the invention of the punched card.
People living in rural and small town America have much at stake in the 2020 census. But census participation tends to be lower in rural areas.
South Africa’s data collection is constantly improving. That’s especially true when it comes to metrics that weren’t collected or were distorted for political purposes during apartheid.
Demographers have figured out a simple and effective way to estimate the number of unauthorized immigrants – even without information on citizenship.
Conflict made its way to the Supreme Court this past session with two cases – one about the census, the other about gerrymandering. A court scholar says the two cases are intimately connected.
The political implications of the citizenship question made this case politically volatile and controversial – even for the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has issued what’s likely to be its final word on partisan gerrymandering, saying it’s a political issue, not a legal one. That means reform lies in the hands of voters.
Hockey is often considered Canada’s national sport, but with the changing demographics of the country and the rising success of the Toronto Raptors, basketball is also seen as a national sport.
How much does your socio-demographic background such as income, type of work and where you were born affect who you vote for? Quite a lot.
For the first time in decades, the 2020 census will include a question asking whether or not each counted person is a citizen. On April 23, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on this idea.
If undocumented immigrants choose not to fill out the questionnaire, then the official population of several states would deflate, costing them House seats and federal funding.
Drone technology plays a vital role in gathering accurate wildlife data. But this alone isn’t enough to save Africa’s elephants.
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Professor of Demography and Social Statistics., Obafemi Awolowo University
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Director of Carolina Demography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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