Race and the Census: The “Negro” Controversy
The topic of racial identification on census forms has a long, fascinating history, which has generated fresh debate as the 2010 Census begins.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The topic of racial identification on census forms has a long, fascinating history, which has generated fresh debate as the 2010 Census begins.
This year the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press is conducting a series of studies about the public’s knowledge and attitudes about the 2010 U.S. Census.
Our new report uses four decades of U.S. Census data to delve into historic gender role reversals in the spousal characteristics and economic benefits of marriage.
In the past, when relatively few wives worked, marriage enhanced the economic status of women more than that of men. Recently, however, the economic gains associated with marriage have been greater for men.
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Assessments about the state of black progress in America have improved more dramatically among blacks during the past two years than at any time in the past quarter century.
Survey Details: Conducted October 2008 File Release Date: 4 December 2009
Instead of traveling across country or across town for Thanksgiving this year, many grown sons and daughters will be coming to dinner from their old bedroom down the hall, which now doubles as their recession-era refuge.
The share of 18- to 24-year-olds attending college in the United States hit an all-time high in October 2008, driven by a recession-era surge in enrollments at community colleges.
Survey Details: Conducted June-July 2008 File Release Date: 1 October 2009
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