American Community Survey: A Guide for Data Users (PDF: 233KB)
This user's guide reviews the information you need to know about the American Community Survey (ACS), with a focus on data for children. It describes the basic design of the ACS and presents practical information on using one-year and multiyear estimates, including issues related to geographic boundary changes, population changes, adjusting dollar amounts, and measuring trends. (November 2006)

Families, Fathers, and Demographic Change
Husbands and wives, as well as fathers, mothers, and children, now spend more years in each other's company, creating opportunities as well as challenges. This change has profound implications for relationships between parents and their adult children, as well as between men and women.  (October 2006)

U.S. Sports Teams: Demographic Changes Expand Franchises
Ice hockey fans in Miami, Tampa Bay, and Atlanta can now root for local teams. As the population of the U.S. grew from 200 million to 300 million, some fast-growing major metro areas scored big time in the major league sports arena. (October 2006)

PRB Discuss Online: "The U.S. at 300 Million: Challenges and Opportunities"
The U.S. is set to reach a milestone this month: It will become the third country, after China and India, to be home to at least 300 million people. Why is this milestone significant? What are the most important changes since the 1960s, as the United States saw a decline in household size, rise in women's labor force participation, increase in education, and growth in the number of foreign-born people. Linda Jacobsen, director of domestic programs at PRB, led this PRB Discuss Online. Read a transcript of the questions and answers. (October 2006)

U.S. at 300 Million: Symposium Webcast
On Oct. 5, 2006, experts gathered at the National Press Club, in Washington, DC, for a symposium highlighting the challenges and prospects of the U.S. reaching 300 Million at some point in October 2006. Topics covered included: demographics, education, infrastructure, politics and governance, and growth. (October 2006)

Lifestyle Choices Affect U.S. Impact on the Environment
At 300 million people (a milestone reached in October 2006), Americans are consuming natural resources at an unprecedented pace. Between 1950 and 2005, America's population nearly doubled. But in many cases, our consumption of resources more than doubled. (October 2006)

Quick Facts: America at 300 Million
The United States is set to reach a milestone in October. Joining China and India, it will become the third country to be home to at least 300 million people. These are some ways the nation has changed since reaching 200 million in 1967 (September 2006)

The United States at 300 Million
The United States is set to reach a milestone in October. It will become the third country—after China and India—to be home to at least 300 million people. (September 2006)

Is There a U.S. Shortage of Scientists and Engineers? It Depends Where You Live
Rural states and some minorities lag in high-tech opportunities—and the uneven distribution of these opportunities points to critical economic and educational differentials. (August 2006)

New Data Reveal Widespread Disparities in U.S. State Poverty Rates
New poverty estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey indicate that about 13 percent of people nationwide were living in poverty in 2005. However, estimates from the American Community Survey (or ACS, a nationwide annual survey of households conducted by the Census Bureau) show that poverty rates in 2005 varied widely around the country, from less than 8 percent in New Hampshire to 21 percent in Mississippi. (August 2006)