2001 Census Results Mixed for India's Women and Girls
At first glance, the results from India's latest census seem encouraging. Yet one important indicator — the sex ratio for children under the age of 7 — shows signs of regression. (Population Today, May/June 2001)

21st Century Will Transform World Population
It is now clear that the 21st century will feature a major transformation in world population. Population growth in the industrialized (or "more developed") countries has essentially stopped. Demographic growth has now shifted almost entirely to the less developed countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. (May 2001)

Europe: A New Immigration Area?
Should the European Union (EU) open its doors to immigration to slow the shrinking of the population and labor force? Many governments are concerned about population aging and decline resulting from decades of low birth rates. (May 2001)

Final Peace in the Middle East Hinges on Refugee Population
In the demographic "contest" between Palestinians and Israelis, population growth is a plus, and numbers are everything. That is why resolution of the status of the 3.7 million Palestinian refugees is so difficult and so critical to the peace process. (Population Today, April 2001)

Census-Taking More Frequent, Less Controversial in Canada
Statistics Canada, the country's major statistical agency, has designated May 15, 2001, as Census Day. The agency expects to count nearly 31 million people in nearly 12 million households. (April 2001)

The Road to Census 2000: A Chronology of Key Issues (PDF: 273KB)
This report, covering activities from February 1996 through March 2001, charts the progress of activities and controversies involving Congress, the Executive Branch, and the courts that affected the design, operations, cost, content, and results of Census 2000. This report, part of a series on the Census 2000, has been guided by the recommendations of an expert advisory group of data users and child advocates, brought together by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau. (AmeriStat, April 2001)

Has Welfare Reform Reduced Nonmarital Births?
One objective of the U.S. welfare reform legislation passed in 1996 was to reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies. Read why Congress, when it debates the law's reauthorization, will find evidence of a reduction debatable. (Population Today, February/March 2001)

The Complex Stories From Census 2000 About America's Diversity
The big news from Census 2000 is out: The Hispanic population gained about 13 million people since 1990, a 58 percent increase, and is now roughly equal to the black population. But other stories about America's diversity — many so complex that the experts are still puzzling over them — are on the way. (March 2001)

Using the New Racial Categories in the 2000 Census (PDF: 316KB)
In the 1990 Census, half a million people disobeyed instructions to mark only one race. The 2000 Census allowed multiple racial responses. This report addresses some of the main issues that data users will face in using, interpreting, and presenting the new racial data. This KIDS COUNT/PRB Reports on Census 2000 paper is part of a series of reports on the 2000 Census prepared for the nationwide network of KIDS COUNT projects. These reports have been guided by the recommendations of an expert advisory group of data users and child advocates, brought together in a series of meetings by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau. (AmeriStat, March 2001) 

U.S. Racial Trends Point to Diversity With Disparity
Socially and economically, the United States has made real progress since our segregated past of 50 years ago, but there are still deep and persisting disparities between many minority groups and whites. (February 2001)