Changing Patterns of Poverty and Spatial Inequality in Appalachia
While the U.S.
Area of Expertise: The U.S. Census and Public Data
Growth in U.S. Population Calls for Larger House of Representatives
(April 2000) Controversy over the use of sampling in the 2000 census for reapportionment prompted a Supreme Court decision and protracted congressional deliberations. Interestingly, the controversy did not prompt Congress to investigate the nuts and bolts of reapportionment.
High Death Rate Among Russian Men Predates Soviet Union’s Demise
(April 2000) There is good news and bad news for Russian men.
India Proposes Retooled Population Policy
(2000) Fifty-three years after independence, India is still looking for a viable policy to control population growth. Although it was the first country to adopt a family planning program, in 1952, the country is still growing by 15.
U.S. Population up 13 Percent
(March 2000) The first results from Census 2000 are in, and the U.S.
Counting Kids in Census 2000: Results and Challenges
(2005) For many decades, the U.S.
U.S. Occupational Segregation
(February 2000) Hispanics, African Americans, and American Indians are more likely than non-Hispanic whites or Asians to work in lower-paying, semi-skilled jobs or as service workers.
Hate Crimes: Better Data or Increasing Frequency?
(2000) Outlawing hatred may not be possible, but members of Congress have introduced legislation regarding hate-motivated violence, in response to what some activists call a hate crime “epidemic.”
America’s Diversity: On the Edge of Two Centuries
(May 1999) The “Y2K” problem has come to symbolize everything that could possibly go wrong on Jan.1, 2000, when computers are supposed to balk at the arrival of the new millennium.
Reports on America, vol.1, no. 1. The 2000 Census Challenge
(May 1999) The “Y2K” problem has come to symbolize everything that could possibly go wrong on Jan.1, 2000, when computers are supposed to balk at the arrival of the new millennium.