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U.S. Census Shows Different Paths for Domestic and Foreign-Born Migrants

(2002) America has always been a country on the move, and its growing immigrant population has added to that mobility. Yet recently released Census 2000 place-of-birth data show that the native-born population is moving to a different set of states than the traditional immigrant gateways — California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, and New Jersey — that continue to show the largest foreign-born gains.

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The Demography of Inequality in the United States: Introduction

(2014) A convergence of demographic trends and disparities is contributing to a new economic reality for the U.S. population, characterized by higher levels of poverty and inequality.

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2020 Census Self-Response Rates Are Lagging in Neighborhoods at Risk of Undercounting Young Children

Self-response rates are lowest in neighborhoods with high concentrations of racial and ethnic minorities in the young child population, which could mean fewer dollars for communities that need funds the most.

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Asian Americans: Diverse and Growing

Population Bulletin 53, No. 2 (1998)

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Crowded Coasts Put 1 in 10 Americans at Risk for Floods, Other Hazards

Older Adults, Communities of Color, and Renters Are Especially Vulnerable

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Objections Surface Over Nigerian Census Results

(2007) Provisional results of the 2006 census in Nigeria show that Kano in the north is Nigeria's most populous state (9.4 million), followed by Lagos (9.0 million) in the south. Northern states account for 75 million people, while the southern states are home to 65 million. The total population was 140 million.

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Environmental Scarcity and the Outbreak of Conflict

(2001) How can environmental problems contribute to civil unrest and violence?

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Project: IDEA: Informing Decisionmakers to Act

Kenya’s Adolescent Reproductive Health and Development Policy: Implementation Progress and Barriers

(2013) Developed in 2003, the Adolescent Reproductive Health and Development (ARHD) Policy was the first in Kenya to focus on improving the reproductive health and well-being of adolescents and youth.1 Ten years since the policy was developed, Kenya has experienced much advancement and change in the social, economic, and political environment for ARHD.

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