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  • August 2008

    • Ranks of Uninsured Drop by 1M

      Associated Press  |  Aug 26, 08 1:11 PM CDT

      Ranks of Uninsured Drop by 1M

      (Newser) - There were a million fewer uninsured Americans last year, the first annual decrease under the Bush administration, according to Census Bureau data released today. Median household incomes also rose slightly for the third consecutive year, while the nation’s poverty rate held steady at just over 12%, AP reports. The encouraging figures don’t factor in the economic downturn that began late last year, however. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • US economy  • health care  • health insurance  • poverty  • Census Bureau  • poverty rate

    • Minorities Surging to Majority

      Washington Post  |  Aug 14, 08 2:03 AM CDT

      Minorities Surging to Majority

      (Newser) - America's demographics will dramatically change by mid-century, with the white population slipping to a minority of 46% of Americans, according to projections  from the Census Bureau. Minority kids will make up 66% of the nation's population of children, reports the Washington Post . The number of Hispanics is expected to triple by 2050, which will have tremendous implications for the political landscape. More »

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      blacks  • Hispanics  • Census Bureau  • baby boom  • whites  • Brookings Institution  • Center for Immigration Studies

  • July 2008

    • Live-In Lovers Hit Record Number

      USA Today  |  Jul 29, 08 7:23 AM CDT

      Live-In Lovers Hit Record Number

      (Newser) - The number of unmarried heterosexual couples living together reached a record 6.4 million in 2007, or 10% of all hetero couples who share a home, according to the Census Bureau. It's a snapshot of the changing American family. Some 2.5 million of the couples—45.5%—are raising at least one biological child of either partner, and 1.3 million—21%—have a child together, reports USA Today. More »

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      marriage  • University of Chicago  • University of Michigan  • Census Bureau  • cohabitation

    • New Orleans Is Fastest Growing City

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Jul 10, 08 12:42 PM CDT

      New Orleans Is Fastest Growing City

      (Newser) - New Orleans is the fastest-growing city in the US, the Census Bureau reports, but not fast enough to regain more than half of its size before Hurricane Katrina. Between July 2006 and July 2007, the Big Easy’s population jumped 13.8%, more than any other major city, the Times Picayune explains. But that still left it down 50% from its April 2000 levels. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • population  • cities  • Census Bureau  • Census data

  • June 2008

    • World Pop. to Hit 7B by 2012

      Associated Press  |  Jun 20, 08 2:37 AM CDT

      World Pop. to Hit 7B by 2012

      (Newser) - The world's soaring population is expected to hit 7 billion by 2012, further straining thinly stretched natural resources, AP reports. The current population is 6.7 billion, and growing at 1.2% a year, spurred by increasing medical and nutritional advances in developing countries. But as more women in developing nations join the work force, the growth rate is expected to slow—eventually to .5% by 2050. More »

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      China  • India  • immigration  • Census Bureau  • overpopulation  • human population  • Brookings Institution

  • April 2008

    • Census Bureau Downgrades Back to Paper

      nextgov.com  |  Apr 3, 08 6:56 PM CDT

      Census Bureau Downgrades Back to Paper

      (Newser) - The 2010 US census was meant to be a high-tech affair, NextGov.com reports, but the Census Bureau today ditched plans to use hand-held computers. The agency will return to plain old paper after "a lack of effective communication" derailed efforts by Harris Corp. to come up with devices to record data from the estimated 1 million who don't mail back their forms. More »

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      technology  • Census Bureau  • bureaucracy  • census  • bureaucratic blunders  • Carlos Gutierrez

  • November 2007

    • Garcias Catching Up With Smiths

      New York Times  |  Nov 18, 07 3:46 PM CST

      Garcias Catching Up With Smiths

      (Newser) - Smith is still the most common US surname, but Garcia and Rodriguez are hot on its tail, the New York Times says. Those two Hispanic names cracked the Census Bureau’s latest top 10, likely marking the first time a non-Anglo name has been so prevalent. After seeing their ranks swell 58% in the 1990s, Latinos now represent 13% of the population. More »

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      list  • Hispanic  • name  • Latinos  • Census Bureau  • surnames

  • May 2007

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