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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Hispanic Births Surpass 1 Million

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The number of births to Hispanics surpassed 1 million for the first time in 2006, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Of...

More Use Cell Phones Only

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Almost one-third of young adults aged 25 to 29 are cell phone only users, with no landline phone at home. The figure reached 31 percent this...
Thursday, November 15, 2007

Strange Questions

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Percentage of Americans who know someone named Kevin: 67. Source: 2006 General Social Survey
Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Who Upholds the Constitution?

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According to the 2006 General Social Survey, a shockingly small percentage of Americans uphold the rights granted to them by the Constitutio...
Thursday, November 01, 2007

Parents Are in a Frenzy

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Test scores alone are no longer enough to get your kid into the top tier colleges. College admissions officials now demand extracurriculars ...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Homeowners Are Stuck

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Paralysis in the housing market can be diagnosed in the latest statistics on geographic mobility. Fewer homeowners moved between 2005 and 20...
Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Health Insurance Coverage Has Fallen

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There is more bad news emerging from the 2007 Current Population Survey results. The percentage of people without health insurance climbed t...

Earnings Are Down

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This morning the Census Bureau released the latest report on the finances of American households—the results of the Current Population Surve...
Saturday, July 14, 2007

Letters on the Decline

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Number of first-class letters mailed in the United States... 1994: 55 billion 2006: 42 billion Source: United States Postal Service, Reven...
Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Maybe Schools Are Not So Bad

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Percentage of Americans who give the nation's public schools a grade of A or B: 21 Percentage of public school parents who give the sch...

How Does Your Salary Compare?

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Now you can find out. Let's say you are a librarian in Chicago, and you are wondering how your pay stacks up against the wages of your c...
Sunday, June 10, 2007

Wanted: Spouse with Health Insurance

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Eighty-five percent of Americans have health insurance, and 60 percent are covered by an employer-provided health insurance plan, according ...
Friday, June 01, 2007

National Pride

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Percentage of Americans who "strongly agree" that America is a better country than most other countries... Aged 18 to 29: 25 Ag...
Thursday, May 17, 2007

Cell Phone Bias

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Sometimes the most interesting bits of information come from the most unlikely places. The latest update on cell phone use is contained in ...
Saturday, May 12, 2007

For Some, College Is the Biggest Worry

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When it comes to money, what worries you the most? When Gallup asked Americans this question, retirement ranked number one. Fifty-six perce...
Thursday, May 10, 2007

Avoiding the Dentist

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Working-age Americans are going to the dentist less frequently. The percentage of people aged 20 to 64 who have been to a dentist in the pas...
Thursday, March 29, 2007

Bet You Didn't Know

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Percentage of households with access to public transportation in their neighborhood American: 54 German: 85 Source: Bureau of the Census, ...
Monday, March 12, 2007

The Big Three

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According to estimates by the United Nations, 175 million people (2.9 percent of the world's population) live outside their country of b...
Thursday, March 01, 2007

The Meaning of Gifted

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Who populates the gifted classes, honors programs, and advanced placement courses in the nation's middle and high schools? The nation...

Bet You Didn't Know

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Percentage of parents who say they never feel angry at their children: 46. Source: Census Bureau, A Child's Day: 2003, Survey of Income...
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Cheryl Russell
Demographer Cheryl Russell was the editorial director of New Strategist Press and the editor-in-chief of American Demographics magazine. She has written numerous books about demographic trends. Ms. Russell is a professional demographer with a degree from Cornell University.
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