US to provide privacy group with memo on surveillance
The Justice Department has agreed to turn over a legal opinion regarding government surveillance and census data after a years-long court fight with a privacy group.
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Govt considering using Internet, smartphones for 2020 census
The days of the census taker with clipboard in hand may be numbered. The Census Bureau plans to test digital tools in preparation for the 2020 census, a change that could save millions of dollars.
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Jan 8, 2015
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Ethnic inequalities mapped across England and Wales
The lives of ethnic minorities across the country have been mapped by experts at The University of Manchester with a new profiler that allows you to explore standards of living in each area of England and Wales.
Social Sciences
Dec 3, 2014
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Researchers use cellphone data to construct population density maps
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers made up of members with diverse, multi-national backgrounds has found a way to construct population density maps using cellphone data. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National ...
Poverty rate drops for the first time since 2006
The poverty rate in the United States has dropped for the first time since 2006, bringing a bit of encouraging news about the nation's economy as President Barack Obama and Congress gear up for the November elections.
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2014
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Census data analysis shows majority of Iowa communities are shrinking
Jobs continue to be a driving factor of population growth and shifts in Iowa, which explains the ongoing decline in many small towns. An analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data found more than 60 percent of cities lost population ...
Social Sciences
May 28, 2014
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Young men increasingly outnumber young women in rural Great Plains
In many rural communities hard hit by decades of population declines, young men increasingly outnumber young women, a new study of Kansas and Nebraska census data shows.
Social Sciences
May 15, 2014
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Mapping tool used by Census Bureau has roots in NSF-funded project
In colleges and universities across the country, undergraduate students in the social sciences are using an online educational tool that goes beyond the traditional presentation of demographic data as numbers and tables. ...
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2014
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Question of race not simple for Mexican Americans
About half of Latinos check "white" in response to the question about race on the U.S. Census. About half check "other race."
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2014
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US high-tech startup hopes to change biking
A U.S. startup is launching a new device that transforms almost any bicycle into an electric-hybrid vehicle using an app on a smartphone.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 18, 2013
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