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Filling Out Census Forms Means Critical Dollars For New York Residents
wpix.comWith hundreds of millions of dollars of federal and state funding at stake, the push continues for New York State residents to fill out the 2010 Census forms. United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined with a coalition of advocacy groups Monday to...Tags: Demographics, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York City, New York, Politics
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Census Says "Hispanic" Not A Race
PIX NewsWith millions of US Census forms hitting mailboxes this month, Latin Americans are noticing a confusing quirk in the 10-part questionnaire. The Census does not consider Hispanic to be a racial category. Responders have the option to label themselves...Tags: Demographics, New York City, New York, Minority Groups, Social Issues
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Officials Concerned Over Low Number Of Census Forms Filed In NJ
U.S. Census Bureau officials are concerned because fewer New Jerseyans are returning their census forms compared to the rest of the nation. Census Bureau director Robert Groves says the response rate is low in the state's urban areas. Only 27 percent...Tags: Demographics, New Jersey, U.S. House of Representatives, Education, Schools
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Use Of 'Negro' In 2010 Census Sparks Outrage
wpix.comThe use of the word 'negro' on the 2010 census form is drawing ire from many people. Question 9 on this year's consensus form reportedly asks about race, with one of the answers listed as "black," African-Am. or Negro." The term, which was used most...Tags: Demographics, New York, Social Issues, Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities
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New Jersey Hopes to Add the Undocumented to 2010 Census
wpix.comNew Jersey is urging its undocumented residents to leave the protection of anonymity and be counted. The more people the state can count for the 2010 Census, the more federal funding and seats in Congress it stands to gain. Currently there is $400...Tags: Demographics, New Jersey, Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Population
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Clarence Page: America grows uneasy with its browning population
White babies are no longer a majority of new births, according to the Census Bureau. America is quietly "browning," it is said, like dinner rolls in a warm oven. Yet, such change does not come without resistance from those who prefer to remain unbaked....Tags: Government, Politics, Elections, Arts and Culture, Immigration
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In Pittsburgh and other Rust Belt cities, more live alone
Since Allison Sturm's husband died 10 years ago, she's lived by herself at her apartment in Cincinnati. Friends and children visit from time to time, but she says she still feels alone in the city. "I don't like being lonely," Sturm, 79, said while...
Tags: University of Cincinnati, Demographics, Rentals, Allentown, Colleges and Universities
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America's uneasy 'browning'
White babies are no longer a majority of new births, according to theU.S. Census Bureau. America is quietly "browning," it is said, like dinner rolls in a warm oven. Yet such change does not come about without resistance from those who prefer to remain...
Tags: Government, Politics, Elections, Arts and Culture, Immigration
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2010 census was largely accurate but undercounted minorities
L.A. NOWA new analysis shows that the 2010 Census was generally accurate but disproportionately undercounted blacks, Latinos and other traditionally hard-to-count groups.... -
Census Bureau says 2010 count was mainly accurate
The 2010 census continued to miscount the same groups that it's had problems keeping track of in the past, but overall was essentially accurate, officials said Tuesday. According to an assessment of its count, the Census Bureau said it had overcounted...
Tags: Africa, Demographics, Minority Groups, Social Issues, 2010 Census
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Growth cited as region's challenge
NORFOLK — Could a rapid light-rail system connect Peninsula residents with South Hampton Roads residents? Will suburban and commercial sprawl be allowed to consume green space? Close to 350,000 people are predicted to move into Hampton Roads in the...Tags: Travel, United States Census Bureau, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Fort Monroe, Environmental Issues
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More minority babies than whites in U.S.
The United States has reached a historic tipping point — with Latino, Asian, mixed-race and African-American births constituting a majority of births for the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday. Minorities made up about 2 million,...Tags: Northampton County (Pennsylvania), United States Census Bureau, Demographics, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Social Issues
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