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		<title>Census Bureau Lowers U.S. Growth Forecast, Mainly Due to Reduced Immigration and Births</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/12/14/census-bureau-lowers-u-s-growth-forecast-mainly-due-to-reduced-immigration-and-births/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D’Vera Cohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Census Bureau has released new U.S. population projections that assume a markedly lower level of growth than the agency predicted in the previous projections in 2008. Most of the reduced growth is due to lower projected immigration, but the bureau also forecast lower birth rates than it previously assumed.]]></description>
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		<title>Revising the Past, Using 2010 Census Data</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/09/20/revising-the-past-using-2010-census-data/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D’Vera Cohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every decade, new information from the decennial census is used to update a wide range of government demographic estimates and survey benchmarks. In some cases, that results in revisions to previously published data, which researchers need to note.]]></description>
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		<title>News Coverage of 2011 Census Data: It&#8217;s the Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D’Vera Cohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Census Bureau released 2011 American Community Survey data today, and this posting looks at news coverage about the newly released estimates. Most coverage focused on economic indicators, with some stories saying the economy was still declining but others concluding the decline may have bottomed out.]]></description>
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		<title>Census Bureau Pursues New Questions on Race and Hispanic Origin</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/09/census-bureau-pursues-new-questions-on-race-and-hispanic-origin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D’Vera Cohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This posting includes links to newly released Census Bureau research on how Americans should be asked about their race and ethnicity. It links to a previous posting that explains the background behind this ground-breaking research. ]]></description>
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		<title>Census Bureau Considers Changing Its Race/Hispanic Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/07/census-bureau-considers-changing-its-racehispanic-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D’Vera Cohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The race and Hispanic origin categories on the 2010 Census form (and many other government forms) do not always match people's self-identification, and this is especially true for Hispanics. The Census Bureau will present results of research on alternative questionnaire designs and wording that attempts to address the issue.]]></description>
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		<title>Census Bureau Pushes Online Survey Response Option</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/04/26/census-bureau-pushes-online-survey-response-option/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/04/26/census-bureau-pushes-online-survey-response-option/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D’Vera Cohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting in 2013, the Census Bureau would like all of the more than 3 million households that receive its American Community Survey to be pushed to respond online, instead of mailing back the traditional paper questionnaire. The bureau recently released results of a test of online response that had some encouraging results.]]></description>
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		<title>The 1940 Census: A Few FAQs</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/04/03/the-1940-census-a-few-faqs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D’Vera Cohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The release of records from the 1940 Census will help people research their family history, although at first the records can only be searched by address, not name. This posting details some of the findings and methods of the 1940 Census.]]></description>
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		<title>Sample Surveys and the 1940 Census</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/04/02/sample-surveys-and-the-1940-census/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D’Vera Cohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 1940 Census was notable in the history of census-taking because it was the first in which some questions were asked of sample of Americans. This change enabled the Census Bureau to add questions to the form that were relevant to the Great Depression, and opened the door to the widened use of sample surveys in later censuses.]]></description>
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		<title>Comparing Two Census Measures of Poverty</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/11/08/comparing-two-census-measures-of-poverty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/11/08/comparing-two-census-measures-of-poverty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D’Vera Cohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Census Bureau has just published the results from its new alternative measure of poverty, called the Supplemental Poverty Measure, and they differ notably from the poverty rates shown by the official measure that&#8217;s been used since the 1960s. A new report by the Pew Hispanic Center compares results under both measures for key demographic groups. Under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Census Bureau: Flaws in Same-Sex Couple Data</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/09/27/census-bureau-flaws-in-same-sex-couple-data/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/09/27/census-bureau-flaws-in-same-sex-couple-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D’Vera Cohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Census Bureau today released its first estimates of the number of same-sex married couples in the U.S., as well as alternatives counts to the published data for same-sex unmarried couples that try to account for data-processing issues.]]></description>
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