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    Chapter 6: The Geography of the Housing Downturn

    The housing downturn that began in 2006 had distinct geographic patterns. From the end of 2005 to the end of 2009, median home prices decreased by more than 30% in five states: Nevada (down 49%), Florida (38%), Arizona (38%), California (37%) and Michigan (34%). Home prices fell between 10% and 22% in 12 other states […]

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    Summary of the First Results from the 2010 Census

    A new Population Reference Bureau report summarizes key findings from the first wave of Census 2010 data, including trends in the population of children, as well as race and ethnic groups. The Brookings Institution recently published reports using 2010 Census data to discuss aging and race and ethnic change.

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    Main findings: Teens, technology, and human potential in 2020

    Respondents’ thoughts Hyperconnected. Always on. These terms have been invented to describe the environment created when people are linked continuously through tech devices to other humans and to global intelligence. Teens and young adults have been at the forefront of the rapid adoption of the mobile internet and the always-on lifestyle it has made possible. […]

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    Event Transcript: Global Christianity

    In a conference call with journalists, Pew Forum staff members discussed the findings of a report, Global Christianity: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Christian Population.

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    Using Census Data to Map Change

    A growing number of organizations (including the Census Bureau) are producing census-based interactive maps that allow users to choose the level of geography, topic or time period they want to display. This All Things Census posting includes links to maps using data from the 2010 Census, as well as earlier census data.

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    Acknowledgements

    About We are grateful to Evans Witt (Princeton Survey Research Associates International), who assisted in the administration of the project survey. We would also like to thank Brett Bumgarner (University of Pennsylvania), Shelia Cotton (University of Alabama – Birmingham), Nora Draper (University of Pennsylvania), Amy Gonzales (University of Pennsylvania), Ermitte St. Jacques (University of Pennsylvania), […]

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    Other Sources of Census Data

    Census 2010 datasets are finding a second home on the websites of think tanks, state data centers and advocacy groups that have repackaged the numbers in easy-to-use look-up formats.

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    Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

    People who turn to the Census Bureau’s latest data release in an effort to answer Sesame Street’s musical query may, in some cases, be puzzled by what they find.

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    Views of Gun Control — A Detailed Demographic Breakdown

    Opinion about gun control has been split since April 2009, but this marked a substantial change in attitudes from previous years in which majorities of Americans consistently prioritized gun control over gun rights. See a breakdown of opinion about gun control across numerous demographic categories.

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    Chapter 4: Views of College Presidents

    The nation’s college and university presidents give a mixed report card to the higher education system they lead, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in association with the Chronicle of Higher Education. On questions about the general direction of U.S. higher education, its rank among world systems, its affordability and its […]

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