Behind the Numbers: The PRB blog on population, health, and the environment

Let the Great Head Count Begin!

Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Population Basics | No Comments »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs Today, Census Bureau Director Robert Groves is headed to Noorvik Alaska to kick off the 2010 Census enumeration of the U.S. population. By ... Read more..

New Blog on the U.S. 2010 Census

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Posted in Population Basics | No Comments »

by Eric Zuehlke, editor It’s hard to believe, but 2010 is just around the corner. Next April, the 2010 U.S. Census will determine how many people live in the United States, ... Read more..

Need a Job? The Census Bureau is Hiring

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 Posted in Population Basics | 3 Comments »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs With the 2010 Census right around the corner, the Census Bureau is gearing up for one of the biggest hiring frenzies the United ... Read more..

Censuses and Political Representation in India and the United States

Monday, April 13th, 2009 Posted in Population Basics | No Comments »

by Carl Haub, senior demographer (Thanks to O.P. Sharma, PRB's consultant in India, for providing the data for this post and checking it for accuracy) With the 2010 U.S. Census, used to ... Read more..

Where Are the Missing Three Million Ethiopians from the New Census: In Washington DC, in the Middle East or Hiding?

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Posted in Population Basics | 1 Comment »

Editor’s note: A previous version of this post did not include the concluding paragraph. We apologize for the accidental omission. by Charles Teller, PRB visiting scholar and Senait Tibebu, demographer, Addis ... Read more..

Demand for Demographic Data in Ethiopia

Friday, December 5th, 2008 Posted in Population Basics | No Comments »

by Jason Bremner, program director, Population, Health, and Environment  As our vehicle drove along rural Ethiopian roads packed with children going to school, farmers headed to market, and animals headed for pastures, ... Read more..

New Data from “Midsize” America: The American Community Survey Explained

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 Posted in Population Basics | No Comments »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs  One of the many joys of being a demographer is getting to work with new data. Starting on December 9, there will be a new ... Read more..

A Census Beyond National Borders?

Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in Environment, Population Basics | No Comments »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs  Newspapers today reported on results of a massive, global census. But this is not a typical census of people and housing. It is the largest-ever census of marine ... Read more..