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Census in the Constitution: Professor Margo Anderson
Census in the Constitution: Professor Margo Anderson
Margo Anderson, a professor of History and Urban Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, talks about how the United States was the first country to use a census to apportion power in the government.
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Census Data for Everyone — Why it Should Matter to You
This Summit on “Census Bureau Data for Everyone” is a FREE Virtual Webinar. Learn about how your responses to Census Bureau surveys are used.
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Statistics in Schools — Bringing Census Bureau Data to Classrooms
This Summit on “Statistics in Schools” is a FREE Virtual Webinar which will teach data users how to explore the Statistics in Schools (SIS) Website.
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Census Geography: The View From Above
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Using the API to Get Results for Multiple Estimates
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to get data for only the variables you need from the 2018 ACS 1-Year Data Profiles.
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data.census.gov Updates April 2021
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Taking America’s Pulse: The COVID-19 Pandemic
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America's Foreign-Born in the Last 50 Years
Information on the dramatic changes that have taken place in America's foreign-born population in the past 50 years.
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Census in the Constitution: Archivist William Fliss
William Fliss, an archivist at Marquette University, discusses how census data is vital in showing the transformation the U.S. has taken throughout the years.
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How Do We Know About Our Nation Through the Decades
A census tells us not only about our past, but it can help us prepare for our future.
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