1 day ago by faustinlondon

Thomas Henry Craig Stevenson in 1909 postulated that working-class women would have large families than those higher up the income chart. In 1911, he and Sir Bernard Mallett, the Registrar-General, included the famous fertility question in the census, which now makes us consider the number of Victor ...

1 day ago by Vincent DiCaro

I just read on the New York Times' parenting blog, Motherlode (we will discuss this title later...), that the U.S. Census Bureau considers the time that fathers spend at home caring for children while mom works "child care," but does not do the same for the time when mom is home with the kids and da ...

1 day ago by Mack D. Male

Statistics Canada today released the first set of information for the 2011 Federal Census, focused on population and dwelling counts. The population of Canada has increased 5.9% since the 2006 census, compared with 5.4% for the previous five-year period. Canada’s population increased at a faster rat ...

2 days ago by Michael Sivy

Economists, investment advisors and political strategists are closely watching the unemployment rate. But few commentators acknowledge just how faulty the employment statistics are. One key problem is that a crucial group of people can’t be tracked and measured. These are the so-called discouraged w ...

3 days ago by Tory Gattis

It's another week of smaller items:Could somebody explain to me why the Forest Service can sell their dead trees and get them removed for free (or actually a profit), but Harris County has to pay taxpayer funds to do the same thing? Is it a volume issue? The type of trees involved? Has Harris County ...

3 days ago by Staff Writers

Australians have been asked to take part in the first ever global ‘LGBT Census’, launched this month by a group of LGBTI activists with the assistance of private funding. The census, which will run until April 30, aims to examine topics where information is lacking or out of date, and provide greate ...

6 days ago by John

I recently gave a lecture on the Gospel of the Kingdom in the Perspectives Course in Madison, WI. These are some follow up thoughts: “He died for all that those who live should no longer live for themselves.” 2 Cor. 5:15 As I was teaching, I stressed the importance of Jesus message: “He said ‘Repent ...

7 days ago by Will Collette

Short takes and links for February 3, 2012 By Will Collette Megan and Damara 33 Bridges . For something completely different than Progressive Charlestown, there’s a new home-grown blog you should check out called 33 Bridges. The blog is the creation of Megan Moynihan and Damara Ortolani Sisti at Oys ...

7 days ago by filesatweb com

To: FEATURES AND NATIONAL EDITORSWASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily Black History Month feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO)WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1: BLACK HISTORY MONTHProfile America for the first da ...

7 days ago by filesatweb com

To: NATIONAL EDITORSWASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released today by U.S. Census Bureau:What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a webinar on Feb. 2 to provide the media with noteworthy findings from the 2010 Service Annual Survey release. The statistics cov ...