Census 2000: Trends and Issues in Counting the People.

Gallavan, Nancy P.

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ERIC Number: EJ607345

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Publication Date: 1999

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Census 2000: Trends and Issues in Counting the People.

Gallavan, Nancy P.

Social Education, v63 n7 p451-56 Nov-Dec 1999

Discusses the creation of the U.S. Census and addresses various purposes for the census. Describes the long and short forms involved in taking the census, questions about race and ethnicity, and the importance of a complete count. Provides five activities for teaching about Census 2000. (CMK)

Descriptors: Demography, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnicity, Individual Characteristics, Race, Social Change, Social Indicators, Social Studies, Sociocultural Patterns, United States History

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Language: English

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