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van der Tak, Jean, Ed. – Population Bulletin, 1982
Recent trends in the dynamics and character of the U.S. population, outlook for the remainder of 1980s, and prospects for long-term growth are reviewed. Estimated at 232 million as of mid-1982, the U.S. population is currently growing at about 1 percent/year, one of the developed world's highest growth rates. Natural increase (births minus deaths)…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Educational Attainment, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
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Davis, Cary; And Others – Population Bulletin, 1983
With relatively high fertility and growing legal and illegal immigration, the United States' Hispanic population increased by 265% from an estimated 4 million in 1950 to 14.6 million (6.4% of the total population counted in the 1980 census). Hispanics consist of Mexican Americans (60% of the total), concentrated in the Southwest; Puerto Ricans…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Groups, Birth Rate, Census Figures