They Don't Have to Be Threatening: Getting Comfortable with Census Data and Creating a Demographic Profile for Your Community.

Crews, Kimberly; Dailey, George

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Publication Date: 1989

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They Don't Have to Be Threatening: Getting Comfortable with Census Data and Creating a Demographic Profile for Your Community.

Crews, Kimberly; Dailey, George

Social Education, v53 n7 p440-44 Nov-Dec 1989

Reviews how census data are used every day to make decisions in businesses, government agencies, and community organizations. Identifies key tools used in demographic analysis, suggesting applications of demographic data at a local level. Concludes with ideas for student activities, including guidelines for creating a community profile. (LS)

Descriptors: Census Figures, Citizenship Education, Community Study, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, National Surveys, Social Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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