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Bouvier, Leon F. – 1981
Emphasizing the increasing significance of immigration as a determinant of U.S. population growth, and stressing the need for developing population policy upon which future immigration policy might be based, this report presents projections of U.S. population to determine the impact of immigration in the next 100 years. The projections, given for…
Descriptors: Demography, Immigrants, Migration, Population Growth
Bouvier, Leon F.; Martin, Philip L. – 1987
California's population will increase more rapidly than the United States population as a whole, as immigration plays a larger role in population growth and California accepts over one-third of all immigrants to the U.S. The state's population will also change as it is becoming older and more ethnically diverse. As this report shows, these changes…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Marshall, F. Ray; Bouvier, Leon F. – 1986
The future is filled with demographic change for the State of Texas. As the population becomes more ethnically diverse, the Texas demographic, economic, and sociocultural profiles also will change. This volume presents a wide range of demographic information on the State of Texas. The 10 chapters look at: (1) the population of Texas: past,…
Descriptors: Demography, Futures (of Society), Human Geography, Population Growth
Bouvier, Leon F.; Martin, Philip – 1985
This report examines how demographic changes, particularly in immigration and fertility, have affected and will continue to affect every segment of California's population. Three points are emphasized in the report: the number and type of Californians in future years, the size and composition of the labor force and the related issues resulting…
Descriptors: Demography, Ethnic Groups, Futures (of Society), Institutions
Bouvier, Leon F. – 1980
This bulletin examines the baby boom, its causes, its size, and its impact on U.S. society. Nearly 42 million births occurred in the U.S. from 1955 to 1964. Several reasons are given for this baby boom which interrupted a century long fertility decline. Demographically the primary causes were more people marrying and having at least two children…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Futures (of Society), Housing Needs
Bouvier, Leon F. – 1980
During 1955 to 1964, nearly 42 million births occurred in the United States. This established a record unequaled to then and unlikely to soon be repeated. This bulletin explores the roots of the baby boom and its lasting impact on U.S. society; an impact accentuated by the unexpected interruption of a century-long fertility decline and the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Birth Rate, Declining Enrollment, Demography
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Bouvier, Leon F.; De Vita, Carol J. – Population Bulletin, 1991
The U.S. baby-boom generation, born between 1946 and 1964, is the largest generation in the nations's history. Numbering over 80 million people in 1990, this giant generation has indelibly changed U.S. society, requiring adjustments in schools, labor markets, housing markets, and government programs. Perhaps more than any other institution,…
Descriptors: Adults (30 to 45), Baby Boomers, Birth Rate, Demography
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Bouvier, Leon F. – Population Bulletin, 1984
In recognition of the 1984 World Population Conference, this booklet examines the current state of world population and presents speculations on what it might be 50 years from now. World population, now close to 4.8 billion and growing at 1.8 percent a year, is being shaped by three demographic phenomena: prolonged below-replacement fertility in…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Developed Nations, Developing Nations