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1
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Is there a larger portion of women or men over the age of 65?

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Women

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According to a 2016 study, what was the wage gap between full-time women and men?

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20%

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Do women and men have different safety needs and uses of transportation?

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yes

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Do femenist planners tend to reject or align with the rational planning model?

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reject

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5
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What populations are more likely to be killed by a car while walking?

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  • elderly and minority populations
  • native american men are 4x more likely than white men
  • black and hispanic men are 2x more likely than white men

Minority households are more likely to be without a vehicle and therefore walk more

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The non-hispanic white population will become a minority by what year?

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2050

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7
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How with the nation’s older population change between 2005 and 2050?

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it will more than double

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8
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fill in the blank…

The 2020 Decennial Census of Population was the ____census in US history

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24th

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9
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Which census was the first time that all households were invited to respond online?

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2020

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What was the most significant change in the 2010 Decennial Census of Population and Housing?

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the long form was discontinued and all households only received the short form with 10 questions

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What did the Census Bureau do in 2010 to try to avoid undercounting in the census?

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they enlisted thousands of groups, such as churches, charities, and other organizations to promote the importance of participating in the count

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12
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What percentage of households received the long form of the 2000 Decennial Census? (the sample population)

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approximately 17% of households

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What percentage of households received the short form of the 2000 Decennial Census?

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83%

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14
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What did the 2000 Decennial Census short form cover?

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7 subjects: name, age, gender, race, Hispanic ethnicity, relationships between household members, and whether the home was rented or owned by the householder.

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When was the first time the census allowed the respondents to select more than one race that they identify as?

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2000

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16
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What percent of US households responded to the 1990 and 2000 census? How did they respond?

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  • 65%
  • by mail
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What percent of US households responded to the 2010 census? How did they respond?

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  • 74%
  • by mail
  • this was followed up with phone calls and in-person census workers
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What percent of US households responded to the 2020 census? How did they respond?

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  • 80%
  • online
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19
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What percent of the US population is estimated to live in urban areas now versus in 1950?

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83% today versus 64% in 1950

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Urban Area

According to the US Census Bureau

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  • a densely settled core of census blocks that meet minimum housing unit density and/or population density requirements
  • includes adjacent territory containing non-residential land uses
  • must encompass at least 2,000 housing units or have a population of at least 5,000
  • term used since the 2020 census
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Urbanized Area

According to the US Census Bureau

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  • an area with an urban nucleus of 50,000 or more people
  • may or may not contain individual cities of 50,000 or more
  • term is no longer used
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Urban Cluster

According to the US Census Bureau

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  • had at least 2,500 but less than 50,000 persons
  • had a population density of 1,000 persons per square mile
  • delineation of built-up territory around small towns and cities
  • term used from 2000 to 2020
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23
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What is the term for a densely settled core of census tracts encompassing at least 2,000 housing units or with a population of at least 5,000?

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Urban Area

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What was the term for an urban nucleus of 50,000 or more people?

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Urbanized area

25
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What was the term for a geography with between 2,500 and 50,000 people and a population density of 1,000 people per square mile?

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Urban Cluster

26
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In 2010, what percent of the US population lived in urban clusters? How many urban clusters?

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9.5% of the US population lived in 3,087 urban clusters

27
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Metropolitan Statistical Area

MSA

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  • includes at least one city with 50,000 or more inhabitants or an urbanized area
  • total metropolitan population of at least 100,000
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Micropolitan Statistical Area

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  • population between 10,000 - 50,000
  • includes a central county and adjacent counties that have a high degree of social and economic integration measured by commuting
29
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Census Designated Place

CDP

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  • equivalent to an incorporated place for data purposes
  • for settled concentrations of population that are not incorporated
30
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Core Based Statistical Area

CBSA

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  • defined by the US Office of Budget
  • core area with at least 10,000 people that when combined with other adjacent communities is socially and economically integrated
30
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Megalopolis

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  • from book by Jean Gottman (1961)
  • 300-mile-long urban area between Boston and Washington D.C.
  • any many-centered, multi-city, urban area of more than 10 million inhabitants, generally dominated by low-density settlement and complex networks of economic specialization

megacity refers to the megalopolis areas with more than 10million people

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Census Tract

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  • population between 2,000 and 8,000 people
  • smallest area where all information is released
32
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Census Block

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  • 400 housing units per block
  • smallest level at which the census data is collected
33
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Census Block Group

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  • contain 600 - 3,000 people
  • group of census blocks
  • used to present data and control block numbering
34
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Minor Civil Division

MCD

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  • only used in 29 states
  • usually corresponds to a municipality
35
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Census County Division

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used in the 21 states that do not have minor civil divisions

36
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tribal designated statistical area

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  • drawn by tribes that do not have a recognized land area
  • defined independently of the standard county-based census delineations
37
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threshold population

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population of an area required to be eligible for certain government programs

38
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Public Use Microdata Sample

PUMS

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individual level responses to the American Community Survey that is used to create the summary and detail tables the Census publishes

39
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Public Use Microdata Areas

PUMAs

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  • non-overlapping areas that partition each state into areas containing about 100,000 residents
  • developed to be the most detailed geographic area available in the Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)
  • boundaries are updated with each decennial census
40
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What 5 states saw the largest numeric population increases between 2010 and 2020?

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  • Texas
  • Florida
  • California
  • Georgia
  • Washington
41
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When did the American Community Survey begin on a nationwide basis?

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2005

42
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American Community Survey

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  • replaces the long form in the decennial census
  • takes a sample of the population and projects the findings to the population as a whole
  • since 2005
  • rotates annually so no household receives the survey more than once every 5 years
43
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What percent of the US population does the American Community Survey reach each year?

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  • 2.5%
  • 1 in 40 addresses
  • approximately 3 million households
44
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How frequently is ACS data available for areas with a population of 65,000 or more? For smaller areas?

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  • annually for 65K+
  • every 3 to 5 years for smaller
45
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What is the significant difference between how the ACS asks about income compared to the long form of the census?

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ACS asks for income received in the last 12 months (rolling basis) rather than for just the year preceding the census year

46
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When is individual respondent information on the census and ACS released by the national archives?

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after 72 years

47
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Baby Boomers

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  • born 1946 to 1964
  • exceptionally high birth rate during this period
48
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Generation X

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  • born between 1965 and 1976
  • period of low birth rates

Some sources say 1965-1980

49
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Millennials

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  • born 1977 to 2000
  • children of baby boomers

some sources site through 1981-1996

50
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Generation Z

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  • born 2000 to 2010ish

some sources say 1997 - 2012

51
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Generation Alpha

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  • born 2010s-2020s
52
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In what year will baby boomers be older than 65? This is when 1 in every ____ people will be of retirement age

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  • 2030
  • 1 in every 5
53
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In what year is immigration projected to overtake the natural increase (excess of births over deaths) as the primary driver for population growth in the US?

A

2030

54
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In what year do we project older adults will outnumber children for the first time in US history?

A

2034

55
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By how many people is the US population is expected to grow by 2060?

A

79 million

56
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In what year will the US population exceed 400 million?

A

2058

57
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By 2030, people over the age of 65 are expected to represent what percent of the US Population?

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20%

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