Word: census
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...Audubon's 107th bird census Get your binoculars ready. More than 50,000 observers will fan out across the Americas on Dec. 14, following specified routes and counting every bird they see or hear...
...women in head scarves, which had all but disappeared, has become increasingly familiar again, in large part due to massive migrations from the more traditional Eastern side of the country, which stretches to the borders of Iran, Iraq and Syria. Istanbul is now a huge city: no accurate census is available, but the population may be as high as 18 million, making it bigger than any city in the U.S. and with a geographical spread larger than that of Los Angeles...
...ites, a traditionally neglected and impoversished segment of Lebanese society, are generally thought to represent the largest of Lebanon's 18 sects, though a recent survey of eligible voters put their numbers at about the same as the Sunni population, at around 30% each. Census figures, however, are unreliable and potentially explosive in a country where top positions are apportioned according to sect, which explains why there has been no official survey of the Lebanese population since...
...While the slobs they find might be real, the trend is a complete fiction. In fact, the undeniable trend is in the other direction - the number of adult children living with their parents has been going down, gradually, for 15 years. Here's a chart, based on U.S. Census data...
...They're doing just fine. Within 10 years, 80% had married. 75% owned their home. Only 4% were unemployed. And their college degree was a smart investment after all. According to the Census, they were earning 67% more than kids with only a high school degree...