Characteristics of American Youth: 1972

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Characteristics of American Youth: 1972

Report Number: P23-44

Introduction

Characteristics of American Youth: 1972
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This report updates Current Population Reports “Characteristics of American Youth: 1971,” Series P-23, No. 40. The young persons described in this report—those 14 to 24 years old—were born during a period of high birth rates that followed the end of the Second World War. Data are included on their numbers, racial composition, school enrollment, educational attainment, marital status, family composition, fertility, migration, voting behavior, labor force status, occupation, and income.

A Note on Language

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