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COMMITTEE ON POPULATION
The Committee on Population was established by the National
Research Council in 1983 to bring the knowledge and methods of the
population sciences to bear on major issues of science and public policy.
Primarily, the committee deals with questions concerning the determi -
nants and consequences of changes in population size, structure, and
distribution, and their implications for policy makers and researchers in
both developed and developing countries. The committee also fosters
communication between policy makers and researchers in different dis-
ciplines and countries. In recent years, the committee has been concerned
with a range of issues related to national and international population
policy, including studies on population aging; urbanization; the transition
to adulthood; population projections; and changing patterns of fertility,
marriage, mortality, and migration. The committee’s activities include
consensus studies, workshops, and conferences.
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