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ND Compass provides and promotes the use of credible data to improve the quality of life in North Dakota.
A project of the Center for Social Research at North Dakota State University, ND Compass provides reliable and consistent information needed by North Dakota’s community, policy, organizational, non-profit, and business leaders who must plan for the future in an environment of continuous change. More >
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A decrease in the working-age population relative to the number of older adults has implications for the future.
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2019 Compass Points: Setting direction for improving the quality of life in North Dakota
Ina Cernusca is a research specialist with the North Dakota Compass project and the Center for Social Research at North Dakota State University. North Dakota Compass provides and promotes the use of reliable, accurate, and unbiased demographic, economic, and socio-economic data to support informed decision-making and community engagement in North Dakota. As a part of the North Dakota Compass team, Ina contributes to the project by creating and implementing strategies to continually grow and improve the quality of the website, by developing and monitoring performance measures, implementing impact evaluation methods, and conducting research projects associated with North Dakota Compass. In this article, Ina highlights the notable trends and data points that appear in North Dakota Compass’ newly released 2019 Compass Points.
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State Legislative District Profiles
Highlighting measures focusing on population, household, social, and economic characteristics for each of the 47 districts in North Dakota.
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