What the American Community Survey Tells Us About U.S. Immigration
This relatively new Census Bureau monthly survey greatly improves our knowledge of new U.S. immigrants--their age, gender, language, education levels, country of origin, and how many are entering in a given year and to which states. (December 2005)
Abortion in the United States and the World
A look at some facts and trends regarding abortion in the United States and worldwide, including the decline in U.S. abortion rates, the reasons U.S. women decide to have abortions, and the levels of illegal abortions across the globe. (December 2005)
Global Demographic Divide
Birth and death rates differ dramatically among the nation's countries, often reflecting a gulf between have and have-not nations. This Population Bulletin looks at the factors fueling the differential growth causing the demographic divide, at the countries in between the two extremes, which contain the majority of the world's populations in 2005. (BUL60.4, December 2005)
The Social and Economic Isolation of Urban African Americans
In large cities across the United States, blacks are disproportionately vulnerable to the next urban calamity because of their lack of access to services, institutions, and economic opportunities.(October 2005)
New Orleans Lags United States in Key Indicators of Child Well-Being (PDF: 17KB)
The city's percentage of children living in poverty, children living in single-parent families, teens who are high-school dropouts, and children with no parents in the labor force are all higher than the U.S. averages for these indicators. (2005)
Mexican Migrant Communities May Be on Verge of HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Both migrants in the United States as well as those returning to Mexico show higher levels of infection than the general Mexican population. (September 2005)
American Community Survey (PDF: 833KB)
This Population Bulletin presents an overview of the American Community Survey, which is ushering in the most substantial change in the U.S. decennial census in more than 60 years. (BUL60.3, September 2005).
An Income Gap in Two Counties Hit by Hurricane Katrina
When Hurricane Katrina pounded her way through the Gulf Coast, Orleans Parish, La., and Harrison County, Miss., were among the areas hardest hit. In both places, black people or African Americans are about three times more likely than white people to live in poverty. (September 2005)
New Data Reveal Widespread Disparities in State Poverty Rates
More than one-third of U.S. states had statistically significant increases between 2000 and 2004 in both their overall poverty rates and their poverty rates for children. (August 2005)