A First Look at Children in the U.S. Virgin Islands (PDF: 919KB)
This report provides a first look at children in the United States Virgin Islands, based on data from the 2000 U.S. Census. The trends shown in this paper will help readers better understand how the situation of children in the Virgin Islands has changed over time, and how it compares with conditions of children in the nation as a whole. (AmeriStat, September 2002)

U.S. Census Shows Different Paths for Domestic and Foreign-Born Migrants
Although data from the 2000 Census confirm that native-born and foreign-born people continue to choose different destinations when they move within the United States, census data also reveal a “tag-along” migration dynamic: The foreign-born are heading to states and metro areas favored by domestic migrants to take advantage of service-sector and other employment opportunities created by domestic migration. (Population Today, August/September 2002)

The Changing Age Structure of U.S. Teachers
Over the past two decades, the median age of primary and secondary school teachers increased from 36 to 43. With a large number of teachers approaching retirement age, it is projected that 2 million new teachers will need to be hired in the next decade. (AmeriStat, August 2002)

Higher Education Means Lower Mortality Rates
Mortality rates for Americans ages 25 to 64 who have attended college are less than half the rates for those who stopped education after completing high school. (AmeriStat, August 2002)

Poverty Rates Vary Widely Across the United States
Are the poor in the United States becoming increasingly segrated from more affuent Americans? In rural areas the separation is especially wide. (July 2002)

Family Planning Worldwide

 This quick-reference data sheet has the most recent statistics on contraception for the countries and regions of the world. It presents survey data for women (either married or in informal unions) who are using traditional or modern methods of contraception; sources of supply of modern methods; and mother's attitude toward recent births. (June 2002)

Patterns of Poverty in America
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that 12.4 percent of the U.S. population — about 34 million people — were below the poverty level in 1999. The data, which include the first information available from the 2000 Census long form, show wide disparities in poverty levels among states and local areas. (AmeriStat, June 2002)

Poverty in America: Beyond Welfare Reform (PDF: 1.06MB)

 Are America's poor better or worse off than in the past? Do persistent stereotypes and negative images of poor people match the current reality? Has welfare reform led America's poor to adopt a new or different set of values and standards of behavior? This Population Bulletin explores the many paradoxes of poverty in the U.S. (BUL57.2, June 2002)

Going to Work: Americans' Commuting Patterns in 2000
According to the latest census figures, lengthy commutes — and the issues associated with them — are not going away in the near future. Americans, on average, spent nearly 26 minutes commuting to their jobs in 2000, up from 22 minutes in 1990. (AmeriStat, June 2002)

American Attitudes About Poverty and the Poor
A national poll asked "Which is the bigger cause of poverty today: that people are not doing enough to help themselves out of poverty, or that circumstances beyond their control cause them to be poor?" (May 2002)