Americans Flocking to Outer Suburbs in Record Numbers
A new Census Bureau report says many large cities and inner suburbs are losing population at an increasing pace, while migration from the Northeast and California has slowed from the heavy pace of the 1990s. (May 2006)

Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2005
Ethiopia has reported the preliminary results of its second Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), which was taken in 2005, five years after its first such survey. The 2005 Ethiopia DHS has shown that there was no statistically significant drop in the birth rate since the previous survey in 2000, even though contraceptive use in the country has risen considerably. (April 2006)

Full-Time Work Among Elderly Increases
Increasing numbers of older workers in the United States are now employed full-time—which could improve the ability of American workers to save enough for retirement and moderate the labor shortage analysts now anticipate in the wake of the retirement of baby boomers. (April 2006)

What the American Community Survey Tells Us About Marriage and the Family
The American Community Survey (ACS)—a relatively new Census Bureau monthly survey that provides communities reliable and timely demographic, housing, social, and economic data—can provide information about the wide variation in family structure in different parts of the United States. (April 2006)

In the News: The Nigerian Census
Protests, boycotts, charges of fraud, and murder greeted Nigeria’s headcount last month—its first in 15 years. But while census taking is a fraught exercise in Nigeria, a surprising number of other countries haven’t conducted a census since 1990. (April 2006)

Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2005
The latest Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of the Republic of Rwanda was conducted in 2005. This 2005 survey shows that the national policy to reduce population growth, while not yet seeing a reduction in fertility rates, has resulted in the increased use of family planning. In addition, the widespread awareness of HIV suggests that the country is having some success in addressing that significant threat to public health. (March 2006)

Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2005
The 2005 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of Rwanda shows that the national policy to reduce population growth, while not yet seeing a reduction in fertility rates, has resulted in the increased use of family planning. (March 2006)

Road Traffic Accidents Increase Dramatically Worldwide
An estimated 1.2 million people are killed in road crashes each year―and if present trends continue, road traffic injuries are predicted to be the third-leading contributor to the global burden of disease and injury by 2020. (March 2006)

Latino Births Increase in Nontraditional Destination States
Shifting birth patterns, especially in these states, will increase the numbers of Latinos in both the education system and the labor force of the United States—requiring new policymaking and investment strategies in order to take full advantage of these trends.(February 2006)

Hispanics Account for Almost One-Half of U.S. Population Growth
While the population pyramid for white non-Hispanics in the United States resembles those of European countries, the relative youth of the U.S. Hispanic population means that it will supply much of the U.S. population growth for decades to come. (February 2006)