Understanding and Using 5-Year Estimates From the ACS
(December 2010) New five-year estimates from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey create many new opportunities as well as challenges for data users.
Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families
In Philippines, New Data Show Declines in Child Mortality, Fertility
(2010) In 1970, then-President Ferdinand Marcos launched the Philippines’ first National Population Program to improve access to family planning to lower fertility and slow population growth.
In U.S., Who Is at Greatest Risk for Suicides?
(2010) More than 30,000 Americans commit suicide each year; hundreds of thousands more attempt it but fail.
Many Peruvians Rely on Traditional Family Planning Methods
(2010) Peruvian women are having fewer children and waiting longer between pregnancies, many by using traditional family planning methods.
PRB Discuss Online: The Well-Being of Older Populations
(2010) In many countries, the elderly now make up an unprecedented share of the population. This increase in the number of older people has implications for national budgets, labor force growth, and family support systems.
Fiche de données sur la population mondiale 2010
(2010) De nombreux pays font face à une diminution de leur population en âge de travailler (généralement considérée comme étant les personnes âgées de 15 à 64 ans).
Births Outside Marriage Now Common in Many Countries in Europe
(2010) The link between marriage and childbearing has greatly weakened worldwide, evidenced by a sharp rise in births outside marriage in most developed countries.
Albania’s Fertility Decline Tied to Traditional Family Planning Methods
(2010) Although sharing a land border with Greece and just across the Adriatic Sea from Italy, Albania was socially and politically isolated from the rest of Europe when it emerged from Soviet influence in the early 1990s.
PRB Discuss Online: The Long-Term Effects of Childhood Poverty in the United States
(2010) Most poor children achieve less, exhibit more problem behaviors, and are less healthy than children raised in more-affluent families.
BRIDGE: Bringing Information to Decisionmakers for Global Effectiveness
By Julia Greene
The BRIDGE project provided influential audiences in these countries and in the international development community with up-to-date information and the skills to interpret and use it for improving health policies and practices.