U.S. Population up 13 Percent
(March 2000) The first results from Census 2000 are in, and the U.S.
Area of Expertise: Population Dynamics and Planning
Alfred Lotka, Mathematical Demographer
Mathematical demography is rarely used in heated political debate.
Population Bulletin, vol. 55, no. 1. Attaining Global Health: Challenges and Opportunities
(2000) The 20th century witnessed a revolution in human health and well-being. Average life expectancy at birth in many industrialized countries nearly doubled from around 45 years in 1900 to more than 70 years in 1999.
Population Bulletin, vol. 54, no. 3: America’s Racial and Ethnic Minorities
(1999) The 20th century has witnessed the transformation of the United States from a predominately white population rooted in Western culture to a society with a rich array of racial and ethnic minorities.
Population Bulletin, vol. 54, no. 2. Immigration to the United States
Reports on America, vol.1, no. 2. America’s Diversity: On the Edge of Two Centuries
(May 1999) The “Y2K” problem has come to symbolize everything that could possibly go wrong on Jan.1, 2000, when computers are supposed to balk at the arrival of the new millennium.
The Fertility Gap: Why Wanting Children Doesn’t Always Mean Having Them
Despite global fertility decline, many people still hope to become parents or have more children. Yet wanting kids doesn’t always lead to planning for them, and planning doesn’t always lead to having them.
Webinar Series: It’s a Small World After All?
By Julia Greene
Our webinar series on the new lower-fertility world.