Unmarried Baby Boomers Face Disadvantages as They Grow Older
(2014) The U.S. baby-boom generation – those born between 1946 and 1964 – is the largest generation in American history and a major force in the country’s demographic future.
Area of Expertise: The U.S. Census and Public Data
Why 1 in 7 Americans Receive Food Stamps
(March 2014) The weak U.S.
Migration’s Environmental Drivers Are Diverse, Require Different Policies
Dramatic and spontaneous natural disasters garner substantial humanitarian aid—as they should. But long-term chronic environmental pressures such as heat stress also put tremendous strain on rural households, especially households in less developed countries that rely on agriculture.
Single Working Mothers in U.S. Worse Off Since the Recession
(2014) U.S.
Girl Scouts Release First Report on the Well-Being of U.S. Girls
A new report about the well-being of girls in America, The State of Girls: Unfinished Business, was recently published by the Girl Scouts Research Institute (GSRI) in collaboration with the Population Reference Bureau (PRB).
The Global Challenge of Managing Migration
(December 2013) The number of international migrants more than doubled between 1980 and 2010, from 103 million to 220 million. In 2013, the number of international migrants was 232 million and is projected to double to over 400 million by 2050.
Webinar: 2013 World Population Data Sheet
World population is expected to rise from 7.1 today to reach 8 billion by 2024, and virtually all this future growth will be concentrated in the world’s less developed countries, according to Carl Haub, PRB senior demographer and co-author of PRB’s 2013 World Population Data Sheet.
New Measure Could Track Progress in Eliminating U.S. Health Insurance Disparities
(2013) Extensive U.S.
Elderly Immigrants in the United States
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In 2010, more than one in eight U.S.
The Growing Owner/Renter Gap in Affordable Housing in the U.S.
(2013) National trends mask a growing owner/renter gap in the amount of money spent on housing, relative to household income.