Large Wealth Gap Among U.S. Racial and Ethnic Groups
(2010) Net worth—the difference between total savings and assets, and the amount of debt owed—is an important metric to assess a family’s economic well-being.
Area of Expertise: The U.S. Census and Public Data
Latinos, Whites, and the Shifting Demography of Arizona
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(2010) Over the past several decades, Latinos have made up an increasing share of the U.S. population.
Most Americans Marry Within Their Race
(2010) A recent survey found that young Americans ages 18 to 29 have nearly universal acceptance of interracial dating and marriage within their own families.
The State of Metropolitan America
(2010) The State of Metropolitan America, by the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program, identifies five demographic trends and developments that dominated the first decade of the 2000s in the 100 largest metro areas of the United States.
PRB Discuss Online: PRB’s 2010 World Population Data Sheet: Fewer and Fewer Workers to Support Aging Population
(August 2010) More than 80 million people are added to the world’s population each year, yet many countries are facing a shrinking pool of workers, generally those ages 15 to 64, to support the population age 65 or older.
2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book
(2010) According to data released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, overall improvements in child well-being that began in the late 1990s stalled in the years just before the current economic downturn.
Preparing the 2010 Indonesian Census
On May 1, 2010, Indonesia started its sixth population census since gaining independence in 1945. Obstacles encountered in previous enumerations have led to modifications in field operations and modernization of the technologies used in data processing.
Communication Surprises in the 2010 Indonesian Population Census
On May 1, 2010, Indonesia started its sixth population census since gaining independence in 1945. Obstacles encountered in previous enumerations have led to modifications in field operations and modernization of the technologies used in data processing.
Who Returned to New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina?
2010) Hurricane Katrina displaced almost the entire population of New Orleans in August 2005, scattering residents across the region, state, and country. By the fall of 2006, almost half the residents had returned, and almost two-thirds had returned by the fall of 2007.
The Enduring Impact of the U.S. Baby Boom on Race and Ethnicity
(2010) Racial and ethnic minorities make up a growing share of the U.S. population—35 percent in 2009, up from 31 percent in 2000, according to new population estimates from the Census Bureau.