A Demographic Profile of U.S. Workers Around the Clock
(2008) The nature of work continues to change dramatically with the extension of work operations around the clock being one of the most striking alterations.
Area of Expertise: The U.S. Census and Public Data
U.S. Child Poverty Rates Increase Despite Rising National Incomes
(2008) Household incomes increased in the United States for the third straight year, yet the poverty rate has not budged, according to new estimates from the U.S.
U.S. Population Projected to Hit 400 Million in 2039
(2008) The U.S. population is set to reach 400 million by 2039, four years earlier than previously projected, according to new population projections from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sex Ratio at Birth Begins to Improve in India
(2008) There has been increasing international news coverage of the excess of young boys in India resulting from the abortion of female fetuses.1
10% of U.S. Counties Now ‘Majority-Minority’
(2008) Immigration and higher fertility among minorities have put the United States on a path to become “majority-minority,” when less than 50 percent of the population will be non-Hispanic white.
PRB Discuss Online: Environmental Change, What Are the Links With Migration?
2008) Close to 200 million people are living outside their country of birth. Increasing numbers are refugees fleeing their homeland for another country.
PRB Discuss Online: Americans at Work, What Lies Ahead?
(2008) The aging of baby boomers and the fact that women’s labor force participation has already peaked are expected to slow U.S. labor force growth in the near future.
La planification familiale en Afrique de l’Ouest
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(2008) Depuis de nombreuses années, les bailleurs de fonds et les gouvernements concentrent leur attention sur la planification familiale en Afrique de l’Ouest, tant pour améliorer la santé maternelle et infantile que pour renforcer le développement économique.
PRB Discuss Online: The Middle East Youth Bulge, Causes and Consequences
(2008) Recent demographic trends have created a youth bulge in the Middle East and North Africa, with nearly one in every five people age 15 to 24.
State-by-State Costs of Child Poverty in the U.S.
(2008) Research has shown that growing up in poverty leads to negative health, social, and economic consequences for children that often continue in adulthood.