U.S. Baby Boomers Moving Out, Minorities Moving In
(2008) Baby boomers, many on the cusp of retirement, are moving out of densely populated states in favor of less populated areas, according to new data from the U.S.
Area of Expertise: The U.S. Census and Public Data
Liberia Takes Its First Census in 24 Years
Census takers visited dwellings throughout Liberia in late March to take the first census in Liberia since 1984. Billboards were erected to remind villagers to stay home for three days to be properly counted.
Immigration Gives Catholicism a Boost in the United States
(2008) Results from a new U.S.
Population Losses Mount in U.S. Rural Areas
(2008) Despite rapid population growth in parts of the U.S.
PopWire: Preschoolers With Working Moms Rely on Grandparent’s Care
(2008)There were nearly 11.3 million children younger than 5 whose mothers were employed in 2005.
Managing Migration: The Global Challenge
(March 2008) The number of international migrants is at an all-time high. There were 191 million migrants in 2005, which means that 3 percent of the world’s people left their country of birth or citizenship for a year or more.
Do Muslims Have More Children Than Other Women in Western Europe?
(2008) Extremely low birth rates in most of Europe have fueled concerns about population decline, yet one segment of the continent’s population—Muslims—continues to grow.
Race, Ethnicity, and Where You Live Matters: Recent Findings on Health and Mortality of U.S. Elderly
(2008) Over the past 50 years, remarkable improvements in health care and higher incomes have benefited older Americans from all racial and ethnic groups. But significant gaps persist and have even widened among some groups.
PRB Discuss Online: Finding Ways to Improve Child Health
(2008) Each year, nearly 10 million children die, mostly from preventable and treatable causes. Millions of children in low-income countries suffer from long-term illnesses, malnutrition, and injuries that limit their life options.
PopWire: A Higher Share of Young Women Than Men Have Earned B.A.s
(February 2008) About one-third of women ages 25 to 29 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2007, compared with 26 percent of their male peers, according to tables recently released by the U.