The Crossover in Female-Male College Enrollment Rates
(2007) This is part of a series of PRB articles about the science and engineering (S&E) workforce in the United States, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Area of Expertise: The U.S. Census and Public Data
Community Action Addresses Population Impacts on the Environment
(2007) Many developing countries possess abundant natural resources, but these resources can be threatened by population pressures and poverty, among other factors.
PRB Discuss Online: Environment, Poverty, and Security in Today’s World, What’s Population Got to Do With It?
(2007) How are environmental, poverty, and security trends in today’s world affected by population dynamics? What is being done to address these issues? What is needed?
In the News: Results Trickle Out From the Nigerian Census
(January 2007) Nigeria’s population reached 140 million, according to provisional results of the Nigerian population census released in December 2006.1
“The fact that it was a big number is a big deal,” says Carl Haub, senior demographer at the Population Reference Bureau.
Census Bureau Plans to Eliminate ‘Foster Child’ Category
(2007) The U.S.
The Feminization of Migration: Obstacles to Good Health Care
This is the second in a series of articles on the feminization of migration. The first article was The Feminization of Migration.
Immigration: Shaping and Reshaping America
By asoares
(2006) Recent waves of immigrants have brought greater diversity to the population in the United States.
Families, Fathers, and Demographic Change
(2006) Two important demographic trends have reshaped the typical person’s life dramatically over the past century: Increasing longevity and the shrinking number of children per family.
Quick Facts: America at 300 Million
(2006) The United States is set to reach a milestone in October. Joining China and India, it will become the third country to be home to at least 300 million people.
The United States at 300 Million
HOW WE HAVE CHANGED SINCE THE UNITED STATES WAS A NATION OF 200 MILLION (September 2006) The United States is set to reach a milestone in October.