Au Sénégal, les prostituées sensibilisent la population au SIDA
By asoares
(2000) La Communauté sénégalaise du SIDA vient en nombre assister aux réunions du Conseil d’administration d’une association locale de femmes appelée AWA.
Area of Expertise: The U.S. Census and Public Data
For China, a Census That Really Counts
(December 2000) Tracking down more than one billion Chinese citizens is no easy task, but China’s government is about to try.
Older Women: Living Longer, Living Alone
(November 2000) Three quarters of older American men live in a family setting, while only half of older American women do. In 1999, 9.
PRB Discuss Online: Why Are Stillbirths an Invisible Loss of Life in Developing Countries?
(November 2008) Each year more than 3 million stillbirths occur, and approximately 1 million of these occur after the onset of labor, but these deaths remain invisible in international and national policies, programs, and investment agendas.
Who Votes in America?
(2000) As the presidential election draws closer, the candidates are paying attention to key demographic groups. But which groups are likely to cast votes in the presidential election?
Sources of Voting Data
(October 2000) An ancient Indian fable tells of six blind men who, one by one, touch an elephant, surmise what it looks like based on what they feel, and come up with six different “big pictures,” none resembling an elephant.
Baby-Boomer Retirees Changing the U.S. Landscape
(October 2000) People ages 65 and older are far less likely to move than their working-age counterparts.
The Urban Demographic Revolution
(September 2000) A report commissioned by the German government and released July 4 at the Global Conference on the Urban Future presents an upbeat view of the growth of cities in the 21st century.
America’s Diversity and Growth: Signposts for the 21st Century
(2000) At the beginning of the 21st century, demographic trends seem to many Americans to signal new, potentially disquieting changes in the U.S. population.
Uruguay Out Front on Population Aging
(June 2000) When it comes to aging in Latin America, Uruguayans are definitely ahead of the pack.
With the largest proportion of people 60 years and older, Uruguay represents the “oldest” nation in Latin America — indeed, in the entire Western Hemisphere.