Municipality-Level Estimates of Adolescent Fertility in Nepal
Municipality-level estimates of adolescent fertility in Nepal allow decisionmakers to more strategically invest family planning resources to address high adolescent fertility.
Area of Expertise: The U.S. Census and Public Data
The Nation’s Preexisting Condition: How Rising Inequality Exacerbated the Economic Toll of the Coronavirus
In 2019, many economic indicators seemed to be pointing in the right direction. The unemployment rate had fallen to its lowest level since 1969, the poverty rate fell to the lowest level in 60 years, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached an all-time high.
KidsData
By Julia Greene
PRB leads the KidsData program, which advances children’s well-being in California by providing a high-quality, wide-ranging data website and collaborating with those who work on behalf of children.
Nathan Porter
By sgroene
How Will We Measure the Accuracy of the 2020 Census?
Getting an accurate 2020 Census count is important because census numbers impact daily life in the United States in many ways.
U.S. Policy Communications Training
By Julia Greene
The U.S. Policy Communications Training Program builds on PRB’s 40-year legacy of training researchers to bridge the gap between research findings and the policy development process.
High Obesity Rates Plus Severe Coronavirus Cases Could Strain Rural U.S. Hospitals
As coronavirus cases rise in less densely populated states in the Midwest and West, the disease, combined with high levels of obesity in rural America, could pose major challenges for health care systems, suggests Mark Lee at the University of Minnesota.
American Community Survey and Decennial Census Support Services
By jwilson
PRB has been a long-term partner to the U.S.
Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
By asoares
The Center for Public Information on Population Research at PRB helps improve the translation and dissemination of major findings from population dynamics research and the communication and cooperation across the NICHD Population Dynamics Research Centers.
Demographic Forecasting Services—AMBAG
By asoares
PRB produces high-quality demographic and socioeconomic forecasts for use in regional planning.