2001 Census Bureau Estimates Confirm 1990s Trends, Bring Surprises
(October 2002) As of July 1, 2001, the U.S.
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Les soins après avortement : un élément essentiel de la santé maternelle
(2002) Environ 13 % des décès maternels à l’échelle mondiale sont le résultat de complications d’avortements dangereux1, et dans certaines régions ce chiffre représente jusqu’à un tiers de ces décès.
Why We Don’t Expect a Baby Boom After 9/11
(September 2002) When it comes to predicting baby booms, historical analogies are not very useful. That is why, in the wake of the terrorist attacks last Sept.
Shotgun Weddings a Sign of the Times in Japan
(2002) When it comes to creating a family, many young Japanese are dispensing with tradition. No longer compelled to live by their parents’ mores, many are staying single longer and conceiving children before getting married.
The International Response to HIV/AIDS
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(2002) With its poverty and underdeveloped health systems and other infrastructures, it is certain that Africa will not be able to bring the HIV/AIDS epidemic under control as rapidly as it needs to if the continent has to rely only on its own resources.
Patterns of Poverty in America
(2002) New data from the U.S.
Out of the Closet and Onto the Census Long Form
(2002) Sitcoms and talk shows have brought gay men and lesbians into the living rooms of average Americans, and talking about sexual orientation has become less taboo in recent years.
1 Million Arab Americans in the United States
(2002) In 2000, just over 1 million people in the United States reported “Arab” ancestry in the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey.
A First Look at Asian Americans in the Census
(2002) Census 2000 data show Asian Americans are the most diverse U.S.
Making Maps: The Untold Story
(April 2002) For the same reason that a picture is worth a thousand words, maps are important tools for communicating information and for analyzing data in a spatial context.