A Growing Number of U.S. Children Live in Counties Affected by the Drug Epidemic
The number of U.S.
Region: Northern America
New Evidence on Sleep’s Role in Aging and Chronic Disease
(Issue 38) Sleep may be as important to health in old age as diet and exercise. Numerous studies have shown that sleeping too much or too little is associated with mortality among older adults.
Citizenship Question Risks a 2020 Census Undercount in Every State, Especially Among Children
The addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census may put almost one in 10 U.S.
Family Instability in Childhood Affects American Adults’ Economic Mobility
By asoares
People who did not spend their entire childhoods living in a stable two-parent family face greater chances of downward economic mobility than their peers who did, finds Deirdre Bloome of the University of Michigan.
How Social Norms Relate to Gender Inequality in Ethiopia
On March 8, 2018, the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences (EAS), in partnership with Population Reference Bureau, celebrated International Women’s Day in Addis Ababa with a roundtable discussion on social norms and gender inequality in Ethiopia.
How Natural Disasters Can Influence Reproductive Health and Fertility
By asoares
(2018) Natural disasters focus the collective imagination on images of community devastation. Beyond the obvious external signs of disaster, such as destroyed homes and ruined infrastructure, are more intimate impacts, such as impeded access to reproductive health services.
Data Snapshot. Income and Poverty in Appalachia (2012-2016)
By asoares
(2018) The Appalachian Region’s aging population may pose challenges “down the road” for local governments and community service providers, say the authors of a new Population Reference Bureau (PRB) report for the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Data Snapshot. Employment in Appalachia (2012-2016)
By asoares
The Appalachian Region’s aging population may pose challenges “down the road” for local governments and community service providers, say the authors of a new Population Reference Bureau (PRB) report for the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Data Snapshot. Education in Appalachia (2012-2016)
By asoares
The Appalachian Region’s aging population may pose challenges “down the road” for local governments and community service providers, say the authors of a new Population Reference Bureau (PRB) report for the Appalachian Regional Commission.
The Appalachian Region. A Data Overview from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey Chartbook
By asoares
(2018) The Appalachian Region’s aging population may pose challenges “down the road” for local governments and community service providers, say the authors of a new Population Reference Bureau (PRB) report for the Appalachian Regional Commission.