Young U.S. Adults Vulnerable to Injuries and Violence
Young adults are generally very healthy. In a recent survey, 96 percent of 18-to-24-year-old Americans reported being in excellent, very good, or good health.
Region: Northern America
Who Returned to New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina?
2010) Hurricane Katrina displaced almost the entire population of New Orleans in August 2005, scattering residents across the region, state, and country. By the fall of 2006, almost half the residents had returned, and almost two-thirds had returned by the fall of 2007.
Family Care for an Aging Population
(2010) Today, Americans are more likely to marry and to divorce than in almost any other Western nation. Serial marriages, rising levels of cohabitation, delayed childbearing, and nonmarital parenthood have added complexity to American families.
Population Bulletin Update: Immigration in America 2010 (PDF)
This Population Bulletin Update is a follow-up to 2006’s Population Bulletin, “Immigration: Shaping and Reshaping America” by Phil Martin and Elizabeth Midgley, and provides new data and analysis on the economic impacts and policy debates around immigration.
Immigration in America 2010
(June 2010) The United States has the most foreign-born residents of any country—three times more than number-two Russia, and more unauthorized residents than any other country.
Population Bulletin Update: Immigration in America 2010 (con’t.)
The Path to Naturalization
Many immigrants become naturalized U.S.
Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Old-Age Disability in the U.S.
(2010) Disability in older Americans affects the entire population of the United States because of its impact on the level of health care spending, especially spending on long-term care.
PRB Discuss Online: How Is Immigration Changing the United States?
(June 2010) Immigration is a volatile issue for Americans, who must grapple with the tradeoff between the strain of incorporating new populations and the desire for immigrants’ labor.
Distilled Demographics: The Death Rate
(Video Series) The 20th century world population “explosion,” from 1.6 billion in 1900 to 6.1 in 2000, was a direct result of the rapid decline in mortality rates in less developed countries.
Migration’s Economic Tradeoffs: Farm Worker Wages and Food Costs
(2010) Migration is often characterized as either good or bad; migration is seen as a benefit for adding needed workers or blamed for depressing wages.