Do Parents Spend Enough Time With Their Children?
Recently published research concludes that today’s U.S.
Region: Northern Europe
In the News: Results Trickle Out From the Nigerian Census
(January 2007) Nigeria’s population reached 140 million, according to provisional results of the Nigerian population census released in December 2006.1
“The fact that it was a big number is a big deal,” says Carl Haub, senior demographer at the Population Reference Bureau.
HIV/AIDS in India: Survey Results for Country and Eight States
By asoares
(2006) With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Population Reference Bureau has published five chartbooks on HIV/AIDS for the country of India and for the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
U.S. Attitudes Toward Interracial Dating Are Liberalizing
(2005) As the United States population becomes ever more diverse, are more people dating across race lines? The question isn’t simply a matter of whom you’ll be going out with on Saturday night.
Will Rising Childhood Obesity Decrease U.S. Life Expectancy?
(2005) A new study contends that rising childhood obesity rates will cut average U.S.
America’s Military Population
(December 2004) The American military has been viewed as a form of national service, an occupation, a profession, a workplace, a calling, an industry, and a set of internal labor markets.
Health Sector Reform: How It Affects Reproductive Health
(June 2003) Many less developed countries are reforming their health systems in an effort to achieve public health goals more affordably and effectively.
Maternal Mortality in Guatemala: A Preventable Tragedy
(2003) From instituting new maternal health policies to addressing the quality of health services for pregnant women and their newborns, Guatemala is taking a number of steps to try to reduce deaths and disability related to pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum complications.
Age 100 and Counting
(2003) Reaching age 100 has long fascinated society. The century mark holds an almost mystical importance as a seal of hardiness and good health — the sign of a life well-lived.
International Adoption Rate in U.S. Doubled in the 1990s
By asoares
(2003) The United States adopts more children from abroad than any other country. The number of foreign children adopted by U.