U.S. Teen Birth Rate Correlates With State Income Inequality
(2012) Despite declining rates, teen birth rates in the United States remain persistently high, at 34.4 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 19.
Region: Northern Europe
Working Mothers With College Degrees See Gains in Paid Maternity Leave
(2012) Working mothers with a bachelor’s degree have gained increasing access to paid leave in recent decades, while women without high school degrees have seen no change, reported Nancy Folbre, a University of Massachusetts economist.
Gender-Based Violence Against the Transgender Community Is Underreported
(December 2011) The Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20, 2011, and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence from Nov.
Least Segregated U.S. Metros Concentrated in Fast-Growing South and West
Among large metropolitan areas with a total population of 500,000 or more, the least segregated metros were located in the faster-growing South and West, while the most segregated metro areas were mainly concentrated in the slower-growing Northeast and Midwest (see table).
Today’s Research on Aging, Issue 22. Trends in Life Expectancy in the United States, Denmark, and the Netherlands: Rapid Increase, Stagnation, and Resumption
(2011) Life expectancy has improved steadily and substantially in most high-income countries over the last century. In recent decades, however, the United States, Denmark, and the Netherlands have seen gains in life expectancy stagnate.
How Many Men Have HPV?
Half of men ages 18 to 70 who participated in a study of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States were infected with some form of the virus, according to the “HPV in Men” (HIM) study recently published in The Lancet.
Not All Americans Are Smoking Less
(February 2011) The percentage of Americans who smoke tobacco has fallen dramatically over the past 50 years.
Work-Family Policies and Child Well-Being
(2011) American families have changed dramatically in recent years. More children are living with single parents and more mothers are working.
PRB Discuss Online: Have Reproductive Health Voucher Programs Improved Equity, Efficiency, and Impact?
(2011) Vouchers are frequently mentioned as a promising alternative finance mechanism to achieve a variety of goals in health systems and reproductive health services. Do vouchers work?
Use of the American Community Survey in the Context of the Voting Rights Act
When the 2010 U.S. Decennial Census data start to flow in February 2011, the cycle of redistricting always accompanies the release of these data.