Population Handbook
(6th Edition, 2011) A quick guide to population dynamics for journalists, policymakers, teachers, students, and other people interested in demographics.
Region: Western Asia
Volunteering and Health for Aging Populations
By asoares
(2011) In the next two decades, the number of Americans age 55 orolder will swell from 76 million to 110 million as the large
baby-boom generation continues to age.
Germany: Beyond the Transition’s End
(2011) Germany’s recovery from the devastation of World War II is often called an “economic miracle” because its economy is now Europe’s largest. Immigration has been an important part of the country’s modern demographic history.
Report. Facts of Life-Youth Sexuality and Reproductive Health in the Middle East and North Africa
(2011) One in five people living in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, or nearly 90 million in 2010, is between the ages of 15 and 24, a demographic group called “youth.
Who Speaks for Me? Ending Child Marriage
(2011) “I told them I was terrified and desperate, that I was just a child and far too young to get married…I used to scream and cry all night.
PRB Discuss Online: Child Marriage in Yemen
2011) In Yemen, one in three women ages 20 to 24 report that they were married before their 18th birthday.
Better Data, Better Decisions: How the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey Benefits Business and Government
(2011) American industries rely on good data to make targeted, wise investments. These economic, demographic and social data are largely derived from the American Community Survey (ACS).
Which Types of Disasters Are the Deadliest in the U.S.? The Answer Is Surprising
Mortality remains one of the major outcomes related to natural disasters, and a recent study on which types of disasters are the deadliest has yielded interesting results.
The Dynamics of Latino Population Growth
(2010) Latinos are increasingly shaping the demographic makeup of the United States.
Foreign Students Still Coming to U.S. Universities
(December 2010) The latest statistics confirm that U.S.