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Today’s Research on Aging: How COVID-19 Protections Affected Older Adults’ Mental Health

New research shows the pandemic deepened feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and depression among older adults and their caregivers. Social connection is the "medicine hiding in plain sight."

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Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease

Fact Sheet: Aging in the United States

The current growth of the population ages 65 and older, driven by the large baby boom generation—those born between 1946 and 1964—is unprecedented in U.S. history. This aging of the U.S. population has brought both challenges and opportunities to the economy, infrastructure, and institutions.

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PDF. Population Bulletin v. 75, no.1 : An Introduction to Demography

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Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)

Public Housing, Vouchers Open Doors to Better Child Health, New Research Suggests

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Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)

Life Expectancy Is Increasingly Tied to a State’s Policy Leanings

Life expectancy is increasingly tied to a state's policy direction, says new analysis of U.S. Mortality Database.

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Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)

Anti-Poverty Tax Credits Linked to Declines in Reports of Child Neglect, Youth Violence, and Juvenile Convictions

A temporary expansion of the child tax credit helped fuel a dramatic drop in child poverty in 2021.

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Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)

Vulnerable Older Americans Aren’t Getting Adequate Care—Even With Paid Caregivers or Grown Children

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Today’s Research on Aging: Rising Obesity in an Aging America

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Today’s Research on Aging 42: Rising Obesity in an Aging America

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Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)

More Sleep Could Improve Many U.S. Teenagers’ Mental Health

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