Today’s Research on Aging 44: More Than a Feeling: How Social Connection Protects Health in Later Life
Older adults’ social ties are more important for physical and mental health than previously thought, new research shows.
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."
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.
PDF. Population Bulletin v. 75, no.1 : An Introduction to Demography
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.
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.
