Which U.S. States Have the Oldest Populations?
While southern states are regarded as retirement magnets, eight of the 10 states with the highest percentages of older residents are not in the South. What’s driving these regional patterns?
While southern states are regarded as retirement magnets, eight of the 10 states with the highest percentages of older residents are not in the South. What’s driving these regional patterns?
(2002) The West Bank and Gaza are unique entities in today's world.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
In Ghana and Uganda, young people below the the age of 15 dominate the population age structure. Both countries can shift this high child dependency by empowering women to achieve their reproductive goals.
Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
More than one-quarter of married women in Uganda would like to delay or prevent pregnancy but are not using family planning.
Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
A woman’s ability to decide when to have children and how many children to have is fundamental to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights.
Protecting older adults’ physical health came at a cost.
(2014) Changes in racial/ethnic composition, immigration, family composition, and age structure are linked to rising income inequality but they are not the primary or root causes.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Black adults who have not finished high school are at much greater risk of dementia than other groups.