Project: Combatting Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Youth
Asia has an opportunity to curb a rising noncommunicable disease (NCD) epidemic by addressing NCD risk factors among young people, according to a new set of PRB publications.
(2009) High unemployment rates are not just creating a drag on the U.S. economy, but are also linked to lagging population growth in economically distressed areas, according to a PRB analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
(2005) As the United States population becomes ever more diverse, are more people dating across race lines? The question isn't simply a matter of whom you'll be going out with on Saturday night. Since interracial dating (or "interdating") and interracial marriage were outlawed or ostracized for so long in U.S. history, many sociologists see the incidence of these relationships as a key indicator of the state of U.S. race relations.
Current and former PRB staff members share their tributes to two PRB greats
(2017) The level of well-being of young American women (ages 16 to 34) rose significantly for members of the Baby Boom generation but hit a wall for women in subsequent generations, the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) concludes in a new report.
(2013) Twenty-five years ago, the Population Reference Bureau published Contraceptive Safety: Rumors and Realities to provide policymakers, program managers, and service providers with accurate information on the risks and benefits of contraceptive methods.
(2011) For more than 20 years, since the first data collection in Sudan in 1989, the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) team at Macro International has been tracking the prevalence of female genital cutting (FGC), also known as female genital mutilation and female circumcision.
(2010) De nombreux pays font face à une diminution de leur population en âge de travailler (généralement considérée comme étant les personnes âgées de 15 à 64 ans).