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Understanding the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
(2010) On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 storm near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. Less than one month later, on Sept. 24, 2005, Hurricane Rita slammed into the Louisiana-Texas border.
U.S. Trends in Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke
(2002) Deaths from heart disease have fallen dramatically over the past 50 years in the United States, from over 589 age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people in 1950 to less than half that number in 2000 (258 per 100,000).
U.S. Fertility Rates Higher Among Minorities
(2003) In 2001 there were about 4 million births in the United States and a total fertility rate (TFR) of 2.1 births per woman.

Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
Childhood Trauma Has Lifelong Health Consequences for Women
Women who experienced childhood adversity are more likely to have their first child early or outside of marriage, face a greater risk of cancer than men, and are particularly vulnerable to health impacts when they are lower income.

Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Family Caregiving for Older People
(2016) In the United States, the vast majority of care that allows older people to live in their own homes is provided by family members who do not receive pay for their services.
Most European Women Use Contraceptives
(2001) Europe has the lowest fertility rates in the world. In 2000, the average for the region was 1.4 children per couple, and it ranged from 1.1 children in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic to 2.2 children in Albania.

2011 World Population Data Sheet
(2011) Global population will reach 7 billion later in 2011, just 12 years after reaching 6 billion in 1999.