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PRB Discuss Online: The Long-Term Effects of Childhood Poverty in the United States

(2010) Most poor children achieve less, exhibit more problem behaviors, and are less healthy than children raised in more-affluent families. Looking beyond these well-known correlations between poverty and negative outcomes in childhood, recent studies have assessed the effects of childhood poverty in the United States on later attainment and health.

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PRB Discuss Online: Demographic Divide, Diverging Population Growth Trends

September 2008) More than 80 million people were added to the world's population in 2008, which ensures continued growth in coming decades.

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Urbanization Takes on New Dimensions in Asia’s Population Giants

(October 2001) For the first time, more half of the world's population will be living in urban areas by the end of this decade.

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PRB Discuss Online: Birth Defects, a Hidden Toll for Developing Countries

(2009) Each year, an estimated 9 million infants are born with a serious birth defect that may kill them or result in a lifelong disability. Such birth defects have an especially severe effect on children in developing countries.

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Project: Indicators of Well-Being for California's Children

Majority of People Covered by Medicaid and Similar Programs Are Children, Older Adults, or Disabled

Medicaid provides health insurance coverage to more people than any other single program in the United States, with coverage for low-income children, adults, seniors, and those with disabilities.

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Project: Working Poor Families Project

Report. Race/Ethnic Income Gap Growing Among U.S. Working Poor Families

In 2013, U.S. working families headed by racial/ethnic minorities were twice as likely to be poor or low-income (47 percent) compared with non-Hispanic whites (23 percent) according to a new report from the Working Poor Families Project in collaboration with the Population Reference Bureau (PRB).

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Germany: Beyond the Transition’s End

(2011) Germany's recovery from the devastation of World War II is often called an "economic miracle" because its economy is now Europe's largest. Immigration has been an important part of the country's modern demographic history.

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PRB Discuss Online: Integrating Family Planning and HIV Programs

(2010) There is an urgent need for stronger links between family planning/reproductive health and HIV policies, programs, and services.

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