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Improving Child Health Through Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies in Rural Ethiopia

(2013) Many countries have made progress in achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goal 4: to reduce child mortality by two-thirds by 2015. Ethiopia's achievement in reducing child mortality has been remarkable, but still today, one of every 17 Ethiopian children dies before age 1.

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Research Brief. Costs of Induced Abortion and Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Access to Modern Contraceptives in Uganda

2012) With a population of nearly 30 million and an annual population growth rate of 3.2 percent, Uganda is the third fastest-growing country in the world. Recent Demographic and Health Surveys indicate that only 31 percent of Ugandan women of reproductive age who want to use contraceptives report that they are indeed using a modern effective method.

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Three States Account for Nearly Half of U.S. Population Growth

(2015) California, Florida, and Texas made up a combined 27 percent of the U.S. population in 2015 but accounted for 48 percent of U.S. population growth between 2014 and 2015, according to new Census Bureau estimates.

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Are the 58 Million Girls Who Married Early Overlooked by Policies and Programs?

(2011) Despite the recent attention to ending early marriage around the world, married adolescents remain invisible to many policymakers and program developers.

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Immigration Response in Suburban Washington, DC

(2009) With a lack of clear federal legislation on immigration, some municipal governments are enacting restrictionist policies to address the changing demographics of their communities.

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Family Care for an Aging Population

(2010) Today, Americans are more likely to marry and to divorce than in almost any other Western nation. Serial marriages, rising levels of cohabitation, delayed childbearing, and nonmarital parenthood have added complexity to American families.

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The American Community Survey: Statement of Linda Jacobsen Before Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress

(2009) Without a doubt, the American Community Survey (ACS) is fundamentally changing the way we collect and use data to assess the nation's population and housing. While the traditional census long form collected detailed socioeconomic data just once a decade, the ACS is a continuous survey that provides updated demographic, economic, and housing data every year.

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Family Planning Improves the Lives and Health of the Urban Poor and Saves Money

(2010) This year's World Health Day (April 7) focuses on the importance of urban health. Urbanization is occurring so rapidly in some parts of the world that cities are not able to keep up with increased demand for environmental, health, and educational services, not to mention the employment, housing, and transportation needs of a population that may double in size in less than 25 years.

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