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Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Fact Sheet: Aging in the United States
The current growth of the population ages 65 and older, driven by the large baby boom generation—those born between 1946 and 1964—is unprecedented in U.S. history. This aging of the U.S. population has brought both challenges and opportunities to the economy, infrastructure, and institutions.
Change Comes Slowly for Religious Diversity in India
(2009) Religious diversity has been a defining characteristic of India's population for centuries. The country has no official state religion, but religion plays a central role in Indian daily life through its temple ceremonies, festivals, pilgrimages, family religious traditions, and the like. While Hinduism has been the dominant religion for several thousand years, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Jainism, and Sikhism have also flourished.
In the News: The Philippines Mudslide
(2006) On February 17, a devastating landslide killed an estimated 1,800 Filipinos in Guinsaugon on the southern part of Leyte Island in eastern Philippines.
America’s Racial and Ethnic Minorities
(1999) The 20th century has witnessed the transformation of the United States from a predominately white population rooted in Western culture to a society with a rich array of racial and ethnic minorities.
Citizenship, Ancestry May Help Determine Who Gets the ‘Hispanic Health Advantage’
New research helps explain the factors behind why Hispanic people in the United States tend to live longer than other Americans