PRB Discuss Online: Are Some U.S. Generations Luckier Than Others?
(2009) Unique events, political climates, and social and economic conditions shape each new generation in every society.
(2009) Unique events, political climates, and social and economic conditions shape each new generation in every society.
The global population milestone of 8 billion represents nearly 7% of the total number of people who have ever lived on Earth.
(2004) Women's increased participation in paid work is a central change in gender relations over the last 50 years. The question is no longer whether the average woman will work or not, but rather when during her life course she will work. Most women now work—women at all education levels, of each racial and ethnic group, and across successive family statuses.
(2012) Since 2002, the United States has had the highest incarceration rate in the world. Although prison populations are increasing in some parts of the world, the natural rate of incarceration for countries comparable to the United States tends to stay around 100 prisoners per 100,000 population.
(2011) At the start of the UN International Year of Youth in August 2010, UN Focal Point on Youth Nicola Shepherd stated: "The International Year is about advancing the full and effective participation of youth in all aspects of society...we encourage all sectors of society to work in partnership with youth and youth organizations to better understand their needs and concerns and to recognize the contributions that they can make to society."
(2011) American industries rely on good data to make targeted, wise investments. These economic, demographic and social data are largely derived from the American Community Survey (ACS).
Project: Working Poor Families Project
(2014) U.S. working mothers have had a hard time in recent years: Between 2007 and 2012, the share of female-headed working families that are low-income increased from 54 percent to 58 percent, according to a Population Reference Bureau (PRB) analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
(2009) Malaria threatens close to one-half of the world's population, and more than 1 million children die each year of malaria-related complications.