Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
How Obesity Relates to Socioeconomic Status
(2013) According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over one-third of U.S. adults are obese.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
(2013) According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over one-third of U.S. adults are obese.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Data and Trends Update 2017, produced with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, provides the latest data on the practice in 29 developing countries with representative and comparable data—although FGM/C occurs worldwide.
(2002) It is difficult to compare poverty levels in different countries. Countries not only have different currencies, they have different family income levels, consumption patterns, prices for goods and services (which affect purchasing power), spending patterns, and family and demographic characteristics.
(2006) Road traffic accidents—the leading cause of death by injury and the tenth-leading cause of all deaths globally—now make up a surprisingly significant portion of the worldwide burden of ill-health.
Household size and composition play an important role in the economic and social well-being of families and individuals.