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
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In U.S., Proportion Married at Lowest Recorded Levels
(2010) Marriage rates have dropped precipitously among young adults ages 25 to 34 during the past decade and the decline has accelerated since the onset of the recession, according to PRB’s analysis of new data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) and 2010 Current Population Survey (CPS).
3 Bright Spots for Rural Appalachia—and 3 Struggles Compared to the Rest of Rural America
Rural Appalachians are more likely to have health insurance than other rural Americans, and rural counties in the region are making notable strides against poverty. But high unemployment and other challenges remain.
Project: IDEA: Informing Decisionmakers to Act
Improving Nutrition and Food Security Through Family Planning
The goal of “Improving Nutrition and Food Security Through Family Planning” is to raise awareness and understanding among decision makers about how family planning can help improve key measures of nutrition for mothers, infants, and children, as well as improve food security on a broader scale
In Philippines, New Data Show Declines in Child Mortality, Fertility
(2010) In 1970, then-President Ferdinand Marcos launched the Philippines' first National Population Program to improve access to family planning to lower fertility and slow population growth. Fertility has declined since then, although the level is still high compared with other countries in Southeast Asia.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
Mixed-Race Marriages Reduce U.S. Housing Segregation
(2013) The persistent separation of racial groups across U.S. neighborhoods has lessened slightly due to mixed-race marriages, according to researchers at Pennylvania State University and the University of Washington.
Crowded Coasts Put 1 in 10 Americans at Risk for Floods, Other Hazards
Older Adults, Communities of Color, and Renters Are Especially Vulnerable
Small Successes, Big Ideas — Jamaica’s Adolescent Reproductive Health Focus
(2003) The successes are real, but they're small compared to the task: reaching the half-million adolescents who form some 20 percent of this island's 2.5 million population and enabling them to adopt healthier sexual lifestyles.
La démographie d’Israël : une histoire unique
(2014) Les structures et tendances démographiques d’Israël sont uniques, un reflet de l’avenir complexe de la région qu’il soit politique, culturel ou religieux.