(2016) Drug overdoses propelled the number of accidental poisonings above homicides as a cause of death among young adults ages 20 to 24 in the United States, according to 2014 data released recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
Significant undercounts in the 2020 Census could have serious consequences for underrepresented groups and individual states.
Project: Combatting Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Youth
(2013) Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a global problem, and the burden they place on individuals and health systems is high and increasing.
Project: Combatting Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Youth
(2013) Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a global problem, and the burden they place on individuals and health systems is high and increasing.
Project: Appalachia: Demographic and Socioeconomic Trends
A look at population, education, employment, income, poverty, and computer/broadband access in Appalachia 2014-2018.
Project: Appalachia: Demographic and Socioeconomic Trends
The latest report on the Appalachian Region can help state and local policymakers build community capacity and strengthen economic growth.
(2008) A new report from the Pew Research Center projects that immigration will propel the U.S. population total to 438 million by 2050, from 303 million today (see Figure 1). Along with this growth, the racial and ethnic profile of Americans will continue to shift—with non-Hispanic whites losing their majority status.
Project: Appalachia: Demographic and Socioeconomic Trends
The latest report on the Appalachian Region can help state and local policymakers build community capacity and strengthen economic growth.
Young adults are generally very healthy. In a recent survey, 96 percent of 18-to-24-year-old Americans reported being in excellent, very good, or good health. Less than 5 percent reported a serious physical, mental, or emotional disability.1 Yet the transition from adolescence and dependence on parents to independent young adulthood is fraught with potential health dangers—and mortality statistics reflect these hazards.
(2004) Over the last 100 years, few racial or ethnic groups have had as great an impact on the demography of the United States as Latinos. In 1900, there were only slightly more than 500,000 Latinos.1