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.
(2005) As the United States population becomes ever more diverse, are more people dating across race lines? The question isn't simply a matter of whom you'll be going out with on Saturday night. Since interracial dating (or "interdating") and interracial marriage were outlawed or ostracized for so long in U.S. history, many sociologists see the incidence of these relationships as a key indicator of the state of U.S. race relations.
(2010) More than 1.4 billion people around the world live in extreme poverty (defined as income of less than US$1.25 per day), and nearly 2 billion more live just above that level.
Through the Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC), PRB helps researchers communicate their work more effectively to target audiences with workshops, toolkits, webinars, and product development.
(2008) Sexuality and reproduction are among the most fundamental aspects of life. Yet they often receive little attention in public policy discussions because of cultural and political sensitivities, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.
(2003) A census is inevitably a blend of politics and science — politics because power and money are linked to how many people live where, science because the technically complex undertaking draws on many scientific disciplines.
