The 2020 Census count of people experiencing homelessness takes place in the middle of peak wildfire and hurricane seasons—and the coronavirus pandemic—making a complicated process even more challenging.
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.
(2009) While the main function of the U.S. decennial census is to provide counts of people for the purpose of Congressional apportionment, the primary purpose of the ACS is to measure the changing social and economic characteristics of the U.S. population.
Project: Population and Poverty (PopPov) Research Network
(2005) A new study contends that rising childhood obesity rates will cut average U.S. life expectancy from birth by two to five years in the coming decades—a magnitude of decline last seen in the United States during the Great Depression.
(2012) Women in South Africa have had fewer children on average since the 1970s, but the rate of teenage childbearing in South Africa has remained the same, at 54 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 19.
(2010) Latinos are increasingly shaping the demographic makeup of the United States.
(2012) Gender-based violence is a global issue. This PRB ENGAGE Snapshot highlights the consequences violence can have for women's reproductive health, such as higher rates of unintended pregnancy, stillbirth, and miscarriage.