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How to Create Population Pyramids using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Population pyramids are one of demography's most useful graphics. And they can be easily prepared in Excel and PowerPoint. Here are some simple instructions and files to get you going.
Fact Sheet: Attaining the Demographic Dividend
Many countries in Asia and Latin America have experienced impressive economic growth over the last two decades, and researchers, economists, and demographers have attributed these gains in part to demographic changes that have facilitated growth.
Progress and Setbacks Toward Education For All
(2010) A lack of basic education in childhood is linked poorer health, fewer job opportunities, and decreased political participation later in life.
U.S. STEM Workforce Aging, but Younger Than Total Labor Force
(2013) The U.S. population and its labor force are growing older, but according to PRB's analysis of American Community Survey data, the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) labor force is faring better than the total U.S. labor force with respect to age structure.
Putting Citizens at the Heart of Localization
By acknowledging the direct link between individuals and public policies, PRB reinforces the relevance of data, showing that every citizen has a stake in decisions grounded in facts.
How Fear and Loneliness Shape Body Chemistry and Health
(2013) The chronic stress of living in poverty, loneliness of social isolation, and fear endemic in some high-crime neighborhoods can alter gene activity and contribute to disease, according to Steve Cole, professor of medicine and behavioral sciences at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
A Shift in Hunger: U.S. Food Policy and What We Learned From the Pandemic
Food insecurity rates increased as pandemic-backed support came to a halt.
Elderly White Men Afflicted by High Suicide Rates
(2006)In June, the body of Philip Merrill, a Maryland-based publisher and philanthropist who had donated tens of millions of dollars to his favorite causes and served on many high-profile diplomatic and intelligence assignments, was found in the Chesapeake Bay. An autopsy confirmed that Merrill, age 72, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.