Behind the Numbers: The PRB blog on population, health, and the environment
The PRB blog on population, health, and the environment
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Author ArchiveProjecting UncertaintyWednesday, May 15th, 2013 Posted in Immigration/Migration, Population Basics by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs The Census Bureau released alternative U.S. population projections today, to supplement the “middle series” projections they released in December. The new projections are ... Read more..U.S. Population Growth in Metro Areas Linked to Jobs, Federal SpendingThursday, March 14th, 2013 Posted in Population Basics by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs The Census Bureau released new data today showing rapid population growth in some unlikely places. Many parts of the Midwest have been losing ... Read more..An Older, Slower-Growing U.S. PopulationWednesday, December 12th, 2012 Posted in Population Basics, Race Ethnicity by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs The United States is on a new demographic trajectory: The population is set to reach 400 million by 2051, 12 years later ... Read more..Recession Not So NEET for Young Adults in U.S.Friday, December 9th, 2011 Posted in Marriage/Family, Youth by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs In the U.K., they are called NEETS, people who are “Not in Employment, Education, or Training.” In Spain and Mexico, they have been ... Read more..Men Gaining on Women in Old AgeThursday, May 26th, 2011 Posted in Aging by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs Women live longer than men, not only in the United States, but in nearly every country that appears in PRB’s annual World Population ... Read more..2010 Census Data Highlight Shifting Racial Makeup of the U.S.Friday, March 25th, 2011 Posted in Immigration/Migration, Race Ethnicity by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs Yesterday the Census Bureau released the first national data broken down by race and Hispanic origin from the 2010 Census. Here are some ... Read more..U.S. Population Tops 309 Million (We Think…)Monday, August 2nd, 2010 Posted in Population Basics by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs With the 2010 Census enumeration winding down, we demographers are getting excited about data. The census happens just once every 10 years and ... Read more..Letters Encourage Participation in the U.S. CensusWednesday, March 10th, 2010 Posted in Population Basics by Mark Mather, associate vice president, PRB Yesterday my household was one of millions nationwide to receive an advance letter from the U.S. Census Bureau, encouraging me to fill out and return ... Read more..Let the Great Head Count Begin!Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Population Basics by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs Today, Census Bureau Director Robert Groves is headed to Noorvik Alaska to kick off the 2010 Census enumeration of the U.S. population. By ... Read more..More U.S. Households Receiving Food StampsTuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Income/Poverty by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs Today the Census Bureau released another wave of economic data that showed a 13 percent increase in U.S. households receiving food stamps between 2007 ... Read more.. |
