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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Quick Takes: Natural Increase in Ukraine; Foreign Births in the U.K.; Two African Censuses; Births in Russia Still RisingThursday, September 13th, 2012 Posted in Population Basics, Reproductive Health by Carl Haub, senior demographer Natural Increase in Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian website en.for-ua.com (Aug. 27, 2012), the country’s Prime Minister, Mykola Azarov, said that births will exceed deaths in ... Read more..New UNFPA Documentary Sheds Light on Conducting Censuses in Challenging EnvironmentsFriday, April 20th, 2012 Posted in Population Basics by Eric Zuehlke, web communications manager Obviously, at PRB we care about censuses. Much of the analysis and communication we do rely on census data. They provide invaluable data on the ... Read more..2011 Census Shows How 1.3 Billion People in India LiveThursday, March 29th, 2012 Posted in Income/Poverty, Population Basics by Carl Haub, senior demographer An attention-getting headline in the major Indian daily newspaper, The Hindu recently observed: “Half of India’s homes have mobile phones, but not toilets.” Such contradictions portray ... Read more..Quick Takes: Natural Decrease in Russia, Indian Weddings, Taiwan TFR, and Canadian CensusWednesday, February 15th, 2012 Posted in Marriage/Family, Population Basics by Carl Haub, senior demographer Natural decrease improves in Russia. Russia continued its recovery in 2011 from its dramatic natural decrease (births minus deaths) of past years, but not from a ... Read more..The Caste Census: A Feudal Classification of Society in India?Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 Posted in Population Basics, Race Ethnicity by Carl Haub, senior visiting scholar Special thanks to O.P. Sharma, former Deputy Director of Census Operations, India, and PRB consultant for supplying many of the facts and main conclusions. The importance ... 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..A First for Census Taking: The Third SexFriday, January 21st, 2011 Posted in Gender by Carl Haub, senior demographer. O.P. Sharma, PRB consultant in Delhi, contributed to this blog post. From the beginning, questions on one’s sex on census forms had two choices: male or female. ... Read more..37 Percent of World Population Now Being CountedMonday, November 1st, 2010 Posted in Population Basics by Carl Haub, senior demographer [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Creative Commons license from DC Master."][/caption] China began its decennial 2010 Population Census today as a small army of more than 6 million ... 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.. |
