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Hispanic women in the US

Tara Murray — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:55:40 +0000

The Pew Hispanic Center has released a new fact sheet, Hispanic Women in the United States, 2007, containing statistics from the Current Population Survey and American Community Survey.

US population projections from the Pew Research Center

Tara Murray — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:56:12 +0000

The population of the US will rise to 438 million in 2050, and the majority of the increase will be due to immigrants and their descendants, according to new projections developed by the Pew Research Center. The projections are published in a report, U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050.

Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2006

Tara Murray — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:38:41 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security has released a report estimating the legal permanent resident (”green card” holders) population in the US (PDF).

Living Arrangements of Children: 2004

Tara Murray — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:36:20 +0000

Living Arrangements of Children: 2004 (PDF) is the latest report in the Household Economic Studies series of the Census Bureau’s Current Population Reports (P70-114). It uses SIPP data to examine the variety of living arrangements of US children.

85+ population growing

Tara Murray — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:57:50 +0000

The over-85 group is the fastest-growing population in the US, and even those with chronic conditions have a good chance at living to 100, according to an NPR story.

See also: Dellara F. Terry, Paola Sebastiani, Stacy L. Andersen, & Thomas T. Perls (2008). Disentangling the Roles of Disability and Morbidity in Survival to Exceptional Old Age. Archives of Internal Medicine, 168(3):277-283. (Available online to the Penn State community)

US abortions decline

Tara Murray — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:16:39 +0000

The number of abortions performed in the US has fallen to the lowest number since 1976, according to statistics from the Guttmacher Institute (Washington Post). A report by Rachel K. Jones of the Guttmacher Institute is scheduled to appear in the March issue of Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, and a news release with a link to the study is available on the Guttmacher Web site.

PRB Discuss: Beyond 300 Million

Tara Murray — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:56:20 +0000

Tomorrow the Population Reference Bureau will host an online discussion: “Beyond 300 Million: Regional and State Population Trends in the United Statesâ€. The discussion, led by Mark Mather, deputy director of Domestic Programs at PRB, will be Wed., Dec. 19, 2007, from 11 a.m. to noon (EST).

To submit questions before or during the discussion, or to see a full transcript after the discussion, go to http://discuss.prb.org. You may submit questions in advance and during the discussion. A full transcript of the questions and answers will be posted after the discussion.

Prison population grows

Tara Murray — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:55:29 +0000

The US prison population continued to grow in 2006, increasing 2.8% over the 2005 population, according to statistics released by the US Department of Justice (New York Times). The statistics are included in the report Prisoners in 2006.

Teen births rise

Tara Murray — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:49:44 +0000

After 14 years of decline, the teen birth rate increased significantly between 2005 and 2006, according to the National Center for Health Statistics (Washington Post).Â The statistics are included in a new NCHS report, Births: Preliminary Data for 2006.

English Usage Among Hispanics in the US

Tara Murray — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:11:12 +0000

Most Hispanic adults born to immigrants in the US report they are fluent in English, but only a small minority of their parents say they speak English well, according to a new report from the Pew Hispanic Center.