Population Resource Center

Why Population Counts
Population trends have a powerful impact on our future, affecting everything from the environment to the economy to resource scarcity. The Population Resource Center is committed to educating policymakers about important demographic trends and their implications for public policy. To that end, the Center promotes the use of accurate population data and sound, objective analysis of these data in the making of public policy.

Dec. 08, 2008 PRC has gone green! PRC has become a part of the global transition into a clean energy future by joining with the Carbonfund organization to reduce our carbon footprint. Dec. 01, 2008 PRC is now on Facebook and Youtube PRC is proud to announce its new Facebook and Youtube pages. You can now watch uploaded videos and presentations from our congressional public symposiums and policy briefings on both sites. May. 14, 2008 Get the Facts on Global Health The Kaiser Family Foundation has unveiled a new database on global health that provides country-specific information on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.	Jun. 08, 2009 Getting Around in 21st Century America The United States is experiencing dramatic demographics changes that are reshaping our nation and redefining our needs. Our senior population is projected to grow by 36 percent from 2010 to 2020. Members of minority groups are expected to constitute a majority of the population by 2042. In addition, U.S. household size continues to decrease and is projected to fall below 2.5 by 2020. To prepare for these changes, we need a visionary transportation bill that provides all Americans with options while reflecting the shifting composition of our population. Jun. 05, 2009 Africa's Future Every minute of every day a woman dies from pregnancy-related complications. Family planning could prevent up to one-third of all maternal deaths worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 35 million women have an unmet need for family planning. Unintended rapid population growth contributes to the depletion of natural resources, poverty and political unrest. Apr. 20, 2009 Funding the Census: Why Congress Matters! The Census Bureau plans to hire 140,000 temporary census workers to check a 145 million addresses to ensure that census forms are mailed to all households in 2010. It is critical that there be sufficient funding appropriated by Congress to ensure that all of these workers are hired. Former Congressman Thomas Sawyer met with the following offices to discuss the status of 2010 Appropriations and why it is critical to all Members of Congress.	May. 19, 2010 RECESSION AFFECTS MOBILITY by Judith Himes Recession limits senior mobility, curbs growth of retirement destinations Articles on migration within the United States pepper newspapers and the internet as demographers take the measure of the recession. In general, analysis of the data underlines historic lows in mobility since late 2008 and the continuing dramatic reversal of decade-long migration flows from the Snow... Read More » May. 18, 2010 State of the World's Mother State of the World's Mothers The United States is ranked 28th in the world in the status of women who raise children according to Save the Children which just published their annual State of the World's Mothers. While we were ahead of most of the former Soviet bloc we were behind all of Western Europe including Greece and Portugal. A common feature of those countries with better... Read More » May. 12, 2010 The New American Mother The New American Mother American mothers are becoming older, more diverse, better educated and much less likely to be married than twenty years ago. This is a result of the increasing education of women, their entry into the work force and the corresponding delay or non occurrence of marriage among women.In 2008, women over 35 had 14% of all births while teens had only 10%. This... Read More » Apr. 29, 2010 HISPANIC YOUTH OR POOR YOUTH Hispanic Youth … or Poor Youth A recent publication by the Population Reference Bureau and the National Council of La Raza documents the challenges that Hispanic youth face integrating into American life. The publications says “that the obstacles and inequalities they ( Hispanic youth under 18) face today may hinder the broader integration... Read More » Mar. 28, 2010 THE VALENTINE PARADIGMThe American Valentine Dream is that a young woman will meet a handsome stranger " across a crowded room" and "they will know" that this person is " the one". The "handsome stranger" will have the same or better education and a well-paid job with a future. They will both work for a few years, she will have a child and he will support... Read More » Mar. 25, 2010 THE NEW AMERICAN FAMILY THE NEW AMERICAN FAMILYFamilies consisting of two adult generations or one grandparent and another generation ( multi-generational) are increasing in the United States according to the Pew Research Center. Not since the 1940s has such a large proportion of the population lived in multigenerational families. In 1940 at the end of the depression, more than a quarter of ... Read More »


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