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Monday, February 27, 2006

Bet You Didn't Know

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According to a Pew Research Center report , 42 percent of adults with at least one living parent see or talk with a parent every day. In 198...
Sunday, February 26, 2006

Olympic Medals Per Capita

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The 2006 Winter Olympics is a showcase of talent for winter sports. So who came out on top? Germany may have won the most medals—29 of the 2...
Friday, February 24, 2006

Why Can't Americans Save Money?

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Results of the 2004 Survey of Consumer finances , released yesterday by the Federal Reserve Board, show a decline in the proportion of house...
Thursday, February 23, 2006

More Gold from Wealth Survey

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Results from the long-awaited 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances were released by the Federal Reserve Board this morning, and number cruncher...

Federal Reserve Releases New Wealth Data

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The Federal Reserve Board released the long-awaited update of the triennial Survey of Consumer Finances at 9:30 this morning. It is availabl...
Friday, February 17, 2006

Boomer Story Takes a Turn

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This should give you pause: During the next 15 years, the baby-boom generation will shrink by 10 percent. Between 2005 and 2020, the number ...
Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Bet You Didn't Know

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Poverty rate of the elderly in 2004: 9.8% Poverty rate of the elderly if there were no Social Security benefits: 41.1%

Cool Research Link: Spending Anthology

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Want to know how the 9/11 terrorist attacks affected household spending on airline fares? You can find out in the 2005 Consumer Expenditure ...
Thursday, February 09, 2006

Bet You Didn't Know

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Among people aged 18 to 64, only 45 percent have health insurance through their own employer.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Q & A: How Many Americans are Gay?

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Believe it or not, the government asks and tells. According to recently released results from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth (NSF...
Friday, February 03, 2006

Bet You Didn't Know

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The average American woman weighs 164 pounds, up from 140 pounds in 1960. The average American man weighs 191 pounds, up from 166.
Thursday, February 02, 2006

The Big Picture on Travel

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Travel is one of the world's largest industries. Many people make their living from it. Many others live for it. Yet for some reason it ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Cool Research Link: Customizing MEPS

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One of the frustrations of demographic research is the lack of demographic segmentation detailed enough to allow for meaningful analysis. Th...
Monday, January 30, 2006

Bet You Didn't Know

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Twenty-five percent of men aged 65 or older will be in the labor force by 2014, according to new projections by the Bureau of Labor Statist...
Friday, January 27, 2006

Teens on the phone

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Ithaca college recently hosted the first cellular phone film festival, receiving 178 entries from high school and college students across th...
Thursday, January 26, 2006

Talking about demographics

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Everyone likes a good story. That's why there are bestseller lists, top-rated television shows, and box office hits. This blog will tell...
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Cheryl Russell
Demographer Cheryl Russell was the editorial director of New Strategist Press and the editor-in-chief of American Demographics magazine. She has written numerous books about demographic trends. Ms. Russell is a professional demographer with a degree from Cornell University.
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