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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Trends in First-Time Homebuying

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During the past five years, the homeownership rate of 30-to-34-year-olds has fallen more steeply than the rate of any other age group. This ...

Having our Cake and Eating It Too

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Americans want all the goodies, but they don't want to pay for them. When the public is asked which aspects of the Affordable Care Act t...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

First-Time Homebuyer Watch: 3rd Quarter, 2012

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Homeownership rate of householders aged 30 to 34, third quarter 2012: 46.9% The 3rd quarter homeownership rate of householders age...
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Monday, October 29, 2012

119 Million Home Improvement Projects

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In the past two years, homeowners have undertaken 119 million home improvement projects, according to the 2011 American Housing Survey. They...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Households with Stairs

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Stairs can be found in nearly half of American homes. According to the 2011 American Housing Survey, 54 million households have inside stair...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Households with Smokers

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It is a well-known public health fact that 21 percent of Americans aged 18 or older smoke cigarettes. But here's a different way to look...
Friday, October 26, 2012

MMWR iPad App

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If you want to follow the latest health statistics on your iPad, then this might be the app for you: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ,...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Minorities More Multigenerational

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Multigenerational households have gotten a lot of press lately, thanks to their rise during the Great Recession. Despite the media attention...

Book Reading by Age

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Percent of Americans aged 16 or older who have read a book in whole or in part, in any format, in the past 12 months... Total, 16-plus: 78...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Household Income Up in September 2012

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Median household income climbed 1.0 percent between August and September 2012 after adjusting for inflation, according to the latest monthly...

Weight Update

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Every few years the federal government reports on the weight of Americans--not how much they say they weigh (which tends to be underreporte...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

6.8 Million Homeowners Are Underwater

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Fully 6.8 million homeowners were underwater on their mortgage in 2011, up from 5.8 million in 2009 and 2.5 million in 2007, according to ne...

Few Older Americans Use Social Media

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It's a good thing most Americans aged 50-plus are retired, because they would be unable to earn a living in the Internet Age. The latest...
Monday, October 22, 2012

Homeowners and Renters: 25 Years of Spending

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How has the spending of homeowners and renters changed over the past 25 years? A comparison of 2010 and 1986 Consumer Expenditure Survey dat...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Prescription Medicine Use

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The 57 percent majority of Americans did not take any prescription medication in 2010, according to a Census Bureau study, while 35 percent ...
Saturday, October 20, 2012

Who Doesn't Go to the Doctor?

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Percentage of Americans who did not see a doctor/medical provider in the past year... Total population: 27.3% Under age 18: 35.4% Aged 1...
Friday, October 19, 2012

Counting Gays and Lesbians

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Determining how many Americans are LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender) has been attempted many times over the years with varying r...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Birth Control Is a Big Deal

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Nearly every American woman at risk of becoming pregnant is currently using birth control. According to the latest data from the National Ce...
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Cell-Phone-Only by State

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Cell phones are already a problem for pollsters. To make matter worse, the cell-phone-only population varies by state. Only 15 percent of ad...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Minority Majority: Not So Fast

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A few months ago there was quite a hullabaloo when the Census Bureau's population estimates  showed minorities to be the majority among ...
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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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