Demo Memo
Friday, April 29, 2016

Household Income Stable in March 2016

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Median household income in March 2016 stood at $57,263, according to Sentier Research, which was not significantly different from the Februa...
Thursday, April 28, 2016

First-Time Homebuyer Watch: 1st Quarter 2016

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Homeownership rate of householders aged 30 to 34, first quarter 2016: 45.7% The homeownership rate of households headed by people ...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Decline in Spending on Reading Material

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Percent of households spending on books, newspapers, and magazines (including e-editions), and other reading material during the average qua...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

The Generations in 2015

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One in four Americans is a Millennial, a member of the nation's largest generation. According to a Demo Memo analysis of the Census Bure...
Monday, April 25, 2016

Profile of the Top and Bottom Occupations

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Physician is the highest-paying occupation in the United States. Dishwasher is the lowest. Sentier Research has created demographic profiles...
Friday, April 22, 2016

Who Eats What and How Much

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Yogurt, broccoli, orange juice, peanuts: the USDA knows how much you eat. Through diary surveys in which respondents record their daily food...
Thursday, April 21, 2016

Women More Likely to Finish College Degree

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Today's young women are more likely than young men to have a bachelor's degree, according to the latest results from the National Lo...
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Non-Hispanic White Life Expectancy Declines

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Ok, it's official. Non-Hispanic White life expectancy at birth fell between 2013 and 2014, according to the National Center for Health S...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Earnings of Husbands and Wives

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Among the nation's 62 million married couples, 55 percent of husbands earn substantially more than their wives. In another 20 percent of...
Monday, April 18, 2016

Age-Related Skill Declines among White Collar Workers

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Who has a harder time doing their job as they age into their sixties—blue collar or white collar workers? Not surprisingly, the answer is bl...
Friday, April 15, 2016

Use of E-Cigarettes among Teens

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Tobacco use among high school students has held steady over the past few years despite a decline in cigarettes smoking. According to a 2015 ...
Thursday, April 14, 2016

Projections of College Enrollment to 2023

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The number of students in the nation's colleges, including both two-year and four-year institutions, is projected to rise from 20.4 mill...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Partner Status at Age 29

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Young adults have been postponing marriage. The latest results from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 are more evidence of this...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Place of Death Is Changing

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The percentage of deaths that occur in a hospital declined between 2000 and 2014—falling from 50 to 37 percent, reports the CDC. The percent...
Monday, April 11, 2016

Many High School Students Get Little Sleep

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More than two thirds (69 percent) of high school students get less than 7 hours of sleep on an average school night, reports the CDC, which ...
Friday, April 08, 2016

Record Low Percentage without Health Insurance

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The percentage of Americans without health insurance fell to a record low of 11.0 percent in the first quarter of 2016, reports Gallup. This...
Thursday, April 07, 2016

College Graduates by Generation

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Among Americans aged 25 or older, the percentage of men and women with a bachelor's degree is about equal, according to the Census Burea...
Wednesday, April 06, 2016

Younger Adults Are Streaming Video, Dropping Cable

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Do you remember when cell phones were a blip on the radar screen and landline phones reigned supreme? Just 21 percent of households reported...
Tuesday, April 05, 2016

Who Are the Remaining Uninsured?

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Among Americans under age 65, nearly 33 million still lacked health insurance in 2015 despite the Affordable Care Act. Greater outreach effo...
Monday, April 04, 2016

Living Alone by Generation

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People who live alone accounted for 28 percent of the nation's households in 2015. By generation, this is the percentage of households h...
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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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