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Thursday, February 28, 2019

You Don't Want to Belong To This 1%

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The average American incurred $5,006 in medical expenses in 2016, according to the federal government's Medical Expenditure Panel Survey...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

More Evidence of Census Concerns

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The public is feeling uneasy about the 2020 census. A Census Bureau survey  of attitudes toward the 2020 census found only 68 percent of the...
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Feelings of Discrimination Linked to Income

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Feelings of perceived discrimination are linked to income for both whites and blacks, according to an analysis of survey data by Ana HernĂ¥nd...
Monday, February 25, 2019

Bored Teenagers

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What is the single most commonly shared feeling among today's teens? Boredom, according to a Pew Research Center survey. Fully 40 percen...
Friday, February 22, 2019

42% of New Mothers Have a Bachelor's Degree

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More than 40 percent of women who gave birth in 2017 had a bachelor's degree or more education, according to the National Center for Hea...
Thursday, February 21, 2019

Most Whites Do Not Perceive Local Discrimination

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When Americans are asked whether Blacks in their community are treated less fairly than Whites, attitudes are strikingly different depending...
Wednesday, February 20, 2019

32% of Americans Are Financially Insecure

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Despite the robust job market, many Americans are financially insecure—a substantial 32 percent of the nation's adults in 2017, accordin...
Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Occupations that Grew Faster than Projected, 2006–16

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In 2006, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projected that occupational employment would grow 10.4 percent by 2016. Boy, were they wrong. The ac...
Monday, February 18, 2019

Millennials: The College Divide

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A lot has been written about the struggles of Millennials. The generation had the misfortune to enter the job market in the midst of the Gre...
Friday, February 15, 2019

Everyday Newspaper Readers Are Disappearing

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Only 20 percent of Americans aged 16 or older say they read the newspaper every day, according to the 2016 General Social Survey. This figur...
Thursday, February 14, 2019

Giving Money Away in 2016

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Forty-eight percent of American households gave money to persons or organizations outside the household in 2016, according to a Bureau of La...
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

37% Retire Earlier than Planned

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A substantial 37 percent of Americans retire before their planned retirement age, according to the Center for Retirement Research. The Cente...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

19% Have Experienced Identity Theft

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Millions of Americans have been the victims of identity theft, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Nearly one in five (19.4 perce...
Monday, February 11, 2019

E-Cigarette Use: Young Adults by State, 2017

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Young adults are the biggest users of e-cigarettes but their use varies by state, according to the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveill...
Friday, February 08, 2019

Median Household Income Stable in December 2018

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Median household income in December 2018 was stable at $63,517, according to Sentier Research. This was not significantly different from the...
Thursday, February 07, 2019

More People Aged 65-Plus Are at Work

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Two decades ago, the percentage of older men and women in the labor force was negligible. Marketers could safely ignore them and target only...
Wednesday, February 06, 2019

The 6 Most Commonly Purchased Groceries

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During an average week, nearly every household spends money on groceries. But shopping carts are disproportionately filled with only a handf...
Tuesday, February 05, 2019

Only 5.0% of Workers Have More than One Job

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Really? If we are to believe the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which collects monthly employment figures through the  Current Population Surve...
Monday, February 04, 2019

State-to-State Student Migration

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Among high school graduates who enroll in a four-year institution within 12 months of receiving their high school diploma, most enroll in a ...
Friday, February 01, 2019

Homicides at the Nation's Schools

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Hundreds of children have been murdered while at school over the past few decades, according to a grim study by the CDC. Nearly 400 children...
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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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