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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Fun Facts about Food

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The folks who work for the USDA's Economic Research Service must have a lot of fun analyzing how food fits into the daily routine of the...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Only 26% of Households Include Children Under Age 18

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Only 26 percent of American households include children under age 18, according to the Census Bureau's 2019 Current Population Survey—a ...
Monday, November 25, 2019

Please and Thank You: How We Talk to Smart Speakers

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One in four Americans (25 percent) has a smart speaker—such as an Amazon Alexa or a Google Home—in their house, according to a Pew Research ...
Thursday, November 21, 2019

Geographic Mobility Rate Falls Below 10%

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This is a broken record, literally. Each year brings a new low in the mobility rate, breaking the record set in the previous year.  The perc...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Women's Median Age at First Marriage Rises to 28.0

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The median age at which women marry for the first time reached a new high of 28.0 in 2019, according to the Census Bureau's Current Popu...
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

The Customers of Ride-Hailing Services

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Ten percent of the U.S. population aged 18 or older used a ride-hailing service at least once in the past month, according to the 2017 Nati...
Monday, November 18, 2019

47% Faced a Financial Challenge in Past Year

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Nearly half of American households (47 percent) headed by people aged 30 or older experienced an unexpected financial challenge in the past ...
Thursday, November 14, 2019

More than 10% of Couples Work for Same Employer

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Here's a question you might have asked yourself but never thought there would be an answer. How many dual-earner couples work for the sa...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Childhood Trauma Worsens Health

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The 61 percent majority of American adults report having endured at least one adverse childhood experience, according to the CDC. This findi...
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

What Explains the Retirement Savings Shortfall?

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In a perfect world, the typical worker would have saved $364,000 in a 401(k)/IRA retirement account by the time he or she was aged 55 to 64....
Monday, November 11, 2019

Most Kids Get to School by Private Vehicle

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Despite the ubiquitous yellow school buses driving the roads most months of the year, the 54 percent majority of the nation's children a...
Thursday, November 07, 2019

Housing Problems Loom for Older Americans

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Entrepreneurs take note. Over the next two decades, prepare for explosive growth in the number of households headed by people aged 65 or old...
Wednesday, November 06, 2019

Standing, Stooping Are the Most Common Physical Difficulties

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What are the physical functions Americans have the most trouble performing? Surprisingly, it's not walking a quarter mile or climbing st...
Tuesday, November 05, 2019

Most Americans Live in Their State of Birth

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More than half of Americans—58 percent—live in their state of birth, according to the Census Bureau's 2018 American Community Survey. Th...
Monday, November 04, 2019

Median Household Income Rises in September 2019

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The upward trend continues. Median household income climbed 0.4 percent between August and September 2019, after adjusting for inflation. Th...
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Gaping Holes in the Safety Net

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Gig workers have become a controversial symbol of the gaping holes in the American safety net. Behind the outrage over gig work is our emplo...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

First-Time Homebuyer Watch: 3rd Quarter 2019

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Homeownership rate of householders aged 35 to 39, third quarter 2019: 56.5% The homeownership rate of the  35-to-39 age group  was stab...
Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Most Working Women Want to Work

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Overall, 56 percent of women aged 18 or older would prefer to have a job outside the home rather than stay at home and take care of house an...
Monday, October 28, 2019

Hey! Not All the Gray Hairs Are Boomers

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How many of the Democratic presidential candidates are baby boomers? Not as many as you think, unless you're a reporter who assumes anyo...
Thursday, October 24, 2019

How Much Is Too Much?

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Are parents doing too much for their young adult children? Most Americans think so. According to a Pew Research Center survey, the 55 percen...
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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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