Health
A Long Life Does Not Always Mean a Healthy Life in Old Age
Healthy life expectancy at age 60 varies by world region and country. Gender and a country’s income level play major roles.
Population
Census Data Summits Help Users Mine Census Data Treasures
U.S. Census Bureau data summits help groups from nonprofits to rural communities navigate the wealth of data the 2020 Census and other Census products bring.
Education
Access to Contraception Can Increase Women’s Educational Attainment
U.S. Census Bureau and University of Colorado researchers teamed up to analyze the impact of a Colorado family planning program on high school completion.
Population
The Opportunity Project Helps Streamline the Sharing of COVID-19 Test Results
The Census Bureau and Department of Health and Human Services led a technology “sprint” to create tools to capture and securely transmit COVID-19 tests data.
Education
Teacher Appreciation Week Especially Significant in The Time of COVID
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools tools and resources aim to lessen the burden on teachers seeking additional activities for their students.
Population
Phase 3.1 of Household Pulse Survey Now Asks How COVID Vaccines Affect Recipients’ Behavior
The new phase of the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey digs deeper into vaccine hesitancy and other topics from mental health to use of telehealth.
Families
Marital Histories Differ Between Native-Born and Foreign-Born Adults
New Census Bureau report reveals foreign-born people are more likely than native-born to marry, are older when they first marry and are less likely to remarry.
Population
Record High Turnout in 2020 General Election
Despite concerns that voter turnout would be lower during the pandemic, the 2020 election had the century’s highest turnout.
Population
What Methods Did People Use to Vote in the 2020 Election?
New data from the Current Population Survey’s voting supplement examine voting methods in 2020 and changes from 2016 at the national and state levels.
Population
First 2020 Census Data Release Shows U.S. Resident Population of 331,449,281
Some states will gain or lose seats in the U.S. House of Representatives based on 2020 Census population counts.
Population
First 2020 Census Population Counts Will Be Released Today
The 2020 Census apportionment population counts will be used to determine each state’s congressional representation for the next decade.
Families
Love and Loss Among Older Adults
Nine in 10 adults ages 70 or older have married, but over half of women and a quarter of men ages 75 or older who have been married have experienced widowhood.
Housing
How Many American Homes Have Pests?
The 2019 American Housing Survey shows that about 14 million occupied housing units reported seeing roaches and 14.8 million saw rodents in the last 12 months.
Population
Northern Great Plains Population Gains Higher Than U.S. Last Decade
The region’s population declined for much of the last century but mostly urban counties and five North Dakota oil boom counties drove growth from 2010 to 2019.
Health
How Do COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccine Hesitancy Rates Vary Over Time?
New Household Pulse Survey interactive tracker allows users to view characteristics of the vaccinated and vaccine-hesitant populations.
Housing
Were American Homes Ready for the Pandemic?
Isolating when someone is infected with COVID-19 is challenging when 38% of U.S. multi-person households don’t have two bathrooms and enough bedrooms.
Families
Number of Children Living Only With Their Mothers Has Doubled in Past 50 Years
Newly released Current Population Survey tables show the percentage of children under 18 who live with two parents declined since 1968.
Health
Who Are Our Health Care Workers?
Health care, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing sector, employs 22 million. We profile this workforce now on the front line of the fight against COVID-19.
Families
How Do People in Same-Sex Couples Compare to Opposite-Sex Couples?
A U.S. Census Bureau interactive data visualization shows characteristics of same-sex couples at the state level.
Population
Working From Home During the Pandemic
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey shows that those who increased frequency of telework had higher income and education and better health.
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