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Older Americans Working More, Retiring Less, Anne M. Shattuck
Older Americans Working More, Retiring Less, Anne M. Shattuck
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
This Carsey brief finds that the percentage of Americans age 65 and older remaining in the labor force continues to grow steadily in urban, suburban, and rural areas. In 2009, 22 percent of older men and 13 percent of older women were still working compared to 17 percent of men and 9 percent of women in 1995. Moreover, increasing percentages of older workers hold full-time, full-year jobs.
How Yoopers See The Future Of Their Communities: Why Residents Leave Or Stay In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Jessica D. Ulrich
How Yoopers See The Future Of Their Communities: Why Residents Leave Or Stay In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Jessica D. Ulrich
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
According to a Community and Environment in Rural America survey, Michigan's Upper Peninsula residents, often called "Yoopers," said that ties to community and the area's natural beauty were significant factors for those who planned on staying in this rural area, which comprises about a third of Michigan's land mass but only 4 percent of its population. Those planning on leaving cited employment opportunities and energy costs as the most important factors in their decision.
Rural Children - Rural Communities, William P. O'Hare
Rural Children - Rural Communities, William P. O'Hare
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Carsey Institute Child Nutrition Briefings, Washington, DC
Recent Highlights From Carsey Demographic Research, Kenneth M. Johnson
Recent Highlights From Carsey Demographic Research, Kenneth M. Johnson
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Carsey Institute Child Nutrition Briefings, Washington, DC
Parks, People And Pixels: Evaluating Landscape Effects Of An East African National Park On Its Surroundings, Jane Southworth, Joel N. Hartter, Michael W. Binford, Abraham Goldman, Colin A. Chapman, Lauren J. Chapman, Patrick Omeja, Elizabeth Binford
Parks, People And Pixels: Evaluating Landscape Effects Of An East African National Park On Its Surroundings, Jane Southworth, Joel N. Hartter, Michael W. Binford, Abraham Goldman, Colin A. Chapman, Lauren J. Chapman, Patrick Omeja, Elizabeth Binford
Geography
Landscapes surrounding protected areas, while still containing considerable biodiversity, have rapidly growing human populations and associated agricultural development in most of the developing world that tend to isolate them, potentially reducing their conservation value. Using field studies and multi-temporal Landsat imagery, we examine a forest park, Kibale National Park in western Uganda, its changes over time, and related land cover change in the surrounding landscape. We find Kibale has successfully defended its borders and prevents within-park deforestation and other land incursions, and has maintained tree cover throughout the time period of the study. Outside the park there was a significant …
Challenges In Resource Rich Communities: Finding The Path To Redevelopment, Cynthia M. Duncan
Challenges In Resource Rich Communities: Finding The Path To Redevelopment, Cynthia M. Duncan
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Northern Forest Higher Education Resource Network Annual Meeting
The Changing Faces Of America's Children And Youth, Kenneth M. Johnson, Daniel T. Lichter
The Changing Faces Of America's Children And Youth, Kenneth M. Johnson, Daniel T. Lichter
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates indicate that between July 2008 and July 2009, 48.6 percent of the 4 million children born in the United States were minorities. In contrast, nearly 60 percent of the children born ten years ago were non-Hispanic white. This rapid change demonstrates that America's youth are at the forefront of the country's rapidly shifting demographic makeup. This brief reveals the factors causing this increase in the proportion of minority births.
New Hampshire Demographic Trends Reflect Impact Of The Economic Recession, Kenneth M. Johnson
New Hampshire Demographic Trends Reflect Impact Of The Economic Recession, Kenneth M. Johnson
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Between July 2008 and July 2009, more people left New Hampshire than moved to it, reversing a trend of domestic migration that had fueled the state's population growth over the past decade, according to U.S. Census Bureau data in released March 2010. This fact sheet summarizes the data.
Rural Areas Risk Being Overlooked In 2010 Census, William P. O'Hare
Rural Areas Risk Being Overlooked In 2010 Census, William P. O'Hare
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
This issue brief describes how the census is conducted in rural areas, identifies some of the most difficult rural areas to count, and highlights what organizations are doing to ensure a more accurate census count in rural America. It also points out that undercounting by the census can lead to communities not receiving a fair share of federal funding.
The Changing Faces Of America’S Children And Youth, Kenneth M. Johnson, Daniel T. Lichter
The Changing Faces Of America’S Children And Youth, Kenneth M. Johnson, Daniel T. Lichter
Sociology
Recent U.S. Census Bureau projections indicate that by the middle of this century, non-Hispanic whites will cease to be a majority of the American population. In this article we document how for America’s youngest residents, the future is already here. America’s rapidly changing racial and ethnic composition has important implications for intergroup relations, ethnic identities, and electoral politics.