Posts Tagged ‘demographics’
In US, 20 percent now say ‘no religion’
UC BERKELEY / DUKE (US) — Last year, one in five Americans claimed no religious preference—more than double the number reported in 1990. Continue…
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Society & Culture - Feb 4, 2013 12:44 - 8 Comments
Trait by trait, sexes don’t differ much
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Forget Mars and Venus. Both men and women are from Earth, according to a new study that shows the sexes aren’t so dissimilar psychologically. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 14, 2012 11:54 - 5 Comments
US majority says ‘Do Not Mail’
UC BERKELEY (US) — Not much unites Americans across all ideologies, age groups, and income levels, but a new survey reveals that most want a stop to junk mail. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 22, 2012 11:26 - 0 Comments
Religion’s impact grows for wealthy white voters
CORNELL (US) — Religion’s influence on voter choice intensified between the 1980 and 2008 elections, but only among upper-income white Protestants and Catholics, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 25, 2012 12:31 - 0 Comments
Antibiotics prescribed most often in US south
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Doctors treating older patients in Southern states are more likely to prescribe antibiotics than any other region in the United States. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 7, 2012 16:33 - 0 Comments
Even in rural spots, US diversity on the rise
PENN STATE (US) — Since 1980, over nine-tenths of all cities, suburbs, and small towns have become more diverse, and the trend includes rural communities. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 24, 2012 12:18 - 1 Comment
Lifespans of US women stall versus men
U. WASHINGTON (US) — The lifespans of women in the US are improving at a much slower pace than men’s, according to new county-by-county estimates of life expectancy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 19, 2011 12:16 - 1 Comment
Education tied to better cancer outcomes
EMORY (US) — The first large study in the United States to examine mortality rates of patients with mouth and throat cancers by educational levels find the greatest decreases among those with at least 12 years of education. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 8, 2011 11:32 - 0 Comments
Dry roads most risky for young male drivers
PURDUE (US) — A study of Indiana drivers shows heightened risk of serious injury and death for men 45 and older driving on snow and ice, women driving on rain-slick highways, and younger men driving on dry roadways. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 30, 2011 12:21 - 0 Comments
Bully: Cruel to people, not animals
U. MICHIGAN (US) — The more adversities a child experiences, the more likely that child will become a bully. Those challenges have little effect on whether or not a person will be cruel to animals, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 28, 2011 11:53 - 5 Comments
Why class societies are rule, not exception
STANFORD (US) —The disproportionate suffering of the poor may have been a driving force behind the global spread of class structure during early human civilization, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 5, 2011 11:19 - 4 Comments
To ignite economy, local beats global
PENN STATE (US) — To generate income, communities should think outside the big box of large corporations and concentrate on small, locally owned businesses and startups. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 26, 2011 12:18 - 1 Comment
Fighting HIV early extends 1,000s of lives
BROWN (US) — Earlier treatment of South Africans with HIV would reduce new infections, extend the lives of thousands of people, and start saving the government money in as little as 16 years. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 13, 2011 12:21 - 0 Comments
South is ‘hot’ and Houston is No. 1
RICE (US) — The city of Houston added 1.2 million people in the past decade—an increase of more than 123,000 per year—more than any of the nation’s 366 metropolitan areas. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2011 16:33 - 0 Comments
Kids in China get heavy on ‘healthy’ diets
USC (US) — American teens who eat their veggies and get lots of exercise are less likely to be obese. The opposite is true in China, particularly for teen boys from affluent families. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 11, 2011 12:51 - 3 Comments
Obesity up, life expectancy down
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) —The obesity epidemic in the U.S. may end the nearly century-long steady climb in life expectancy, according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 21, 2011 11:45 - 4 Comments
Life expectancy in US in a free fall
U. WASHINGTON (US) — More than 80 percent of counties in the United States have life expectancies behind the 10 nations with the best records. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 13, 2011 14:40 - 2 Comments
Coal or nuclear? Risk vs. reward
RUTGERS (US) — Affluent, educated, white males are more likely to support increased use of nuclear energy, and less educated African-American and Latino females prefer an increase in the use of coal, despite the risks associated with each. (more…)
Top Stories - May 25, 2011 12:19 - 4 Comments
Whites in U.S. still live longer than blacks
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — While life expectancy in the United States has risen from 47 years in 1900 to 78 today, statistics show African Americans, on average, die five years earlier than whites. (more…)
