demographics
The South Koreans who won't leave their rooms
The South Korean government has identified isolation among youths as a welfare issue.
Japan's shrinking population faces point of no return
Japan last year registered fewer than 800,000 births for the first time since records began over a century ago.
Low-income Americans feel jilted by Trump, Biden. The rich don't.
Data shows Republicans and Democrats alike have abandoned working-class voters. Biden wants to win them back.
Covenant school shooter raises concerns about mass shooter "profile"
Studies show that men make up more than 95 percent of the perpetuators in active shooting incidents. The shooter in Monday's incident was a woman.
Criminalizing Abortion Is About Keeping People Poor and Ignorant
While abortion criminalization does not directly align with the economic motivations that typically guide conservative policy, it appears to be part of a demographic strategy to mass produce ignorance and keep low-income families in perpetual poverty.
Arizona City Disputes Census Data Indicating it Shrank Amid Population Boom
"So we're trying to make sense of where these numbers are coming from, because they do not make sense whatsoever," said City Manager Jerry Cabrera.
Delayed Census Data Shows U.S. White Population at Smallest Point on Record
The Census Bureau was forced to delay operations and extend the count's schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.
One Way To Fix Plummeting Birthrates: Stop Bashing America
Who would rationally want to bring forth new life into a country that is irredeemably "systemically racist?"
53% of White Voters and 23% of Black Voters Approve of Trump COVID Response
Race, gender, age and other demographic factors can largely predict whether or not voters approve or disapprove of President Donald Trump's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new poll shows.
Key Voting Group Under 50 Favors Trump Over Biden in 2020 Election
A new poll shows that a clear majority of voters of every age group disapprove of President Donald Trump's job performance, except for one group that has continued to view the president favorably.
Is America's Declining Birthrate Problematic?
Lyman Stone and W. Bradford Wilcox of the American Enterprise Institute debate economist, writer and speaker Marina Adshade.
Empty Cradles Mean a Bleaker Future
We must reverse the problem of declining birthrates in America.
Falling Birthrates Are No Big Deal
The decline in U.S. births is not the social crisis that some would have us believe.
Millennials Surpass Boomers as Largest U.S. Generation, Ending 20-Year Run
For the first time in the 21st Century, the Baby Boomers are no longer the largest generation in America.
Neanderthal Extinction Down to Inbreeding and "a Stroke of Bad Luck"
Computer simulations suggest Neanderthals were already on the brink of extinction and had been for hundreds of thousands of years when demographic fluctuations and inbreeding pushed them over the edge.
More Americans Identify As Religiously Unaffiliated, Study Says
A Pew Research Center report released on Thursday said that while fewer Americans identified as Protestants or Catholics, the number who identify with no religious affiliation is on the uptake.
Cities of the (Not So Distant) Future
With the lower cost of transportation and repurposed space available for multifamily housing, more parts of the city can be made affordable to households with limited means.
The Three Most Spoken Languages in Every U.S. State
Aside from Puerto Rico, California has the lowest rates of English use—56 percent of people speak the language at home.
Suicides Up 30 Percent From 1999 in Half of U.S. States
The number of people who took their lives rose across every demographic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Single Women Are Letting Japan Down, Lawmaker Says
Kanji Kato said he always encourages women to marry and have at least three children for the good of the state.
Trump Respects Minorities Less Than Whites, Voters Say
The president has said he's "the least racist person," but a Quinnipiac University poll suggests many voters have doubts.
Veteran Population Expected to Grow More Diverse
Black, Hispanic and female troops will all see greater representation among the military's ranks by 2045, a study showed.
Demographics Won't Save a Democratic Party in Crisis
Analyzing Trump's vote totals shows how we likely won't see a permanent, progressive majority any time soon.
Quest To Crown Most Unpopular Word In English Language
Today, Oxford Dictionaries launched an initiative to discover the least popular words in the English language
Brexit: Why Nobody Can Predict How the U.K. Will Vote
Polling veteran Peter Kellner cautions against making an absolute referendum prediction.
The New Racial Makeup of U.S. Police Departments
New Bureau of Justice Statistics data reveal significant demographic changes.
The Data On How Broad the 'Asian-American' Category Is
Key new data on Asian-Americans, from Indians and Japanese to Cambodians and Koreans.
German Population Drop Spells Skills Shortage in Europe's Powerhouse
An ageing population and the lowest birthrate in Europe are leading to a shortage of skilled workers