Who makes minimum wage?
Perhaps surprisingly, not very many people earn minimum wage, and they make up a smaller share of the workforce than they used to.
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Key Shareable Findings
The number of fathers who stay at home with their children has increased, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data. Here are some of the report’s highlights, edited down to tweet length, with links and relevant charts included. This report was written by @DrGMLivingston and edited by @kim_c_parker. How many stay-at-home fathers are there? How do […]
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Chapter 2: Island Hispanics of Puerto Rican Origin
The population of Puerto Rico, which had been growing since at least the 1700s, has drifted downward in recent years. The decrease from 3.8 million in 2000 to 3.6 million in 2013 represents the first sustained decline since U.S. census-taking began in the early 20th century. The Census Bureau projects that the island’s population will […]
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Chapter 2: Why Are Dads Staying Home?
The biggest share of stay-at-home fathers is out of the workforce due to illness or disability. About one-third (35%) fall into this category. This share is down substantially from 1989, when 56% of all at-home fathers reported that they were home for this reason. The decline in this category has been supplanted by increases in […]
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Growing Number of Dads Home with the Kids
The number of fathers who do not work outside the home has nearly doubled since 1989, rising markedly in recent years. And more of these “stay-at-home” dads say they’re home primarily to care for family.
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Census may change some questions after pushback from public
The U.S. Census Bureau is considering whether to drop some questions that it has used for decades and have been the source of complaints from the public who see them as intrusive or overly burdensome.
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Elaborations: More Expert Responses
Following are additional provocative and thoughtful answers from other respondents, organized in the same format as those in the summary. First, the insights of those who responded “yes” to the question, next the thoughts of those who answered “no,” closing with additional observations. Themes among those who responded ‘yes,’ there will be major cyber attacks […]
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Cyber Attacks Likely to Increase
Experts believe nations, rogue groups, and malicious individuals will step up their assaults on communications networks, targeting institutions, financial services agencies, utilities, and consumers over the next decade. Many also predict effective counter moves will generally contain the damage.
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Chapter 1: Comparing Stay-at-Home and Working Mothers
From their education levels to their birthplaces, the nation’s 10.4 million stay-at-home mothers have distinct differences from the 25.2 million mothers who work outside the home. But there are equally striking differences among different groups of stay-at-home mothers, be they married, single or cohabiting. In general, married stay-at-home mothers are better off financially than their […]
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Predictions for the State of AI and Robotics in 2025
The sizeable majority of experts surveyed for this report envision major advances in robotics and artificial intelligence in the coming decade. In addition to asking them for their predictions about the job market of the future, we also asked them to weigh in on the following question: To what degree will AI and robotics be […]
