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    The States of Marriage and Divorce

    Marriage, divorce and remarriage rates vary significantly among states as do average education and income levels. Analysis of new Census data reveals some interesting patterns.

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    The States of Marriage and Divorce

    The proportion of Americans who are currently married has been diminishing for decades and is lower than it has been in at least half a century.

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    Public Policy (and Palin) Drive the Week’s News

    A Senate health care bill, new jobless numbers, a recommendation on breast cancer screening, and a presidential visit to China made the roster of top stories in a crowded news week. But perhaps no subject stirred as much media sturm and drang as Sarah Palin’s high-profile book tour.

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    The Remarrying Kind

    About one-in-ten ever-married adults in Arkansas and Oklahoma have had three or more spouses.

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    II. The Pathways of Youths to Adulthood

    This report focuses on the pathways into adulthood taken by Latino and other youth ages 16 to 25. The analysis includes all youths and is not restricted to civilian youths or noninstitutionalized youths. Hence, we can present a comprehensive portrait of the activities of youths. Using information on residence and status at the time of […]

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    Millennials, the Midterms and the Political Landscape Beyond

    At a conference at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, Pew Research Center analysts and outside experts discussed research findings about the Millennial generation, the American teens and twenty-somethings now making the passage into adulthood. The last of three sessions addressed the question of whether Millennials, who rocked the vote in 2008, will show up at the polls this November and how they may shape the political landscape beyond?

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    IV. Rising School Enrollment

    Hispanic youths are increasingly acquiring marketable skills, and a primary avenue is through increased school enrollment (Figure 5). Similar to white and black youths, many more Hispanic youths are enrolled in school or college in 2007 than in 1970. Among Hispanic youths, increased school enrollment has been concentrated among Hispanic females. In 1970, one-third of […]