Demographer and know-it-all regarding consumer spending, time use, and demographic trends.
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Big fan of this newsletter from a self-described "demographer and know-it-all" :)
Among married couples in 2021, only 50% are dual-income, according to @uscensusbureau, well below the 56% of 2000. The decline is entirely due to retiring Boomers, yet another example of how the changing age structure is affecting the nation's statistics. demomemo.blogspot.com
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Could a significant number of them have moved to provide child care to grandchildren given school closures? Allow parents to work?
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Consumer unit expenditures in 2020 were $61,334; a 2.7% decrease from 2019 go.usa.gov/GW0 #BLSdata
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Demographic facts all U.S. students should know right now familyinequality.wordpress.c…
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Pro tip: The 2020 census apportionment and state population statistics that came out April 26 are not "estimates" or "preliminary" data. They are official census counts. More local counts and demographic details will be released later this year.
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Ha... but let's talk the 'real age' of housing stock... and Pittsburgh. I'll bet Boston's housing has had much more reinvestment over the... centuries... than Pittsburgh.
Among the 50 states, Massachusetts has the oldest housing stock, with 32% of housing units built in 1939 or earlier, according to @uscensusbureau's American Community Survey. New York is second (31%), followed by Rhode Island (30%), and Pennsylvania (26%). demomemo.blogspot.com
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Per the linked blog post, the numbers are even more horrifying for Black and Hispanic Americans. Just appalling.
What an indictment of our management of this pandemic, and of the structural racism that was present long before Covid.
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Life expectancy at birth is projected to drop by 1.13 years in 2020, according to a @PNASNews study. This is a very big deal. In the past 50 years, @NCHStats has measured only 4 annual declines in life expectancy, all small, ranging from 0.1 to 0.3 years. demomemo.blogspot.com
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Census nerd alert!
Many Americans feel like they live in smaller, more intimate communities than what is conjured by the terms metropolitan area, principal city, and suburb. This disconnect is revealed in a comparison of @GallupNews findings with gov's metro definitions. demomemo.blogspot.com
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How bad must data.census.gov be for wonks to be begging for factfinder to stick around?
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I’m a huge fan of the Demo Memo, run by @TrendCop. Every day, she’s got a great new slice of data about some aspect of life, I love it. demomemo.blogspot.com
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America’s population growth is slowing, thanks to the baby bust. If fertility rates over the last decade had been what they were in 2007, 5.8 MILLION more babies would have been born - thehill.com/homenews/state-w…
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How does consumer spending differ among households in California, Texas, and New York? A new BLS data product can tell you.
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The wage gap between young workers with college degrees and their less-educated counterparts is the widest in decades. pewrsr.ch/2Zm7e8Y
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Millennials are now the largest generation in the U.S. labor force. pewrsr.ch/2Zm7e8Y
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This is a periodic reminder to read my favorite demographer @TrendCop. Her latest is filled with politically relevant tidbits like Census under-counts, best numbers on cutting the cord and why millennials live with their parents. demomemo.blogspot.com/
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A blast from the past is back: the Private Label Manufacturers Association (@PLMA_USA) is bringing American Demographics Magazine back. First issue is "hot off the presses." Will transform from print-based publication to online publication with video streaming stories this fall.
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All signs point to bonkers turnout in 2020. Midterm turnout was highest in 100 years. Younger & non-white voters grew the most. Voter interest in 2020 is ALREADY at record levels. thehill.com/homenews/campaig…
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New BLS Commissioner's Corner blog: "What Do We Know about Mega Metros?", using consumer expenditure data. #consumerexpenditures #consumerexpendituresurveys blogs.bls.gov/blog/2019/01/2…