Understanding the Dynamics of Family Change in the United States

A new Population Reference Bureau (PRB) Population Bulletin, Understanding the Dynamics of Family Change in the United States, discusses how changes in marriage, divorce, cohabitation, and nonmarital childbearing have transformed family life in the United States.

The KIDS COUNT Data Book now in its 27th year provides an up-to-date and detailed picture of how children are faring in the United States, nationally and in each state.

This infographic illustrates data on family caregiving for people with dementia.

Today's Research on Aging (Issue 33) In the United States, the majority of care that allows older people to live in their own homes is provided by family members who do not receive pay for their services. As the older share of the population increases the care needs of older Americans will become…

This webinar explored trends in vaccination and vaccine-preventable childhood disease globally, in the United States, and in California, and the policy implications of these trends.

Register for a webinar on trends in vaccination and vaccine-preventable childhood disease globally, in the United States, and in California; and the policy implications of these trends.

Vaccines are one of the simplest, most cost-effective tools to improve public health. Vaccine-preventable diseases can lead to illness, disfigurement, and disability, and remain a substantial cause of death for young children.

Four diseases--diphtheria, measles, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus--were responsible for an estimated 218,400 deaths worldwide in 2013, yet just two combination vaccines, DTP and MCV, can protect children from these diseases.

Studies show that a growing number of U.S. families have incomes so low that the difficulties of their living situations may be masked by thinking of the poor as a homogeneous group.

Mark Mather, associate vice president of U.S. Programs, was interviewed in a WSJ Live segment, "Is the U.S.'s 'Baby Recession' Over?".

Three presentations about increased childbearing outside marriage, more parents with children from more than one partner, and a shrinking share of married people in the U.S. population have brought new complexity to U.S. family life, and risks for the health and well-being of children and parents…

The more time mothers spent engaged in activities with their adolescent children, the less teens were involved in delinquent behavior, according to a study in the most recent issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family.