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Notes on breaking demographic trends, social science and economic research, and current events. Produced by the Demography Unplugged team.
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Growing Backlash Over Self-Checkout
Major chains are scaling back their self-checkout systems. This is primarily due to theft (“inventory shrinkage”) and negative customer feedback. —CNN…
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Demography Roundup #11
Homeschooling is holding strong post-pandemic + new data on teen life over the years and a troubling drop in girls' self-confidence.
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Marijuana Support Wafts Higher
Support for marijuana legalization just hit a record high. A majority of every major demographic subgroup believes weed should be legal. —Gallup In…
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Demography Roundup #10
The global "democratic recession" continues + a surprising trend in cancer rates and growing momentum behind cell phone bans.
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What Kind of Family is Best for the Kids?
The share of U.S. children living with married parents has fallen 14 percentage points since the 1980s. This decline is worsening already-significant…
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Movies Are Becoming Longer
The average length of a feature film has risen 24% since the 1930s. This is being driven, in part, by the growth in franchise films and Americans…
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Demography Roundup #9
Italy's young adult population share is now the lowest in Europe + new stats on crime and teen social media use.
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