Carsey School of Public Policy
UNH Research Shows Number of Childless Women in the U.S. Continues to Rise
Research from the Âé¶¹app reports that in 2024 there were 5.7 million more childless women of prime child-bearing age than expected given prior patterns — a significant jump from 2.1 million in 2016 and 4.7 million in 2022. This shift in fertility patterns has contributed to 11.... Read More-
09/15/25
Building a Better Childcare System in New Hampshire
A Carsey School expert breaks down the complicated landscape of childcare in New Hampshire. -
05/22/25In an Associated Press article about immigrants keeping the largest urban counties in the U. S. growing in 2024,Ìýthe Carsey School's Senior...
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05/22/25CBS News’ 60 Minutes Overtime interviewed the Carsey School’s Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson to find out what’s happening with American women...
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05/21/25In this Newsweek article, U.S. News Reporter Jordan King interviews experts to examine the reason Americans are moving to low-tax states. Kenneth...
Recent Stories
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04/10/20 -According to Jessica Carson, a research assistant professor at Carsey, rural counties that are attractive destination spots- either because they are near ski areas or beach fronts...
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04/09/20 -According to Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, he does not think that a baby boom will happen following this quarentine. "I really don't think they're...
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04/08/20 -According to research published by Carsey, between 2008 and 2015, nearly 2.3 million fewer babies were born in the US than would have been expected if pre-recession fertility...
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04/08/20 - Rural Mass. Worries About Capacity to Handle COVID-19Kenneth Johnson, a senior demographer at the Carsey School, says that rural people tend to be more interconnected with their neighbors. Massachusetts Senator Eric Lesser believes... Read More
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04/08/20 -According to Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, a "baby boom" during the coronavirus pandemic is extremely unlikely. "There's no way that the number of...
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03/31/20 -According to Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, if the COVID-19 pandemic is as significant as some experts are saying, U.S. deaths could exceed births in...
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03/30/20 -According to Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, things that were once weekly events in rural parts of American,Ìýsuch as cookouts and bingo nights,ÌýareÌý...
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03/26/20 -Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, says social distancing looks different in rural communities than it does in urban ones such as New York City. He states...
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03/26/20 -NumbersÌýreleased by the Census Bureau and analyzed by researchers at the Carsey School show that the United States could be heading towards its first annual population decline in...
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03/23/20 -Lawrence Hamilton, a professor at the Carsey School, says that since the 2016 election, there has been an erosion of trust between researchers and people who identify as extreme...