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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08/01/19 -A recent study from the Carsey School of Public Policy found that rural U.S. areas - or around about 80 percent of the country's agricultural towns - are suffering from rapid...
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07/31/19 -A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies that birth rates are down more than half of what they were in 2007. Carsey School of Public Policy...
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07/30/19 - Dam DilemmaNew survey data shows that New Hampshire residents favor removing dams unless they're providing hydropower. Read More
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07/29/19 -A new report from the CDC estimates thatÌý3.788 million U.S. births occurred in 2018, markingÌýthe fourth year in a row in which the number of births has dropped nationally. Carsey...
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07/26/19 -A new New Hampshire Public Radio series examines where the state's North Country begins and ends.ÌýThe series features research conducted by the Carsey School of Public Policy.
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07/25/19 -Âé¶¹app demographer Kenneth Johnson was recently quoted in a Los Angeles Times article on the shrinking U.S. birth rate, according to new research from the CDC...
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07/23/19 -New research by the Carsey School of Public Policy and Carsey fellow Lawrence Hamilton shows that New Hampshire Democratic voters agree humans are changing the Earth's climate....
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07/23/19 -America's baby bust continues on according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.ÌýIn this AP article, Âé¶¹app Carsey School of Public...
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07/22/19 -The Carsey School of Public Policy's 10-year research project, the Coos Youth Study, explores the well-being ofÌýyoung residents living in northern New Hampshire, their educational...
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07/20/19 -New research by Jessica Carson of the Carsey School of Public Policy maps New Hampshire's food landscape and identifies several deficiencies in accessing healthy food options in...