Carsey School of Public Policy
UNH Research Shows Number of Childless Women in the U.S. Continues to Rise
Research from the Âé¶ąapp 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,Ěýthe 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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04/09/18 - Call for Scholarship Nominations, ApplicationsApply (or nominate) by April 20 to be considered for a University Community Scholarship. Read More
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04/09/18 -Kristin Smith, a family demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the Âé¶ąapp, where she is a research associate professor of sociology, said, “...
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04/02/18 - L.L. Bean Leader Will Address 2018 UNH GraduatesShawn Gorman '89 will deliver the Âé¶ąapp commencement address Saturday, May 19. Read More
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03/28/18 -What's affecting all of those categories now, population analysts say, is the end of the Great Recession. Young people, burdened with student debt and unable to find jobs tended...
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03/27/18 - UNH Research Finds Economic and Family Distress Leads to More Drug OverdosesCounties with the highest levels of economic distress experienced an average of nearly 7.9 more drug-related deaths per 100,000 persons than counties with the lowest level, a... Read More
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03/26/18 -Jessica Carson’s research shows employment does not necessarily lead to health coverage for lower-income workers.
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03/26/18 -“It’s not just your typical national security establishment types crying foul,” argues Jake Sullivan, this week’s guest on The Global Politico, our weekly podcast on world affairs...
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03/22/18 -Rural American counties reversed a six-year trend of population decline in 2017, but the increase was slight and confined to the counties closest to metropolitan areas, according...
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03/22/18 - UNH Hosts Community Forums on Child SupportThe Carsey School of Public Policy at the Âé¶ąapp will host three community forums to gather input from people who received a child support order after 2013 to... Read More