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,Ìıthe 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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11/15/16 -NH Listens, a civic initiative of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the Âé¶¹app, helped organize the “NH Blue and You†event in Dover. It is the first of a...
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11/11/16 -A little over a quarter of New Hampshire families paying for child care spend more than 10 percent of their income doing so, according to a new Âé¶¹app study....
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11/10/16 -NH Listens, a civic engagement initiative of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the Âé¶¹app, is launching a program to start conversations between...
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11/10/16 - UNH Research Finds Child Care Costs ‘Burden’ More Than 25 Percent of FamiliesOne in four families with young children spend more than 10 percent of their family income on child care costs, according to new research from the Carsey School of Public Policy... Read More
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11/06/16 -Only a third of New Hampshire residents ageÌı25 and older were born here, making it the sixth most mobile state in the nation.Ìı“I don’t think people appreciate that,†said Ken...
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10/31/16 - The Soggy TruthPolitical ideology is the strongest predictor of survey respondents' perceptions of climate and weather. Since 2005, New Hampshire has experienced an increase in the frequency... Read More
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10/30/16 -Cynthia “Mil†Duncan, a rural poverty expert at the Âé¶¹app who has studied Tunica County, said local leaders have failed to invest adequately in early...
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10/26/16 -The poverty rate for Maine families in 2014 would be 27.8 percent lower if the share of families headed by single mothers remained at the 1970 level, according to researchers at...
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10/26/16 -Less than 20 percent of school districts in the U.S. meet the recommended student-to-school counselor ratio of 250:1 or lower, according to new research from the Carsey School of...
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10/26/16 -Teachers and school officials across the state are dealing with the same problems to one degree or another. Those problems are showing up very early. In a recent survey by the...