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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07/20/16 -In a conversation with theÌýJournal, Âé¶¹app senior demographer Kenneth Johnson explained Florida’s exceptionally aged population as a result of strong...
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07/18/16 -On July 7, 2016 about 80 people in the alcohol industry gatheredÌýin a large conference room at the Mt. Washington hotel for the NH Alcohol Beverage Summit. The event was led by...
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07/17/16 -The Wall Street Journal features insights from the Carsey School’s Kenneth Johnson in a report on the two states where elderly residents will soon outnumber children.
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07/16/16 -Dover Listens is a non-affiliated diverse group of citizens whose sole purpose is to provide a safe forum to get informed and discuss community issues that impact Dover and its...
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07/03/16 -With a stronger economy and a growing number of women of child-bearing age, Americans should be producing offspring at a healthy clip. But the most recent data suggest that this...
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07/01/16 -Ken Johnson, a demographer and professor of sociology at the Âé¶¹app, and colleagues from the University of Wisconsin, found: As the economic situation...
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06/26/16 -Much valuable research is ongoing at the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies and at the Carsey School of Public Policy at UNH – that work caught the attention of Rep....
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06/23/16 -ÌýKenneth Johnson, seniorÌýdemographic researcher at the Âé¶¹app’s Carsey School of Public Policy,Ìýsaid last year,Ìý“If you ask people why is America more diverse...
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06/21/16 -Sally Ward, a sociology professor and senior faculty advisor at the Âé¶¹app Carsey School of Public Policy, said New Hampshire’s rank can partially be chalked...
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06/11/16 -Kenneth M. Johnson, a senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy, who penned the study, asked: 'A critical question right now is: have women just delayed births...