Sentences with phrase «demographic studies of»

Broad demographic studies of the flexible and ill - defined «fatherless homes» populations, which indicate complex and multi-causated reasons for the (actually small) negative outcomes suffered by a minority of children in these «single mother home» groups are twisted, baselessly, into the political rhetoric that children «need» or «benefit» from having two parents.

The research by SOS, funded by The Daniel Tanner Foundation, has included demographic studies of charter school populations compared with the mainstream public school system.

A comprehensive demographic study of more than 230 countries and territories conducted by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life estimates that there are 5.8 billion religiously affiliated adults and children around the globe, representing 84 % of the 2010 world population of 6.9 billion.

they take it literally, if you do a demographic study of israel this will come forth as credible data.

Pennsylvania State University Paper presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Network for the Sociological and Demographic Study of Divorce, Florence, Italy.

Previous versions of this paper were presented at the 11th meeting of the European network for the sociological and demographic study of divorce, Oxford, 26 — 28 September 2013 and the FamiliesAndSocieties consortium meeting, Tallinn, 8 — 10 January 2014.

Not exact matches

Judge and his colleagues sifted through a series of long - range demographic studies that followed thousands of Americans over the years, collecting data on their personalities and incomes.

According to a new study by research provider Custom Products, the number of crimes committed by people over 60 is soaring, with 35 % of arrests for shop - lifting involving the retiree demographic, up from 20 % in 2001.

The study, titled «2010 America,» forecasts changes in the demographic make - up of the U.S. — and the resulting business implications — in advance of the 2010 Census.

For starters, the brand team and its partners studied the media habits of its target demographic, the so - called millennials, who are between 13 and 24.

In the study, over 58,000 volunteers consensually provided their Facebook likes, detailed demographic profiles and the results of several psychometric tests.

He called himself fiscally responsible, and he said the issue of demographic pressure on public pensions demands study.

We can debate the merits of this study (done by a real estate association of course) all day long (demographic sampling, housing price changes, etc), but the point is, «above average» people generally all own homes and are wealthier, be it 2X wealthier or 40X wealthier than the average renter.

To date, results from several longitudinal studies indicate that e-cigarette use among nonsmoking youth increases the likelihood of future use of conventional cigarettes.5 — 10 Specifically, the pooled odds ratio (OR) in a recent meta - analysis of studies of adolescents and young adults (aged 14 — 30) indicates that those who had ever used e-cigarettes were 3.62 times more likely to report using cigarettes at follow - up compared with those who had not used e - cigarettes.11 This finding was robust and remained significant when adjusting for known risk factors associated with cigarette smoking, including demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral variables such as cigarette susceptibility.

Studies have shown half to two - thirds of the rise in non-participation is due to demographic changes as baby boomers reach retirement age and teenagers choose to focus on school rather than working part time.

The overarching research objectives of the National Financial Capability Study were to benchmark key indicators of financial capability and evaluate how these indicators vary with underlying demographic, behavioral, attitudinal and financial literacy characteristics.

The 2013 study highlights both changing demographics in the United States, as well as the impact of the economic downturn of 2008 and the sluggish recovery the country has experienced.

For example, François's new right - wing colleague, Godefroy Lempereur, introduces him to a nativist literature heavy on demographic studies purporting to show that «belief in a transcendent being conveys a genetic advantage: that couples who follow one of the three religions of the Book and maintain patriarchal values have more children than atheists or agnostics.

The study asks participants of several different demographics about what they perceive to be pros, cons, motivations and possible effects of living together before getting married.

I also can't blame the asker of that question too much, because recent demographic studies have shown that some 60 percent of Orthodox in America belong to the Greek Archdiocese of America.

Although billions of dollars are being expended annually on family planning services in less - developed countries, and such programs have been promoted by various governments at the national level for four decades, there are only a few studies that have attempted to measure the demographic and health impact of family planning against a «control group» — a similar area which lacks the service.

Recent demographic studies find that the LCMS's success rate at creating converts is equal to or higher than that of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).

With funding from the Lilly Endowment, the Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life at Trinity College in Hartford undertook the massive task of assembling scholars and data and producing eight books, each containing both demographic overviews and focused essays on the features that distinguish each region's religious life.

The Northwestern study said most teenagers found the show was a positive contributor to an honest mental - health and trauma - centric dialogue, but these efforts show (thankfully) the program won't ignore the viewers not in that majority (or not in the study's target demographic of adolescents or young - adult viewers).

The trend Porter observes also coincides with a study by the Barna Group that shows that evangelical Christians are actually the least likely of other major demographics even to pay attention in the 2016 election.

A study that demonstrates a socially and economically conservative group to have the demographics typical of socially and economically conservative people.

Thomas S. Langner and Stanley T. Michael, in a monumental study of midtown Manhattan residents, found that socioeconomic status is more closely associated with rates of mental illness, than any other demographic factor.

We have social - psychological theories about meaning and belonging that help us understand what is happening in the first instance, demographic models for the second case, and studies of congregations and leadership roles for the third.

Some demographic studies suggest that on current trends Britain could have a Muslim majority by the middle of this century.»

Findings of these studies have been remarkably consistent in relation to major demographic characteristics of the religious television audience.

They did some demographic study and had a vision conference and decided that the class needed to grow and evangelize and modify the discussions to meet the needs of newcomers instead of the old timers.

Alongside these statistics used by the activists, it is useful to read studies by the National Institute of Demographic Studies (INED), the official state agency for demographic data: INED estimates the number of concerned children to be between 24,000 and studies by the National Institute of Demographic Studies (INED), the official state agency for demographic data: INED estimates the number of concerned children to be between 24,000 Demographic Studies (INED), the official state agency for demographic data: INED estimates the number of concerned children to be between 24,000 and Studies (INED), the official state agency for demographic data: INED estimates the number of concerned children to be between 24,000 demographic data: INED estimates the number of concerned children to be between 24,000 and 40,000.

A study by the University of Chicago found that married Christians have the most fulfilling sex life out of all the demographic groups they studied.

«There is a lot of study of demographics,» he explains.

The study examines foodies» demographic characteristics and includes separate chapters on each of the five foodie segments.

We may collect and use your information for other general business purposes, such as to maintain the day - to - day operation and security of our websites and applications and to conduct internal marketing and demographic studies.

For example, the study mentioned above, which notes a significant increase in incidences of Major Depressive Episodes in teenagers, adjusted for socio - demographic and household factors.

«These people all commissioned demographic studies that showed they need a year - round sheet of ice.»

Longitudinal study of bad dreams in preschool - aged children: prevalence, demographic correlates, risk and protective factors.

Out of 56 countries which have performed a National Demographic and Health Study in the past ten years, the Philippines ranks the lowest in breastfeeding rates.

We compared socio - demographic and pregnancy - related characteristics among the three study groups using chi - square tests for categorical variables, analysis of variance (ANOVA) for normally distributed continuous variables and the nonparametric Kruskal - Wallis test for continuous variables that were not normally distributed.

The strengths of our study include a well characterized group of more than 3700 infants, with varying demographic characteristics drawn from 2 discrete geographic regions, and longitudinal follow - up for 6 months, including reports of infant sleep position at 1, 3, and 6 months.

Previous attempts to evaluate the Baby Friendly Initiative within an observational study design have often been limited by small sample size or reliance upon ecological measures of confounding factors.16, 17 The advantage of the Millennium Cohort Study is the availability of individual - level social and demographic information, as well as the circumstances of pregnancy and delivery, allowing adjustment for factors that in other studies may be associated with both policy intervention and infant feeding practices, via area or individual population differestudy design have often been limited by small sample size or reliance upon ecological measures of confounding factors.16, 17 The advantage of the Millennium Cohort Study is the availability of individual - level social and demographic information, as well as the circumstances of pregnancy and delivery, allowing adjustment for factors that in other studies may be associated with both policy intervention and infant feeding practices, via area or individual population differeStudy is the availability of individual - level social and demographic information, as well as the circumstances of pregnancy and delivery, allowing adjustment for factors that in other studies may be associated with both policy intervention and infant feeding practices, via area or individual population differences.

In Horwood's long - range study that followed children from birth to 18 years or the completion of high school, breastfed children were rated as more cooperative and socially better students the longer they were breastfed.17 When drop - out rates were calculated, the rate was higher among children who had been bottle - fed and lowest among those who had been breastfed equal to or longer than eight months, even when data were adjusted for maternal demographics.

Demographic differences across families that can bias studies in favor of breast - feeding include parental race, age, marital status, family income, insurance coverage, the mother's education and employment, and whether a woman smokes or drinks during pregnancy.

There have been numerous studies of breastfeeding in the UK, most of which have adopted a quantitative approach, and they have largely focused on obstetric or socio - demographic factors in the decision to breastfeed.

Thus, the PURPLE program may be effective in other populations unless they differ in terms of demographic characteristics not measured in this study.

But this study was considered groundbreaking because it compared siblings rather than unrelated children, where demographic differences and whether a pregnant woman smokes or drinks can bias studies in favor of breast - feeding, said Cynthia Colen, an assistant professor of sociology at Ohio State University and the lead author of the study.

Second, we have assumed that within each local authority the variation in turnout between different demographic groups will be the same as that which pertained in last year's general election across the country as a whole (as measured by the British Election Study, a major academic high quality survey of how people voted in last year's general election).

First, study this report and assess how closely your donor base overlaps the demographic distribution of active social networkers (it probably does not).