Missing rebound: Youth drug use defies expectations, continues historic decline
December 17, 2024
ANN ARBOR—Adolescent drug use continued to drop in 2024, building on and extending the historically large decreases that occurred during the pandemic onset in 2020.“I expected adolescent drug use would rebound at least partially after the large declines that took place during the...
Joanne Hsu on Holiday Shopping in 2024
December 16, 2024
Americans are doing more than picking gifts this holiday season—they’re forecasting the economy.The University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers, led by economist Joanne Hsu, offers insights into how consumer sentiment shapes holiday spending and broader economic trends.With...
Poll shows role of close friendships in older adults’ health
December 12, 2024
Whether they’re lifelong buddies or recently connected, close to home or miles away, a new poll shows the key role that friends play in the lives and wellbeing of adults aged 50 and older.
But it also reveals some challenges for those who have physical health or mental health issues –...
U-M study of COVID-19 deaths challenges claims, understanding of pandemic-era suicides
December 12, 2024
Narratives behind numbers point to need for better coordination, support by employers, communities, public health leaders in future crises, especially mental healthANN ARBOR—In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, University of Michigan researchers dug deeper into the...
Holiday spending shaped by economic fears, partisan divides
December 10, 2024
ANN ARBOR—Americans are doing more than picking gifts this holiday season—they’re forecasting the economy.The University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers, led by economist Joanne Hsu, offers insights into how consumer sentiment shapes holiday spending and broader economic...
Multi-generational data to reveal effects of persistent disadvantage on young children’s health
December 9, 2024
ANN ARBOR – Emily Treleaven, an affiliate of the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, has received R01 funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to assess how persistent,...
Declining Fertility Rates Key to Narrowing U.S. Gender Pay Gap, Study Finds
December 9, 2024
A new study revealed that a decline in the number of children among U.S. employees has played a significant role in reducing the gender pay gap. Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics Director Alexandra Killewald and Harvard University PhD Candidate in Sociology Nino José Cricco published...
Multi-generational data to reveal effects of persistent disadvantage on young children’s health
December 9, 2024
ANN ARBOR – Emily Treleaven, Research Assistant Professor with the Survey Research Center and an affiliate of the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, has received R01 funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute...
Declining Fertility Rates Key to Narrowing U.S. Gender Pay Gap, Study Finds
December 6, 2024
A new study revealed that a decline in the number of children among U.S. employees has played a significant role in reducing the gender pay gap.University of Michigan Professor of Sociology Alexandra Killewald and Harvard University PhD Candidate in Sociology Nino José Cricco published their...
State program significantly reduces homelessness, utility insecurity, U-M report reveals
December 3, 2024
ANN ARBOR—The pilot of a Michigan program created to help improve health outcomes for pregnant parents and their children shows positive impacts on families, including food and financial security and housing stability, according to a new report from the University of Michigan’s Youth...
