Pamela Davis-Kean discusses impact of pandemic-related learning loss
January 11, 2022
In an article on WXYZ Detroit, Pamela Davis-Kean discussed a United Nations backed report which finds pandemic-related school closures could cost children $17 trillion in lifetime income: “If we don’t overcome some of this, there are groups of people who probably will not be in the...
Michael Traugott discussed the fragility of American democracy on WYXZ’s Upfront
January 10, 2022
Michael Traugott joined WYXZ’s 7 Upfront to discuss the January 6 insurrection and its impact on the country:“The armed insurrection was unlike any kind of event that we’ve seen maybe since the War of 1812. And it demonstrated in a very painful way how fragile our democracy is....
Ken Langa comments on the FDA’s approval of a controversial drug to treat Alzheimer’s
December 21, 2021
A New York Times article discusses Biogen’s slashing of the price of its controversial new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm and the F.D.A.’s approval of the drug even though a council of senior F.D.A. officials, against the advice of an advisory committee of outside experts and many...
Monitoring the Future study finds teen drug use dropped significantly in the past year
December 16, 2021
The latest Monitoring the Future survey showed teen drug use showed an historic decline over the last year. In the Michigan Radio report, Richard Miech says the decline may be due to the pandemic and, “This is a great natural experiment. On the one hand, there is the possibility that this...
Surveys of Consumers finds inflation is central concern for American consumers
December 16, 2021
The early December release of the Surveys of Consumers found that American consumers are more worried about inflation than unemployment. Richard Curtin said, “When directly asked whether inflation or unemployment was the more serious problem facing the nation, 76% selected inflation while...
Young adults report fewer sexual partners, higher abstention rate
November 16, 2021
A number of behaviors in younger adults that increase risk for the transmission of HIV/AIDS have declined or changed between 2010 and 2020, according to the national Monitoring the Future study, including fewer sexual partners and higher abstention rates. A particularly high-risk group for HIV/AIDS...
Despite their good financial position, Americans believe the economy is terrible
November 9, 2021
According to the Surveys of Consumers, while more Republicans rate the economy worse than Democrats, both groups rate the economy as low as they did in the 2010s when unemployment was high and Americans’ finances were in a much worse state. Richard Curtin says, 'The major issue is rising...
Data from Panel Study on Income Dynamics links discrimination at a young age to future health
November 9, 2021
Using data from the Transition to Adulthood Supplement of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics survey, UCLA’s Yvonne Lei and collaborators found that people who face discrimination at a young age are more likely to develop behavioral and mental health problems later in life.Read or listen to...
Aging baby boomers face a long-term-care crisis
November 9, 2021
Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College estimates that 20% of Americans will need no long-term care services before they die, about 55% will have low to moderate needs and 25% will have 'the type of severe needs that most people...
ISR to Collaborate with Census Bureau to Improve Record Linkage
October 27, 2021
The U.S. Census Bureau has announced the award of cooperative agreements that will help ensure it can take advantage of advances in entity resolution and record linkage methodology and technology, including an agreement with the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research...