Tag: demography

Charting the Life Expectancies of the World’s Countries

Jan 8, 2014

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mwkruse

in Demography, Health and Medicine, Trends: Social

Atlantic Cities: Charting the Life Expectancies of the World's Countries What's the best nation in the world to live in if you enjoy, ya know, staying alive? That would be Monaco, where a person born in 2013 can expect to live on average up to age 90. Conversely, the worst place to be born last…
Demography Links

Dec 2, 2013

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mwkruse

in Demography, Links – Demography, Public Policy, Race, Sociology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. American ethnicity map shows melting pot of ethnicities that make up the USA today. 2. Test your geography knowledge of European countries. I got a perfect score with some lucky guesses about the Balkan countries: Europe: countries quiz 3. This Map Shows How Americans Speak 24 Different English Dialects 4. The 25 Most Segregated…
The Financial States of America

Sep 18, 2013

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mwkruse

in Demography, Economic News, Economics

The Financial States Of America by Money Choice has some interesting data about America. The link contains multiple captures from their interactive graphic.
Saturday Links

Apr 6, 2013

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mwkruse

in China, Demography, Ecclesia, Economics, Education, Generations, Health and Medicine, Human Progress, Links – Saturday, Public Policy, Race, Religion, Science, Social Media, Sociology, Sports and Entertainment, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. Atlantic: Could Earth's Population Peak in 2050? "For the past two decades, demographers have generally agreed that global population growth will continue to inch steadily higher in the coming century, raising concerns about everything from pollution to housing to the world's water supply. But a new study out of Spain suggests those estimates may…
Saturday Links

Dec 29, 2012

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mwkruse

in Africa, Central America, China, Culture, Demography, Economic Development, Economic News, Environment, Health and Medicine, History, Kansas City, Links – Saturday, Religion, Social Media, Theology

(Like the Kruse Kronicle on Facebook if you want links to daily posts to appear in your Facebook feed.) I hope you had a great Christmas and are enjoying the holidays. 1. The Huffington Post offers their top religion stories of 2012: 2012 Religion Stories: The Top 10 2. David Gushee reflects on Glen Stassen's…
Saturday Links

Dec 8, 2012

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mwkruse

in Business, Christian Life, Demography, Economic Development, Economic News, Economics, Education, Gender and Sex, Health and Medicine, History, Links – Saturday, Politics, Social Media, Sociology, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction))

Like the Kruse Kronicle on Facebook if you want links to daily posts to appear in your Facebook feed. Here are this week’s Saturday links. 1. To celebrate the Christmas season, Deck the Halls with Macro Follies 2. The Explosion of 15th Century Printing: A Data Visualization “… Drawing on data from the [Harvard] university’s…
How You Describe Yourself Depends on Where You’re From

Dec 5, 2012

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mwkruse

in Culture, Demography, Sociology

Atlantic: How You Describe Yourself Depends on Where You're From I would love to know if there are regional differences in the United States.
World Population Will Peak At 8.5 Billion In 2030

Nov 30, 2012

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mwkruse

in Demography, Sociology, Trends: Social

Business Insider: World Population Will Peak At 8.5 Billion In 2030 I write about this every now and then, because human fertility is falling faster then most demographers expect. Using the CIA Factbook for data, the present total fertility rate for the world is 2.47 births per woman that survives childbearing. Last year it was 2.50,…
Maybe Americans Aren’t Moving Because They Don’t Need To (Rise of the City Economy)

Nov 6, 2012

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mwkruse

in Demography, Trends: Social

Atlantic Cities: Maybe Americans Aren't Moving Because They Don't Need To Compared to Europe and other OECD countries, the United States has long been a highly mobile population. (I seem to recall Australia was high as well.) People used to migrate for better economic opportunities, partly because there were such significant differences between locations in…
India’s surprising economic miracle

Sep 30, 2010

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mwkruse

in China, Economic Development, Economic News, India, Trends: Economic

Economist: India's surprising economic miracle The country’s state may be weak, but its private companies are strong. … Or does it? Despite the headlines, India is doing rather well. Its economy is expected to expand by 8.5% this year. It has a long way to go before it is as rich as China—the Chinese economy…