Carsey School of Public Policy
UNH Research Shows Number of Childless Women in the U.S. Continues to Rise
Research from the University of New Hampshire 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
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09/15/25Building a Better Childcare System in New Hampshire
A Carsey School expert breaks down the complicated landscape of childcare in New Hampshire. -
05/22/25Immigrants fuel growth in major U.S. urban counties
In an Associated Press article about immigrants keeping the largest urban counties in the U. S. growing in 2024, the Carsey School's Senior... -
05/22/25The trends behind the historically low U.S. birth rate
CBS News’ 60 Minutes Overtime interviewed the Carsey School’s Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson to find out what’s happening with American women... -
05/21/25Are Americans Flocking to Low-Tax States?
In 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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11/15/16 - The Fosters Daily Democrat: Community members chat with police officersNH Listens, a civic initiative of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, helped organize the “NH Blue and You” event in Dover. It is the first of a... Read More -
11/11/16 - The Concord Monitor: Study: Child care unaffordable for 1 in 4 familiesA little over a quarter of New Hampshire families paying for child care spend more than 10 percent of their income doing so, according to a new University of New Hampshire study.... Read More -
11/10/16 - The Fosters Daily Democrat: Community, police to discuss relationsNH Listens, a civic engagement initiative of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, is launching a program to start conversations between... Read More -
11/10/16 - UNH Research Finds Child Care Costs ‘Burden’ More Than 25 Percent of FamiliesOne in four families with young children spend more than 10 percent of their family income on child care costs, according to new research from the Carsey School of Public Policy... Read More -
11/06/16 - The Concord Monitor: Large number of migrants means N.H.’s voter demographic is constantly changingOnly a third of New Hampshire residents age 25 and older were born here, making it the sixth most mobile state in the nation. “I don’t think people appreciate that,” said Ken... Read More -
10/31/16 - The Soggy TruthPolitical ideology is the strongest predictor of survey respondents' perceptions of climate and weather. Since 2005, New Hampshire has experienced an increase in the frequency... Read More -
10/30/16 - The Roanoke Times: Promise fading in Mississippi for GreenTechCynthia “Mil” Duncan, a rural poverty expert at the University of New Hampshire who has studied Tunica County, said local leaders have failed to invest adequately in early... Read More -
10/26/16 - The Maine Sun Journal: Rise in single parenthood fuels family poverty in MaineThe poverty rate for Maine families in 2014 would be 27.8 percent lower if the share of families headed by single mothers remained at the 1970 level, according to researchers at... Read More -
10/26/16 - The Fosters Daily Democrat: UNH study: Not enough school counselorsLess than 20 percent of school districts in the U.S. meet the recommended student-to-school counselor ratio of 250:1 or lower, according to new research from the Carsey School of... Read More -
10/26/16 - The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting: Chaos in the classroom: Too many kids not ready and able to learnTeachers and school officials across the state are dealing with the same problems to one degree or another. Those problems are showing up very early. In a recent survey by the... Read More