Publications from 2020
Affordability Challenges Drive Food Insufficiency in the Pandemic, Jessica A. Carson and Sarah Boege
An Older Population Increases Estimated COVID-19 Death Rates in Rural America, Kenneth M. Johnson
Are New Hampshire’s Winters Warming? Yes, But Fewer Than Half of State Residents Recognize the Trend, Lawrence C. Hamilton and Elizabeth Burakowski
Behavioral Finance of Impact Investing: The Case of Donor-Advised Funds, Eric Hangen, Michael E. Swack, and Jordan Hensley
CDFIs Can Make the SBA PPP Loan Program Work for Smaller, Minority-Owned, and Women-Owned, Small Businesses, Eric Hangen and Michael E. Swack
COVID-19 Hits Consumer Confidence in NH 5/26/2020, UNH Survey Center
COVID-19 Response: Bipartisan Approval of Sununu's Handling, Majority Disapprove of Trump's 3/27/2020, UNH Survey Center
COVID-19 Stress Continues to Decline Among NH Residents 6/15/2020, UNH Survey Center
COVID-19 Stress Falls Among Granite Staters But Pandemic Weighs Heavily on Mental Health of Young People 5/18/2020, UNH Survey Center
Deaths Exceeded Births in Nearly Half of U.S. Counties Last Year, Kenneth M. Johnson
Despite Increased Testing Capacity in NH, Demand for Tests Wanes Among Granite Staters 6/10/2020, UNH Survey Center
Distribution of New Hampshire’s Older Population Complicates Health Care Delivery During Coronavirus Epidemic, Kenneth M. Johnson
Employment Income Drops in More Low-Income Than High-Income Households in All States, Michael P. Ettlinger and Jordan Hensley
Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility by New Hampshire State Legislative District, Sarah Boege and Jessica A. Carson
Granite Staters Approve of Sununu's Handling of Coronavirus, Stay at Home Order 4/22/2020, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters Continue to Prioritize Social Distancing, but Perceived Importance of Restarting Economy Grows 5/11/2020, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters Disapprove of Trump's Handling of COVID-19 6/25/2020, UNH Survey Center
Ideology Affects Trust in Science Agencies During a Pandemic, Lawrence C. Hamilton and Thomas G. Safford
Innovation in Food Access Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jessica A. Carson
Large Numbers of NH Workers Affected By COVID-19; Most Prioritize Social Distancing Over Restarting Economy 4/15/2020, UNH Survey Center
Majority in NH Continue to Prioritize "Stay at Home"; Many Not Yet Comfortable Going to Public Places 5/20/2020, UNH Survey Center
Majority in NH Disapprove of Trump's Handling of COVID-19; Confidence in Federal Government Agencies Wanes 5/21/2020, UNH Survey Center
Mapping State Unemployment, Michael P. Ettlinger and Jordan Hensley
Most NH Parents Comfortable Sending Children to School in Fall Despite COVID-19 But No Consensus How 6/26/2020, UNH Survey Center
Most NH Republicans But Few Democrats Currently Comfortable With Public Activities in Light of COVID-19 6/24/2020, UNH Survey Center
Most Support "Stay at Home 2.0"; Sharp Partisan Divide on What Should be Open in NH 5/19/2020, UNH Survey Center
New Hampshire Population Grew Last Year, Even Though Deaths Exceeded Births, Kenneth M. Johnson
New Voters Will Influence Outcome in New Hampshire Primary, Kenneth M. Johnson, Dante Scala, and Andrew Smith
NH Divided on Trump's, Federal Government's COVID-19 Response 4/23/2020, UNH Survey Center
Outlaw Operators: Prevention Failures and the Resurgence of Black Lung in Central Appalachia, Aysha Bodenhamer
Rising Student Debt and the 2020 Election, James Kvaal and Jessica Thompson
Rural Areas with Seasonal Homes Hit Hard by COVID-19, Jessica A. Carson
Steyer Spends the Most, but Only Yang and Gabbard Focus Facebook Advertising on New Hampshire, Jordan Hensley
The Benefits and Barriers to Living in Coös County, New Hampshire: Perceptions of the Region From Emerging Adults, Kristine Bundschuh
The Poverty-Reducing Effects of the EITC and Other Safety Nets for Young Adult Parents, Jessica A. Carson
Trump Job Approval Underwater in NH 8/3/2020, UNH Survey Center
Trusting Scientists More Than the Government: New Hampshire Perceptions of the Pandemic, Lawrence C. Hamilton and Thomas G. Safford
U.S. Fertility Rates and Births Continue to Diminish, Kenneth M. Johnson
U.S. Population Growth Slows, but Diversity Grows, Kenneth M. Johnson
Views of a Fast-Moving Pandemic: A Survey of Granite Staters’ Responses to COVID-19, Thomas G. Safford and Lawrence C. Hamilton
What Do We Know About What to Do With Dams? How Knowledge Shapes Public Opinion About Their Removal in New Hampshire, Simone Chapman, Catherine M. Ashcraft, Lawrence C. Hamilton, and Kevin H. Gardner
Why People Move to and Stay in New Hampshire, Kenneth M. Johnson and Kristine Bundschuh
Widespread Support in NH for Absentee Voting Due to COVID-19; One-Third Prefer to Vote Absentee in November 6/25/2020, UNH Survey Center
Publications from 2019
Child Poverty Declines Slightly in 2018 to 18 Percent, Jessica A. Carson
Climate-Change Views of New Hampshire Primary Voters, Lawrence C. Hamilton
Closing Racial-Ethnic Gaps in Poverty: How Government Programs Compare, Marybeth J. Mattingly and Jessica A. Carson
Data Snapshot: Hispanic Population of Child-Bearing Age Grows, but Births Diminish, Kenneth M. Johnson
Data Snapshot: “Trump Towns” Swung Democratic in New Hampshire Midterms, Dante Scala
Facial Recognition and Drivers’ Licenses: Should the DMV Share Your Photo?, Daniel Bromberg, Étienne Charbonneau, and Andrew Smith
First in the Nation: New Hampshire’s Changing Electorate in Changing Times, Kenneth M. Johnson, Dante Scala, and Andrew Smith
For One in Four Very Young, Low-Income Children, Parents Are Young Too, Jessica A. Carson
Government Spending Across the World: How the United States Compares, Michael P. Ettlinger, Jordan Hensley, and Julia Vieira
Half of Women in New Hampshire Have Experienced Sexual Harassment at Work, Kristin E. Smith, Sharyn J. Potter, and Jane Stapleton
Job Protection and Wage Replacement: Key Factors in Take Up of Paid Family and Medical Leave Among Lower-Wage Workers, Kristin Smith
Mapping the Food Landscape in New Hampshire, Jessica A. Carson
Migration Fuels a Second Year of Higher Population Gain in New Hampshire, Kenneth M. Johnson
“My Advice…Is Get Out of Town”: Economic Opportunities and Population Composition in Two Rural Counties, Marybeth Mattingly and Jessica Carson
New Hampshire Demographic Trends in an Era of Economic Turbulence, Kenneth M. Johnson
Northern New Hampshire Youth in a Changing Rural Economy: A Ten-Year Perspective, Eleanor M. Jaffee, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Karen T. Van Gundy, Erin Hiley Sharp, and Cesar Rebellon
Polling and the New Hampshire Primary: What to Watch, and Watch Out For, Andrew Smith and David Moore
Rural America Growing Again Due to Migration Gains, Kenneth M. Johnson
Rural Depopulation in a Rapidly Urbanizing America, Kenneth Johnson and Daniel Lichter
Social Service Delivery in Two Rural Counties, Jessica Carson and Marybeth Mattingly
Support for Paid Family and Medical Leave in New Hampshire, Kristin Smith
The First Primary: Why New Hampshire?, David W. Moore and Andrew Smith
The Motherhood Wage Penalty: High-Earning Women Are Doing Better Than Before, Rebecca Glauber
The Potential Role For CDFIs in the Opportunity Zones of the Investing in Opportunities Act (IIOA), Charles Tansey and Michael Swack
The Poverty-Reducing Effect of Five Key Government Programs in Rural and Urban America, Jessica Carson and Marybeth Mattingly
Tracking Change in the North Country: Paths to the Future of Coös County, Eleanor M. Jaffee
U.S. Fertility Rate Hits Record Low and Births Continue to Diminish, Kenneth M. Johnson
What to Do With Dams: An Assessment of Public Opinion to Inform the Debate in New Hampshire, Natallia Leuchanka Diessner, Catherine M. Ashcraft, Kevin H. Gardner, and Lawrence C. Hamilton
Publications from 2018
2020 Census Faces Challenges in Rural America, William P. O'Hare
Both Rural and Urban SNAP Recipients Affected by Proposed Work Requirements, Jessica A. Carson
Child Care Expenses Make Middle-Class Incomes Hard to Reach, Robert Paul Hartley, Beth Mattingly, and Christopher Wimer
Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, and the Vulnerable Cultural Heritage of Coastal New Hampshire, Meghan Howey
Data Snapshot: Declines in Child Poverty Continue in 2017, Jessica Carson, Andrew Schaefer, and Marybeth Mattingly
Data Snapshot: EITC Continues to Reach Families in Poor Places, Andrew Schaefer, Marybeth Mattingly, Kennedy Nickerson, and Jessica Carson
Data Snapshot: Fewer Young Adults Lack Health Insurance Following Key ACA Provisions, Jessica Carson
Data Snapshot: Millennials and Climate Change, Lawrence Hamilton
Data Snapshot: Ten Years After the Great Recession Began, U.S. Birth Rate Is at Record Low, Kenneth Johnson
Data Snapshot: U.S. Population Growth Continues to Slow Due to Fewer Births and More Deaths, Kenneth M. Johnson
Domestic Migration and Fewer Births Reshaping America, Kenneth Johnson
Drug Overdose Rates Are Highest in Places With the Most Economic and Family Distress, Shannon M. Monnat
Full-Time Employment Not Always a Ticket to Health Insurance, Jessica Carson
More Young Adult Migrants Moving to New Hampshire From Other U.S. Locations, Kenneth Johnson
Parental Substance Use in New Hampshire: Who Cares for the Children?, Kristin Smith
Population, Greenspace, and Development:Conversion Patterns in the Great Lakes Region, Mark Ducey, Kenneth M. Johnson, Ethan P. Belair, and Barbara D. Cook
Public Awareness of Scientific Consensus on Climate Change Is Rising, Lawrence C. Hamilton
The Interaction Between the Minimum Wage and the Federal EITC, Andrew Schaefer, Jessica Carson, Marybeth Mattingly, and Andrew Wink
The Opioid Crisis in Rural and Small Town America, Shannon M. Monnat and Khary K. Rigg
The USDA Summer Food Service Program in Coös County, New Hampshire, Jean Bessette
Utilization of Long-Term Care by an Aging Population, Reagan Baughma and Jon Hurdelbrink
Working Families’ Access to Early Childhood Education, Jessica Carson
Publications from 2017
2016 Child Poverty Rate Sees Largest Decline Since Before Great Recession, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Andrew P. Schaefer, and Jessica A. Carson
A Demographic and Economic Profile of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, Andrew P. Schaefer, Marybeth J. Mattingly, and Douglas J. Gagnon
After the Bell: Youth Activity Engagement in Relation to Income and Metropolitan Status, Sarah E. Leonard
A Profile of Youth Poverty and Opportunity in Southwestern Minnesota, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Andrew P. Schaefer, and Douglas J. Gagnon
As Opioid Use Climbs, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Rises in New Hampshire, Kristin Smith
Beyond Urban Versus Rural:, Dante J. Scala and Kenneth M. Johnson