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Publications from 2020

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U.S. Fertility Rates and Births Continue to Diminish, Kenneth M. Johnson

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U.S. Population Growth Slows, but Diversity Grows, Kenneth M. Johnson

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Views of a Fast-Moving Pandemic: A Survey of Granite Staters’ Responses to COVID-19, Thomas G. Safford and Lawrence C. Hamilton

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Voting and Attitudes Along the Red Rural–Blue Urban Continuum, Kenneth M. Johnson and Dante Scala

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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

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Why People Move to and Stay in New Hampshire, Kenneth M. Johnson and Kristine Bundschuh

Publications from 2019

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Child Poverty Declines Slightly in 2018 to 18 Percent, Jessica A. Carson

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Climate-Change Views of New Hampshire Primary Voters, Lawrence C. Hamilton

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Closing Racial-Ethnic Gaps in Poverty: How Government Programs Compare, Marybeth J. Mattingly and Jessica A. Carson

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Data Snapshot: Hispanic Population of Child-Bearing Age Grows, but Births Diminish, Kenneth M. Johnson

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Data Snapshot: “Trump Towns” Swung Democratic in New Hampshire Midterms, Dante Scala

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Facial Recognition and Drivers’ Licenses: Should the DMV Share Your Photo?, Daniel Bromberg, Étienne Charbonneau, and Andrew Smith

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First in the Nation: New Hampshire’s Changing Electorate in Changing Times, Kenneth M. Johnson, Dante Scala, and Andrew Smith

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For One in Four Very Young, Low-Income Children, Parents Are Young Too, Jessica A. Carson

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Government Spending Across the World: How the United States Compares, Michael P. Ettlinger, Jordan Hensley, and Julia Vieira

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Half of Women in New Hampshire Have Experienced Sexual Harassment at Work, Kristin E. Smith, Sharyn J. Potter, and Jane Stapleton

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Job Protection and Wage Replacement: Key Factors in Take Up of Paid Family and Medical Leave Among Lower-Wage Workers, Kristin Smith

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Mapping the Food Landscape in New Hampshire, Jessica A. Carson

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Migration Fuels a Second Year of Higher Population Gain in New Hampshire, Kenneth M. Johnson

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“My Advice…Is Get Out of Town”: Economic Opportunities and Population Composition in Two Rural Counties, Marybeth Mattingly and Jessica Carson

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New Hampshire Demographic Trends in an Era of Economic Turbulence, Kenneth M. Johnson

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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

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Polling and the New Hampshire Primary: What to Watch, and Watch Out For, Andrew Smith and David Moore

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Rural America Growing Again Due to Migration Gains, Kenneth M. Johnson

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Rural Depopulation in a Rapidly Urbanizing America, Kenneth Johnson and Daniel Lichter

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Social Service Delivery in Two Rural Counties, Jessica Carson and Marybeth Mattingly

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Support for Paid Family and Medical Leave in New Hampshire, Kristin Smith

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The First Primary: Why New Hampshire?, David W. Moore and Andrew Smith

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The Motherhood Wage Penalty: High-Earning Women Are Doing Better Than Before, Rebecca Glauber

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The Potential Role For CDFIs in the Opportunity Zones of the Investing in Opportunities Act (IIOA), Charles Tansey and Michael Swack

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The Poverty-Reducing Effect of Five Key Government Programs in Rural and Urban America, Jessica Carson and Marybeth Mattingly

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Tracking Change in the North Country: Paths to the Future of Coös County, Eleanor M. Jaffee

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U.S. Fertility Rate Hits Record Low and Births Continue to Diminish, Kenneth M. Johnson

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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

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2020 Census Faces Challenges in Rural America, William P. O'Hare

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Both Rural and Urban SNAP Recipients Affected by Proposed Work Requirements, Jessica A. Carson

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Child Care Expenses Make Middle-Class Incomes Hard to Reach, Robert Paul Hartley, Beth Mattingly, and Christopher Wimer

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Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, and the Vulnerable Cultural Heritage of Coastal New Hampshire, Meghan Howey

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Data Snapshot: Declines in Child Poverty Continue in 2017, Jessica Carson, Andrew Schaefer, and Marybeth Mattingly

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Data Snapshot: EITC Continues to Reach Families in Poor Places, Andrew Schaefer, Marybeth Mattingly, Kennedy Nickerson, and Jessica Carson

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Data Snapshot: Fewer Young Adults Lack Health Insurance Following Key ACA Provisions, Jessica Carson

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Data Snapshot: Millennials and Climate Change, Lawrence Hamilton

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Data Snapshot: Ten Years After the Great Recession Began, U.S. Birth Rate Is at Record Low, Kenneth Johnson

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Data Snapshot: U.S. Population Growth Continues to Slow Due to Fewer Births and More Deaths, Kenneth M. Johnson

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Domestic Migration and Fewer Births Reshaping America, Kenneth Johnson

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Drug Overdose Rates Are Highest in Places With the Most Economic and Family Distress, Shannon M. Monnat

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Full-Time Employment Not Always a Ticket to Health Insurance, Jessica Carson

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More Young Adult Migrants Moving to New Hampshire From Other U.S. Locations, Kenneth Johnson

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Parental Substance Use in New Hampshire: Who Cares for the Children?, Kristin Smith

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Population, Greenspace, and Development:Conversion Patterns in the Great Lakes Region, Mark Ducey, Kenneth M. Johnson, Ethan P. Belair, and Barbara D. Cook

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Public Awareness of Scientific Consensus on Climate Change Is Rising, Lawrence C. Hamilton

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The Interaction Between the Minimum Wage and the Federal EITC, Andrew Schaefer, Jessica Carson, Marybeth Mattingly, and Andrew Wink

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The Opioid Crisis in Rural and Small Town America, Shannon M. Monnat and Khary K. Rigg

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The USDA Summer Food Service Program in Coos County New Hampshire, Jean Bessette

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Utilization of Long-Term Care by an Aging Population, Reagan Baughma and Jon Hurdelbrink

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Working Families’ Access to Early Childhood Education, Jessica Carson

Publications from 2017

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2016 Child Poverty Rate Sees Largest Decline Since Before Great Recession, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Andrew P. Schaefer, and Jessica A. Carson

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A Demographic and Economic Profile of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, Andrew P. Schaefer, Marybeth J. Mattingly, and Douglas J. Gagnon

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After the Bell: Youth Activity Engagement in Relation to Income and Metropolitan Status, Sarah E. Leonard

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A Profile of Youth Poverty and Opportunity in Southwestern Minnesota, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Andrew P. Schaefer, and Douglas J. Gagnon

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As Opioid Use Climbs, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Rises in New Hampshire, Kristin Smith

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Beyond Urban Versus Rural:, Dante J. Scala and Kenneth M. Johnson

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Carsey Perspectives: Children in United States, Both White and Black, Are Growing Up in Dramatically Smaller Families, Tony Fahey

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Carsey Perspectives: Innovative Financing for Community Businesses, Eric Hangen

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Carsey Perspectives: Local Owners Driving Lasting Solutions, An Innovative Model for International Development and Poverty Alleviation, Ilona Drew, Fiona Wilson, and William Maddocks

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Carsey Perspectives: Meeting Farmers Where They Are, Increasing Agricultural Sustainability in Malawi Through Business Format Franchising, Ilona Drew, Abraham DeMaio, William Maddocks, and Fiona Wilson

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Carsey Perspectives: New Hampshire's Electricity Future; Cost, Reliability, and Risk, Cameron P. Wake, Matt Magnusson, Christine Foreman, and Fiona Wilson

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Carsey Perspectives: To Dig, Or Not To Dig?, Tom W. Haines

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Challenge and Hope in the North Country, Lawrence Hamilton, Linda Fogg, and Curt Grimm

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Child Care Expenses Push Many Families Into Poverty, Marybeth J. Mattingly and Christopher Wimer

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Concentrated Poverty Increased in Both Rural and Urban Areas Since 2000, Reversing Declines in the 1990s, Brian C. Thiede, Hyojung Kim, and Matthew Valasik

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Data Snapshot: 2.1 Million More Childless U.S. Women Than Anticipated, Kenneth Johnson

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Data Snapshot: Migration Fuels Largest New Hampshire Population Gain in a Decade, Kenneth Johnson

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Data Snapshot: Nine Million Publicly Insured Children in the Twelve States Facing Federal CHIP Cutoff by End of Year, Jessica Carson

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Data Snapshot: Poorer Working Families with Young Children and No Out-of-Pocket Child Care Struggle Financially, Robert Paul Hartley, Beth Mattingly, and Christopher Wimer

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Data Snapshot: Poverty Estimates for New Hampshire Counties, Andrew Schaefer, Jessica Carson, and Marybeth Mattingly

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Data Snapshot: Public Acceptance of Human-Caused Climate Change Is Gradually Rising, Lawrence Hamilton

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Data Snapshot: SNAP Declines Continue in 2016, but Not for Rural Places, Jessica Carson

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Data Snapshot: Working Families With Young Children Are Unlikely to Afford Child Care, Beth Mattingly, Robert Paul Hartley, and Christopher Wimer

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Drier Conditions, More Wildfire, and Heightened Concerns About Forest Management in Eastern Oregon, Joel Hartter, Lawrence Hamilton, Mark Ducey, Angela Boag, Nils Chistoffersen, Ethan Belair, Paul Oester, Michael Palace, and Forrest Stevens

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Drugs, Alcohol, and Suicide Represent Growing Share of U.S. Mortality, Shannon M. Monnat

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Employment, Poverty, and Public Assistance in the Rural United States, Rebecca K. Glauber and Andrew P. Schaefer

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Eyes Off the Earth? Public Opinion Regarding Climate Science and NASA, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Jessica Brunacini, and Stephanie Pfirm

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Gains in Reducing Child Poverty, but Racial-Ethnic Disparities Persist, Jessica A. Carson, Marybeth J. Mattingly, and Andrew P. Schaefer

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Involuntary Part-Time Employment: A Slow and Uneven Economic Recovery, Rebecca K. Glauber

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Maine Head Start Report: 2017, Jessica A. Carson

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More Than 95 Percent of U.S. Children Had Health Insurance in 2015, Michael J. Staley

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Moving to Diversity, Richelle L. Winkler and Kenneth M. Johnson

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New Data Show U.S. Birth Rate Hits Record Low, Kenneth M. Johnson

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"Not very many options for the people who are working here" Rural Housing Challenges Through the Lens of Two New England Communities, Jessica Carson and Marybeth Mattingly

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On Renewable Energy and Climate, Trump Voters Stand Apart, Lawrence C. Hamilton

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Public Support for Environmental Protection, Lawrence C. Hamilton

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Senior Tax Breaks on the Move—but Are Seniors Actually Moving?, Karen S. Conway

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State EITC Programs Provide Important Relief to Families in Need, Douglas J. Gagnon, Marybeth J. Mattingly, and Andrew P. Schaefer

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Teen Dating Violence in New Hampshire: Who Is Most at Risk?, Katie Edwards and Angela Neal

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The Zika Virus Threat: How Concerns About Scientists May Undermine Efforts to Combat the Pandemic, Thomas G. Safford, Lawrence C. Hamilton, and Emily Whitmore

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Three in Ten Rural and Urban Medicaid Recipients May Be Affected by Potential Work Requirements, Andrew P. Schaefer and Jessica A. Carson

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Toward a More Equal Footing: Early Head Start In Maine, Jessica A. Carson

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Transportation and Taxes: What New Hampshire Residents Think About Maintaining Highways and Bridges, Linda M. Fogg, Lawrence Hamilton, and Erin Bell

Publications from 2016

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After a Parent Left Employment, One in Five Children Lost Private Insurance, Kristin Smith