Population and Aging

RAND research on population and aging includes family planning policy, vulnerable populations such as the elderly, demographic trends, environmental effects, security implications, labor markets, and economic development. View all Population and Aging documents available online or find general information at Reports and Bookstore.

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Room for Improvement in California's Use of High-Quality Preschool Programs — Jun. 18, 2008

More than half of California’s preschoolers attend center-based early care and education programs, but the children who have the most to gain from preschool frequently are those least likely to participate in the programs.

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Virginity Pledges May Be Appropriate As One Component of Sex Education — Jun. 10, 2008

Adolescents who made pledges to remain virgins until they are married were less likely to be sexually active over the three-year study period than other youth who were similar to them, but who did not make a virginity pledge

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Ask the Experts about Television Exposure in Young Children — Apr. 16, 2008

Child Policy experts take your questions about television exposure in young children. Answers will be posted and will be announced in an upcoming PPN newsletter.

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June 18, 2008: Most California Children Attend Center-Based Preschools; Educational Quality of Programs Falls Short

June 10, 2008: Virginity Pledges May Help Postpone Intercourse Among Youth

May 12, 2008: RAND Study Provides Primer for Using Economics to Help Guide Early Childhood Policy Initiatives

January 23, 2008: Path to Diversity Success Varies According to Company's History, Culture, Mission

January 21, 2008: Researchers Propose Consumers Buy Yearly `Drug Licenses' As New Way to Pay for Prescriptions

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How Deployments Affect Service Members

To offer insights into the challenges faced by active-duty service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and their families in coping with these challenges, and the adequacy of defense manpower policy in assisting members and families, this book draws on the perspectives of economics, sociology, and psychology; provides a formal model of deployment and retention; reviews published work; reports on the results of focus groups conducted in each of the services; and presents findings from an analysis of survey data.

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Low Fertility and Population Aging: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Options

Assesses which government policies, macro-level conditions, and household-level demographic behaviors can prevent or mitigate the adverse consequences of low fertility and population aging.