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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" > <channel> <title>Comments for Behind the Numbers: The PRB blog on population, health, and the environment</title> <link>http://prbblog.org</link> <description>The PRB blog on population, health, and the environment</description> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:40:39 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3</generator> <item> <title>Comment on Will the Economic Downturn Lower Birth Rates? by Amanda Mitchell</title> <link>http://prbblog.org/?p=34#comment-644</link> <dc:creator>Amanda Mitchell</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:26:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid>http://prbblog.org/?p=34#comment-644</guid> <description>I to have noticed this decrease in fertility rates. Although I do see where people are coming from How to Conceive a Girl, I believe that people not having as many kids during the recession isn't because they don't have enough sex or that they aren't as happy. I believe that it is because kids are expensive. Even if you have the healthiest baby ever you are still going to have to pay quite a bit of money to have and raise the kid. During the recession money is tight winch makes the need for it greater and the need to conserve it even greater.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[I to have noticed this decrease in fertility rates. Although I do see where people are coming from How to Conceive a Girl, I believe that people not having as many kids during the recession isn’t because they don’t have enough sex or that they aren’t as happy. I believe that it is because kids are expensive. Even if you have the healthiest baby ever you are still going to have to pay quite a bit of money to have and raise the kid. During the recession money is tight winch makes the need for it greater and the need to conserve it even greater. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Comment on Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist in Ethiopia? by charles teller</title> <link>http://prbblog.org/?p=66#comment-642</link> <dc:creator>charles teller</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:43:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid>http://prbblog.org/?p=66#comment-642</guid> <description>Collin, I too am excited that the majority of our Ethiopian students are so engaged and passionate about the demographic transition and what it means to them, their futures and their families. Students like Gezachew worry about rapid population growth as a "grave-digger" and plead for addressing the sustainability and coordination of development efforts (instead of piecemeal 3-5 year projects), while Yordanos pleades that the glass (the population) is "twice as large" as it should be. So that makes me an optimist about the future generations of demographic leadership and their capacity to confront reality.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Collin, I too am excited that the majority of our Ethiopian students are so engaged and passionate about the demographic transition and what it means to them, their futures and their families. Students like Gezachew worry about rapid population growth as a “grave-digger” and plead for addressing the sustainability and coordination of development efforts (instead of piecemeal 3-5 year projects), while Yordanos pleades that the glass (the population) is “twice as large” as it should be. So that makes me an optimist about the future generations of demographic leadership and their capacity to confront reality. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Comment on New Data on U.S. Health Insurance Coverage by Amanda Mitchell</title> <link>http://prbblog.org/?p=75#comment-622</link> <dc:creator>Amanda Mitchell</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:53:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid>http://prbblog.org/?p=75#comment-622</guid> <description>If the reason that so many people between the ages of 18 and 65 is beccasue there are fewer medical needs what will happen to the mother that has 3 kids, no husband,wprks full time, goes to school, and no insurance if they get sick with cancer or some other serious disease? There needs to be more programs that help people in situations like these. Programs like medicaid should be extended to incorporate a larger group of people.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[If the reason that so many people between the ages of 18 and 65 is beccasue there are fewer medical needs what will happen to the mother that has 3 kids, no husband,wprks full time, goes to school, and no insurance if they get sick with cancer or some other serious disease? There needs to be more programs that help people in situations like these. Programs like medicaid should be extended to incorporate a larger group of people. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Comment on Will the Economic Downturn Lower Birth Rates? by How to Conceive a Girl</title> <link>http://prbblog.org/?p=34#comment-585</link> <dc:creator>How to Conceive a Girl</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:50:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid>http://prbblog.org/?p=34#comment-585</guid> <description>Hi Carl, Very interesting statistics. Maybe the downturn in birth rates is indeed related to the cycles of boom and bust in quite a simple way. People have more sex when they're happier, leading to more pregnancies. When people are worrying about money, as they will do in times of bust / recession, they're much less likely to be in a better mood and therefore are less likely to have sex, leading to less pregnancies. Simple eh? Angie</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi Carl, Very interesting statistics. Maybe the downturn in birth rates is indeed related to the cycles of boom and bust in quite a simple way. People have more sex when they’re happier, leading to more pregnancies. When people are worrying about money, as they will do in times of bust / recession, they’re much less likely to be in a better mood and therefore are less likely to have sex, leading to less pregnancies. Simple eh? Angie ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Comment on When Politics Meets Demographic Data by Teshome Desta</title> <link>http://prbblog.org/?p=81#comment-573</link> <dc:creator>Teshome Desta</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:30:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid>http://prbblog.org/?p=81#comment-573</guid> <description>Thanks Bill Butz. In most cases demography dominates politics, such as forcing governments to have population policies, environment policy, etc. And sometimes politics will dominate demography, as it is observed in Morocco.This is somehow similar to the one happened in Ethiopia, when the 2007 Population Census report was presented in a Parliament a year ago.This indicates, as to me, that political demography should be dealt and researched well. Teshome Desta Institute of Population Studies Addis Ababa University Ethiopia</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks Bill Butz. In most cases demography dominates politics, such as forcing governments to have population policies, environment policy, etc. And sometimes politics will dominate demography, as it is observed in Morocco.This is somehow similar to the one happened in Ethiopia, when the 2007 Population Census report was presented in a Parliament a year ago.This indicates, as to me, that political demography should be dealt and researched well. Teshome Desta Institute of Population Studies Addis Ababa University Ethiopia ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Comment on When Politics Meets Demographic Data by Anoine</title> <link>http://prbblog.org/?p=81#comment-545</link> <dc:creator>Anoine</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:06:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid>http://prbblog.org/?p=81#comment-545</guid> <description>Thank you for posting about this unexpected conflict. It offers a reminder that we need to be extra sensitive of border disputes when our publications are released abroad, also it reminds us to carry markers.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thank you for posting about this unexpected conflict. It offers a reminder that we need to be extra sensitive of border disputes when our publications are released abroad, also it reminds us to carry markers. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Comment on Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist in Ethiopia? by Colin Butler</title> <link>http://prbblog.org/?p=66#comment-515</link> <dc:creator>Colin Butler</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:14:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid>http://prbblog.org/?p=66#comment-515</guid> <description>Personally, I am very relieved to find that the majority of the students were "Malthusianist" - if by that is meant an appreciation that limits to growth exist and that accelerating the demographic transition in Ethiopia is vital in order to minimise the risk of devastating conflict or worsening food insecurity. Concern about the reality of approaching limits may focus the mind of Ethiopians on ways to minimise or even avert the intensified tragedy that would undoubtedly occur if unchecked population growth continues.. and I'm sure Ester Boserup would agree .. she never advocated a Julian Simon type position that human population growth rates and absolute size scarcely matter.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Personally, I am very relieved to find that the majority of the students were “Malthusianist” - if by that is meant an appreciation that limits to growth exist and that accelerating the demographic transition in Ethiopia is vital in order to minimise the risk of devastating conflict or worsening food insecurity. Concern about the reality of approaching limits may focus the mind of Ethiopians on ways to minimise or even avert the intensified tragedy that would undoubtedly occur if unchecked population growth continues.. and I’m sure Ester Boserup would agree .. she never advocated a Julian Simon type position that human population growth rates and absolute size scarcely matter. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Comment on New Data on U.S. Health Insurance Coverage by Mark Mather</title> <link>http://prbblog.org/?p=75#comment-502</link> <dc:creator>Mark Mather</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:12:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid>http://prbblog.org/?p=75#comment-502</guid> <description>Hi Laura, You raise some interesting ideas here. To answer your question, about 90 percent of kids under age 18, and 98 percent of adults 65 and older, have health insurance coverage. Among working-age folks, the group with the lowest rate of coverage is men ages 18-24 (68 percent).</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi Laura, You raise some interesting ideas here. To answer your question, about 90 percent of kids under age 18, and 98 percent of adults 65 and older, have health insurance coverage. Among working-age folks, the group with the lowest rate of coverage is men ages 18-24 (68 percent). ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Comment on New Data on U.S. Health Insurance Coverage by Laura Nolan</title> <link>http://prbblog.org/?p=75#comment-489</link> <dc:creator>Laura Nolan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:57:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid>http://prbblog.org/?p=75#comment-489</guid> <description>This is very interesting information. It appears that the vast majority of the uninsured are between the ages of 18 and 65. This population has fewer serious health issues, other than maternity needs, and is better equipped to overcome a medical debt by finding work. This population would benefit from catastrophic insurance with maternity coverage, which would be less costly than general coverage plans. We sort of already do that by allowing people to reduce their taxes by excess medical expenses, but it could be made more accessible. Limiting coverage in this way would save a great deal of money. It would also discourage going in for minor colds and like ailments, simply because it is available. My question is: What percentage of the uninsured are under 18 and over 65 years of age?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is very interesting information. It appears that the vast majority of the uninsured are between the ages of 18 and 65. This population has fewer serious health issues, other than maternity needs, and is better equipped to overcome a medical debt by finding work. This population would benefit from catastrophic insurance with maternity coverage, which would be less costly than general coverage plans. We sort of already do that by allowing people to reduce their taxes by excess medical expenses, but it could be made more accessible. Limiting coverage in this way would save a great deal of money. It would also discourage going in for minor colds and like ailments, simply because it is available. My question is: What percentage of the uninsured are under 18 and over 65 years of age? ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Comment on Fertility Rise for Richest and Climate Change Revisited by Mark Lauer</title> <link>http://prbblog.org/?p=71#comment-473</link> <dc:creator>Mark Lauer</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:49:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid>http://prbblog.org/?p=71#comment-473</guid> <description>There seem to be serious problems with the Nature paper's conclusions anyway. See my guest post on the Stubborn Mule: http://www.stubbornmule.net/2009/09/baby-bounce/</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[There seem to be serious problems with the Nature paper’s conclusions anyway. See my guest post on the Stubborn Mule: <a href="http://www.stubbornmule.net/2009/09/baby-bounce/" rel="nofollow">http://www.stubbornmule.net/2009/09/baby-bounce/</a> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>