Lost economic value of unemployed or underemployed youth
2012 study on the financial implications of an underutilized youth population.
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Percentage of named offenders on the registry at the time of the assault: Reports from sexual assault survivors
2012 study published in Violence Against Women journal on the effectiveness of sexual-registry laws on preventing sexual assaults and aiding investigations.
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Kindergarten children’s friendships: Child adjustment in the early school years
2010 study from the University of Illinois in Infant and Child Development on the impact of friendship quality on future social skills and behaviors.
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What is the rate of mental illness in the United States?
2012 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report mental illness rates across the population.
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Federal report: Prescription drug abuse, 2011
2011 federal government-sponsored research on prescription-drug use, both of legal and illicit substances, by U.S. adolescents.
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Rising age gap in economic well-being
2011 report from the Pew Research Center on the growing wealth gap between households headed by younger versus older members.
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Long-term impacts of teachers: Teacher value-added and student outcomes in adulthood
2011 study from Harvard and Columbia exploring the long-term impact on students of teachers with differing “value-added” ratings.
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Unauthorized immigrants: Length of residency and patterns of parenthood
2011 Pew Research Center report explores the demographics of America’s unauthorized immigrant population based on 2010 U.S. Census data.
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In a down United States economy, fewer births
2011 report by the Pew Research Center exploring the link between per capita income and birth rates, with particular attention to the 2008 recession.
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Association between violent video game play and aggression among adolescents
2011 longitudinal study published in the journal Developmental Psychology on the relationship between sustained violent video game play, aggression and youth.
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