National Dementia Workforce Study will survey those who work in homes, hospitals, clinics, assisted living facilities and nursing homes, yielding data to improve care and inform policy Watching a loved one suffer the slow decline of dementia is hard enough. But trying to find care for them that’s high-quality, safe, available and affordable is nearly… Continue reading New $81M NIH grant will help U.S. answer urgent need for better dementia care
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Consumers remain tentative as uncertainty looms
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, [email protected] U-M Surveys of Consumers, 734-763-5224 ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment was little changed in September, inching down a mere 1.4 index points from August, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Sentiment has been essentially flat for the past three months, following two months with leaps in sentiment stemming from the substantial slowdown… Continue reading Consumers remain tentative as uncertainty looms
Additional incentives and follow-up improve participation in national web and mail surveys
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Finding ways to increase survey participation is a crucial concern for social scientists whose work depends on respondents’ willingness to answer survey questions. In a new paper from a team at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research, researchers have identified several ways to increase survey participation,… Continue reading Additional incentives and follow-up improve participation in national web and mail surveys
Improving personal finances, business conditions lift consumer sentiment
ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment lifted 11% in June, reaching its highest level since October 2021, a sign of greater optimism as inflation continued to ease and stock market performance strengthened. Sentiment is now about halfway between the all-time historic low of 50 from June 2022 and the February 2020 pre-pandemic reading of 101, a reflection of… Continue reading Improving personal finances, business conditions lift consumer sentiment
Sentiment rises with debt ceiling resolution and slowing inflation
ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment lifted 9% in June, reaching its highest level in four months, a sign of greater optimism as inflation eased and policymakers resolved the debt ceiling crisis. The upswing was observed for all demographic groups; the consensus view among consumers is that macroeconomic prospects improved this month, according U-M economist Joanne Hsu, director… Continue reading Sentiment rises with debt ceiling resolution and slowing inflation
Exposure to civil violence increases risk for mental health disorders, even for non-combatants
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Civil violence shapes countries, costs billions of dollars, and can leave thousands dead through armed combat. But according to a new paper, its effects may range even more broadly than that. The paper, published this month via the JAMA Network, finds that exposure to civil violence puts civilian… Continue reading Exposure to civil violence increases risk for mental health disorders, even for non-combatants
Losing a parent early in life impacts a person’s immune system as they age
Ongoing COVID pandemic could have ripple effects Contact: Morgan Sherburne When a person loses a parent or a caregiver at a young age, their immune system suffers later in life, according to University of Michigan research. A group of researchers led by Grace Noppert found that if the parents or caregivers of a child under… Continue reading Losing a parent early in life impacts a person’s immune system as they age
Hallucinogen use other than LSD on the rise among young adults
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Young adults ages 19 to 30 nearly doubled their past 12-month use of non-LSD hallucinogens in the United States from 2018 to 2021, according to a study by the University of Michigan and Columbia University. In 2018, the prevalence of young adults’ past-year use of non-LSD hallucinogens was 3.4%.… Continue reading Hallucinogen use other than LSD on the rise among young adults
Sentiment tumbles amid debt ceiling crisis
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, [email protected]; U-M Surveys of Consumers, 734-763-5224 ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment slipped 7% due to renewed concerns about the trajectory of the economy, erasing nearly half of the gains achieved since the all-time historic low from last June. Consumers’ worries about the outlook of the economy in both the short and long run worsened… Continue reading Sentiment tumbles amid debt ceiling crisis
Spelman students chosen for the Youth Policy Lab’s summer policy research experience
This summer, four outstanding undergraduate students from Spelman College will participate in the University of Michigan’s Applied Social Policy Internship and Research Experience (ASPIRE)—a seven-week summer program run by the Youth Policy Lab (YPL) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Institute for Social Research. The applied research experience will help… Continue reading Spelman students chosen for the Youth Policy Lab’s summer policy research experience