Findings from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey show that almost 16% of individuals with mental retardation in residential facilities moved into other living arrangements during 1987. Most movement was between residential facilities of the same type and, thus, did not result in significant changes in the residential population between…

This report provides statistics on persons with mental retardation in state-operated residential facilities in the United States. Part I presents population data for fiscal year 1986. The statistics represent aggregated data compiled by each state. Data include number of facilities, average daily population, first admissions, readmissions,…

Examines whether increased educational status and associated economic gains for black Americans have been translated into greater residential integration in Southern California. Concludes that there are only small increases in integration, but that these have been brought about by economic and educational gains. (SLD)

Analyzes census tract data to assess residential mobility trends. Net immigration of professionals is found to be more likely in tracts with high proportions of retired households and, especially in tracts close to the cities' central business districts, professional immigration is associated with outmigration of retired households. (Author)

Changes have occurred in the geographic concentrations of elderly people in the United States between 1950 and 1970. The paper examines these trends and identifies the factors which influenced them. Census data from 1950 and 1970 were analyzed as a basis for the study. In 1950, 8.1% of the population was classified as older. States with high…

Based on data obtained from a 1985-86 mail survey of 666 current and former residents of New York State identified from Department of Motor Vehicle lists of licensed drivers, the study examines collective and independent contributions of social and economic bonds, residential preferences, and residential satisfaction on migration expectations of…

The analysis of this paper is directed primarily to the question of the effect of school desegregation on loss of white children from large central-city school systems. This analysis is taken from James S. Coleman, Sara D. Kelly, and John A. Moore, Trends in School Segregation, 1968-73 (1975). The data are taken from annual reports by all school…

Surveys importance of economic and environmental factors in motivation of metro- and nonmetro-origin migrants relocating in 13 Kansas nonmetropolitan nonamenity turnaround counties. Finds employment-related reasons predominate, with economic characteristics of counties a significant factor. Quality of life/environmental reasons were less…

An unexpected demographic development in the United States in the 1970's was the shift of nonmetropolitan areas to net inmigration, reversing a 70-year trend. Using the 1970 definition of metropolitan, the percent of the population living in metropolitan areas fell from 69% in 1970 to 67.8% in 1978. No easily identifiable set of reasons explained…

The third of a series on higher education enrollment patterns and trends in New York State for 1974-76, this report is aimed primarily at an audience concerned with policy analysis related to college enrollments. The first section presents interstate residence and migration data and views New York State within the national context. The section…