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Jones, Nicholas A.; Bullock, Jungmiwha J. – Family Relations, 2013
The United States's collection of race data in Census 2000 and the 2010 Census provides a historical and landmark opportunity to compare results from two decennial censuses on the distributions of people reporting multiple races in response to the census. This research provides insights on the number of people who reported more than one race and…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Multiracial Persons, Comparative Analysis, United States History
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. Population Div. – 1983
Complete data on the basic demographic characteristics of the inhabitants of the United States from the 1980 Census of Population are presented in this report. Eleven pages of maps and charts show information on various geographical regions of the United States (regions, divisions, standard metropolitan statistical areas, standard consolidated…
Descriptors: Age, Census Figures, Demography, Family Characteristics
Dickinson, Gary – 1975
The report, consisting of tabular compilations and interpretations of adult data from the 1971 Canadian Census, is presented for the interest and use of adult educators. The data, based on a one-third sample of the total population, pertains to the educational and training levels of British Columbia's adult population. The census showed that 7.5%…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adults, Age, Census Figures
Therrien, Melissa; Ramirez, Roberto R. – 2001
This report describes the United States' Hispanic population in 2000, profiling demographic and socioeconomic characteristics such as geographic distribution, age, educational attainment, earnings, and poverty status. These characteristics are compared with those of non-Hispanic whites, and because Hispanics are a heterogeneous group, variability…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Census Figures, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
National Center for Health Statistics (DHEW/PHS), Hyattsville, MD. – 1972
First in a series of statistical reports on personnel providing vision and eye care assistance, the report presents data collected by the Bureau of Census (geographic location, age, sex, education, type and place of employment, training, specialties, activities, and time spent at work) concerning opticians actively engaged in their profession…
Descriptors: Age, Census Figures, Educational Background, Employment Statistics
Fuguitt, Glenn V.; Zuiches, James J. – 1973
The investigation of residential preference patterns and the implications of these for population distribution among different sizes of communities and between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan settings drew on a sample of the United States noninstitutional adult population, using quotas based on age, sex, and employment. By distinguishing between…
Descriptors: Adults, Census Figures, Demography, Employment Patterns
BOUCHER, BERTRAND P.; BROOKS, HUGH C. – 1960
A LOOK AT THE CONCENTRATION AND DISPERSION OF NEGROES IN THE CENSUS TRACTS OF NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN CITIES REVEALS THAT NEGRO RESIDENTIAL CONCENTRATION IS MORE THAN TWICE AS HEAVY IN THE NORTH. MORE THAN HALF OF THE NEGROES LIVING NORTH OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE ARE CROWDED INTO ONE-TWENTIETH OF THE CENSUS TRACTS, WHILE IN THE SOUTH LESS THAN HALF…
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Data, Geographic Distribution
Heimlich, Joe E., Comp.; And Others – 1989
This booklet consists almost entirely of demographic data on Ohio presented in the form of charts and graphs. The information, for the most part, focuses on the period from 1980 to 1987 and is categorized into five sections: Population, Households, Families and Health; Employment; Income and Taxes; and Miscellaneous Ohio Information. Much of the…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Census Figures, Demography, Economic Research
Araki, Charles T. – 1967
This document reports on a study to determine the feasibility of redefining Hawaii school attendance boundaries in relation to U.S. census tracts. It is recommended that a system of satellite school divisions be established, to consist of nestings of schools with the largest division being the high school area. Within each high school area would…
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Census Figures, Demography, Enrollment Projections
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. Population Div. – 1978
The report discusses and presents tables of statistical data related to the voting rate in the 1976 Presidential election. Focusing upon social and demographic characteristics of the civilian noninstitutional population of voting age in 1976, the report presents data by age, race, sex, family income, education, geographic region, household…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Census Figures, Citizen Participation, Cohort Analysis
Williams, Blanch S. – 1977
Presenting statistical data on the American Indian Population 55 years of age and older, this report presents the following tables: (1) Total and American Indian Resident Populations, All Ages and 55+, by State, 1970; (2) American Indian Resident Population, 55+ and Selected Age Groups, by State and Sex, 1970; (3) American Indian Resident…
Descriptors: Age Differences, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Census Figures
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. – 1978
The document explains geographic concepts, products, and programs developed by the Census Bureau to assist users in analyzing census data for geographic areas. Emphasis is on small-area data such as census tracts, city blocks, minor civil divisions, incorporated places, congressional districts, and wards. Also presented are data for larger units…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Demography
Harworth, Irene – 1993
This compilation of recent statistical information on science and mathematics degrees in the United States also describes the larger environment of employment of individuals with science and mathematics degrees and provides some information on non-U.S. citizens receiving degrees in these areas. Data are derived from four survey programs of the…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Census Figures, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees
Beale, Calvin L.; Fuguitt, Glenn V. – 1975
Examining census data on each of 3,100 U.S. counties for 1950, 1960, and 1970, the amount of net migration was analyzed in terms of general urban to rural migration, migration and Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) adjacency, 26 rural county subregions, and the kinds of county characteristics associated with population change. Results…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Characteristics, Community Size, Comparative Analysis
Pollack, Susan L. – 1986
In 1983, about 2.6 million people 14 years of age and older did hired farmwork. Most of the woekers were White (73%), under 25 years old (50%), and male (78%). Hispanics made up 13% of the work force, and Blacks and other minority groups made up 14%. There were significant regional differences in racial/ethnic composition. Hispanic workers were…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Census Figures