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Mills, Karen M.; Porter, Gloria J. – 1987
Socioeconomic data are presented for the Black population from the 1980 census for the United States as a whole, for regions, divisions, states, selected counties, and places. Data are shown for counties and places with 50,000 or more Blacks, places of 1,000 or more total population with a Black population of 50 percent or more, and all counties…
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Demography, Federal Programs
Lichter, Daniel T.; And Others – 1983
The 1970's ushered in widespread population deconcentration, seen in the pervasive shift of the United States population down the size-of-place scale. To document population changes in various sized places in the country from 1950 to 1980 and to show the pervasiveness of urban-rural deconcentration in nonmetropolitan areas, researchers examined…
Descriptors: Demography, Metropolitan Areas, Population Distribution, Population Growth
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1983
This document is the user's manual for utilizing the data files containing the 1980 Census of Population and Housing School District Equivalency Files, Master Reference Files (MARF) 3 and 4. These equivalency files were created by the Bureau of the Census using school district boundary maps, and they pertain to all persons and housing units in the…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Databases, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education
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Johnson, James H., Jr. – Urban League Review, 1990
Presents a geographical analysis of African American migration estimates compiled by the Census Bureau for the 1980-85 period. Argues that structural changes in employment opportunities and the housing affordability crisis in some of the nation's largest metropolitan areas are the dominant forces influencing current African American population…
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Demography, Employment Opportunities
Hofmeyr, B. E.; Mostert, W. P. – 1989
This report presents demographic data for four racial populations in South Africa (Blacks, Whites, Coloureds, and Asians) and examines trends in the aging of each of these populations. The age structure of a population is determined most directly by fertility and mortality. The findings of this report support a general theory to the effect that…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Hodgkinson, Harold – 1993
Demographic profiles of the six SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE) states provide narrative and statistical information and identify common themes, priorities, and goals to fulfill the mission of improving education in the Southeast. Descriptions of the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South…
Descriptors: Change, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Crime
Knop, Edward, Comp.; And Others – 1978
Because migration trends in the West and their consequences have sometimes served as indicators of what other regions can expect, it is important that such trends and effects be monitored and analyzed. This bulletin describes patterns of migration, assesses individual and family and social considerations in western migration, and discusses policy…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Demography, Employment Patterns, Family Mobility
Hodgkinson, Harold L. – 1992
This paper uses data from the 1990 census to investigate changes in demography that are very likely to occur between 1990 and 2010. The paper begins by examining changes that occurred in the United States between 1980 and 1990. Some overall growth rates for various racial and ethnic groups are examined, as well as growth rates for different…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnic Groups
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1983
This document presents a selection from the 1980 United States Census of demographic data potentially useful to California educators, researchers, and planners. The data are presented in the following 10 statistical tables, with explanatory notes appended to each: (1) comparison of California's population, civilian labor force, and public school…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Employment Statistics, Ethnic Distribution
Morrissey, Elizabeth S. – 1985
Economic growth and federal assistance programs lowered the overall nonmetro poverty rates during the years 1959-80, but uneven distribution of benefits resulted in high poverty rates among rural counties containing populations with distinctive demographic, socioeconomic, and employment characteristics. The 100 rural counties with the highest…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Females
Bender, Lloyd D.; And Others – 1985
Effective rural development planning depends on facts and analysis based, not on rural averages, but on the diverse social and economic structure of rural America. Programs tailored to particular types of rural economies may be more effective than generalized programs. Because of their unique characteristics, government policies and economic…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Demography, Employment Patterns, Government (Administrative Body)
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Massey, Douglas S.; Hajnal, Zoltan L. – Social Science Quarterly, 1995
Measures black segregation at four geographic levels: state, county, city, and neighborhood, from 1900 to 1990. Cross-references data from the decennial U.S. census with dissimilarity and isolation indices. Concludes that segregation patterns have consistently evolved to minimize white contact with blacks. (MJP)
Descriptors: Apartheid, Blacks, Census Figures, Demography
Oxford-Carpenter, Rebecca; And Others – 1984
This study makes demographic projections of the limited English proficient (LEP) and non English language background (NELB) populations in the United States to the year 2000, based on 1976 figures. Results of NELB projections include the following: (1) the Spanish group is increasing dramatically, but the Asian and non-Spanish/non-Asian groups are…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Demography, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
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Pannell, Clifton – Journal of Geography, 1995
Maintains that Chinese urbanization is proceeding rapidly in step with population growth and a structural shift in employment patterns. Discusses governmental policies and economic reforms that enhance the urbanization process. Describes four extended metropolitan areas and maintains they will be the models for future urbanization. (CFR)
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
Hodgkinson, Harold L. – 1985
This report is a demographic study of the United States education system from kindergarten through post-graduate education. Part 1 provides a briefing on the major demographic trends that form the framework of the analysis in terms of: (1) number of births in different groups; (2) rate of age increase in various groups due to varying birth rates;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Birth Rate, Demography, Differences
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