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US Department of Commerce, 2005
The economic census is the major source of facts about the structure and functioning of the nation's economy. It provides essential information for government, business, industry, and the general public. This document contains statistical census data from 2002 for the state of Colorado. Statistical information is presented in table form, on the…
Descriptors: Statistical Data, Counties, Census Figures, Economics
Spraggins, Renee E. – US Department of Commerce, 2005
This report provides a portrait of women in the United States and highlights comparisons with men at the national level. It is part of the Census 2000 Special Reports series that presents several demographic, social, and economic characteristics collected from Census 2000. The data contained in this report are based on the samples of households…
Descriptors: Females, Race, Census Figures, Gender Differences
US Department of Commerce, 2004
A census of governments is taken at 5-year intervals as required by law under title 13, United States Codes, Section 161. This 2002 census, similar to those taken since 1957, covers three major subject fields: government organization; public employment; and government finances. This document contains six parts that cover the entire range of state…
Descriptors: Retirement, Local Government, State Government, Census Figures
Reeves, Terrance J.; Bennett, Claudette E. – US Department of Commerce, 2004
This report provides a portrait of the Asian population in the United States and discusses the eleven largest detailed Asian groups at the national level. It is part of the Census 2000 Special Reports series that presents several demographic, social, and economic characteristics collected from Census 2000. The Asian population is not homogeneous.…
Descriptors: Income, Immigrants, Census Figures, Asian Americans
Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville, Cooperative Extension Service. – 1990
This booklet profiles key economic and social features of rural Arkansas. Data are drawn from reports by the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Arkansas state agencies. About half of Arkansas' people live in rural areas, and most of these live in open country (not incorporated areas) and are completely dependent on county…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Educational Attainment, Employment Statistics, Population Trends
Current Population Reports, 1990
This demographic overview summarizes some major findings from national surveys reported by the Census Bureau in 1990. Statistical data are drawn from the Current Population Survey, the Survey of Income and Program Participation, and the American Housing Survey. The following trends are reported: (1) the decline in average household size begun in…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Day Care, Demography, Disabilities
James, Franklin J. – 1988
This paper summarizes what can be surmised about the nature and causes of persistent poverty and how it affects Hispanics, especially Chicanos. Section 1, "Persistent Poverty among Urban Minorities: A Review of the Literature," reviews the overall literature on the subject. Both documentary literature describing persistent poverty and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Washington, DC. Economics and Statistics Administration. – 1995
Four briefs use data from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing to examine housing characteristics of reservation American Indian households. Forty-eight reservations with 500 or more American Indian households were compared to all households in the United States and to nonreservation American Indian households. Data revealed that: (1)…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, Census Figures, Demography, Disadvantaged
Zikopoulos, Marianthi, Ed. – 1991
This publication provides a complete census and analysis of the foreign postsecondary student population studying in the United States. The report consists of five chapters. The first chapter compares "Open Doors" (a statistical compilation on foreign students) and this publication, pointing out the unique contributions of each publication as well…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Enrollment Trends
Hewitt, Maria – 1989
The 'rural' definitions applied by the Federal Government, especially by two data-gathering agencies, the Bureau of the Census and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), emphasize different dimensions of the concept, and delineate the rural-urban continuum in different ways. This report discusses the inconsistency of curent "rural"…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Collection, Definitions, Federal Government
American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1998
This annual publication from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) draws on information from AACC's database, the National Center for Education Statistics, and the U.S. Bureaus of the Census, Labor Statistics, and Economic Analysis to give a broad statistical overview of all the public and independent two-year colleges in the…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Census Figures, College Faculty, Community Colleges
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1992
An analysis was done of federal statistics to explore the relationship between Hispanic Americans' dropout rates and migration. An analysis of November 1989 data revealed that among 16- to 24-year-olds Hispanic American dropout rates are 3 times higher than those for non-Hispanic Americans. In looking at the impact of immigration on Hispanic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Census Figures, Cubans, Dropout Characteristics
Rosenfeld, Stuart – 1981
The monograph is an attempt to describe conditions existing today in rural America that can affect the operation and impact of vocational education in rural areas and, thus, should exercise an influence on policy making. It identifies statistical patterns and characteristics common to rural areas, both within regions and those that cut across…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Census Figures, Community Services, Demography
Williams, Blanch Spruiel – 1981
Cultural and language differences of the elderly Hispanic population and socioeconomic and health problems which afflict them disproportionately represent a unique and difficult challenge to public and private service providers. Information from various federal agencies provided material for a report examining demographic characteristics, living…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
World Bank, Washington, DC. – 1996
This report examines the outcomes of economic reform in Uganda and defines issues that Uganda must address in medium- and long-term strategies for poverty reduction. With a per capita income of approximately $220, Uganda is one of the poorest countries in the world. Its economy and social indicators bear the marks of nearly 15 years of political…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Census Figures, Change Strategies, Child Health
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