This document presents a statistical overview of current demographic and socioeconomic data on Hispanics, as well as on major demographic changes during the last decade. Brief textual interpretations accompany each of 23 tables. In summary, the data show a fast-growing, young, active and diverse population closing some gaps in social and economic…

This study investigated the multilevel dimensionality of socioeconomic status and its relationship to reading achievement in 23 countries. Different factor structures of SES were found at different levels observations and in different countries. The study showed that the cultural dimension strongly related to student reading performance, while the…

This booklet, fifth in a series of six, presents a descriptive statistical profile of the Asian and Pacific Islander Americans based on data from the 1980 U.S. Census. The census identifies more than 20 specific population groups, and growth in terms of numbers and diversity is highlighted. Total population for these groups numbered 3.7 million…

This booklet, last in a series of six, presents a descriptive statistical profile of American Indian populations residing in the United States and Alaska Native populations living in Alaska. It includes data on population size, family composition, housing, education, labor force status, occupation, income, and poverty status and is based primarily…

This study addresses major identifying characteristics of the poor in Mississippi. These include problems which are apparent from a study of census data and other secondary materials, such as family composition, family size and occupation, and socioeconomic and demographic attributes. Mississippi has changed from a one crop economy to a…

This report presents a statistical portrait of the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of Blacks based primarily on the March 1993 and 1994 Supplements to the Current Population Survey. Topics covered include population growth and geographic distribution, marital status, family type and composition, educational attainment, employment…

This report presents detailed statistics on selected social, economic, and housing characteristics for persons of Puerto Rican birth and persons of Puerto Rican parentage for the United States, regions, divisions, States, and selected standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSA's) and cities. The statistics are based on the 1970 census of…

This report draws together statistics from various sources to provide the user with a convenient and comprehensive portrayal of trends in the incidence of female family headship. Data are presented on the social and economic characteristics of women who head families and, in general, the conditions in which these women and the members of their…

This report presents Current Population Survey data on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of the Asian American and Pacific Islander population in the United States. This is the first CPS report on this population. The Bureau of the Census collected data for this report using the March 1991 and 1990 supplements to the CPS.…

This paper describes and analyzes the demographic characteristics of the Pre-Mariel Cuban American population living in the United States as presented in the 1980 U.S. Census of the Population. Information is not provided for the Mariel entrants, who began arriving from Cuba on April 21, 1980, because the data were derived from a one-in-a-thousand…

This report, culling data from Census Bureau reports from 1850 to 1980 provides information in the following three categories: (1) Minority Groups in Iowa: The Situation in 1980; (2) Changes from 1970 to 1980 for Black and White Iowans; and (3) Changes from 1900 to 1980 for Black and White Iowans. Among the highlights for the Iowa population in…