ERIC Number: ED580140
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Apr
Pages: 105
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The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey. Chartbook
Pollard, Kelvin; Jacobsen, Linda A.
Appalachian Regional Commission
This study examines state- and county-level data on population, age, race and ethnicity, housing occupancy and housing tenure, education, labor force, employment and unemployment, income and poverty, health insurance coverage, disability status, migration patterns, and veteran status from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey (ACS) for the 13 Appalachian states. Information is summarized for five Appalachian subregions and five metro designations. The study includes ACS data topics that were in the 2010 decennial census, as well as others that are no longer available in the census, to provide a comparable time series of data for all counties in Appalachia. For the first time, this report compares two non-overlapping five-year periods and allows for the study of trends in the data.
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Housing, Ethnicity, Race, Age, Population Distribution, Population Groups, Population Growth, Population Trends, Income, Unemployment, Employment Patterns, Labor Force, Educational Attainment, Veterans, Migration Patterns, Disabilities, Health Insurance, Poverty, Trend Analysis, Statistical Data, Statistical Distributions
Appalachian Regional Commission. 1666 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20009. Tel: 202-884-7700; e-mail: info@arc.gov; Web site: https://www.arc.gov
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC); Population Reference Bureau
Identifiers - Location: Alabama; Georgia; Kentucky; Maryland; Mississippi; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; West Virginia
Grant or Contract Numbers: CO1830315
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