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Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. – 1984
This report presents estimates of the population for July 1, 1970, to 1982 for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the remainder of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Census counts for 1970 and 1980 are also shown for each of the areas. In addition, the report…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Census Figures, Demography, Migration
New York City Dept. of City Planning, NY. – 1982
The tabular data in this report on New York City's Puerto Rican population and households comes from the 1980 Census. It is noted that all data in the report must be considered preliminary pending the final outcome of litigation over a possible population undercount. Population information is provided by age, sex, and marital status. Household…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Family (Sociological Unit), Housing
Sillitoe, Ken – 1978
This is a report on the third effort to formulate an effective question for determining the ethnicity of respondents to Great Britain's 1981 census. Discussed herein is the response to the ethnic origins questions, different versions of which were incorporated into the main census pre-test and administered to 4250 households (including large…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries
Sillitoe, Ken – 1978
This is a report on the second effort to formulate an effective question for determining the ethnicity of respondents to Great Britain's 1981 census. Problems encountered in the first pilot test and the two alternate survey forms tried in the second test are described. Included in the present version are additional questions on education,…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries

Massey, Douglas S.; Denton, Nancy A. – Demography, 1989
Compares Blacks with Hispanics on five dimensions of segregation--evenness, exposure, clustering, centralization, and concentration--in order to show that Blacks occupy a unique and distinctly disadvantaged position in the U.S. urban environment. Finds that Blacks experience extreme segregation on all dimensions, a pattern called hypersegregation.…
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Disadvantaged, Hispanic Americans
Saluter, Arlene F. – Current Population Reports, 1989
This report provides a graphic overview of recent trends in the lifestyles of Americans which suggest a movement away from "traditional" family living. The charts in this report with their limited commentary, summarize major trends and focus on families with children present. Data are also presented on other types of families, households, and…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Children, Demography, Divorce
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. Population Div. – 1978
Presented are social, educational, and job-related characteristics of a select group of scientists, engineers and other highly-trained persons in the United States. Eight major fields (computer specialists, engineers, mathematical specialists, life scientists, physical scientists, environmental scientists, psychologists, and social scientists) are…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Educational Status Comparison, Engineers, Science Careers
Chicago Urban League, IL. Dept. of Research. – 1983
This report examines one subset of the 1980 U.S. Census to assess the socioeconomic status of Blacks and Hispanics relative to non-Hispanic Whites in Chicago, and to minorities in the 10 other Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs) in the United States with populations greater than 2.5 million. Eight indicators of socioeconomic disparity…
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Family Income, Hispanic Americans
Mann, Evelyn; And Others – 1982
This report on the Puerto Rican population of New York City is organized into three sections. The first begins by discussing the Puerto Rican population in the context of the growth and distribution of the total population of Spanish/Hispanic origin or descent. Changes in this relationship between 1970 and 1980 are presented. The redistribution of…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Family (Sociological Unit)
Palumbo, Thomas J. – Current Population Reports, 1984
This report presents a statistical profile of 57,837 persons representing a national sample from the field of computer science. Data were obtained from the 1978 Survey of Natural and Social Scientists and Engineers sponsored by National Science Foundation and conducted by the Bureau of the Census. Categories considered include: (1) composition;…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Computer Science, Degrees (Academic), Educational Status Comparison

Tucker, C. Jack – Urban Affairs Quarterly, 1984
Analysis of Current Population Survey data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census contradicts the popular allegation of significant population returns to central cities from suburbs. On the contrary, data reveal a continuation of the decades-old trend of migration away from metropolitan areas. (KH)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Metropolitan Areas, Migration Patterns, Population Trends
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Washington, DC. Economics and Statistics Administration. – 1991
An analysis was done of 1990 Census data on race and Hispanic origin. Comparison of the 1990 data with Census figures from 1960, 1970, and 1980 showed that the nation continued to increase in racial and Hispanic origin diversity during the 1980s. Boosted by a high level of immigration, the Asian American population more than doubled (up nearly 108…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Census Figures
National Center for Children in Poverty, New York, NY. – 1991
This publication is first in a series of annual updates of statistical information about young children and their families living in poverty in the United States. It builds on the report "Five Million Children: A Statistical Profile of Our Poorest Young Citizens," and incorporates information from the 1990 March Supplement to the Census…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Children, Economic Factors, Economically 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
Johnson, Clifford M.; And Others – 1988
This report describes the current status of families headed by persons under age 30, and compares the economic well-being of the current generation of young families in 1986 with that of the preceding generation in 1973. An analysis of the widening gaps between young families with and without children, between young families headed by persons with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Census Figures, Children, Economic Status
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