To ascertain enrollment/access, retention/attrition and completion/achievement rates for Hispanic and non-Hispanic male and female students enrolled in institutions of higher education, previously-collected data available at national, state and institutional levels were compared. Data from two universities and two community colleges in each of two…

Demographic data for Mexican American women and men, displayed in 30 tables accompanied by summaries, indicate changes in the allocation of time between the ages of 18 and 29 over 17 year period from 1960 to 1976. Trends for Mexican American women indicate person years spent single changed from 3.4 in 1960 to 3.6 in 1976, with a sharp increase in…

While the task of defining and counting the Hispanic population is very complex and existing data is inconsistent, several trends emerge with implications for public education policy. Between 1970 and 1980, California's Hispanic population increased by 50% to 4.5 million, 19.2% of the state population, and is expected to increase to between 24.4%…

In March 1975, there were about 11.2 million persons of Spanish origin in the United States. This advance report presents data on a variety of social, economic, and democratic characteristics for these people. Subcategories of Spanish origin are: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American, or other Spanish origin. Collected in the…

The purpose of this report is to examine college readiness among Latino students using results from EXPLORE[R] (for students in grade 8 or 9), PLAN[R] (for students in grade 10), and the ACT[R] test (for students in grade 11 or 12). Latino students include Mexican American/Chicano students, Puerto Rican students, Cuban students, and other students…

The Employment Development Department's Migrant Services Section provides temporary housing at reasonable cost for migrant farmworkers and their families by contracting with local government agencies to manage programs of housing construction, operation and maintenance. Since 1965 migrant housing projects have been constructed at 26 locations in…

In March 1975, there were about 11.2 million persons of Spanish origin in the United States. These included 6.7 million persons of Mexican origin, about 1.7 million of Puerto Rican origin, about 740,000 of Cuban origin, 670,000 of Central or South American origin, and about 1.4 million of other Spanish origin. This report presents a detailed…

In March 1978 there were 12 million persons of Spanish origin in the United States: about 7.2 million of Mexican origin, 1.8 million of Puerto Rican origin, 700,000 of Cuban origin, 900,000 of Central or South American origin, and about 1.5 million of other Spanish origin. Of these, 85% resided in metropolitan areas. About 42% were under 18 years…

The report presents advance data from the March 1977 Current Population Survey on selected demographic, social, and economic characteristics of persons of Spanish origin. Persons of Spanish origin are divided into the subcategories of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, and other Spanish origin. Data pertain to such population…

The Office of Migrant Services' (OMS) summary presents demographic data on the 2,500 migrant families in 25 housing centers in 14 California counties in 1980. The typical migrant family in an OMS center is shown to be a Mexican family of 4, with 2 parents between the ages of 18 and 44, who have completed 2 to 6 years of school, and have 2 to 3…

This report contains the average verbal, mathematical, and combined Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores for several racial/ethnic groups for the nine-year period from 1976 through 1984. The study specifically identifies the following racial/ethnic groups: American Indians, Blacks, Mexican Americans, Orientals, Puerto Ricans, and Whites. It is…

In March 1976, there were 11.1 million persons of Spanish origin in the United States. These included 6.6 million persons of Mexican origin, 1.8 million of Puerto Rican origin, about 700,000 of Cuban origin, and about 2.1 million of Central or South American and other Spanish origin. This report provides a statistical description of the social,…

The report presents advance data on selected social, economic, and demographic characteristics of persons of Spanish origin in the U.S. collected in the March 1976 Current Population Survey. The text, tables, and graphs cover size, composition, age, sex, residence, marital status, educational attainment, employment and occupation, income, and…

This report reviews issues and previous empirical studies surrounding prediction of educational attainment, preparation for college, college aptitude assessment, and prediction of achievement in college for Hispanic students residing in the United States. First, a demographic overview of Hispanics, concentrating on population size, ethnic subgroup…

An overview of the status of education and other demographic characteristics for Asian Americans, Blacks, Mexican Americans, American Indians, and Hispanic Americans is given in this report. Major findings follow: (1) In 1982, 36.5 percent of Black families and 29.9 percent of Hispanic families had incomes below poverty level, as compared to 9.1…