Inaction to address housing segregation in metropolitan areas has resulted in persistently high levels of residential segregation. As the Supreme Court has recently limited school districts' voluntary integration efforts, this article considers the role of residential segregation in maintaining racially isolated schools, namely what is known about…

This paper describes how decisions were made on procedures for counting the homeless population for the 1990 census. These topics are covered: (1) reasons the Census Bureau did not specifically label anyone as "homeless" while still including homeless persons in the census; (2) how the lists of sites where homeless persons might be found were…

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…

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…

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…

This is a report on the first effort to formulate an effective question for determining the ethnicity of respondents to Great Britain's 1981 census. Procedures used to design and administer the trial questionnaire are outlined. Successes and problems in contacting and gaining the cooperation of various ethnic groups represented in the study sample…

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,…

Higher education provides a broad array of benefits to both individuals and society. While such a statement has been a long-held belief in American higher education, only recently has the combination of social and economic benefits that accrue from the investment in higher education received sustained attention. This study attempts to build on…

Discusses data sources and data collection activities at the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. Describes a project to develop a computerized database, retrieval, and dissemination system on minority populations using 1980 census data. Suggests that the 1980 census provides important information for identifying minority and civil rights…

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.…

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…

The main responsibility of the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the National Centers for Health and Education Statistics is to collect, process, analyze, and disseminate statistical data on the economic, physical, and social characteristics of the United States. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, the federal…

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…

Examines how 1980 Census data can be used in: (1) estimating Hispanic Americans' health care needs; (2) identifying Hispanic subgroups with special health care problems; and (3) designing other local social surveys of Hispanics. Discusses problems in using census data for Hispanic health services research, and explores strategies for dealing with…

This article reports on the nature of and reasons for the forthcoming changes in presentation, classification, and estimating procedures in labor force data derived from the Current Population Survey. Changes involve resident armed forces, new occupational classifications, conversion to Black-only data, and revision of first-stage ratio estimator.…