Analyzing selected data on North Carolina's aged population (65 and over), this report utilizes U.S. Census figures, providing tabular data on the migration of the aged and the distribution of the aged population by residence in North Carolina and the U.S. and by North Carolina counties (rural and urban places). Major findings reveal that North…

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…

Compares residential proximity patterns by race in U.S. and Canadian neighborhoods. The findings show that in the United States, but not in Canada, blacks appear to be at a disadvantage in the early stages of spatial assimilation, and other racial groups appear to actively avoid moving into neighborhoods with a dominant black presence. (GLR)

Estimates of population change and the components of change for North Carolina and its counties were made for the 1970-75 period. Attention was given to the growth patterns in the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of North Carolina and the southern region. Data showed that the state's population grew at a faster rate during this period than…

An update and expansion of a 1964 analysis of the Negro in Syracuse, the study has described and analyzed the black community within Syracuse and related it to similar communities in New York State. By following the same general format of the earlier study, there is ease in analyzing changes in the condition of the black community in Syracuse over…

Utilizing 1970 census data on a 45-county area in the northern Upper Great Lakes Region, the following questions were addressed: (1) In what ways do recent migrants to this nonmetropolitan region differ from those "nonmigrants" who resided in the region in both 1965 and 1970? (2) To what extent do the recent migrants from metropolitan…

In early 1990, Prince George's Community College (PGCC), in response to declining enrollments, developed an affordable and locally effective geo-demographic cluster system for meeting the college's research and marketing needs. The system, dubbed "PG-TRAK," is based on a model developed 15 years ago as a corporate marketing tool, and involves…

The results of an effort to develop a body of internally consistent economic data which facilitate comparison of the population, housing, employment, and income characteristics of 56 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas with a population of over 500,000 are reported in this publication. Part of a continuing research program on local government…

A study was made to determine to what extent the open-door philosophy of the community college is reflected in certain variables of adult enrollees and to what extent communities in the area of Southeastern Community College have been involved in the process of curriculum development. Data on 3004 adult participants were used and similar…

Information on the number and location of U.S. artists, as reported in the 1980 Census of Population, is examined, and comparisons are made with 1970 Census figures. This document describes national growth trends in specific art occupations and regional changes in comparison to total labor force changes. The impact of migration on the distribution…

Presented in this document are numerous tables, graphs, and charts showing comparative data on various social indicators in Los Angeles County. Based on the 1970 census and other available public records, the data presented emphasize comparable categories by racial/ethnic groups, age, and sex, showing a consideration for the needs of a wide…

Of the 27 million poor people in the United States in 1970, 10 million lived in the 11 Southern states. This was 38% of the nation's poverty population, making the South's poverty rate twice that of the remaining 39 states. This study, essentially a statistical analysis of regional poverty data derived from the 1970 Census, identifies the South's…

A STUDY OF THE NEGRO COMMUNITY OF MILWAUKEE PRESENTS DATA ON RESIDENCE, EDUCATION, HOUSING, OCCUPATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT, THE EMERGING MIDDLE CLASS, AND PROGNOSTICATIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE GROWTH OF NEGRO POPULATION. MOST OF THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION WAS DERIVED FROM THE 1960 CENSUS, WITH COMPARISONS CONTINUALLY MADE TO THE 1950 CENSUS FIGURES. AN…

According to estimates prepared by the Bureau of the Census and the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the 1982 farm population of 5,620,000, or 2.4% of the national population, continued a long downward trend. About 45% of farm residents lived in the North Central region, 35% in the South, 13% in the West,…

As a supplement to the March 1982 Current Population Survey, the Bureau of the Census collected data on age, marital status, education, voting and registration, fertility, employment, family composition and size, income, and poverty status of Spanish-origin persons residing in the United States. Data were compared to data for the overall…