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Goss, Rosemary Carucci; Day, Savannah S. – Home Economics Research Journal, 1985
Data on conditions of and satisfaction with housing of the Appalachian coal miner were examined to determine relationships between housing deprivation, housing satisfaction, and various demographic and housing characteristics. Using 438 questionnaires returned by miner families, findings revealed miners lacked some amenities enjoyed by workers of…
Descriptors: Demography, Housing Deficiencies, Housing Needs, Individual Characteristics
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Beliaeva, L.A. – Russian Education and Society, 2006
The social changes that have taken place in the past fifteen years have had a powerful effect on the life trajectories and social expectations of people in different age groups in Russia. For the most part there are two terms that are used to identify these groups: age cohort (or age group) and generation. But the use of these terms in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Change, Age Groups, Age Differences
Arnold, Gail D. – 1984
Based on the 1979 Annual Housing Survey, the elderly--especially the rural elderly--are more likely than other groups to live in inadequate housing. Housing was defined as inadequate if it had one or more of the following flaws: incomplete plumbing facilities, incomplete kitchen facilities, leaking roof, holes in walls or ceilings, and exposed…
Descriptors: Demography, Differences, Economic Factors, Housing
Huddleston, Rich; Duran, Angela – 2000
Using a wide array of government data, this report examines the impact of the 1990s economy and other developments on the living standards of Arkansas's working families and their children. Information is provided on: (1) unemployment rates by geographic region, educational level, and race; (2) employment and average weekly earnings by industry…
Descriptors: Demography, Early Childhood Education, Economic Factors, Employed Parents
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Washington, DC. Economics and Statistics Administration. – 1995
Four briefs use data from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing to examine housing characteristics of reservation American Indian households. Forty-eight reservations with 500 or more American Indian households were compared to all households in the United States and to nonreservation American Indian households. Data revealed that: (1)…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, Census Figures, Demography, Disadvantaged
Jones, Lewis W.; Williamson, Handy, Jr. – 1975
Designed to illustrate the extent of disadvantage found in the state of Alabama between 1950 and the early 1970's, this statistical source book presents data (of use to policymakers, researchers, and the general public) on the following demographic indicators: (1) Families Below Poverty Level; (2) Per Capita Income; (3) Youth Dependency Ratio; (4)…
Descriptors: Demography, Dependents, Economically Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups
Head, Ronald B. – 1990
In 1990, a study was conducted at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to describe the PVCC service region in terms which would aid the college's strategic planning efforts. Specifically, the study was designed to provide descriptive statistical data on the service area, including population, construction, housing, transportation, education,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Construction Industry, Demography, Economic Factors
Bennett, Claudette E. – Current Population Reports, 1993
This report presents a statistical portrait of the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of the black population in the United States that is based primarily on the March 1992 Supplement to the Current Population Survey. Topics covered include: population growth; marital status; family type and distribution; the living arrangements of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Achievement, Black Employment, Black Family