Reported were estimates of hearing levels of noninstitutionalized children aged 6 to 11 years in the United States in relation to their demographic and socioeconomic background. Findings are results of individual monaural pure-tone air-conduction audiometric tests, conducted as part of the Health Examination Survey of 1963-65. In the survey 7,119…

The results of a 1976 study of American whites' attitudes toward racial integration of blacks into U.S. society are reported. Improvement in racial attitudes, and the continuities and discontinuities in the rate of improvement are discussed. Some of the causes for the trends observed are examined. (Author/GC)

This report was prepared jointly by the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is one of a series about the social and economic conditions of Negroes in the United States, and brings together the statistics available for the period between 1960 and 1970. During the 1960's Negroes continued to make substantial economic and…

Socioeconomic data are presented for the Black population from the 1980 census for the United States as a whole, for regions, divisions, states, selected counties, and places. Data are shown for counties and places with 50,000 or more Blacks, places of 1,000 or more total population with a Black population of 50 percent or more, and all counties…

This publication of advance data from the March 1973 Current Population Survey relates to consumer income: characteristics of the low-income population, 1972. About 24.5 million were below the low-income level in 1972, this figure being 1.1 million or 4.3 percent below the 1971 figure. The number of low-income whites declined by about 9 percent in…

Using 1970 Federal Census data, this paper analyzes selected characteristics of the black population in Alabama, focusing on the following categories: (1) blacks in Alabama counties; (2) urban and rural blacks; and (3) blacks in Alabama by sex and age. Special emphasis is placed on producing and interpreting data by which postsecondary education…

Prepared as a backup resource document to the three-volume study of the socioeconomic characteristics of the ethnic minorities, this report presents data on the socioeconomic characteristics of the ethnic minorities in each of the 10 HEW regions. Data on over 20 major economic and social indices were accumulated for the major subgroups in each…

This report examines patterns of poverty using seven different measures: average monthly poverty, episodic poverty, chronic poverty, annual poverty, poverty spells, poverty entry rates, and poverty exit rates. Data come from the 1996 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and reflect the dynamics of poverty from 1996-1999.…

This report presents mid 1978 data from a city wide, bilingual opinion and information survey of residents of low income neighborhoods of the District of Columbia. Among the key findings presented are the following: (1) the typical survey respondent was black or Latin, 25-44 years of age, married with a family of four, had a high school education…

DATA ON WHITE AND NONWHITE POVERTY IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS ARE SURVEYED AND COMPARED IN THIS ARTICLE. IN SEVERAL SECTIONS POVERTY STATUS AND RACE, AGE, AND METROPOLITAN OR NONMETROPOLITAN RESIDENCE ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO URBAN PROBLEMS, POPULATION TRENDS, PLACE OF RESIDENCE, AND DIFFERENCES IN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN AND SUBURBAN…

In this paper, trends in the occupational mobility of black and white men are compared. Emphasis was placed upon the effects of occupational origins on the changing occupation distributions of blacks and whites and with the possibility of convergence between the occupational mobility of blacks and whites. It was found that there has been some…

Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of populations resident in the 200 larger school districts in the State of Washington are delineated in this second in a series of three reports. This report is designed to furnish detailed demographic aspects of such data for the State educational programs. To implement this objective, tabular…

This paper focuses on health status and medical service utilization among three subgroups of the elderly population: the poor, the black, and the rural elderly. Economic and demographic characteristics of the elderly are discussed. Available evidence is examined on the relationship between these characteristics and health status to determine…

This report deals with the question of racial equality, and attempts to present a balanced view of recent trends. The method of the report is to present indicator data for both blacks and whites over the period 1960 to 1968, relating to measurable social and economic matters. The data address such issues as: (1) comparisons of the levels of…

"Population Profiles, Vol. 3" contains modifications which were made in order to update the second volume in this trilogy. Adjustments were also made when research revealed major 1970 census report inaccuracies. Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the populations resident in 114 smaller school districts in Washington State…