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Kim, Hyung-Chan – International Migration Review, 1974
Analyses the following: (1) general trends of Korean Immigrants to the U.S. from 1959 to 1971, and, (2) ascribed characteristics of Koreans in America as reported in the 1970 census. (Author)
Descriptors: Demography, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Status, History
Jansen, Clifford J.; La Cavera, Lee R. – 1981
This fact book provides demographic, social, economic, and other statistical information of Italian immigrants in Canada. Based on the 1971 and 1976 censuses of Canada and on information from recent Italian and other Canadian sources, the fact book includes tables and figures on numbers of Italians in Canada by age, sex, and linguistic group;…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Satisfaction, Cultural Background, Demography
Ploch, Louis A. – 1984
Analysis of demographic characteristics of 411 recent inmigrants to Maine, as revealed in a random mail-back questionnaire sample of persons who exchanged an out-of-state driver's license for a Maine one during July-December of 1980 or 1983, indicated that trends and relationships noted in previous studies are continuing into the 1980s. Inmigrants…
Descriptors: Age, Demography, Educational Attainment, Family Size
Groves, Robert H.; McCormick, Robert W. – 1976
This study was designed to compare farm brothers who stayed in the rural areas of Ohio with urban brothers who migrated to large metropolitan areas of Ohio. The objectives were (1) to identify and compare selected characteristics of farm owners or operators who stayed on a farm in the Appalachian region of Ohio with selected characteristics of…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Research, Family Mobility, Farmers
Goldberg, Gertrude S.; Gordon, Edmund W. – IRCD Bulletin, 1968
This bulletin on the Puerto Rican migrant consists primarily of (1) a review of research which examines the social science literature dealing with the island background of the Puerto Rican immigrant as well as his life on "La Vida" which questions whether the family described by Lewis is representative of slum dwellers in urban San Juan…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Child Rearing
Jaffe, A. J.; Carleton, Zaida Carreras – 1974
This report separates Puerto Ricans into four major subgroups: those who were born on the mainland and live either in New York City, or elsewhere in the United States, and those who were born in Puerto Rico and live either in New York City, or elsewhere in the United States. The report places considerable emphasis on those born on the mainland. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Birth Rate, Demography, Economic Factors
Reder, Stephen; Edmonston, Barry – 2000
Anticipated demographic changes in the United States adult population in the decade between the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) of 1992 and the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), which is scheduled for 2002, were reviewed. Next, the implications of those changes for the NALS and NAAL were analyzed. The analysis focused on births,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Role, Aging (Individuals)