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Mann, Evelyn; And Others – 1982
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…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Kivett, Vira R.; Learner, R. Max – Gerontologist, 1982
Results showed no significant difference in the morale scores of older rural adults living with children (N=97) and those in other arrangements (N=243) when health was controlled. However, more than twice as much variance in morale scores could be explained for parents in child-shared housing as for other parents. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Extended Family, Family Relationship
Courant, Paul N.; Yinger, John – 1975
Economists have studied the effects of racial prejudice on urban residential structure using a set of models that focus on conditions at the border between the black and white areas. This paper reviews the theoretical literature on these border models and investigates their generality. Section 1 considers the border model developed by Bailey in…
Descriptors: Black Housing, Comparative Analysis, Housing, Housing Discrimination
Grube, Karl William – 1973
This study attempted to: (1) develop research criteria and statistically valid analyses; (2) measure the economic influences of well-developed and undeveloped elementary school sites, large open space and small, or limited space school sites, on the market sale prices of comparable single-family residential housing units in matched pairs of urban…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Assessed Valuation, Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors
de Torres, Juan – 1968
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…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Economic Factors
Ramsey, Ralph J.; Warner, Paul D. – 1974
Providing information by counties, grouped according to Extension Areas and Area Development Districts, this data book is designed as an aid to identification of Kentucky problems. Included are definitions of terms, explanations of comparability of 1960 and 1970 figures, suggested uses, and exemplary uses. Tables provide 1960 and 1970 figures on:…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Agriculture, Comparative Analysis, Crime
DENTLER, ROBERT A.; WARSHAUER, MARY ELLEN
ANALYSIS OF THE ETHNIC COMPOSITION AND POPULATION MOVEMENTS OF BUFFALO SHOW THAT IT IS A DEMOGRAPHICALLY DECLINING AND HIGHLY SEGREGATED CITY. FOR ANALYTICAL PURPOSES, THE CITY IS DIVIDED INTO THREE MAJOR AREAS--(1) AREA I, HIGH PERCENTAGE NEGRO, (2) AREA II, MIXED POPULATION, AND (3) AREA III, HIGH PERCENTAGE WHITE. SINCE SUBURBS AND A HIGH…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Population Trends, Black Teachers, Comparative Analysis
Berent, Jerzy – 1983
This survey analysis compares fertility levels in the United States and European countries, discusses socioeconomic influences in ultimate expected family size, and examines birth rate trends. The average number of ultimately expected children varies from 2.13 children per woman in Bulgaria to 2.80 in Spain. Eighty to 90 percent of U.S. and…
Descriptors: Age, Birth Rate, Comparative Analysis, Demography
Pearce, Diana – 1980
A research project was conducted based on the hypothesis that metropolitan school desegregation, by removing white enclaves in the schools, has an effect on the way housing choices are made and results in lower levels of housing segregation. By comparing seven pairs of cities that are otherwise similar (in terms of size, region, minority…
Descriptors: Advertising, Comparative Analysis, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Plans