This report documents information concerning the money income of persons 14 years and older in the United States during 1975. "Money income" is defined as income received before tax and other deductions. The report does not include sources of non-money income such as food stamps, health benefits, and subsidized housing. The questionnaire…

This brief presents some U.S. Census figures on poverty and employment patterns for 1999. The percentage of U.S. citizens living in poverty declined to 11.8 percent in 1999, the lowest poverty rate since 1979, as poverty rates for people aged 65 and over, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and people living in the South fell to all-time lows.…

This report provides a portrait of women in the United States and highlights comparisons with men at the national level. It is part of the Census 2000 Special Reports series that presents several demographic, social, and economic characteristics collected from Census 2000. The data contained in this report are based on the samples of households…

Data from the 1990 U.S. Census on the effect of admission criteria on immigrant earnings profiles found that nonoccupation-based immigration, usually family-based, was associated with lower entry earnings but higher earnings growth than occupation-based immigration. Earnings became nearly equal after 11 to 18 years. (SLD)

These highlights include information on the immigration and population, educational characteristics, employment characteristics, poverty characteristics, family characteristics, and income of Japanese Americans, Chinese Americans, Philipino Americans, Korean Americans, and Hawaiians from the 1970 census. (JM)

Tests a crucial assumption in the debate between those who advocate ghetto development and those who advocate ghetto dispersal: that the suburban jobs held by urban poverty-area residents are economically superior to the jobs held by those who both live and work in the poverty area. An analysis of data from the 1970 Census Employment Survey finds…

This report provides a portrait of the Asian population in the United States and discusses the eleven largest detailed Asian groups at the national level. It is part of the Census 2000 Special Reports series that presents several demographic, social, and economic characteristics collected from Census 2000. The Asian population is not homogeneous.…

An analysis of the socioeconomic profiles of blacks residing in the central cities and the urban fringes of 213 urbanized areas during 1960. Uses data from the 1960 U. S. Census of Population and Housing, 1/10,000 national sample. (JM)

Summarized from a report "Health Problems of the Navajo Area and Suggested Interventions," this article discusses the death rate among Navajos as compared with the general population of the U.S., the geographic location of the Navajo nation, geographic and political factors effecting health care delivery, income, and employment. (JM)

This article analyzes employment data from the U.S. census (1960 to 1990) using the Holland classification. The census data are organized according to category of occupation, occupational level, gender, and income. The results indicate that the distributions of employment are similar from 1960 to 1990 despite some major shifts within several…

This booklet briefly profiles the U.S. population and the changes it has undergone since the 1970 census. It focuses on population growth, migration, changes in the racial composition, male and female employment, income levels, poverty, and home ownership. Graphs are used throughout to identify changes from the 1970 census. Findings indicate that…

Analyzes the economic and employment status of the Negro, Spanish-American, Oriental American and Indian minority groups, focusing on the general income and occupational status of urban minorities; age, region, education, marital status, and income differences between minority urban males; and, the economic status of urban females. (JM)

Focuses on two problem areas: first, technical problems relating to the data used in the study; and second, analytical problems relating to the interpretation of the results. (Author/JM)

The gains of economic recovery have been unevenly distributed to benefit the rich much more than the poor. According to Census Bureau data, poverty, especially among children, is significantly higher than five years ago. Poverty has worsened despite decreased unemployment because of widening gaps between rich and poor. Even modest changes in…