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Jocson, Korina M.; Thorne-Wallington, Elizabeth – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background: Literacy-rich environments (LREs) reflect characteristics such as abundance of materials, daily literacy routine, and layout conducive for reading and writing. Shifting from previous conceptualizations, LREs are not confined to schools but are ubiquitous in formal and informal educational settings; they include libraries, museums,…
Descriptors: Maps, Literacy, Environment, Metropolitan Areas
National Center for Health Statistics (DHEW/PHS), Hyattsville, MD. – 1971
Collected through national surveys and from secondary sources, this publication provides information on the geographic distribution of the following selected health personnel: (1) pharmacists, (2) registered nurses, (3) dentists, (4) physicians, (5) podiatrists, and (6) veterinarians. Data are presented in tables reflecting selected health…
Descriptors: Directories, Geographic Distribution, Health Personnel, Income
Reiman, Robert E.; Lovingood, Paul E., Jr. – 1989
The major towns and cities of the Southern Highlands are sometimes not categorized as "Appalachian," yet they have considerable impact on the character of the region. This study examines the distribution of selected human activities and quality of life variables in 156 counties in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North…
Descriptors: Appalachian Studies, Business, College Graduates, Colleges
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1988
The Hispanic American elderly represent an ever growing share of America's older population. This report provides statistical information about the older Hispanic American population in the following areas: (1) demography; (2) composition; (3) geographical distribution; (4) population projections; (5) income; (6) poverty, including poverty among…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Employment Level, Geographic Distribution
Rumbaut, Ruben G. – 1996
This paper seeks to make sense of the new diversity in the United States, with a focus on immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean. Some key facts and figures about contemporary immigrants are presented, looking at their patterns of settlement and comparing their distinctive social and economic characteristics to major U.S. racial-ethnic…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
Saenz, Rogelio – 1996
This paper examines the demographic and socioeconomic patterns of 7 Mexican-origin and U.S.-born subgroups living in 13 midwestern states in 1990. Mexican-born immigrants are categorized into five subgroups based on the period of U.S. entry: pre-1965, 1965-74, 1975-81, 1982-86, and 1987-90. U.S.-born Mexican Americans (as well as those born abroad…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Demography, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education
Banks, Vera J.; Mills, Karen M. – Current Population Reports, 1983
According to estimates prepared by the Bureau of the Census and the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the 1982 farm population of 5,620,000, or 2.4% of the national population, continued a long downward trend. About 45% of farm residents lived in the North Central region, 35% in the South, 13% in the West,…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Agricultural Personnel, Birth Rate, Census Figures