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Peer reviewedSkerry, Peter – Brookings Review, 1996
Discusses how the federal government collects and publishes ethnic and racial data and the problems and potential consequences inherent in revising ethnic and racial categories for census taking purposes. Problems stemming from racial self-identification and minority leadership backlash are explored, as well as the implications for American group…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Collection, Demography, Ethnic Groups
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Continuing Education. – 1980
This packet is designed to aid teachers of Adult Basic Education Programs conduct census education/participation programs. The objective is to rectify the census undercount problem, especially among minorities. The document is presented in five chapters. Chapter I focuses on the census in perspective. Chapter II discusses the 1980 census and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Census Figures, Data Analysis
Download full textWaggoner, Dorothy, Ed. – Numbers and Needs, 1992
This document consists of the first 10 issues of a newsletter devoted to statistical information on the status of minorities (particularly linguistic minorities) in the United States based on excerpts and interpretations of data from the 1990 Census of Population. Information from other sources, such as the National Center for Education Statistics…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Census Figures
Mellor, Earl F. – 1975
This document represents a comprehensive annotated reference to many sources of data on four racial and ethnic minority groups, namely: blacks, persons of Spanish ancestry, minority races other than Negro (American Indians, Japanese, Chinese, Filipinos, Hawaiians, Eskimos, and Aleuts), and ethnic groups other than persons of Spanish ancestry. The…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Census Figures, Data Collection
Maryland State Dept. of Education. Baltimore. Div. of Planning, Results and Information Management. – 1997
This report presents the December 1, 1996 special education data collected annually by the State of Maryland as part of the its Special Services Information System. Information is compiled on special education students ages 3-21 in all 24 local education agencies and state operated programs. Definitions of key terms used to classify student…
Descriptors: Age, Census Figures, Children, Data Collection
Henry, Stephan A. – 1995
The School District Data Book (SDDB) of the National Center for Education Statistics contains data on over 15,000 local education agencies (LEAs) that make it possible to compare data aggregated at district, county, state, and national levels on hundreds of variables. The SDDB was used to examine differences between the Topeka (Kansas) public…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Children, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection
Maryland State Dept. of Education. Baltimore. Div. of Planning, Results and Information Management. – 1999
This report presents the December 1, 1997, special education data collected annually by the State of Maryland as part of the its Special Services Information System. Information is compiled on special education students between the ages of 3 and 21 in all 24 local education agencies and state operated programs. Definitions of key terms used to…
Descriptors: Age, Census Figures, Children, Data Collection
Foundation for Change, Inc., New York, NY. – 1975
Salient facts about white control and minority oppression are provided for major areas such as the economy, health, housing, education, the media, government, and the census. Economic data on white control cover topics such as wealth, the stock exchange, businesses, banks, union control and membership, and others. Data per training to minority…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Controlled Environment, Data Analysis, Data Collection
