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Spratley, Ernell; Drabek, John – 1985
Descriptions of the number and distributions of minority physicians, dentists, and pharmacists within certain geographically and demographically defined areas are provided. Data from the Bureau of the Census for the 1980 Decennial Census were used in examining distribution patterns of minority and non-minority practitioners by geographic region,…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Dentists, Employment Patterns, Ethnic Distribution
Kochhar, Rakesh – 2003
This report documents labor market trends among Hispanics since the end of 2000, a period of recession and slow recovery, comparing their experiences with those of non-Hispanics and detailing changes by industry, occupation, region, and other economic and demographic attributes. Data come from the Current Population Survey. Hispanic employment was…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Employment Patterns, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants
New York City Employment Training and Planning Council, NY. – 1976
This report was prepared for inclusion in New York City's application for a CETA (Comprehensive Employment Training Act) Title III program for persons with limited English speaking ability. Utilizing data from the 1970 national census, information is given on the racial/linguistic background of New York City residents compared to the United States…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Employment, Employment Patterns, Ethnic Distribution

Gwartney, James; Chang, John – Negro Educational Review, 1973
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)
Descriptors: Bias, Census Figures, Economic Research, Employment Patterns

Killingsworth, Mark R. – Negro Educational Review, 1973
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)
Descriptors: Bias, Census Figures, Economic Research, Employment Patterns

Dowdall, George W. – Social Problems, 1974
1960 and 1970 census data on 179 urbanized areas are analyzed in a search for changes over time using five measures of white status--a summary index of the occupational status of employed males the percent of employed males in higher status occupations, the percent of families with income of 10,000 dollars or more, the percent of families with…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Economic Opportunities, Employment Patterns
National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC. – 1998
This document consists of four separately-published fact sheets providing information, derived from U.S. government sources, about the condition of Hispanics in the United States. The first, "Hispanic Children, Poverty, and Federal Assistance Programs," describes the status of Hispanic American children and the federal programs designed…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Children, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
HIESTAND, DALE L. – 1967
THIS REPORT PROVIDES FACTUAL BACKGROUND ON WHITE-COLLAR EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS FOR MINORITIES AND OTHERS, PARTICULARLY NEGROES AND PUERTO RICANS, IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN, REGARDLESS OF MINORITY GROUP MEMBERSHIP. PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION ARE THE 1960 CENSUS OF POPULATION AND THE 1966…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Census Figures, Education, Employed Women

Frey, William H. – Urban Studies, 1993
Evaluates three broad dimensions of new urban-growth and urban-decline patterns in the United States on the basis of results from the 1990 census. These dimensions involve new patterns of urbanization, the expanded growth of the nation's minority populations, and the continued spread of population and jobs outward from central cities. (GLR)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Economic Climate, Employment Patterns
Beam, Randal A. – 1986
Data were extracted from the public use samples of the 1970 and 1980 United States censuses in order to (1) determine how successful the American media have been in hiring more racial minorities and women, (2) evaluate how changes in the media labor force correlate with changes in the nature of the news and information that the news media produce,…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Employment Patterns

Muschkin, Clara G. – International Migration Review, 1993
Explores the individual-level relationship of return migrant status to employment outcomes, taking into account local and regional factors such as the Puerto Rican level of employment. Findings using 1970 and 1980 Census data support a negative influence of return migrant status. Mediating factors are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Economic Factors, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
Food Research and Action Center, Washington, DC. – 1987
Poverty data released by the U. S. Census Bureau indicates no significant progress toward reducing the poverty rate during a period of economic recovery. The 1986 poverty rate of 13.6 percent remains significantly higher than anytime in the 1970s. Minority group children represent the largest age group of the poverty population. The sluggish…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Blacks, Business Cycles, Census Figures
Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Santiago, Carlos – 1994
This report shows that the face of the Puerto Rican population in the United States has changed dramatically in recent years. The analysis is based largely on data from the 1980 and 1990 Censuses of Population, but it is supplemented by other sources. The number of Puerto Ricans in the United States has increased from close to 2 million in 1980 to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Census Figures, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment

Eggebeen, David J.; Lichter, Daniel T. – American Sociological Review, 1991
Links between family structure and the changing poverty of 231,996 U.S. children are examined using child records from 1960, 1970, and 1980 Public Use Microdata samples and the 1988 March Current Population Survey. Results suggest that child poverty and racial inequality cannot be separated from changing family structure. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Census Figures, Children, Demography
Glick, Paul C., Ed. – 1975
Statistics on population growth, social characteristics, population distribution, employment and income, and ethnic groups are presented in this report. Among the highlights of the report are the following findings: the population grew by three-fourths of one percent during 1974, a slightly higher rate than 1973 but substantially lower than the…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Blacks, Census Figures, Demography
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