The results of research designed to measure black residential segregation outside the central cities (i.e., the suburbs) of ten areas of Michigan are reported. The census data suggest that while substantial migration of blacks into the suburbs occurred in several areas of Michigan during the 1960's, the suburban black population numbers remained…

Examines the relationship of professional status to the suburbanization of the following groups in the North Central region: (1) Whites; (2) Asian Americans; (3) American Indians; (4) Hispanic Americans; (5) and Blacks. Finds that 75 percent of White professionals live in suburbs compared to 58 percent of Asians and 25 percent of Blacks. (FMW)

Study of census figures for Pittsburgh between 1900 and 1920 reveals that World War I had only a small measurable effect on reducing occupational segregation of Black men and White men and residential segregation by race. The war had no effect on reducing occupational segregation of Black women and White women. (BJV)

The report assesses residential segregation of Asians, Blacks, and Native Americans, and the relationship between their SES and the degree of minority suburbanization. The following results were found: (1) SES and education level are related to residential segregation; (2) as suburbanization increases, segregation decreases; and (3) differences in…

This study presents quantitative evidence that the inability of blacks to pay for housing in white residential areas in Flint, Michigan is not the major cause of black residential segregation. The following questions are asked: (1) Has black residential segregation in Flint remained at a high level from 1950 to 1970? (2) Has the trend in black…