This document is an information paper prepared for the Senate Special Committee on Aging which analyzes 1980 census data on living conditions of older Americans. The analysis provides the following conclusions: (1) older women are more likely to be poor, widowed, and living alone than are older men; (3) labor force participation and median income…

Examined effects of spatial concentration of Puerto Ricans on the likelihood of high school attrition among Puerto Rican adolescents. Using census data, found that neighborhoods with very high concentrations of Puerto Ricans did significantly increase the risk of high school attrition among adolescent Puerto Ricans regardless of family background…

A phone survey of 1,007 male and female college students revealed that 1.1 percent of the women and 0.2 percent of the men were bulimic according to the revised (DSM IIIR) diagnostic criteria. At 2.2. percent, bulimia was most prevalent among undergraduate women living in group housing on campus. (Author/BJV)

Examines living arrangements as both an outcome of previous lifestyle, and as an antecedent for other events. Findings indicate that despite their much lower incomes, not-presently-married women live in housing of considerably higher quality than do men in comparable marital statuses and living arrangements. (Author)

Reports on the results of applying a multivariate regression model of living arrangement choices to census data on the 1970 U.S. population of nonmarried, nonparenting adults. The central finding was that no special role for the elderly in living arrangement choices existed. (Author)

This report consolidates U.S. Census information from 1900-2000 to illustrate population changes over the 20th century. The population more than tripled, from 76 million in 1900 to 281 million in 2000. It grew increasingly metropolitan each decade. In 1900, half of the population was under 22.9 years old. By 2000, half of the population was over…

The perceived occupational goal blocks of 614 employed young adults from five Southern States were examined in 1972 and compared with goal deflection data derived from the same sample in 1966. Respondents were asked to rate 10 goal block items on a 1 to 4 scale. These 10 items were ranked according to total scores and percents of possible high…

This report presents statistics on the Negro population, cross-classified by various social and economic characteristics for the U. S., regions, selected States, standard metropolitan statistical areas, and cities. Selected housing characteristics also are given. The data are based on the 1970 Census of Population and Housing. The text of the…

The purpose of this paper was to analyze the place of residence projections and attainments of selected Louisiana rural youth and to ascertain the nature of racial and sexual differences. More specifically, the objective was to replicate selected residential projections in a study of Texas rural youth and to extend the analysis to subsequent place…

Reviews research from the 1990s on leaving-home trends in the United States. Found a correlation between the leaving-home process in early adulthood and changes in the core nuclear family. Relationships between parents and children shape the launch from home, whereas those between men and women shape the destinations. (RJM)

Drawing on census data from 1975 to 1994, reports on the leaving-home behavior of youth in France. Findings indicate that French youth tend to leave the parental home increasingly later, mainly due to unemployment. But the impact of unemployment varied according to the young person's sex and residential situation. (RJM)

Living independently before marriage is part of a broader pattern of family and demographic change characterizing modern societies since World War II. This study examined expectations about premarital residential independence among young adults. Data were obtained from 28,240 high school seniors who participated in the High School and Beyond study…

Questionnaires concerning opinions regarding racial integration, busing, and ability grouping were solicited in Spring, 1968, just prior to total desegregation of the Berkeley schools, from 337 Berkeley, California elementary school teachers and from the parents of over 8,000 elementary school pupils. Analyses of the results indicated that: (1)…