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Peer reviewedFrey, William H. – Gerontologist, 1995
Examines how 1990 state elderly populations have been affected by "new elderly births" (a state's population, ages 55-59 in 1985, which survived to ages 60-64 in 1990) as well as by migration components. During the 1985-90 period, elderly births exerted a greater impact than migration on elderly gains and demographic composition for all…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Asian Americans, Blacks, Demography
Peer reviewedSandefur, Gary D.; Jeon, Jiwon – International Migration Review, 1991
Analyzes census data from 1960, 1970, and 1980. Finds that the rates of interstate migration of all minority groups moved closer to or surpassed those of Whites by the 1975-80 period. (DM)
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Census Figures
Passel, Jeffrey S.; Edmonston, Barry – 1992
This paper traces the evolution of immigration to the United States during the 20th century with an emphasis on the racial and ethnic composition of the immigration flow. The changing generational composition of the country's population is described from 1850 through 1990. A new population projection/estimation methodology is employed to measure…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Estimation (Mathematics), Ethnic Groups
