This article uses data from the Australian Censuses of 1976 and 2001 to measure the extent to which the children of school teachers participated in the middle class shift from public to non-government secondary schooling of the closing decades of the last century. It builds on recent work by Craig Campbell and Geoffrey Sherington on the history of…

This report presents estimates of the population for July 1, 1970, to 1982 for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the remainder of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Census counts for 1970 and 1980 are also shown for each of the areas. In addition, the report…

Poverty measurements based on geopolitical boundaries may not accurately reflect the concentration of poverty in a given area. Building upon the findings of the Study on Persistent Poverty in the South that identified 91 persistent poverty counties in Georgia, this article argues that a new unit of analysis is needed to understand the conditions…

Detailed information about discretionary income--how much money is available after day-to-day needs are met--is important for understanding how consumers spend their money. Business requires a precise definition of discretionary income to assess the market's size, growth, and demographic characteristics. Designed primarily for the marketing…

This paper examines various estimates of the Samoan population in the United States and assesses their relation to 1980 census data. Because Samoans were enumerated for the first time as a separate group, because there are no national records of Samoan births and deaths, and because there are no data on migration to the United States or movement…

This document presents a statistical overview of current demographic and socioeconomic data on Hispanics, as well as on major demographic changes during the last decade. Brief textual interpretations accompany each of 23 tables. In summary, the data show a fast-growing, young, active and diverse population closing some gaps in social and economic…

This document contains hearings on the oversight of the Census Bureau. The Hon. Robert Garcia (chairman of the subcommittee) presided. The statement of the Hon. Robert T. Matsui, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, indicated a concern regarding what definition should be used to reflect accurately the extent of poverty in…

This report presents in three charts, 12 text tables, and 17 detailed tables, school enrollment figures based on the results of the current population survey conducted in October 1970 by the Census Bureau. (Author/MLF)

Population figures from the 1960 census for rural nonreservation Indians in counties having at least 100 such Indians are listed by state and by county. Historical and economic sketches are provided for most groups. The purpose of the report is to identify Indian groups that have never received Federal attention, groups for whom Federal…

These 89 tables present total employment in Ohio (civilian and military) and in each of its 88 counties from 1940 to 1970 as tabulated by the Bureau of Census. Each table indicates the number employed and the percent of the total employed for 1940, 1950, 1960, and 1970 in the following industries: Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries; mining;…

The first of three phases to provide the Pennsylvania Public Television Network (PPTN) and its seven component stations with information and procedures for defining, estimating and characterizing audiences, as well as developing programs and assessing reactions to them, this study concentrated on establishing audience definitions. The basic…

By comparing changes in divorce rates of reform states with no-reform states, this study indicates that law changes have had little effect on increases in incidence of divorce in most states. Exceptions, such as California and Florida, should be tested with rival hypotheses pertinent to their special socioeconomic characteristics. (Author)

Analyzed census data to investigate the relative effects of the different demographic factors underlying the growth of the extreme aged population (those 85 years and older). Found declining mortality to be most responsible for the growth of this population since 1940. (Author/ABB)

Lists addresses, telephone numbers, and contact persons for each state data center plus those in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Describes available rural data and services (mostly free): informational assistance, computer tapes and printouts, maps, assistance using data, and information on new products. (NEC)

Presents advanced population counts, ranked by state, from the 1980 census for American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts. The total number enumerated (1,418,195) includes 1,361,869 American Indians; 42,149 Eskimos; and 14,177 Aleuts. It contrasts the 1970 Census figures and the 1979 Census report of Americans with American Indian ancestry. (SB)