Future school sites are projected for Saginaw, Michigan, through 1980. The projections are based on the following factors--(1) number of students presently enrolled, (2) how students will be grouped within residential areas, and (3) how students will be grouped within schools. Total population trends, school census data, and public school…

The three papers in this publication discuss American Indians in Montana. "Indian Poverty in Montana: Findings of the 1960 Census" examines data pertaining to the Indians' economic background. Income data, derived from 25 percent of the population, reports income received in 1959 from: (1) wages, salaries, commissions, and tips; (2)…

Traditionally, the most commonly used methods of forecasting school enrollments have been those that looked to the past for a picture of the future. In restricting the forecaster to projections of past trends, the "percentage survival" technique ignores a host of current trends implicit in a changing society. A second problem with most…

This document reports the results of the fall 1972 racial census at the University of Maryland. Only new freshmen, transfer students, and readmitted students filled out the racial census cards. All returning students constituted the data base of the student body. By adding new and deleting old racial census cards, counts could be made. Results of…

A summary of information obtained from special runs of the 1970 U.S. Census of Population computer summary tapes is reported. This information includes, for each Census County Division within each Oregon county, population by racial group, family income distribution of racial groups, and poverty statistics. The original impetus for compilation of…

The author states that projection of future populations is not feasible because the chief factor in the computations, the birth rate, cannot be predicted with certainty. The paper discusses some national implications, and also suggests that census data by school district can be useful in improving formulas for distribution of federal and State…

Data on a variety of social and economic characteristics for persons and families of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and other Spanish origins and comparative data for the total white and Negro population are presented in this report. Tables contain information concerning population size, income, employment, education, and the family. It was determined…

Diminishing financial resources have decreased the availability of individual counseling and instructional services. It therefore becomes more critical to accurately identify those students most likely to need specialized treatment. The model presented here is designed to extend various socio-psychological concepts based on environmental cause…

The report of the American Indian Policy Review Commission underscores the lack of uniform definitions of American Indians or of accurate statistical information on them. It recommends new procedures for the 1980 census and consideration of a special 1985 census for this population. (MF)

Data are presented from research on women's work in a Northern Nigerian city in which Muslim women are kept in seclusion. Focus is on errors in survey design, administration, and analysis, which occur when biased techniques are used to measure women's work and income-producing activities. (Author/SK)

Analyzes the self-report questions on language and ethnicity used in population censuses. Attempts to show the methodological consequences of specific question phrasings for the measurement of language maintenance and shift and of ethnic group maintenance and assimilation. Supports the analysis with examples from U.S. and Canadian censuses. (SED)

Addresses problems confronting documents librarians which result from current federal policies for the publishing of information: the first set includes delay in publication, radically diminished content when a current title is compared to earlier edition, actual cancellation of long-standing titles; the second, increased use of information…

Large-scale databases are an underutilized source of data for secondary analysis by researchers. Major government and private databases available to the public, the types of agencies developing them, and how to obtain and utilize them are described. A catalogue of 20 databases, their characteristics and sources is included. (BS)

Census projections, broken down according to age groups, reveal that the school age population for ages 5-9 bottomed out in 1982 and is now increasing; ages 10-13 will bottom out in 1986; and ages 14-17 will bottom out in 1990. School districts should prepare accordingly for increases in elementary enrollment. (TE)

Using 2000 U.S. Census data, this report compares the situation of children in American Samoa to children's situations in neighboring territories and the nation overall. Between 1999-2000, the number of children in American Samoa increased 24 percent, while the increase was only 14 percent nationwide during the past decade. In 2000, 45 percent of…