Examines characteristics of the residential movement of a sample of individual black households in both segregated and integrated neighborhoods in twelve large cities of the northern and western United States, reporting analyses of the process of adjustment to a new environment the "mover-stayer" concept, and the integration status of a migrant's…

The status of the rural-urban variable (place of residence and its associated variables; occupation; and sociocultural influences) is examined for a sample of western Illinois household heads. (NQ)

A study was conducted to differentiate by cities and towns the various demographic characteristics of students that Dutchess Community College (DCC) was receiving from its major service area, Dutchess County, in order to ascertain if DCC was receiving its expected share of students from these cities and towns. All the students enrolling at DCC…

The following papers are collected in this anthology of research on East-West international migration: (1) "International Migration and Pacific Basin Development" (James T. Fawcett and Benjamin V. Carino); (2) "The Global Picture of Contemporary Immigration Patterns" (Mary M. Kritz); (3) "One Field, Many Views: Competing…

Executives on the move are not the only groups interested in incorporating school enrollment into their decisions about housing choices. This paper examines this question and three others involving (1) types of families considering school enrollment in making housing decisions; (2) the criteria entering into parents' decisions; and (3) the…

To investigate correlates of fear of crime and physical mobility among physically vulnerable older adults, 42 community dwelling older adults twice completed a battery of tests, with 1 year intervening. The tests included Functional Health Status, Perceived Health Status, Sense of Mastery, Leave of Residence, and Fear of Crime. Crime statistics…

Crowded household conditions have a small adverse effect on the physical and intellectual development of children. Parental health and socioeconomic status are found to be more momentous in child health and development. (Author/DE)

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, focuses on the demographic changes in the City of New York and expressly tries to point out some of the areas relevant to integration and its applicability in New York City over the next 10 to 20 years. (Author/JM)

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, summarizes extensive studies of changing minority residential patterns in metropolitan Washington and less extensive studies of other groups; the prospects for future desegregation and for using the growing economic potential of minority families…

This report of racial discrimination in housing throughout the United States measures the nature and extent of discrimination against blacks in both the sales and rental housing market. The report is based upon the findings of 300 whites and 300 blacks, working in matched pairs, who shopped for housing advertised in the newspapers of forty…

Although the United States has been described as a nation of homeowners, homeownership is not uniformly distributed across population groups. The migration of individuals to Houston, Texas, has intensified the competition for decent housing in that city. The rapid population growth has also accelerated the competition between lower and…

This report presents a set of tested procedures designed to yield current estimates of housing demand potential among black and Spanish speaking minority groups in United States metropolitan housing market areas during periods between Federal censuses. To produce estimates for the black homeseeker market, the analyst first "ages" the black…

UNDER PRESSURE FROM CORE, THE BERKELEY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS ESTABLISHED A CITIZENS' COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE AND PRESENT FACTS REGARDING THE EXTENT AND THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL DE FACTO SEGREGATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HOUSING PATTERN AND THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THE SCHOOLS HAD RESULTED IN THE ENROLLMENT OF 79 PERCENT OF THE…

Institutional research on enrollment at New Mexico State University looks at enrollment status, geographic origin, legal residence, minority background, and level of students. Data is submitted by each institution to the Board of Educational Finance each fall. The statistics are taken from summary data. (Author/KE)