The bulletin provides data on New Mexico's population. Information is given on population size, distribution, and composition; topography and climate; urban and rural population changes; racial and ethnic characteristics; age and sex composition; fertility and mortality; population mobility; nativity; income; marital status; and education. A brief…

The efforts of the Rural Affairs Study Commission (RASC) were based on the General Assembly's policy that, where feasible, state programs should be operated in such a manner as to encourage orderly population growth in nonmetropolitan areas so that a rural-urban balance could be obtained. Topics discussed relevant to the Human Services Policy are…

Defines handicapped persons according to recent legislation, estimates the incidence of handicaps in the United States' population by disability area, and discusses the opportunities needed and the barriers to be removed in order to best facilitate the participation of handicapped persons in the labor market and in society. (BM)

Examines the theory that a high concentration of Black people in a given population will create negative racial attitudes within that population. A research study finds that this relationship holds only for southern respondents. Outside the South, racial attitudes appear to be largely insensitive to racial concentration. (Author/AV)

Presents a general introduction to the past, present, and future of the Koreans of America. Focuses on immigration rates and distribution, social and economic characteristics, news media, religion, and social relations with other ethnic and racial groups. Offers recommendations for Koreans' survival and success as a racial minority. (KH)

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…

Describes the rapid changes occurring in the age and educational distribution of most societies and the resulting mismatching of human resources to the existing needs within the societal structure. Discusses ways society might alter the educational distribution to better conform to societal needs. (Author/DN)

Compares and contrasts different models of the relationship between integration levels and the varying racial composition of areas within the State of North Carolina using data collected in 1967-68. (JM)

Demonstrates that schools and other social institutions existing in inner city neighborhoods encounter a level of difficulty which even at its lowest point is sufficient to prevent them from operating successfully. (JM)

Presents three lessons which demonstrate to junior high students in geography courses that knowledge of "where things are happening" is essential to an understanding of global issues. Students use the basic tools of geography to examine population distribution, world resources, and the water crisis. (RM)

Migration data suggest an evolutionary process in which central cities attract high status migrants when cities are relatively small, attract migrants less as they grow, and then again become attractive. Large northern cities may currently be in the middle stage. (Author/MJL)

Analysis of U.S. census data provides evidence that decreased labor force participation of older people, 1980 to 1970, was due to the disproportionate growth in numbers of persons aged 65 or older and the growing economic dominance of industries that provide relatively few opportunities for older people's participation. (Author)