This population profile summarizes the wide range of demographic and socio-economic data collected from the Current Population Survey during 1984 and 1985. The report contains information on the following areas: National Population Trends; National Population Projections; Fertility; State Population Trends; The Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan…

More than two-thirds of New Mexico's population live in places classified as urban by the Bureau of the Census. The state remained rural longer than did the United States as a whole, but by 1970 the proportion of the total population living in urban areas in New Mexico had increased to 69.8%, not much below the national percentage of 73.5.…

This document contains output from a computerized bibliographic database. This issue is divided into four parts. Part I consists of titles that address various aspects of population education and is arranged by country in the first section, and general materials in the second section. Part II presents knowledge base information and consists of…

The Task Force attempted to answer the following questions: What is occupational therapy? What is an occupational therapist? How can we best organize and structure ourselves during the next three years so that we can operationalize the objectives derived from this report on target populations? (JA)

A look at a study funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development which is attempting to demonstrate that imaginative applications of telecommunications will enable business units'' to operate effectively over wide distances and thus prevent migrations from rural areas. (Author/AK)

Explores whether sampling is better than head count for census taking and if there is a genuine undercount distinct from "floating" populations. Discusses whether the census should accommodate the various interests who have addressed the question of the quality of enumeration, as well as the larger responsibilities of demographers for…

Considers state population counts, congressional apportionment, and how much deviation from "one man, one vote" can be tolerated in census counting. Also presents and discusses the results of an exercise using the methods of Equal Proportions and Major Fractions as applied to apportionment population data for the U.S. states for 1990 and…

Three field studies compared helping behavior across a sample of 24 small, medium and large cities across the United States. The relationship of helping to statistics reflecting the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of these communities was then examined. The strongest predictors of city differences in helping were population size,…

In 1845 a battle between the Crows and the Small Robes (Piegans) severely diminished the population of the latter. (JC)

Using Canadian census tract data, the relationship between population density and social pathology is explored. When effects of income and national origin have been removed building type is found to be a significant predictor of variation in social allowance and delinquency. It is argued that the number of individuals per unit space is less…

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…

This paper uses 1980 Census data to assess the patterns of population redistribution and migration of Asian Americans. Analyzing migration flows, it argues that Asian Americans who immigrated to the United States before 1975 followed a national trend of regional population shift from the Northeast and the North Central to the West and South.…

Thirty-nine tables on the economic and social trends from 1950-67 in the Ozark Gateway District are presented in this report. This four-county area in Southwest Missouri was dormant for over 10 years, with limited population growth, low levels of productivity, and low incomes. It was operating below its potential level of general business activity…

Collected through national surveys and from secondary sources, this publication provides information on the geographic distribution of the following selected health personnel: (1) pharmacists, (2) registered nurses, (3) dentists, (4) physicians, (5) podiatrists, and (6) veterinarians. Data are presented in tables reflecting selected health…

Presents the results of a study which examined the existence of regional groupings of states. The study used a Q-factor analysis of 84 socioeconomic, political, and policy variables taken primarily from the 1960 and 1980 census data. Analysis of the 1980 data revealed five categories: Southern, Northeast Industrial, Midwest Industrial, Plains, and…