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Download full textJoint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1980
The Human Resources and Demographics staff study for the Joint Economic Committee's Special Study on Economic Change presents demographic data to support the position that it will take a strong economy to enable the United States to utilize its human resources. Data are presented, in narrative format, on fertility, population, characteristics of…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Research, Employment Patterns, Human Capital
Orfield, Gary – 1986
For this report, the first of a series, the National School Desegregation Research Project obtained federal data for the 1984-85 school year, which show a substantial change in the racial composition of American's public schools since 1968, when data were first collected. The white majority is shrinking, due to a large decline in fertility and a…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Demography
National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc., Alexandria, VA. – 1985
Taken together, the contents of this document provide a picture of the Puerto Rican community, both on the mainland and on the island, in the mid-1980s. First, a brief overview of the Puerto Rican community is provided. Next, a demographic profile compares Puerto Ricans on the mainland with those on the island and both with the general U.S.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Demography, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Winrock International Livestock Research & Training Center. Morrilton, AR. – 1983
The four chapters of this analysis of world agriculture deal with production, consumption, and world trade. World food production and consumption continued to grow rapidly in the 1970's, but at a rate somewhat slower than in the 1960's. It is projected that for the 1990's consumption will increase faster than production in most of the world's…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agricultural Supplies, Agricultural Trends, Agriculture
Brown, George H.; And Others – 1981
Organized into 4 chapters, the report provides tabular data portraying the educational condition for about 12 million Hispanic Americans in the United States, and shows how Hispanics compare with the majority population on various measures of educational participation and achievement. Providing an overview of Hispanic Americans in the U.S.,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Cubans, Degrees (Academic)
Brown, George H.; And Others – 1980
Organized into 4 chapters, the report provides tabular data portraying the educational condition for about 12 million Hispanic Americans in the United States, and shows how Hispanics compare with the majority population on various measures of educational participation and achievement. Providing an overview of Hispanic Americans in the U.S.,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Cubans, Degrees (Academic)
