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Huguet, Nathalie; Kaplan, Mark S.; McFarland, Bentson H. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2012
Little is known about the factors associated with undetermined death classifications among African Americans. In this study, the rates of undetermined deaths were assessed, the prevalence of missing information was estimated, and whether the circumstances preceding death differ by race were examined. Data were derived from the 2005-2008 National…
Descriptors: Evidence, African Americans, Race, Substance Abuse
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Sorkin, Dara H.; Billimek, John – Health Education & Behavior, 2012
Objectives: To examine racial/ethnic differences in the dietary behaviors of overweight or obese adults using the 2007 California Health Interview Survey. Method: Data were obtained from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey, a population-based sample of noninstitutionalized adults in California. The sample included 26,721 adults aged 18…
Descriptors: Food, Whites, Limited English Speaking, Language Proficiency
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Mott, Frank L. – Urban and Social Change Review, 1978
In recent years, female attachment to the labor force has increased dramatically, particularly for women of childbearing age. This trend has reflected demographic factors and also fundamental changes in how women's roles are viewed in our society. It has not, however, affected black and white women equally. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Age, Attitudes, Blacks, Educational Background
Rosenstein, Marilyn J. – 1980
This report compares Hispanic American admissions with white and black admissions to selected mental health facilities in 1975. It focuses on differences and similarities in the use of mental health facilities by the three racial/ethnic groups as related to age, sex, marital status, educational attainment, source of referral, previous psychiatric…
Descriptors: Age, Blacks, Educational Attainment, Ethnic Groups
Siegel, Jacob S.; And Others – 1976
This report presents a statistical portrait of the demographic aspects of aging and the older population in the Unites States. Most of the estimates are based on data from decennial censuses, the program of nonsurvey population estimates and projections carried out by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the Current Population Survey, and other census…
Descriptors: Age, Census Figures, Demography, Economic Status
Current Population Reports, 1988
This report presents social and economic characteristics of the population below the poverty level in 1986 based on the March 1987 Current Population Survey. Among the highlights are the following: (1) the number of persons below the poverty level was 32.4 million; (2) the poverty rate was 13.6 percent; (3) Whites represented 69 percent of the…
Descriptors: Age, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment