This report provides detailed information about crimes committed against Hispanics from 1979 to 1986 based on the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' National Crime Survey (NCS). The rate of violent crime committed against Hispanics each year surveyed is examined and compared to that for non-Hispanics. The demographic characteristics of the…

Presenting state demographic data from the 1990 Census, this report provides information on the characteristics of Oregon residents 16 years and older who lack a high school diploma or equivalent and are not enrolled in school. The first part of the report provides a discussion of methodology and results and indicates that data were gathered from…

Examined how child, family, and community characteristics were associated with enrollment patterns of 212 children--ages 3 to 5 from low-income, single-parent families--in Head Start. Found that the employment status of the mother had little effect on enrollment and that black children were more likely to be enrolled than children from other…