This report contains estimates for families, unrelated individuals, and persons by money income and poverty status for the United States, the Northeast region of the U.S., and the divisions and states within the region. The estimates were obtained from the Survey of Income and Education (SIE), which was conducted between April and July 1976 by the…

Based on data collected in March 1972 and March 1971 by the Bureau of Census as a supplement to its monthly Current Population Survey, this publication reports on persons of Spanish origin in the United States. The data were derived from replies to a question on origin or descent and on replies to additional questions on other population…

Utilizing available 1970 census data, the article compares the Mexican-origin populations residing in the Midwest and Southwest in terms of residential patterns, migration, median age, educational attainment, martial status, employment of wives, income, occupation, and industry. (NQ)

Analysis of individual-level data from the 1970 Census confirms earlier findings, based on census tract data, about Hispanic and Black spatial assimilation in selected cities. Besides validating the theory of spatial assimilation, the results also indicate that errors resulting when individual-level inferences are made from ecological data are…

Examination of data from a national survey reveals that the odds of ever smoking are not higher for blacks than for whites. The odds of heavy smoking for blacks are far less than for whites. Blacks are significantly less likely to quit smoking than whites, regardless of socioeconomic or demographic factors. (Author/BJV)

This profile uniquely presents a variety of educational and socioeconomic information for Alpine County, nearby counties, and the state. The profile highlights the relationship between various factors that affect the economic well-being of individuals and communities. This presentation of information provides a framework for enhanced…

Examines data on marriage, childbearing, divorce, educational attainment, and income level among young Blacks. Suggests that the phenomenon of early marriage among Blacks is widespread and merits more attention than it currently receives. (Author/MJL)

Examines the interrelationship of demographic variables (socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and sex) and maternal orientations, and its effect on adolescent expectations and aspirations. Subjects were 190 Black and White adolescents. (CM)

Analyzes struggles faced by African Americans regarding internet use by discussing how race and class based factors block many African Americans from cyberspace access and participation. Examines how the lives of African Americans on the World Wide Web and in real life are further hampered by violent, white racist internet use and briefly…

This report examines a little noticed group of Californians: young immigrants not in school and who receive few if any educational services. The authors also observe the federal Migrant Education Program (MEP), charged with helping this group. Using MEP and census data, the authors find that many out-of-school youth work, left school while quite…

According to Census Bureau data, the gap in after-tax income between the richest 20 percent of American households and the rest of the nation hit its widest point in 1984. The top fifth of U.S. households received 42.3 percent of all after-tax income that year, a gain largely at the expense of middle income households. Since 1980 the share of…

In an investigation of the socioeconomic and demographic correlates of sex role attitudes among black Americans, four sex role attitude items were analyzed. Two tapped attitudes toward familial division of labor, one addressed perceptions of the consequences of women working, and one addressed attitudes toward motherhood. Eight background…

In the early 1960s, Asian immigration to the United States was severely limited. The passage of the Immigration Act of 1965 expanded Asian immigration and ended a policy of racial discrimination and exclusion. Currently, over one third of the total immigrant population to the United States is from Asia, particularly China, Japan, Korea, the…

This report presents data on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of Puerto Ricans in the mainland United States and makes comparisons between the social, educational, and economic characteristics of Puerto Ricans and other Hispanic and ethnic groups and the total United States population. All data were taken from reports,…

This study explores differences among black adults in their attitudes and behavior towards television and the social processes which determine these differences. A recursive structural equation model was employed to interpret patterns of direct and indirect effects among a set of variables representing demographic and socioeconomic…