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An Update On The Latest Census Data, David J. Drozd Dec 2011

An Update On The Latest Census Data, David J. Drozd

Presentations

Presented to the Omaha Area Data Resources Committee.


Selected Characteristics For Nebraska Legislative Districts From The 2006‐2010 American Community Survey, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar) Dec 2011

Selected Characteristics For Nebraska Legislative Districts From The 2006‐2010 American Community Survey, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Archived Publications

On December 8, 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau released five‐year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates for the combined years of 2006 through 2010, making available social, economic, housing and demographic statistics for every community in Nebraska and the nation. Also available are estimates for Nebraska’s Legislative Districts.

The data are based on a rolling national sample survey mailed to about 3 million addresses each year, resulting in nearly 2 million final interviews each year from 2006 through 2010. By pooling several years of survey responses, the ACS can generate detailed statistical portraits of smaller geographies such as legislative districts. The …


Nebraska Legislative Planning Database 2011-2012, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar) Dec 2011

Nebraska Legislative Planning Database 2011-2012, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Archived Publications

The Nebraska Legislature's Planning Committee was created in 2009 with the passage of LB 653, in order to help establish a process of long-term state planning with the Nebraska Legislature. The committee was created to assist state government in identifying emerging trends, assets, and challenges of the state and the long-term implications of the decisions made by the Nebraska Legislature.

The goals and benchmarks in the database were developed and approved by the Legislature's Planning Committee to present a common-sense and data-driven assessment of key areas important to Nebraskans' quality of life. This database is a joint initiative with the …


Review Of Public Administration In Perspective: Theory And Practice Through Multiple Lenses By David John Farmer, Gary S. Marshall Dec 2011

Review Of Public Administration In Perspective: Theory And Practice Through Multiple Lenses By David John Farmer, Gary S. Marshall

Public Administration Faculty Publications

David Farmer’s book Public Administration in Perspective: Theory and Practice Through Multiple Lenses maps the field of public administration in a new and comprehensive way. Farmer is, by far, one of the most knowledgeable writers in our field. His writing is creative, bold, and imaginative. Within public administration and political science, Farmer is a mentor to many and an inspiration to all who know him.


Nebraska State And Local Population Trends, David J. Drozd Nov 2011

Nebraska State And Local Population Trends, David J. Drozd

Presentations

Presented to the Nebraska Renaissance Project Annual Meeting.


Migration In Nebraska And Washington County, David J. Drozd Oct 2011

Migration In Nebraska And Washington County, David J. Drozd

Presentations

Presented to a Fort Calhoun High School English Class.


Introduction: Symposium On China Studies, John R. Bartle, Yonghong Wu, Zhirong Jerry Zhao Sep 2011

Introduction: Symposium On China Studies, John R. Bartle, Yonghong Wu, Zhirong Jerry Zhao

Public Administration Faculty Publications

To meet the increasing scholarly interest in China, this symposium provides a forum for scholars in public budgeting and finance to exchange research on China-related issues. There have been new initiatives to reform China’s public fiscal system in the past two decades. The papers in this symposium examine advances and associated issues in fiscal decentralization, local budgeting, and urban infrastructure financing. The papers not only analyze the existing issues, but also make recommendations on how to develop an accountable local budgeting system, how to finance sustainable urban infrastructure, and how to pursue a more balanced approach to fiscal decentralization in …


Applying Census Data To Housing Policy, Martin H. Shukert Aug 2011

Applying Census Data To Housing Policy, Martin H. Shukert

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Applying Census Data to Housing Policy; What do these data tell us?; Omaha Change 2000-2010; Nebraska Change 2000-2010; What do these data tell us?; Key Housing Policy Questions; Overall Demographic Assumptions; Population Change; Population Change by Predicted vs. Actual; Housing Production; Population Forecast; Occupancy Changes, Dodge City; Development Projection, Dodge City; Income Distributions and Housing Affordability Ranges; Housing Development Program, Dodge City; and Gap Calculations.


Utilizing The Census Of Governments, U.S. Census Bureau Aug 2011

Utilizing The Census Of Governments, U.S. Census Bureau

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Government Statistics Data; Government Statistics Programs; Aggregate and Local Statistics; History of the Census of Governments; What is a Government?; Government Structure; The Many Layers of American Government; Census of Governments; Types of Governments; Diversity of Governments; Government Finance; Governments as Producers; Measurement of Fiscal Condition; Intergovernmental Fiscal Flows; Annual Tax Statistics; Annual Finance Statistics; Annual Public Pension Statistics; Annual Education Finance Statistics; Government Employment; Annual Employment Statistics; Nebraska Employment and Payroll; Quarterly Public Pensions Statistics; Quarterly Tax Statistics; Government Statistics at Work; Accessing the Data; Working with the Data; Data Releases; and Government Statistics in the …


Nebraska’S Population And Economic Trends, Jerry Deichert, David J. Drozd Aug 2011

Nebraska’S Population And Economic Trends, Jerry Deichert, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Nebraska Population and Economic Trends; Population and Population Change; Natural Change; Net Migration; Cities and Towns; Age Structure; Race and Hispanic/Latino Origin; Key Demographic Indicators; and Economic Trends from BEA Employment and Per Capita Personal Income.


Rethinking Our Future: Moving Past December 31, 2010, Julie L. Masters, David J. Drozd Aug 2011

Rethinking Our Future: Moving Past December 31, 2010, Julie L. Masters, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Past, Present and Future; Redefining Old Age…Young-Old (Neugarten); A Lesson to be Learned…; Young-Old Concerns…; Counties with the highest percentage of 65 -74; Aging is a process…not an event; Redefining old age…Oldest-Old (Neugarten); Oldest-Old Concerns; Counties with the highest percentage 85 +; A glimpse of the state; Forget the Sweet Little Old Lady Model…; When does it all begin? The Nebraska example:; Aging of the US population; What’s All the Fuss About Aging?; Age at Time of Death; Changes are a happenin’; From childhood education to gerontology; Alpha Boomers -coined by Alan Wurtzel; AARP and NASCAR -Connecting …


Local Government Revenue Structure: Trends And Challenges, John R. Bartle, Kenneth A. Kriz, Boris Morozov Jul 2011

Local Government Revenue Structure: Trends And Challenges, John R. Bartle, Kenneth A. Kriz, Boris Morozov

Public Administration Faculty Publications

This paper examines trends in local government revenues and current challenges that local governments face in raising revenue. We also look into the future in an effort to make recommendations to local governments regarding their revenue structure. Important trends that we document include a long-term decline in the property tax and an increase in both state aid and user charges. Recent economic changes present serious challenges for local governments due to volatility of sales taxes, decreases in property values, and threats to state aid. As local governments shape their revenue structure, they will need to respond to external economic, technological …


2010 Census Demographic Profile Summary Of Nebraska, David Drozd Jun 2011

2010 Census Demographic Profile Summary Of Nebraska, David Drozd

Archived Publications

The percentage of the population that is minority (non-White or Hispanic/Latino) increased between 2000 and 2010 in each 5-year age category (under 5 years through age 85 or older). The minority population comprises more than 30 percent of those under age 5 in 2010, roughly triple the percentage in 1990. See pages 3-4. Four Nebraska counties are “majorityminority” for those under age 5, and eight counties have 40 percent or more of their youngest children being minority.


Components Of Population Change, Nebraska Counties, 1990-2000, Jerry Deichert Jun 2011

Components Of Population Change, Nebraska Counties, 1990-2000, Jerry Deichert

Archived Publications

Information from the 2000 Census released on March 15th by the US Census Bureau put Nebraska’s population at 1,711,263 persons. This was an 8.4 percent increase since the 1990 Census count.

The state’s population grew in two ways: births exceeded deaths, and more people moved into the state than moved out. The difference between births and deaths is referred to as natural change. If births exceed deaths, there is a natural increase in population; but if deaths exceed births, there is natural decrease in population. The difference between the number of people who move into an area and those who …


Majority And Minority Population Change In Nebraska Counties: 1990-2000, David Drozd Apr 2011

Majority And Minority Population Change In Nebraska Counties: 1990-2000, David Drozd

Archived Publications

Majority (White non Hispanic) and Minority (non White or Hispanic) Population Change: 1990-2000


2010 Racial And Ethnic Population In Douglas County, Nebraska: A Series Of Maps, David Drozd Apr 2011

2010 Racial And Ethnic Population In Douglas County, Nebraska: A Series Of Maps, David Drozd

Archived Publications

Percentage of 2010 Population that is White, non Hispanic: Douglas County, NE


Census Data For Nebraska Unicameral Senate Districts For Post 2000 Boundaries, David Drozd Mar 2011

Census Data For Nebraska Unicameral Senate Districts For Post 2000 Boundaries, David Drozd

Archived Publications

Sources: 2000 Census (State Legislative District 100% File); 2010 Census (Redistricting File); Census Bureau


State Rankings For The Percentage Change In Various Age Groups: 2000 To 2010, David J. Drozd Jan 2011

State Rankings For The Percentage Change In Various Age Groups: 2000 To 2010, David J. Drozd

Archived Publications

State Rankings for the Percentage Change in Various Age Groups (2000-2010)


Analysis Of Median Incomes As Adjusted For The Costs Of Goods And Services In The 100 Most Populous Metro Areas, David J. Drozd Jan 2011

Analysis Of Median Incomes As Adjusted For The Costs Of Goods And Services In The 100 Most Populous Metro Areas, David J. Drozd

Archived Publications

In 2007 the Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR) released an analysis of 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) income data from the U. S. Census Bureau. These data were adjusted for the costs of goods as services (COGS) using indices released by the Council for Community and Economic Research. At that time the Omaha metro area ranked 2nd best among the 100 most populous metros for which data were available regarding this “purchasing power”. The Omaha metro’s median income in 2006 dollars was $51,627, but when accounting for Omaha’s relatively low cost of goods and services, this income had …


Hispanic Population By County For Select States: 2000 And 2010, David J. Drozd Jan 2011

Hispanic Population By County For Select States: 2000 And 2010, David J. Drozd

Archived Publications

Hispanic Population by County for Select States (2000 and 2010)


Hispanic/Latino Changes In Nebraska's Population: 1980-2010, David J. Drozd Jan 2011

Hispanic/Latino Changes In Nebraska's Population: 1980-2010, David J. Drozd

Archived Publications

The Hispanic/Latino population has risen dramatically in Nebraska. After totaling about 28,000 Nebraska residents in 1980, the Hispanic/Latino population increased by about 9,000 or 32 percent to about 37,000 in 1990. Then the Hispanic/Latino population more than doubled in the 1990s, to more than 94,000 persons, an increase of more than 57,000 or about 155 percent. The 2010 census showed continued growth and more than 167,000 Hispanic/Latino Nebraska residents, an increase of nearly 73,000 or 77 percent since 2000.


Ranking Of Black And Black Child Poverty Rates In The Most Populous 100 Metro Areas: 2010, David J. Drozd Jan 2011

Ranking Of Black And Black Child Poverty Rates In The Most Populous 100 Metro Areas: 2010, David J. Drozd

Archived Publications

Ranking of Black and Black Child Poverty Rates in the Most Populous 100 metro areas (2010)


Census Data For Nebraska Unicameral Senate Districts For Post 2000 Boundaries, David J. Drozd Jan 2011

Census Data For Nebraska Unicameral Senate Districts For Post 2000 Boundaries, David J. Drozd

Archived Publications

Census Data for Nebraska Unicameral Senate Districts for Post 2000 boundaries


2010 Nebraska Population Reports, David J. Drozd, Jerry Deichert Jan 2011

2010 Nebraska Population Reports, David J. Drozd, Jerry Deichert

Archived Publications

This report compiles a selection of data analysis tables that were created throughout 2011 and 2012 by staff at the UNO Center for Public Affairs Research using data from the 2000 Census.


2010 Nebraska Population Reports, David Drozd Jan 2011

2010 Nebraska Population Reports, David Drozd

Archived Publications

This report compiles a selection of data analysis tables that were created throughout 2011 and 2012 by staff at the UNO Center for Public Affairs Research using data from the 2000 Census.


Comparing Nebraska Population Change Growth Tables, U.S. Census Bureau Jan 2011

Comparing Nebraska Population Change Growth Tables, U.S. Census Bureau

Archived Publications

Population Change by Race and Ethnicity for the 40 Nebraska Counties that Gained Population during the 1990s


Unmet Healthcare Needs Of Native American Populations In Douglas And Lancaster Counties, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar) Jan 2011

Unmet Healthcare Needs Of Native American Populations In Douglas And Lancaster Counties, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Archived Publications

In 2010 The UNO Center for Organizational Research and Evaluation (CORE) completed a comprehensive study of the problems and unmet healthcare needs of Native American populations (approximately 3,700 persons) in Nebraska’s Douglas and Lancaster counties for the Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition (NUIHC). The major findings of this analysis are in the four study areas: 1) healthcare insurance coverage, 2) healthcare services and usage, 3) satisfaction with services and 4) perceptions of personal and community health...


2000s-1990s Migration By Age And Race, David Drozd Jan 2011

2000s-1990s Migration By Age And Race, David Drozd

Archived Publications

The following pages show migration rates by age during by the 2000s decade.


Planning For Accessible Emergency Communications: Mobile Technology And Social Media, Helena Mitchell, Deedee M. Bennett, Salimah Laforce Jan 2011

Planning For Accessible Emergency Communications: Mobile Technology And Social Media, Helena Mitchell, Deedee M. Bennett, Salimah Laforce

Public Administration Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centre for Wireless Technologies (Wireless RERC) Wireless Emergency Communications (WEC) project team developed prototype software for wireless devices based on regulatory requirements and conducted a series of field tests to explore the effectiveness of receiving mobile emergency alerts. Incorporated into the process were surveys that assessed how people with disabilities and emergency management used various forms of media to send and receive emergency communications. Presented are the WEC R&D findings to enhance accessibility of the Emergency Alert System (EAS), Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS); and explore access to popular mainstream communication modes (mobile social media).