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Homeless Over 50: The Graying Of Chicago's Homeless Population, Center For Urban Research And Learning, Christine George, Marilyn Krogh, Dennis Watson, Judith Wittner Dec 2008

Homeless Over 50: The Graying Of Chicago's Homeless Population, Center For Urban Research And Learning, Christine George, Marilyn Krogh, Dennis Watson, Judith Wittner

Center for Urban Research and Learning: Publications and Other Works

This is a report of a 2-year collaborative study of homeless people aged 50 to 64 in Chicago between Loyola University Center for Urban Research and Learning and the Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness. This study had three goals: To obtain a demographic profile of people who are homeless in Chicago and are between the ages of 50 and 64; to understand how the various systems designed to serve this population do and do not meet their needs; and to begin to suggest a range of policy and programmatic responses to meet the needs of this population. Information for this …


Latinos And The 2008 Presidential Election: A Visual Database, Laura Limonic Dec 2008

Latinos And The 2008 Presidential Election: A Visual Database, Laura Limonic

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction: This report examines the impact of Latino voters on the 2008 presidential election at both the national and state levels.

Methods: All data in this report were derived from the exit polls from Edison Media Research as published by CNN and Pew Hispanic Center’s analysis of the exit polls from Edison Media Research as published by CNN.

Results: Nationwide, Latinos voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama over John McCain. Obama received 67% of the Latino vote, compared to 31% for McCain. Obama also received the majority of votes from other minority groups. Latinos increased their share of the national vote …


Where Do Latinos Work? Occupational Structure And Mobility Within New York City’S Latino Population, 1990 - 2006, Laura Limonic Dec 2008

Where Do Latinos Work? Occupational Structure And Mobility Within New York City’S Latino Population, 1990 - 2006, Laura Limonic

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction: This report examines the difference in occupational changes across racial and ethnic groups in New York City as well as across Latino origin groups from 1990 to 2006.

Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates. All figures pertain to individuals 16 years of age or older.

Results: While there has been an overall increase in employment gains in the management sector, which includes …


Population That Speaks English "Not Well" Or "Not At All" Within Grand Rapids, Mi In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Population That Speaks English "Not Well" Or "Not At All" Within Grand Rapids, Mi In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

No abstract provided.


Population Below The Poverty Line, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Population Below The Poverty Line, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

No abstract provided.


Percentage Of Households Not Owning Vehicles In 2000, Grand Rapids, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Percentage Of Households Not Owning Vehicles In 2000, Grand Rapids, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

No abstract provided.


Persons With High School Diploma Only In 2000, Grand Rapids, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Persons With High School Diploma Only In 2000, Grand Rapids, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

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Population Density, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Population Density, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

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Single Female Headed Household Unemployment Rate, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Single Female Headed Household Unemployment Rate, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

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Single Female Headed Household Unemployment, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Single Female Headed Household Unemployment, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

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Single Female Headed Family Households, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Single Female Headed Family Households, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

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Post Graduate Degree Holders, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Post Graduate Degree Holders, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

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Single Parent Headed Family Households, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Single Parent Headed Family Households, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

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Below 200 Percent Of The Poverty Line, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Below 200 Percent Of The Poverty Line, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

No abstract provided.


Female Headed Households Below The Poverty Line In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Female Headed Households Below The Poverty Line In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

No abstract provided.


Civilian Unemployment Rate, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Civilian Unemployment Rate, Grand Rapids, Mi 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

No abstract provided.


Households Below The Poverty Line In 2000, Grand Rapids, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Households Below The Poverty Line In 2000, Grand Rapids, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

No abstract provided.


Percentage Of Households Not Owning Vehicles In 2000, Grand Rapids, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Percentage Of Households Not Owning Vehicles In 2000, Grand Rapids, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

No abstract provided.


Median Household Income In 2000, Grand Rapids, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Median Household Income In 2000, Grand Rapids, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

No abstract provided.


Median Individual Earnings In 2000, Grand Rapids, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Dec 2008

Median Individual Earnings In 2000, Grand Rapids, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community Maps

No abstract provided.


The Latino Population Of New York City, 2007, Laura Limonic Dec 2008

The Latino Population Of New York City, 2007, Laura Limonic

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction: This report provides and in-depth demographic profile of Latinos in 2007 New York City.

Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates.

Results: New York City’s Latino population increased by 2.5% between 2006 and 2007. Puerto Ricans remained the largest national group among all Latinos (778,628) and 33.3% of the total Hispanic population of the City, an increase of .9% since 2006. Even though …


Grey Gold: Do Older In-Migrants Benefit Rural Communities?, Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown Dec 2008

Grey Gold: Do Older In-Migrants Benefit Rural Communities?, Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown

The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository

Older Americans retiring to rural areas quickly integrate in their new communities and bring significant social and intellectual capital to those communities, finds a new issue brief from the Carsey Institute. The brief is among the few studies to consider social rather than economic impacts of older in-migration to rural areas.


Washington Heights/Inwood Demographic, Economic, And Social Transformations 1990 – 2005 With A Special Focus On The Dominican Population, Laird Bergad Dec 2008

Washington Heights/Inwood Demographic, Economic, And Social Transformations 1990 – 2005 With A Special Focus On The Dominican Population, Laird Bergad

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction: This report examines demographic and socioeconomic factors concerning New York City based Latinos in Washington Heights and Inwood – particularly Dominicans.

Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates.

Results: Since the 1980s the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights/Inwood has been transformed by the immigration of a large Latino population of whom Dominicans have been the most prominent national group. Latinos made up …


Demographic, Economic, And Social Transformations In Bronx Community District 9: Parkchester, Unionport, Soundview, Castle Hill, And Clason Point, 1990 - 2006, Astrid Rodríguez Dec 2008

Demographic, Economic, And Social Transformations In Bronx Community District 9: Parkchester, Unionport, Soundview, Castle Hill, And Clason Point, 1990 - 2006, Astrid Rodríguez

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction: This report analyzes demographic and socioeconomic characteristics among the five largest Latino nationality groups during 1990-2006 in the NYC Community District 9 of the borough of the Bronx, which comprises the neighborhoods of Parkchester, Unionport, Soundview, Castle Hill, and Clason Point.

Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates.

Results: Puerto Ricans are the largest Latino subgroup in the Bronx Community District 9, accounting …


The Latino Population Of New York City, 2007, Laura Limonic Dec 2008

The Latino Population Of New York City, 2007, Laura Limonic

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction: This report provides and in-depth demographic profile of Latinos in 2007 New York City.

Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates.

Results: New York City’s Latino population increased by 2.5% between 2006 and 2007. Puerto Ricans remained the largest national group among all Latinos (778,628) and 33.3% of the total Hispanic population of the City, an increase of .9% since 2006. Even though …


Socio-Economic And Cost Of Living Indicators Among Foreign And Domestic-Born Latino Nationalities In The New York Metropolitan Area, 2005, Howard Caro-López Dec 2008

Socio-Economic And Cost Of Living Indicators Among Foreign And Domestic-Born Latino Nationalities In The New York Metropolitan Area, 2005, Howard Caro-López

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction: This report focuses on comparing socio-economic conditions between foreign born and domestic born populations among the major Latino national groups in the New York City metropolitan area as of 2005.

Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates.

Results: New York City Latinos lag considerably behind all other groups in terms of total family income. While median family income for non-Hispanic white residents far …


Mexicans In New York City, 2007: An Update, Laird Bergad Dec 2008

Mexicans In New York City, 2007: An Update, Laird Bergad

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction: This report examines the Mexican population of New York City in 2007.

Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates.

Results: The Mexican-origin population of New York City continued its extraordinary growth between 2005 and 2007 increasing by just over 27%, from 227,842 to 289,755 persons according to American Community Survey data for 2007 released by the U.S. Census Bureau. From 2000, the Mexican …


Counting The Contributions: Benchmarking For Your Organization And Your State, Andrew N. Rowan Nov 2008

Counting The Contributions: Benchmarking For Your Organization And Your State, Andrew N. Rowan

Demography and Statistics for Companion Animal Populations Collection

An analysis of per-capita donations can help shelters assess their effectiveness in raising funds and awareness in their communities.


Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: The U.S. Census Bureau And American Community Survey: Advantages, Uses, And Limitations, Trevor Brooks, Saileza Khatiwada, Joel Vargas, Michael Mccurry Nov 2008

Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: The U.S. Census Bureau And American Community Survey: Advantages, Uses, And Limitations, Trevor Brooks, Saileza Khatiwada, Joel Vargas, Michael Mccurry

Census Data Center Newsletter: 2007-2010

The U.S. Census Bureau is supported and funded by the U.S. government and is a widely used source for demographic data. Social, housing, and economic data can easily be obtained from the bureau’s website (www.census.gov). There is broad range of information presented (for example, data on age, sex, household structure, and/or income levels can be shown for any U.S. location [Edmonston and Schultze 1995]). The bureau provides data to the block level (Weeks 2005). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the block is the smallest geographical unit in which census data can be collected. Blocks usually correspond with city blocks …


Nebraska’S Immigrant Population: Economic And Fiscal Impacts - Ollas Report No. 5, Christopher Decker, Jerry Deichert, Lourdes Gouveia Oct 2008

Nebraska’S Immigrant Population: Economic And Fiscal Impacts - Ollas Report No. 5, Christopher Decker, Jerry Deichert, Lourdes Gouveia

Latino/Latin American Studies Reports

Immigration issues have once again assumed center stage in policy circles at every level of government in the United States, as the number of new immigrants, many undocumented and many from Latin American nations, has risen markedly in recent years. This is certainly true in Nebraska. According to US Census figures for 2000, the total immigrant population in Nebraska was estimated to be 74,638. By 2006, this figure had risen to 99,500, a 33.3 percent increase. By comparison, the total native-born population in the state grew less than 2.0 percent over the same six-year period.

This study attempts to quantitatively …