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Asian Americans In Massachusetts Including Boston And Other Selected Cities: Data From The American Community Survey, Shauna Lo, Institute For Asian American Studies, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Institute for Asian American Studies Publications

The data in this report are drawn from three U.S. Cenusu Bureau datasets: the 2014 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, the 2010–2014 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, and the 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). Each are distinct data sets with different samples and estimates. The dataset used for each table and chart is indicated.

Population data from the 2010 Decennial Census may be found in the Institute for Asian American Studies report from October 2012. The American Community Survey is not intended to be used for accurate population counts.

Latino Voter Registration And Participation Rates In The November 2016 Presidential Election, Laird W. Bergad

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction:

The Latino electorate, citizens 18 years of age and older, has increased impressively between 1992 when it stood at approximately 8.8 million eligible voters and 2016 when there were 26.6 million eligible Latino voters. Yet, in every presidential election from 1992 through 2016 about 47% to 48% of all potential Latino voters actually went to the polls.

Methods:

These data are based on the data presented by the U.S. Census Bureau for each presidential election and accessible on the Bureau’s Voting and Registration web site at https://www.census.gov/topics/public-sector/voting/data/tables.html. The 2016 data, released on May 11, 2017 are based on samples …

A Country In Crisis: The Changing Demographics Of Japan, Katherine Ziomek

Laurier Undergraduate Journal of the Arts

No abstract provided.

Road To 2020 Census, Blanca E. Ramirez-Salazar

South Dakota Demography Conference

The U.S. Constitution requires that each decade, we take a count–or a census of America’s population. The 2020 Census will count every person living in the Nation once, only once, and in the right place. In 2020, the Census Bureau is implementing innovations to make it easier than ever to respond to the census. For the first time, the public will be able to participate in the census online, by phone, or on paper. We are also building a more accurate address list and automating our field operationsall while keeping information safe and confidential. Come and learn what your community …

Measuring & Assessing The South Dakota Economy, Jared Mcentaffer

South Dakota Demography Conference

This session will cover various economic indicators that are used to measure and gauge the health of the South Dakota economy on an ongoing basis, including the health of the labor market, the impact the agriculture sector has on the overall state’s economy as well as external factors that impact us here in South Dakota. The session will provide examples of various economic data that are readily available and how the data is used for decision making at the state level.

Demographic Trends And Area Comparison In South Dakota, Weiwei Zhang

South Dakota Demography Conference

Dr. Zhang will present the demographic trends in the state and counties. The presentation will focus on the trend after 2010 and in particular compare the demographic, social, economic, and housing development between 2015 and 2016 using standard indicators developed by the Census Bureau.

Visualizing And Preparing Census Data With Tableau, David Schuler

South Dakota Demography Conference

Are you a user of Tableau Public but struggle to integrate Census downloads into your visualizations? If so, this workshop, intended for users just starting to integrate Tableau into their Census Data visualizations, might be right for you. Throughout this experience, you will learn several tips and tricks on how to format and prepare census data for an easier experience in the Tableau Public environment.

Lunch Panel: Challenges And Opportunities Of Using Secondary Data In South Dakota, Carole Cochran, Emeline Hoblick, Callie Tysdel

South Dakota Demography Conference

The panel will discuss the contemporary status, opportunities, and challenges of secondary data use. They will address questions such as data sources including federal, regional, and state-level data that are most frequently requested and used by South Dakota organizations and residents, case applications of data, the caveats when using different datasets, the challenges when exploring and exploiting secondary data for evidence-based application, planning, and research.

Data At South Dakota Department Of Education, Sara Kock

South Dakota Demography Conference

SDDOE is a major source of educational data for South Dakota students. During this presentation, participants will learn about public data – from enrollment to financial to student achievement – currently available on the SDDOE website. Participants will also learn how they can request data from SDDOE and what data may be available.

Role Of State Government In Census Related Matters, Kevin C. Iverson

South Dakota Demography Conference

There are a number of relationships the Census Bureau maintains with each state. States take various approaches in managing these roles. This session explores the various state’s roles established with the Census Bureau and differences in approaches states take in maintaining the relationships as well as some of the advantages and disadvantages of each. The session will also explore areas in which the state can impact the outcomes of Census Bureau’s surveys, estimates and counts to provide for more accurate data. Lastly, the session will examine actions the state can take between now and 2020 to enhance the prospect of …

Updates To Data Access At The Census Bureau, David Schuler

South Dakota Demography Conference

This session will provide an overview of updates and new tools for the most widely used data accessed on census.gov. This session will provide a live demonstration of where to find enhancements to existing tools and new tools that are available on the public access site of census.gov based on data user feedback the Census Bureau receives at an ongoing basis. We will also look at the future of data.census, currently in beta, for users to experience and provide feedback during development.

How Useful Is Gsv As An Environmental Observation Tool? An Analysis Of The Evidence So Far., Katherine Nesse, Leah Airt

SPU Works

Researchers in many disciplines have turned to Google Street View to replace pedestrian- or carbased in-person observation of streetscapes. It is most prevalent within the research literature on the relationship between neighborhood environments and public health but has been used as diverse as disaster recovery, ecology and wildlife habitat, and urban design. Evaluations of the tool have found that the results of GSV-based observation are similar to the results from in-person observation although the similarity depends on the type of characteristic being observed. Larger, permanent and discrete features showed more consistency between the two methods and smaller, transient and judgmental …

Dataferret: An Analytical Tool For Census Pums Data Mining, Extraction And Tabulation, Weiwei Zhang

South Dakota Demography Conference

This session will cover the basics of the Census Bureau’s DataFerrett tool. We will go through steps to select variables, recode variables, create custom value ranges, and build up a table in different ways. Participants will learn how to manipulate microdata files such as ACS PUMS to create our own data and report results using customized tables.

Excel Advanced Tips And Tricks: Filter, Data Sort, Pivot Table, And Graphics, Wei Gu, Shuang Li

South Dakota Demography Conference

This session will use the spreadsheet that contains the 2015 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates for all counties and states of the United States to demonstrate several functions and tools in EXCEL for data tabulation, analysis, and presentation. The functions and tools include advanced sorting, filtering, and pivot table. The session will also include a demonstration of using graphic tools in EXCEL to present the data. Data visualization is a simple tool for sharing a dataset's story with an audience, no matter what their background. Trends and population percentages are just two items that can be creatively displayed in EXCEL. …

Demonstration Of Census Data Tools: American Factfinder, David Schuler

South Dakota Demography Conference

As a Data Dissemination Specialist, US Commerce Department, Bureau of Census, David is one of 26 in a Bureau of 15,000, engaging citizens and connecting them with Census business, economic, trade and demographic data. He teaches workshops and presentations to data users on how to use Census data tools to mine government data. This high quality data supports business plans, grant opportunities and critical discussion making.

Labor Market Data At Your Fingertips: Exploring The Virtual Labor Market Data System, Brenda Weishaar

South Dakota Demography Conference

This session includes a brief introduction to the types of Labor Market Information available through the Labor Market Information Center. The majority of this workshop will guide you through the most commonly used data sets for workforce and economic analyses found in the Virtual Labor Market Data System.

Estimates Of Post-Hurricane Maria Exodus From Puerto Rico, Edwin Melendez, Jennifer Hinojosa

CUNY Centro, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies

Hurricane Maria’s impact on Puerto Rico and its population is unprecedented. Though it is difficult to find comparable situations, we estimate that between 114,000 and 213,000 Puerto Rico residents will leave the island annually in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. From 2017 to 2019, we estimate that Puerto Rico may lose up to 470,335 residents or 14% of the population. In other words, Puerto Rico will lose the same population in a span of a couple of years after Hurricane Maria as the island lost during a prior decade of economic stagnation. Our projections indicate that Florida is the state …

Data Limitations In The American Community Survey: The Impact On Rural Disability Research, Lillie Greiman, University Of Montana Rural Institute

Independent Living and Community Participation

The American Community Survey (ACS) provides disability data across a wide range of variables and geographies. In fact, the ACS provides county-level disability data for variables such as gender, race, veteran status, poverty status and employment for people with disabilities. This is beneficial to rural disability researchers as rural is most commonly classified at the county level. However, though the ACS is a rich and comprehensive data source it is not without limitations. Rural researchers in particular are acutely aware of these limitations. The ACS provides data estimates for disability in rural counties but because of the survey design these …

Health-Related Quality Of Life Variations By Sociodemographic Factors And Chronic Conditions In Three Metropolitan Cities Of South Asia: The Carrs Study, Kavita Singh, Dimple Kondal, Roopa Shivashankar, Mohammed K. Ali, Rajendra Pradeepa, Vamadevan S. Ajay, Viswanathan Mohan, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Mark Daniel Sullivan, Nikhil Tandon, K M Venkat Narayan, Dorairaj Prabhakaran

Community Health Sciences

Objectives: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a key indicator of health. However, HRQOL data from representative populations in South Asia are lacking. This study aims to describe HRQOL overall, by age, gender and socioeconomic status, and examine the associations between selected chronic conditions and HRQOL in adults from three urban cities in South Asia.
Methods: We used data from 16 287 adults aged ≥20 years from the baseline survey of the Centre for Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia cohort (2010-2011). HRQOL was measured using the European Quality of Life Five Dimension-Visual Analogue Scale (EQ5D-VAS), which measures health status …

Language, Race, And Integration: A Comparative Exploration Of The Sub-Saharan Migrant Experience In Morocco, Madeline Davison

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This paper uses a qualitative approach to explain the divide between local and migrant populations in the Moroccan context. This divide is primarily influenced by “feelings of otherness” and is triggered first and foremost by differences in physical appearance—easily identifiable differences upon first impression. Though inspired by a nearly instantaneous arrangement, this divide is fueled further by an inconsistency of language usage between groups. Because there is a wide variety of migrant experiences in this context, it is important to identify some of the differences between these lived experiences. Upon observation, the question, “What are the fundamental differences between migrants’ …

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Temporal Stability Of Crime Hot Spots And The Criminology Of Place, Michael J. Deckard

Dissertations

It is widely recognized that the distribution of crime in urban areas is not randomly distributed, but is highly concentrated in small pockets of space known as crime “hot spots”. While the empirical evidence supporting the law of crime concentration is strong, most studies that have examined the stability of crime hot spots over time have aggregated crime across years. This dissertation seeks to expand our understanding of the temporal stability of micro-geographic crime hot spots by addressing three research questions: (1) How are high-crime micro-places distributed at the monthly level? How much variation exists in the distribution of crime …

2016 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Comparative Social Characteristics: South Dakota, Census Data Center

Census Data Center News Releases 2015-2017 Archive

he document highlights the U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey, Comparative Housing Characteristics for the state of South Dakota.

2016 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Comparative Economic Characteristics: South Dakota, Census Data Center

Census Data Center News Releases 2015-2017 Archive

The document highlights the U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey, Comparative Housing Characteristics for the state of South Dakota.

2016 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Comparative Demographics Estimates: South Dakota, Weiwei Zhang

Census Data Center News Releases 2015-2017 Archive

The document highlights the U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Comparative Demographic Estimates for the state of South Dakota.

Puerto Ricans Continue To Grow In 2016, Center For Puerto Rican Studies

CUNY Centro, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies

The Puerto Rican population grew in the U.S. from 5.3 million in 2015 to 5.4 million in 2016. Recently, released data from the 2016 American Community Survey showed Puerto Ricans (1.4%) and Latinos overall (1.6%) were among the fastest growing population groups in the United States, compared to non-Hispanic whites (0%), non-Hispanic blacks (0.3%), and the total U.S. population (0.5%). Latinos account for more than half of total population growth in the U.S.

News Release: September 14th, 2017: The Census Bureau Released The 2016 American Community Survey 1-Year Statistics For U.S. Communities With Populations Of 65,000 Or More: South Dakota, Census Data Center

Census Data Center News Releases 2015-2017 Archive

The U.S. Census Bureau released on September 14th a detailed look at America’s people, places and economy with new statistics on income, poverty, health insurance and more than 40 other topics from the American Community Survey. The release provides statistics on more than 40 social, economic and housing topics for U.S. communities with populations of 65,000 or more. For South Dakota, statistics for the state, Sioux Falls Metro, Rapid City Metro, Pennington County, and Minnehaha County are included in the release. The State Data Center has prepared the detailed comparison profiles for these geographies, and summarized the findings at the …

Zycie W Ameryce: Life In America, Brynn A. Cotter

Summer Research Program

My project explores the history of the Polish-American community of Worcester, Massachusetts centered on the parish of Our Lady of Czestochowa and how its members responded to the forces of Americanization. Like many ethnic groups new to America, Polish-Americans and Polish immigrants in the twentieth century had to adapt in a world that demanded conformity in exchange for social mobility and departure from tradition and community. Over eight weeks, I conducted research in area archives such as the Worcester Historical Museum, the Worcester Public Library, and at Our Lady of Czestochowa’s rectory and its parish school of Saint Mary’s, as …

Multidimensional Analysis Of The News Consumption Of Different Demographic Groups On A Nationwide Scale, Jisun. An, Haewoon Kwak

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Examining 103,133 news articles that are the most popular for different demographic groups in Daum News (the second most popular news portal in South Korea) during the whole year of 2015, we provided multi-level analyses of gender and age differences in news consumption. We measured such differences in four different levels: (1) by actual news items, (2) by section, (3) by topic, and (4) by subtopic. We characterized the news items at the four levels by using the computational techniques, which are topic modeling and the vector representation of words and news items. We found that differences in news reading …

Walking As Ontological Shifter: Thoughts In The Key Of Life, Bibi (Silvina) Calderaro

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

With walking as ontological shifter I pursue an alternative to the dominant modernist episteme that offers either/or onto-epistemologies of opposition and their reifying engagements. I propose this type of walking is an intentional turning towards a set of radical positions that, as integrative aesthetic and therapeutic practice, brings multiplicity and synchronicity to experience and being in an expanded sociality. This practice facilitates the conditions of possibility for recurring points of contact between the interiority perceived as ‘body’ and the exteriority perceived as ‘world.’ While making evident the self’s at once incoherence with it-self, it opens to a space beyond the …

Swedish Social Welfare And Its Application To American Welfare Systems, Ben Wilson Galloway

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Swedish Social Welfare and its Application to American Welfare Systems concerns itself with the issue of determining the origins of the modern Swedish social welfare system. Additionally, the causes behind the formation of the system are evaluated for their relevancy concerning the formation of the American welfare system. Multiple areas of study are considered, including racial impacts, economic factors, sociological impactors, and demographic variables.