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2015 Fall Census Enrollment For Non-Public South Dakota Schools By District And Grade, Census Data Center

Center Education Datasets

This data shows state enrollment levels for non-public K-12 schools. It is organized to show districts and grade levels, along with state enrollment totals.

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South Dakota Employment Counts And Monthly Earnings: 1999-2015, Census Data Center

Center Workforce Datasets

This file shows employment numbers and monthly earnings from 1999-2015 for the state of South Dakota, and the following metro and micropolitan areas: Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Brookings, Huron, Mitchell, Pierre, Spearfish, Vermillion, Watertown, and Yankton.

2015 Employment Numbers In South Dakota By Job Sector, Weiwei Zhang

Center Workforce Datasets

This file contains county level employment numbers in 21 job sectors for the state of South Dakota in 2015.

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Average Monthly Earning In South Dakota From 1999-2014, Weiwei Zhang

Center Workforce Datasets

This file contains average monthly earnings for the state of South Dakota, by county, for the years 199 to 2014.

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2014 Health Insurance In South Dakota By Counties, Census Data Center

Center Health Statistics and Datasets

This data presents health insurance coverage in the state of South Dakota by county, age group, and gender.

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2010-2014 Acs South Dakota Counties Estimated Disability Status, Wei Gu, Weiwei Zhang

Center Health Statistics and Datasets

This data presents estimated disability status in the state of South Dakota by counties and age groups ranging from under 5 years of age to 65 yeas and older. This data was derived form the U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.

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2014 South Dakota Counties' Poverty And Median Household Income Estimates, Census Data Center

Center for Rural Vitality and Community Wellbeing Economics Datasets

This data illustrates 2014 poverty and median household income estimates for counties in South Dakota. Data includes: Total Poverty Estimates, and Poverty Estimates (Age 0-17).

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Projections Of The First-Year Full-Time Undergraduate Enrollment At South Dakota State University To 2020, Census Data Center

Center for Rural Vitality and Community Well-being Project Reports

This report has three parts. The first section provides a brief description of the full-time first-year (FYFT) undergraduate cohort enrolled at South Dakota State University (SDSU) from 2005 to 2014. The second section provides projections by year for the FYFT enrollment to the year 2020. The third section provides project changes between 2014 and 2020 in public high school graduates in South Dakota by school district. Three datasets are utilized for this report. The FYFT undergraduate enrollment data from 2005 to 2014 are provided by the Institutional Research Office at SDSU. These data are used for preparing descriptive statistics and …

The Report On Agricultural Heritage Museum -- A Survey Of Students And Faculty At South Dakota State University And Members Of The Museum, Census Data Center, Mary Emery

Center for Rural Vitality and Community Well-being Project Reports

The Agricultural Heritage Museum (Ag Museum), located on the SDSU campus, has been in business since 1884.1 The Ag Museum started as a zoological collection and has grown into a comprehensive museum with incomparable collections of Agricultural history in South Dakota. In the museum visitors can explore the infinite richness and complexity of the past and learn about the technology of farming in the Northern Great Plains. Recently, the Ag Museum is in the process of composing a strategic plan to address the new challenges and opportunities for the future development. The Board and staff of the Ag Museum want …

Measuring White Privilege In South Dakota, Brianna Allington

The Journal of Undergraduate Research

In 1989, Peggy McIntosh introduced the “White Privilege” survey, which was a research instrument designed to indicate day-to-day incidences of small advantages which exist in our society attached to being white. Those enrolled in the class, on average, strongly agreed more with the survey compared to the general population. This could be attributed to differences in education and the effects of race. By looking at data collected individually and across racial groups, it can be seen that there are extreme differences in outlooks on white privilege between those who are white (76% of the total sample) and those who are …

Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: South Dakota’S Medically Uninsured, Jake Cummings

Census Data Center Newsletter Archive: 2007-2010

The status of our nation’s healthcare system has received a considerable amount of attention, particularly over the past two years. One of the most commonly cited areas of concern among stakeholders, such as the Kaiser Foundation, is the number of uninsured individuals nationwide.
In 2008, the Kaiser Family Foundation stated that the percentage of employers providing health insurance decreased from 69% to 60% (The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation 2008). Kaiser cited increasing premiums as a primary cause of health coverage being dropped. The Kaiser Foundation added that the uninsured “are four times more likely to delay or forgo needed …

Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: Birth And Infant Mortality In South Dakota, Saileza Khatiwada, Jake Cummings, Diane Kayongo-Male

Census Data Center Newsletter Archive: 2007-2010

The joy of birth and the sorrow of losing a newborn are profoundly personal experiences. Still, to some extent, both infant births and deaths are associated with numerous social and environmental factors. These factors include maternal health and level of access to, and quality of, health care (MacDorman and Mathews 2008). Moreover, infant mortality has been recognized as a relatively reliable marker of societal well-being (Gortmaker and Wise 1997). Therefore, it is important that we examine infant mortality rates throughout the state of South Dakota.

Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: South Dakota Farm Number And Size Trends, Jake Cummings, W. Trevor Brooks, Donna Hess, Diane Kayongo-Male

Census Data Center Newsletter Archive: 2007-2010

If you have ever wondered about changes in the number of farms in your state or county, the latest U.S. Census of Agriculture can help answer your questions. New Census of Agriculture information is both interesting and useful. Census of Agriculture data can be used to analyze farm trends, inform agricultural policy, and direct farm spending (2007 Census of Agriculture).

Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: Private Industry Change In South Dakota, Priyanka Chatterjee, W. Trevor Brooks, Michael Mccurry

Census Data Center Newsletter Archive: 2007-2010

South Dakota leaders continue to emphasize the importance of economic development. One aspect of assessing economic development is private industry growth. The South Dakota Chamber of Commerce states:
Economic development is not a choice but rather a necessity. Economies that are advancing create jobs with higher pay, offer people amenities and necessities, and provide the tax base for schools, infrastructure, and law enforcement plus many of the intangibles known as “quality of life.” (South Dakota Chamber of Commerce 2006). Private sector jobs make up a large percentage of South Dakota’s jobs. Capitalistic economies, like the United States’, depend on the …

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 Archive: 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 …

Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: Hispanics In South Dakota, Trevor Brooks, Mike Mccurry, Donna Hess

Census Data Center Newsletter Archive: 2007-2010

Few topics draw more attention today than Hispanic immigration and the impacts of legal and illegal immigrants on society. As discussions and debates continue, immigrants from Mexico and other Latin American countries are finding work in the U.S. Hispanics now reside in South Dakota. What draws them here?

American Indian Transportation Issues In South Dakota, Tracey Mcmahon

The Journal of Undergraduate Research

This paper provides an overview of tribal transportation obstacles. My primary focus is on the quality of reservation roads and its relationship to funding and politics. The Indian reservation road system is one of the most underdeveloped transportation networks in the United States. A majority of these roads are dirt and gravel and, therefore, dangerous for traveling. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives between ages one and 44 (Hamilton 2003). Because federal funds for tribal transportation fall short of transportation needs, tribes do not have enough money for either road construction …

Alaskan Native Suicide, Karl T. Pfeiffer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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