55:30569 Benjamin,
B. Demographic aspects of ageing. Annals of Human
Biology, Vol. 16, No. 3, May-Jun 1989. 185-235 pp. London, England. In
Eng. with sum. in Fre; Ger.
"The first part of this paper examines
future changes in the age structure of the population of England and
Wales which are likely to occur as a result of past and future changes
in fertility and mortality....On the basis of conservative estimates of
these changes, estimates are made of the future economic strain of
dependency and there is some discussion of the way in which this might
be best handled to the advantage of both the active and the elderly
populations. The second part of the paper looks at different ways of
examining improvements in longevity and also discusses some of the
biological and environmental factors involved. Reference is made to
the limited morbididty data available and the tentative conclusion is
reached that improvement in longevity, so far, owes less to the
reduction of disease incidence than to medical
maintenance."
Correspondence: B. Benjamin, Centre for
Insurance and Investment Studies, City University Business School,
Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30570 Cronk,
Lee. Low socioeconomic status and female-biased parental
investment: the Mukogodo example. American Anthropologist, Vol.
91, No. 2, Jun 1989. 414-29 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
Data
concerning the Mukogodo of Kenya are used to test the Trivers-Willard
hypothesis that low socioeconomic status is correlated with a bias in
parental investment in favor of daughters. Data are from
anthropological research conducted from 1985 to 1987. "The data
fulfill the prediction that there should be a bias in parental
investment in favor of daughters. The sex ratio of the 0-4 age group
and the reported sex ratio at birth are both female-biased. Although
there is no evidence of infanticide, sons may be neglected in favor of
daughters. Evidence from a dispensary and from a clinic run by a
Catholic mission both show that the Mukogodo take daughters for
treatment more often than they take sons. Also, daughters may be
nursed longer than sons."
Correspondence: L. Cronk,
Department of Anthropology, 811 Swift Hall, University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, OH 45221. Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
55:30571 Kono,
Shigemi. A treatise on the change in age structure and its
determinants: an appraisal of the World Population Plan of Action.
Jinko Mondai Kenkyu/Journal of Population Problems, Vol. 45, No. 1, Apr
1989. 1-18 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn. with sum. in Eng.
"The purpose
of the present paper is to review...recent...trends in population age
structure in the world and its major regions, to assess the
determinants of those trends, and to explore [issues] relating to
recent and projected changes in the age structure of population and
relationships of those changes to economic and social developments."
Comparisons are made between developed and developing countries
concerning age structure, life expectancy, birth and mortality rates,
and demographic aging.
Correspondence: S. Kono, Institute
of Population Problems, Ministry of Health and Welfare, 1-2-2
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30572 Leeson,
George W.; Spohr, Hanne; Matthiessen, Poul C. New
times--new elderly: population. [Nye tider--nye aeldre:
befolkningen.] EGV-Fondens Fremtidsstudie, ISBN 87-89084-02-0. 1988. 95
pp. EGV-Fonden: Copenhagen, Denmark. In Dan.
Issues concerning the
aged in Denmark are examined in this study, which includes population
projections up to 2150, and changes in the elderly population over time
are reviewed. Sections are included on past trends in population;
probable trends up to 2025; issues related to changes in marital
status, 1986-2001; alternative population trends; and the aged and the
family situation. Selected data from other European countries are
included for comparative purposes.
Correspondence:
EGV-Fonden, Vesterbrogade 97, 1620 Copenhagen V, Denmark.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30573 Ntozi,
James P. M. Estimating age distributions from African
successive censuses. In: African Population Conference/Congres
Africain de Population, Dakar, Senegal, November/novembre 7-12, 1988.
Vol. 3, 1988. 7.1.47-62 pp. International Union for the Scientific
Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"In this paper three methods that utilize data reported at two
censuses to correct age distributions have been presented and
discussed. In theory, all the methods are based on the same
assumptions and lead to more or less the same results. However, in
practice, the Period Age Interval Method may be easiest to use in
African situations....The results of the application of the method to a
series of age data observed in censuses of Turkey and Malawi show
consistency with data from other sources and hence seem plausible.
Although the present application of the method is to censuses five
years apart, it is possible to extend the technique to correct single
year age structure and data from decennial censuses of some sub-Sahara
African countries."
Correspondence: J. P. M. Ntozi,
Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30574 Beeghley,
Leonard; Dwyer, Jeffrey W. Income transfers and income
inequality. Population Research and Policy Review, Vol. 8, No. 2,
May 1989. 119-42 pp. Dordrecht, Netherlands. In Eng.
"This article
attempts to advance understanding of the impact of income transfers on
the size distribution of income [in the United States] since about
World War II. Two contending interpretations exist, which we label the
inequality reduction and the inequality stability hypotheses,
respectively....This paper helps to resolve the dilemma posed by these
contradictory hypotheses; it shows that the inequality reduction
literature omits income transfers going to the nonpoor population and
presents empirical data that addresses this omission. The result
supports the inequality stability
hypothesis."
Correspondence: L. Beeghley, Department of
Sociology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30575 Das Gupta,
Prithwis. Methods of decomposing the difference between
two rates with applications to race-sex inequality in earnings.
Mathematical Population Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1989. 15-36, 89 pp. New
York, New York/London, England. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"Four
general methods of decomposing the difference between two rates into
several components are provided. For data cross-classified by several
factors, all four methods can be used treating the factors either
hierarchically or symmetrically, and within each treatment, the methods
are expected to give very similar results. Since the results may
differ significantly depending on whether the factors are hierarchical
or symmetrical and since there is no objective way of arranging the
factors hierarchically, symmetrical treatment of the factors is
recommended. The latter approach is used to study race-sex
inequalities in mean annual earnings for year-round full-time workers
in the United States based on the 1980 census data cross-classified by
education, age, and occupation."
Correspondence: P. Das
Gupta, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C.
20233. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30576 Dooley,
Martin D. An analysis of changes in family income and
family structure in Canada between 1973 and 1986 with an emphasis on
poverty among children. QSEP Research Report, No. 238, Nov 1988.
47 pp. McMaster University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Program for
Quantitative Studies in Economics and Population: Hamilton, Canada. In
Eng.
"This paper presents preliminary findings from a research
project concerned with changes in family structure and the distribution
of income in Canada. The project will focus on the economic welfare of
children, especially child poverty. The data for this paper come from
the Survey of Consumer Finances...for the (income) years 1973, 1979,
1985 and 1986."
Correspondence: Program for Quantitative
Studies in Economics and Population, Faculty of Social Sciences,
Mcmaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M4, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30577 Hyclak,
Thomas; Johnes, Geraint. Real wage rigidity in regional
labor markets in the U.K., the U.S., and West Germany. Journal of
Regional Science, Vol. 29, No. 3, Aug 1989. 423-32 pp. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. In Eng.
"This paper examines the extent to which
regional differences in wage rigidity exist and can help explain
interregional differences in unemployment trends. Phillips-curve
models of manufacturing wage inflation are estimated for the 10 largest
states in the U.S., the 10 economic regions in the United Kingdom, and
the 11 Lande in the Federal Republic of Germany over the 1971 to 1985
period. There is evidence of significant differences in the
responsiveness of wage inflation to unemployment and the rate of change
in consumer prices across the regions within each country and across
the three nations."
Correspondence: T. Hyclak, Department
of Economics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015.
Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
55:30578 Maxwell,
Nan L. Demographic and economic determinants of United
States income inequality. Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 70, No.
2, Jun 1989. 245-64 pp. Austin, Texas. In Eng.
"Analysis of annual
[U.S.] Current Population Survey data from 1947 to 1985 reveals that
industrial employment shifts had a greater impact on increasing income
inequality than other economic or demographic influences. The greater
impact is primarily due to the size of the shift. Increased dependency
and occupational employment shifts also increased inequality over the
period. While the effect of dependency on inequality was equivalent to
that of the industrial employment impact, its smaller change led to a
smaller overall effect. Most of the inequality increase was from
bottom-to-top movement of income. Offsetting some of this increase
were increased government spending and within-component distributional
shifts."
Correspondence: N. L. Maxwell, Department of
Economics, California State University, Hayward, CA 94542.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
55:30579 Parcel,
Toby L.; Mueller, Charles W. Temporal change in
occupational earnings attainment, 1970-1980. American Sociological
Review, Vol. 54, No. 4, Aug 1989. 622-34 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"We investigate change in occupational earnings [in the United
States] during the 1970s by comparing similar models at either end of
the decade. Since the 1970s were years of relative economic
stagnation, we anticipated that they would not be favorable to
women....[The authors find that] although earnings attainment generally
appeared less dependent on workers' status characteristics in 1980 than
in 1970, incomes increased less for occupations where concentrations of
women were high. Earnings returns to human capital increased during
the interval, largely owing to stronger returns among males. In
addition, female earnings were more sensitive than male earnings to
workers' status characteristics." Data are from a variety of official
and other published sources.
Correspondence: T. L. Parcel,
Ohio State University, 190 North Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30580 Plotnick,
Robert D. How much poverty is reduced by state income
transfers? Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 112, No. 7, Jul 1989. 21-6
pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This article presents [U.S.] State
poverty data for the mid-1980's and uses them to derive and compare the
impact of income transfer policies on poverty among the States. The
article first describes how the data were developed. It explains the
three alternative poverty measures used in the analysis and the
different types of information they yield. Then, the poverty indexes
and the impact of income transfer policies on poverty are presented."
Data are from Current Population Surveys for 1984, 1985, and
1986.
Correspondence: R. D. Plotnick, Graduate School of
Public Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98915.
Location: Princeton University Library (DOCS).
55:30581 Ray,
Ranjan. Household composition and optimal commodity taxes:
do demographic variables matter? Department of Econometrics and
Social Statistics Discussion Paper, No. ES199, Mar 1988. 16 pp.
University of Manchester, Department of Econometrics and Social
Statistics: Manchester, England. In Eng.
"This paper investigates
conditions under which demographic variables will have no impact on
commodity taxes. We allow nonlinear and nonseparable preferences, a
general demographic demand procedure, and a demogrant scheme linked to
the number of children. Formulae for demographic revision of tax
estimates are presented in a form that can be easily applied, and the
only marginal data requirement is the number of children in the
household. The paper extends an earlier exercise...in avoiding the
need for equivalence scales, and in using a demogrant scheme that is
consistent with current practice in [the United Kingdom and] several
European countries."
Correspondence: Department of
Econometrics and Social Statistics, Manchester University, Manchester
M13 9PL, England. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:30582 Rietveld,
P.; Ouwersloot, H. Intraregional income distribution and
poverty: some investigations for the Netherlands, 1960-81.
Environment and Planning A, Vol. 21, No. 7, Jul 1989. 881-904 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
"This paper is addressed to intraregional
income inequalities in the Netherlands. Various concepts are used to
measure the degree of regional poverty. In addition, dissimilarity
between intraregional income distributions is studied. At the
provincial level, relatively small and decreasing dissimilarities are
observed. However, at lower spatial levels (especially within
metropolitan areas) much larger dissimilarities in mean income and
income distribution occur. In the Netherlands, urban poverty has
become a more intense and widespread phenomenon than rural
poverty."
Correspondence: P. Rietveld, Department of
Economics, Free University, P.O. Box 7161, 1007 MC Amsterdam,
Netherlands. Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
55:30583 Rosenfeld,
Rachel A.; Kalleberg, Arne L. The gender gap in earnings:
a cross-national comparison. Carolina Population Center Paper, No.
88-14, Apr 1988. 31, 8, [11] pp. University of North Carolina, Carolina
Population Center: Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In Eng.
"Using
national labor force samples from the United States, Canada, Norway,
and Sweden, this paper decomposes sex differences in each country's
income determination process into components due to: (1) distributions
across (a) labor market, (b) family, and (c) human capital variables;
and (2) different income returns to these variables. Country
differences in these components are interpreted by a conceptual
framework that emphasizes cross-national differences in industrial
relations systems."
This is a revised version of a paper originally
presented at the 1988 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of
America (see Population Index, Vol. 54, No. 3, Fall 1988, p.
518).
Correspondence: Carolina Population Center,
University of North Carolina, West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC
27516-3997. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30584 Shukla,
Vibhooti; Stark, Oded. Why are urban formal sector wages
in LDCs above the market-clearing level? Migration and Development
Program Discussion Paper, No. 44, Jun 1989. 29 pp. Harvard University,
Center for Population Studies, Migration and Development Program:
Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Eng.
"In this paper we link urban
labor market dualism and the fixity of formal sector wages in expected
income migration models with urban agglomeration economies [in less
developed countries]. A possible productivity-efficiency rationale for
the 'institutional' wage is identified and explored. In addition, a
rationalization for the informal sector is suggested in this context.
We propose a motivation for [determining] high urban wages as part of a
choice-theoretic behavioral framework, perform illustrative simulations
of factors influencing an equlibrium urban wage premium, and point out
directions for further research delineated by our analytical
propositions."
Correspondence: Migration and Development
Program, Center for Population Studies, Harvard University, 9 Bow
Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:30585 Sullivan,
Teresa; Cardenas, Gilberto; de la Garza, Rodolfo.
Nativity, industry, and the reactions of Latino entrepreneurs to
the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Texas Population
Research Center Papers, Series 10: 1988, No. 10.13, Oct 1988. 23, [27]
pp. University of Texas, Texas Population Research Center: Austin,
Texas. In Eng.
"This paper assesses the general economic position
of Mexican-origin business owners [in the United States] and finds
differences among them by nativity and industry. The impact of IRCA
[the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986] was assessed in a
two-wave study of Mexican-origin business owners in six cities.
[Findings indicate that] Mexican immigrants are more likely to be
self-employed than are Mexican-Americans, [and that]...in restaurant
and retail trade, two traditionally low-paying industries, Mexican
immigrant owners earn higher incomes than do native-born
Mexican-Americans. Although the national sample of Mexican immigrant
owners appear to be better off, those in our six-city sample reported
more adverse impact from IRCA." Additional data are from the 1980 U.S.
census.
Correspondence: Texas Population Research Center,
University of Texas, Main 1800, Austin, TX 78712. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30586 Veeck,
Gregory; Pannell, Clifton W. Rural economic restructuring
and farm household income in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 79, No. 2, Jun
1989. 275-92 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This paper describes and
analyzes the effects of [economic] reforms on farm-family income in
eight counties located in four agricultural regions of Jiangsu Province
[China]. Specifically, it will attempt to describe the sources of
income for the families and to analyze the most important factors in
determining the evolving patterns of family income. We also seek to
identify and explain locational patterns associated with how farm
families in these different regions and counties of Jiangsu earn their
livings. Income data for the study were derived from interviews with
members of 167 farm families in the studied areas during 1986-87." The
authors identify three household types based on income sources:
traditional agricultural, mixed, and industrially
focused.
Correspondence: G. Veeck, Department of Geography
and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
70803-4105. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
55:30587 Avramov,
Dragana. Educational attainment of the Yugoslav
population. Demografska Sveska CDI, No. 11, [1987?]. 37 pp.
University of Belgrade, Institute of Social Sciences, Demographic
Research Centre: Belgrade, Yugoslavia. In Eng.
The author presents
a historical overview and analysis of the current educational
attainment of the Yugoslav population for the period 1971-1981. This
survey treats education "as the process of transmitting and acquiring
knowledge in specialized institutions, i.e. schools. It will make use
of aggregate data on the highest level of formal education attained
within the framework of the regular school system in Yugoslavia."
Regional differences in economic and social development are discussed,
and variations in the levels of educational attainment according to
geographic region, sex, and age are noted.
Correspondence:
Demographic Research Centre, Institute of Social Sciences, University
of Belgrade, Narodnog fronta 45, Postanski fah 927, Belgrade,
Yugoslavia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30588 Blake,
Judith. Number of siblings and educational
attainment. Science, Vol. 245, No. 4913, Jul 7, 1989. 32-6 pp.
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"Family background continues to be closely
related to individuals' educational attainment in the United States. A
notable change in one aspect of this background, number of siblings, is
occurring as fertility is becoming extremely low. Examination of the
negative relation between individuals' sibling number and years of
schooling indicates that education among those with many siblings is
disproportionately cut short before high school graduation. Because
there is a strong negative relation between number of siblings and
scores on tests measuring verbal ability, recent reductions in sibling
number would be expected to contribute to enhanced verbal ability and
increasing years of schooling for those born now in the United
States."
Correspondence: J. Blake, School of Public Health
and Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
90024-1772. Location: Princeton University Library (SQ).
55:30589 Cochrane,
Susan H.; Mehra, Kalpana; Osheba, Ibrahim T. The
educational participation of Egyptian children. In: Egypt:
demographic responses to modernization, edited by Awad M. Hallouda,
Samir Farid, and Susan H. Cochrane. 1988. 421-44 pp. Central Agency for
Public Mobilisation and Statistics: Cairo, Egypt. In Eng.
The
authors test hypotheses about the determinants of Egyptian children's
educational participation and achievement. "Besides age, sex and
region, there were four types of variables hypothesized to affect
educational behaviour. These were aspirations, parental education,
economic factors and access. These factors were in turn related to the
costs and benefits of and ability to afford education. The results of
this analysis indicate that aspirations which represent the parents'
weighing of costs/benefits of and ability to afford schooling are very
important in explaining participation in schooling and, to a slightly
lesser extent, years of school attended." Data are from the 1980
Egyptian Fertility Survey and concern a sample of 4,300 children.
Results are compared with those found for rural areas of Nepal and
Thailand.
Correspondence: S. H. Cochrane, World Bank, 1818
H Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20433. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:30590 Galster,
George. Residential segregation in American cities: a
further response to Clark. Population Research and Policy Review,
Vol. 8, No. 2, May 1989. 181-92 pp. Dordrecht, Netherlands. In Eng.
"Professor Clark's (1986) claim that discrimination plays little
role in explaining segregation [in U.S. cities] was challenged in my
contrary review (1988). Clark (1988) has responded, and here I offer a
rejoinder. I go further and suggest that the multiple factors related
to segregation should be seen as interdependent components in a complex
web of mutually causal interrelationships. Preliminary attempts to
estimate such a model suggest that discrimination may play an even more
important role than is conventionally believed." A reply by Clark is
included (pp. 193-7).
For the articles by Clark, published in 1986,
and by Galster and Clark, published in 1988, see 53:10075 and 54:40625.
Correspondence: G. Galster, Department of Economics,
College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:30591 Gosal, R.
P. S. Literacy in India's scheduled caste population: a
spatial analysis. Population Geography, Vol. 10, No. 1-2, Jun-Dec
1988. 42-60 pp. Chandigarh, India. In Eng.
Literacy by geographic
region in India's scheduled caste population is examined, with a focus
on urban-rural and sex differentials. Education, migration, religion,
and economic development are considered as factors affecting literacy
rates. Data are from official Indian sources for
1981.
Correspondence: R. P. S. Gosal, Geography Department,
Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, Union Territory, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30592 Halsey, A.
H. British social trends since 1900: a guide to the
changing social structure of Britain. 2nd rev. ed. ISBN
0-333-34521-5. 1988. xxviii, 650 pp. Macmillan Press: Basingstoke,
England. In Eng.
This is a revised and updated edition of a work,
originally published in 1972, on the changing social structure of
twentieth-century Britain. Data are taken from both official and
unofficial sources, but are primarily from the government publication
Social Trends. Chapters are included on population, the economic
environment, the labor force, social mobility, schools, higher
education, the electors and elected, urbanization and local government,
housing, health, welfare, religion, immigration and ethnicity, and
crime and penal measures.
Selected items will be cited in this or
subsequent issues of Population Index.
Correspondence:
Macmillan Press, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 2XS, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
55:30593 Massey,
Douglas S.; Denton, Nancy A. Hypersegregation in U.S.
metropolitan areas: black and Hispanic segregation along five
dimensions. Demography, Vol. 26, No. 3, Aug 1989. 373-91 pp.
Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
Black and Hispanic segregation is
examined along five dimensions of spatial variation in U.S.
metropolitan areas. The five dimensions are evenness, exposure,
clustering, centralization, and concentration. "Compared with
Hispanics, not only are blacks more segregated on any single dimension
of residential segregation, they are also likely to be segregated on
all five dimensions simultaneously, which never occurs for Hispanics.
Moreover, in a significant subset of large urban areas, blacks
experience extreme segregation on all dimensions, a pattern we call
hypersegregation. This finding is upheld and reinforced by a
multivariate analysis. We conclude that blacks occupy a unique and
distinctly disadvantaged position in the U.S. urban
environment."
Correspondence: D. S. Massey, Population
Research Center, 1155 East 60th Street, NORC/University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60637. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:30594 McKinney,
Scott. Change in metropolitan area residential
integration, 1970-80. Population Research and Policy Review, Vol.
8, No. 2, May 1989. 143-64 pp. Dordrecht, Netherlands. In Eng.
The
author analyzes the progress made during the 1970s toward integration
of residential neighborhoods in U.S. metropolitan areas. "This
progress was due to the redistribution of the black population toward
middle- and high-income census tracts, areas more integrated than those
left behind. Econometric analysis suggests that younger, higher income
blacks played an important part in this redistribution; that
residential integration was positively related to metropolitan area
population size and black population income inequality; and that
integration was negatively related to white prejudice, especially in
strongly ethnic communities. Public sector discrimination, not
strongly related to either a perceived threat from the black population
or to fiscal considerations, seems to have slowed the pace of
integration significantly."
Correspondence: S. McKinney,
Department of Economics, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY
14456. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30595 Alba,
Richard D. Ethnicity and race in the U.S.A.: toward the
twenty-first century. ISBN 0-7102-0633-X. LC 85-2044. 1985. v, 186
pp. Routledge and Kegan Paul: Boston, Massachusetts/London, England. In
Eng.
This is a collection of papers presented at the Conference on
Ethnicity and Race in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century, held
at the State University of New York at Albany, April 6-7, 1984. The
focus of the conference was on ethnic and racial developments in the
United States since the mid-twentieth century, with a view to
projecting future trends up to the year 2000. The papers are by
various authors and draw on a wide range of sources, including the 1980
census.
These articles were also published in a special issue of
Ethnic and Racial Studies, Volume 8, Number
1.
Correspondence: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 9 Park Street,
Boston, MA 02108. Location: Princeton University Library
(FST).
55:30596 Allen,
James P.; Turner, Eugene J. We the people: an atlas of
America's ethnic diversity. ISBN 0-02-901420-4. LC 87-28194. 1988.
xii, 315 pp. Macmillan Press: New York, New York. In Eng.
Maps
showing the geographical distribution of 44 ethnic and racial groups in
the United States are presented. Maps are also included showing
internal migration by ethnic group and refugee settlement, the
distribution of ethnic groups in 1920, and the distribution of the
North American Indian population. Data are primarily from the 1980
census. Statistical data are also presented in tabular form concerning
the population of each U.S. county by ethnic group for
1980.
Correspondence: Macmillan Publishing Company, 866
Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:30597 McFate,
Katherine. The metropolitan area fact book: a statistical
portrait of blacks and whites in urban America. ISBN
0-941410-65-X. LC 88-11147. 1988. x, 109 pp. Joint Center for Political
Studies: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This work presents a selection of
data concerning the quality of life for blacks in the United States and
the differences between living standards of blacks and whites. "The
fact book, designed for easy use by the general public, covers the 48
American metropolitan areas with black populations of more than
100,000. It provides basic demographic information and data on the
major indicators of social and economic well-being for each metro area;
the number and percentage of black residents; the number and percentage
of blacks living in the central city versus suburban areas; labor force
participation and employment rates; income, earnings, and
home-ownership; educational attainment; poverty rates; and family
structure."
Correspondence: Joint Center for Political
Studies, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C.
20004. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30598 O'Hare,
William P. Hispanic Americans in the 1980s: mainstream or
minority? Population Today, Vol. 17, No. 7-8, Jul-Aug 1989. 6-8
pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The author provides an overview of the
socioeconomic assimilation of Hispanics into the U.S. population. He
differentiates between the various Hispanic subgroups according to
country of origin. The status of Hispanic Americans is examined
according to income, education, occupation and labor force
participation, home ownership, intermarriage, and literacy in
English.
Correspondence: W. P. O'Hare, Population Reference
Bureau, P.O. Box 96152, Washington, D.C. 20090-6152.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30599 Peach,
Ceri; Robinson, Vaughan; Maxted, Julia; Chance, Judith.
Immigration and ethnicity. In: British social trends since
1900: a guide to the changing social structure of Britain, edited by
A. H. Halsey. 1988. 561-615 pp. Macmillan Press: Basingstoke, England.
In Eng.
"This chapter is divided into three parts. First, the
background to immigration and legislation controlling immigration will
be reviewed; secondly, the characteristics of the main immigrant groups
will be outlined; finally, the prospects for ethnic groups in British
society will be discussed."
Correspondence: C. Peach, St.
Catherine's College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3UJ, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
55:30600 Thornton,
Russell. American Indian holocaust and survival: a
population history since 1492. Civilization of the American Indian
Series, Vol. 186, ISBN 0-8061-2074-6. LC 87-40216. 1987. xx, 292 pp.
University of Oklahoma Press: Norman, Oklahoma/London, England. In Eng.
This is a demographic history of the American Indian populations
who lived north of present-day Mexico, particularly in the conterminous
United States. The author first describes the North American Indian
population in 1492 and its origins. The population's decline and its
causes are then analyzed for the period up to 1900. Consideration is
given to disease, including alcoholism; warfare and genocide;
geographical removal and relocation; and destruction of ways of life.
The recovery of this population since 1900 and problems of definition
and the enumeration of native Americans are discussed. The author also
examines the urbanization of American Indians. An appendix is included
that provides information on the native American population history of
Alaska, Canada, and Greenland.
Correspondence: University
of Oklahoma Press, 1005 Asp Avenue, Norman, OK 73019.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
55:30601 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). The
Hispanic population in the United States: March 1988. Current
Population Reports, Series P-20: Population Characteristics, No. 438,
Jul 1989. iv, 70 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report presents
data on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of the
Hispanic population of the United States....[It] contains information
about the total Hispanic population, as well as its subgroups--Mexican,
Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American, and other Spanish
origin. Comparable data for the total United States and for persons
not of Hispanic origin also are included. The social and economic
characteristics presented include age, sex, marital status, educational
attainment, school enrollment, fertility, voting and registration,
employment status, family composition and size, income, and poverty
status." Data are from the March 1988 supplement to the Current
Population Survey.
Correspondence: Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:30602 Word, David
L. Population estimates by race and Hispanic origin for
states, metropolitan areas, and selected counties: 1980 to 1985.
Current Population Reports, Series P-25: Population Estimates and
Projections, No. 1040-RD-1, May 1989. iv, 81 pp. U.S. Bureau of the
Census: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report presents population
estimates by race and Hispanic origin for [U.S.] States, metropolitan
areas and selected counties for 1980 through 1985....They represent an
extension of the Administrative Records method, the newest of the
estimating techniques for producing population estimates for States,
counties, and places at the Census Bureau." The methodology is
experimental and these estimates have not been integrated into the
Bureau's current estimates program.
Correspondence:
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:30603 Xenos,
Peter; Barringer, Herbert; Levin, Michael J. Asian Indians
in the United States: a 1980 census profile. Papers of the
East-West Population Institute, No. 111, ISBN 0-86638-114-7. LC
89-16910. Jul 1989. vii, 54 pp. East-West Center, Population Institute:
Honolulu, Hawaii. In Eng.
The authors review the experience of
Asian Indians as an ethnic minority in the United States using data
from the 1980 U.S. census. A statistical taxonomy of Asian Indians is
presented, and their demographic structure in the United States is
examined. Consideration is given to educational levels, occupational
status, and income. Current and future trends in family and household
structure are also analyzed.
Correspondence: East-West
Population Institute, East-West Center, 1777 East-West Road, Honolulu,
HI 96848. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
