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9780840032539

Investigating Change Web-based Analyses of US Census and American Community Survey Data

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  • ISBN13:

    9780840032539

  • ISBN10:

    0840032536

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-01-01
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

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Summary

This workbook/website combination allows students to analyze and manipulate huge data sets drawn from 1950 through present day, with data from US decennial censuses and the American Community Survey. Each chapter consists of exercises specifically tailored to data sets drawn from this current data. Students gain access to the software and data sets by using passcodes provided with each copy of the text.

Table of Contents

Overview and Getting Started
Investigation Topics
Population Structure: Cohorts, Ages, and Change
Key Concepts
Cohorts and Changing Age Structure
Women Live Longer
Baby Boomers, Xers, and Diplomas
Cohort Differences in Marital Status
Recent Immigration and Population Structure
Immigration, Age, and Race/Ethnicity
The Multiracial Population
Geography
Think Tank
Learning More with CensusScope.org
Race and Ethnic Inequality
Key Concepts
Education and Race/Ethnicity
Occupation and Race/Ethnicity
Earnings Inequalities
Think Tank
Immigrant Assimilation
Key Concepts
The Immigrant Population
Immigrant Geographic Location
Immigrant Age Structure
English Language Proficiency
Education and Assimilation
Occupation and Assimilation
Earnings and Assimilation
Think Tank
Labor Force
Key Concepts
Overall Trends
Men's Labor Force Participation
Women's Labor Force Participation
Think Tank
Marriage, Divorce, and Cohabitation
Key Concepts
Marital Trends
Marriage Choices
Divorce
Cohabitation Think Tank
Gender Inequality
Key Concepts
Educational Attainment
Occupation and Gender
Education and Occupation
The Gender Gap in Earnings
Think Tank
Households and Families
Key Concepts
Household Trends
Non-family Households
Married-Couple Families
Male and Female-Headed Families
Housing and Households
Think Tank
Poverty
Key Concepts
The Race/Ethnicity of Poverty
Households and Poverty
Gender and the Feminization of Poverty
Age and Poverty
Education and Poverty
Geography of Poverty
Think Tank
Children
Key Concepts
Total Child Population
Race/Ethnicity, Immigration, and Children
Family Structure
Economic Well-Being of Children
Children in School
Think Tank
The Older Population
Key Concepts
Getting Older
Marital and Household Changes
Economic Situation
Health and Disability
Think Tank
References and Resources
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