Statistical handbook on racial groups in the United States / by Tim B. Heaton, Bruce A. Chadwick, and Cardell K. Jacobson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heaton, Tim B.

Contributor:

Chadwick, Bruce A.

Jacobson, Cardell K., 1941-

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--United States--Statistics.

Ethnology.

United States--Population--Statistics.

United States.

Population.

Genre:

Statistics.

Physical Description:

xix, 355 pages ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 2000.

Summary:

As the shift in the racial and ethnic composition of the united States continues, students, researchers, and others will find it important to understand the differences between--and similarities among--racial groups. This volume compiles a broad range of statistical data on important topics across various racial groups. Gathered from authoritative sources, this information offers statistical comparisons on timely subjects, including: educational goals, attitudes about employment, leisure pursuits, marital happiness, attitudes about contraception, religious beliefs, arrest rates, and political party preferences.

Contents:

A. Demographic Context 1

1. Size, Growth, and Projections 3

2. Age and Sex 14

3. Geographic Distribution and Mobility 26

4. Immigration and Ancestry 42

B. Education 60

1. Enrollment and Graduation 64

2. Dropouts 66

3. Aspirations 67

4. Achievements and Attainments 69

5. Educational Proficiency 73

6. Parental Support for Schools 79

7. School Related Issues 82

8. Higher Education Enrollment 86

9. Higher Education Graduations 88

10. Higher Education Faculty 91

C. Economics and Employment 93

1. Employment and Job Characteristics 95

2. Income 108

3. Poverty 115

4. Attitudes about Employment and Economic Issues 122

5. Retirement and Consumption 132

D. Health, Well-Being, and Lifestyles 138

1. Life Expectancy and Death Rates 141

2. Health and Health Risks 159

3. Health Care 165

4. Attitudes about Health Care 170

5. Mental and Emotional Health Care 175

6. Life Satisfaction and General Happiness 180

7. Leisure, Recreational, and Cultural Activities 181

E. Family 185

1. Marriage and Fertility 187

2. Marital Happiness 195

3. Family Roles 197

4. Divorce 199

5. Family Activities 203

6. Child Care Arrangements 216

7. Extended Family 219

F. Sex, Fertility, and Contraception 222

1. Romance and Sexual Experience 225

2. Fertility 234

3. Contraception and Abortion 254

G. Religion and Religiosity 270

1. Affiliations and Participation 272

2. Religious Beliefs 273

3. Personal Religiosity 276

4. Consequences of Religion 280

5. Images of Humankind 282

H. Crime and Delinquency 283

1. Arrest Rates for Adults 285

2. Arrest Rates for Juveniles 293

3. Incarceration and Sentence 300

4. Victims of Crimes 303

5. Hate Crimes 307

6. Attitudes toward Crime and Police 311

I. Political Participation 313

1. Elected Officials 315

2. Voting and Political Party Identification 318

3. Military Personnel and Participation 320

4. Political Attitudes 321

5. Social Attitudes 326

6. Racial Attitudes 330.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1573562661

OCLC:

43648593