United States Census Bureau Essays

  • Social Change: Poverty and Education

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    possible, however, the relationship between poverty and education goes deeper than what is on the surface? Lack of education and poverty, are they really two distinct problems? Poverty In the United States, the term poverty is thrown around with absurd freedom. However, according the US Census Bureau, poverty is calculated quite precisely. To begin, poverty is computed by including: earnings, unemployment compensation, public assist... ... middle of paper ... ...ood Effects on Low-Income Children's

  • Post-Modernism

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    Review, 96 2-12. United States. Census Bureau (2000) Current Population Survey, Racial Statistics Branch, Population. Retrieved February 24, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/race/black.ppl-142.tab06.txt United States. Census Bureau (2000) Current Population Survey, Racial Statistics Branch, Population. Retrieved February 24, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/race/black.ppl-142.tab07.txt United States. Census Bureau (1999) Statistical

  • Single Moms: The Stress Of Single Mothers

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    “I’m a working mother. You try to pay the bills, you try to keep your life going and there’s pressure” - Carnie Wilson. This is true to many of the mothers out there, single or married. It is even more true that all mothers face different types of stress. However, it seems that single mothers can experience higher degrees of stress than married mothers, with single mothers working hard on a daily basis. According to a study by the American Sociological Review, researchers found that single mothers

  • Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

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    Snap Shots of State Population Data, Emergency Preparedness and Response: Nacogdoches County [database on the internet]. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2007 Mar [cited 2011 June 4]. Available from http://emergency.cdc.gov/snaps/data/48/48347.htm. Texas Department of State Health Services. Summary Highlights Nacogdoches County, East Texas Community Health Needs Assessment. Austin (TX): Texas Department of State Health Services;

  • Boomerang Kids on the Rise

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    for a few years, return home to live with their parents, just like a boomerang. The boomerangers include people from twenty-four to thirty-five years old, and most are fresh out of college with their newly earned degrees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau there were about 4.6 million of these boomerang kids. This is about 40% of all people aged 24 to 35 who are living with their parents in the U.S. (Lank). The biggest increase in boomerangers, is among college students. A study done by collegegrad

  • Detroit Public Schools Case Study

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    population had grown to almost 2 million and had the highest average income per capita than any other city in the United States (Mackinac City for Public policy, 2012). In 1944, the U.S Census indicated that the unemployment rate for Detroit was only 1.5%. Today, Detroit’s population is a nudge above 850,000 with the average income per capita being only $14,861, and $25,193 per household (U.S Bureau of Statistics, 2013). How can a child hope to attain the education he/she needs in a city like this? Through

  • Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel And Dimed

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    In 2001, Barbara Ehrenreich published an analysis of her experience during a field reporting experiment she created and participated in between 1998 and 2000. This analysis was titled Nickel and Dimed (referred to as N&D). In this book she talks about her experiences in the three place she conducted her social experiment. Those places were Florida, Maine, and finally Minnesota. The first place Ehrenreich heads to is Florida. There she finds her place in Key West where she locates an apartment

  • Women’s Rights: How Far Have We Really Come?

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    which he c... ... middle of paper ... ...aauw.org/research/the-simple-truth-about-the-gender-pay-gap/> United States Census. Disparities in STEM Employment by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin. American Community Survey Reports. 2013. Barsh, Joanna and Yee, Lareina. Unlocking the Full Potential of Women in the US Economy. McKinsey & Company. Accessed April 4, 2014. United States Census. Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2005/Summer 2006. Household Economic Studies. 2010

  • Community Analysis Report

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    citizens and soldiers at Camp Shelby. Then the first public library building was dedicated on Main Street Hattiesburg in May 1930. The current building was opened in March 1996 and is located at 329 Hardy Street. The library features tributes to the state in the Mississippi Tower, Mississippi Room, Genealogy and Observation Level and the Author’s Walk honoring great Mississippi authors. The centerpiece is The Spirit that Builds, a 10-foot-high, 167-foot-around mural which hangs 30 feet above the circulation

  • New Station Location for Excelsior Springs Fire Department

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    paramedics, and 20 paid volunteers/ volunteers. The department consists of 3 pumpers, 1 quint, 3 ambulances, 2 brush trucks, and 2 chief vehicles. The Excelsior Sp... ... middle of paper ... ...ensus.gov/qfd/states/29/2942032.html>. "State and County QuickFacts." United States Cenus Bureau. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Mar. 2014. . "GIS." GIS Clay County Assessor. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2014. . "NFPA 1710: Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations

  • Poverty and Personal Choice

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    middle and upper classes? Do government programs designed to help the impoverished actually keep them in the lower ranks? These are all difficult and controversial questions. Conservatives and Liberals constantly battle over these issues in our state and federal governments. Local and national news media provide limited insight to the root causes and effects of the nation’s poor. There is obviously no simple solution to resolve the plight of these often forgotten citizens. Most of us associate

  • A Community Assessment

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    2014). In order for this to occur an assessment must take place. An aggregate or community assessment begins with a collection of data. This includes: the community’s health needs, risks, environmental conditions, financial resources through local census data, and a windshield survey (Allender et al., 2014). Through public health nursing, communities can collectively come together to help promote an overall better health standing. My group’s aggregate is in East Side Community of Buffalo, NY. For

  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Analysis

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    gives those in need the opportunity to buy garden seeds with SNAP benefits. Also, SNAP allows qualifying families to utilize their benefits at participating famer’s markets throughout the United States. Once pre-requisite requirements are met and families are qualified, SNAP food benefits are transferred onto the state allocated Lone Star Card. The

  • The Importance Of People In Poverty

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    People can argue about whether poverty is more of a state of mind, choice, or something that people are forced to live in. As stated on the online dictionary, poverty is defined as the state or condition of having little or no money or goods, and is the condition of being poor. Poverty can be found in an individual household or in individual communities, societies, etc. Wherever poverty is found, the fact is that the people in it are struggling to keep money and goods for themselves or families.

  • Demographics in Census Data from 1790 and 2000

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    Research the census data from 1790 and 2000. Submit a report comparing some of the information contained in the reports. For example, where was the demographic center of the country in each instance? How was ethnicity reported? How is census information used? What strikes you as the most interesting aspects of the reports? The concept of collecting census data has been around for thousands of years. It was a census that brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem when Jesus was born. But it wasn't

  • Environmental Assessment

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    2%, Hispanic at 4.6%, and African American at 1%. When looking at the state percentages, White is first with African American coming in second. The unemployment rate for Richmond Michigan as of 2010 was high (13.1%) compared to the state (11.5%). The average workers income was $34,474, which was higher than the state and national average (Richmond, MI income and economy, 2010). According to The United States Census Bureau (2014), the following demographic data is provided for ... ... middle

  • TIME Inc. Case Study

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    Time Inc. has clearly found its success in utilizing both internal and external secondary data in order to help launch new magazines and special issues. As was mentioned in the case reading, the success of the special edition of People magazine paying tribute to the late singer Selena was essential in prompting Time Inc. to release People en Espanol. By analyzing their own internal secondary data related to the Hispanic market, statistics, and details, which became available from the successful special

  • History: Civil War Battles Fought in Mississippi

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    lived in Mississippi all my life and have had an opportunity to travel throughout the state. In doing so, I have observed several things that will important in this discussion. They are the music, the people, and the resources. First, it is important to know a few facts concerning the resources of the state state. The state gets its name from the Mississippi River, which flows along the western boundary of the state. Mississippi is heavily forest except for the Delta area, which is mainly agricultural

  • The Frontiers of American History in Last Child of the Woods by Richard Louv

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    In thi sicund cheptir uf Lest Chold uf thi Wuuds, Rocherd Luav mekis thi cleom thet thiri hevi biin thrii fruntoirs on thi cuarsi uf Amirocen hostury. Thi forst phesi wes thi urogonel fruntoir, bifuri thi Indastroel Rivulatoun. Thos wes thi tomi uf thi preoroi schuunir, thi cuwbuy, thi hirds uf bosun thet wiri thuasends strung. Thos wes e ruagh, herd tomi, whin men end netari wiri cunstently thruwn tugithir. Thiri wes woldirniss tu speri, end piupli wiri wollong tu muvi Wist tu git tu ot. Thi

  • Christians Need to be good Stewards of the Environment

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    God has placed into their care. They should not have the attitude that one day Christ is coming back, so why should they worry about all the pollution that is taking place—like all the groundwater that is being polluted and dried up. As one journal states, “Groundwater tables are falling at phenomenal rates, often more than one meter per year, in many parts of the world. Formerly perennial rivers and streams whose base flow was supplied by groundwater are becoming seasonal or disappearing altogether