{"id":480,"date":"2013-04-01T18:36:45","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T18:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/outsidetheneatline\/?p=480"},"modified":"2013-04-01T18:36:46","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T18:36:46","slug":"demographic-bits-and-bytes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/outsidetheneatline\/2013\/04\/01\/demographic-bits-and-bytes\/","title":{"rendered":"Demographic bits and bytes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Census Bureau records quite numerous useful data beyond demographics here in the US. Included below are some examples, provided by the US Census Bureau, that exemplify just how informative some of this data can actually be!<\/p>\n

Schools<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This working paper <\/a><\/strong>discusses the decline in attendance at private schools over the past decade. According to the census bureau:<\/p>\n

Data from several surveys, including the Current Population Survey and American Community Survey, show a decline in private school enrollment over the last decade. The working paper compares trends across datasets and subgroups and explores possible underlying causes of the decline in enrollment, which occurred particularly at larger, religiously affiliated schools in cities and suburbs. Possible causes explored by the paper include the growth in charter schools, home schooling and the recession.<\/p>\n

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Disability, Employment, and Government Assistance
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The Census Bureau also reports<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that workers with a disability are less likely to be employed and for those who are employed, are more likely to hold jobs with lower earnings. The three most common occupations for men with disabilities were drivers\/sales workers and truck drivers (246,000); janitors and building cleaners (217,000); and laborers and freight, stock, and material movers (171,000). For women, as cashiers (195,000); secretaries or administrative assistants (189,000); and nursing, psychiatric or home health aides (172,000). These data can be found on the Census website under the Disability Employment Tabulation available through American Factfinder. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"DisabilityGraph\"<\/a>The report, which uses data from 2011, indicates that 30% of of the 46 million adults that receive government assistance have a disability of some kind. There is a relationship to these statistics and those regarding employment as well; Bernice Boursiquot, co-author of the report and Census Bureau statistician noted that “On average, people with disabilities have lower employment and earnings; therefore, understanding what assistance people with disabilities receive may help governments better coordinate and administer their programs.”<\/p>\n

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Demographics & Income<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

And if you were wondering about demographics and income, the Bureau has also released income\/earnings estimates for the third quarter (July-September) of 2011 by selected demographic characteristics such as gender, age, race\/ethnicity, martial status, and educational attainment. Tables are available here:<\/p>\n