Census

I started my search to answer this question by viewing the 1900 derivative census. I thought I found the answer to this question because I saw the name Flora appeared on this census. However, I took a closer look and saw it stated Morgan Bright was the head of the household and mentioned Sallie E as what appeared to be the sister. I knew something wasn’t right since I just found indirect evidence along with secondary information. Another thing that didn’t match up was when it said, Morgan…

considered to be a thriving city, and is surrounded by many attraction sites such as Six Flags over Texas, AT&T stadium (Cowboys Stadium), and the Global Life Park (Ranger’s Stadium). The Windshield Survey conducted within Census Tract 1220.01 has a population of 4,545. The census area has many qualities that contribute to the diversity; the community ranges from all age, race, and ethnicity. Hispanics (majority), Caucasians, Asians,…

My preceptor showed me the high census alert system that the hospital implemented for the Labor & Delivery department. The Clinical Staff Supervisor (CSS) will serve as a patient flow coordinator in the cases of an activated high census alert. The CSS is responsible for initiating the high census alert by bed type every 4 hours based on the census. During high census alert, my preceptor who is the nurse manager will be responsible for the following: when the census reaches to 14 then the…

three different geographic scales. The report consist of brief analysis of general population and housing characteristics at three different geographic scales. The demographic profile data used for the report was extracted and compiled from the 2010 Census tract. The smallest scale of geographic location I picked is 7600 212th St SW, Edmonds, WA 98026. This is address for Edmonds-Woodway High School. The school is located in the southeastern portion of the City boundary and surrounded by both…

available. Data showed that almost seven million people were identified as two or more races. The Census 2000 data on race has different data than the census before its time. This census was given an option to indicate their racial identity, through questionnaire. The 2000 census changed formatting changes, revised the race, and show how the origin of Hispanic, showed their diversity within the country. This census showed that race that was being reported was from people that were alone or…

Bruce Curtis examines the validity of census information as a tool in sociology in his article “Reading reflexivity”. He goes over several historical accounts and examples to back up his point of view. Curtis argues that census information is often unreliable due to the inherently haphazard nature of information collection, stating that often individuals being asked questions for data collection don’t know how to answer them correctly (for example, he brought up the point how many families…

out of fear or confusion, which results in incorrect data. MENA immigrants may mark ‘white’ for a multitude of reasons. Fear of prejudice, discrimination, or racial profiling are some of the main reasons as to why MENA immigrants select ‘white’ on census and other government forms. After the attacks on September 11, 2001, many Americans’ attitudes towards people from the Middle East changed. Immediately following the attacks, hate crimes against Muslim Americans, people who were mainly…

Due to the change in data collection methodology from a mandatory census to a voluntary one, the non-response rate of the 2011 (NHS) census is significantly higher than those from the previous 2006 census (Statistics Canada, 2011). In addition to an overall lower response rate, certain population groups, such as the visible minority groups, are less likely to respond to the survey. As a result, since categorizing people by ethnicity and race can be instrumental for the state in keeping control…

though I think he was beaten anyway. Our modern culture has adapted from the Romans use of the census to calculate population, citizenship, and use of resources. The documentation of a Roman’s citizenship was acquired at the census. A slave could be counted a citizen simply by the owner declaring him or her. Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem to participate in the census. For the well off, the census was a moment of public…

party wins an election within that district. B. Redistricting and the census are related because census results are used to examine demographic changes to redraw district boundaries. For example, if you want to create a district likely to vote for a republican, you would look at the census and identify where the majority of well-off white citizens are located If you wanted a district that leads democratic, you would analyze the census and identify where low-income, minority citizens cluster,…