United States Census Data

Son-biased sex ratios in the 2000 United States Census.

We document male-biased sex ratios among U.S.-born children of Chinese, Korean, and Asian Indian parents in the 2000 U.S. Census. This male bias is particularly evident for third children: If there was no previous son, sons outnumbered daughters by 50%. By contrast, the sex ratios of eldest and younger children with an older brother were both within the range of the biologically normal, as were...

Diversity of United States medical students by region compared to US census data

PURPOSE Increasing the diversity of the United States (US) physician workforce to better represent the general population has received considerable attention. The purpose of this study was to compare medical student race data to that of the US general population. We hypothesized that race demographics of medical school matriculants would reflect that of the general population. PATIENTS AND ME...

Estimating the Muslim Population in the United States Using Census 2000 Data

Divorce among physicians and other healthcare professionals in the United States: analysis of census survey data

OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence and incidence of divorce among US physicians compared with other healthcare professionals, lawyers, and non-healthcare professionals, and to analyze factors associated with divorce among physicians. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of nationally representative surveys conducted by the US census, 2008-13. SETTING United States. PARTICIPANTS 48,881 physici...

Trends in Volunteer Mentoring in the United States: Analysis of a Decade of Census Survey Data.

Over the past decade, considerable resources have been devoted to recruiting volunteer mentors and expanding mentoring programs. It is unclear whether these efforts have helped to counter the broader national trends of declining volunteer rates. The current study uses data from the Volunteering Supplement of the Current Population Survey (CPS), sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Burea...