CA Demographics

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CA Demographics

• Lecture 2
• January 11, 2004

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Todays Topics

• Urban and rural
• Race and ethnicity
• Languages, citizenship, and ancestry
• Employment, Income, and Poverty
• Education
• Implications for California politics

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Median Age
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Todays Topics

• Urban and rural
• Race and ethnicity
• Languages, citizenship, and ancestry
• Employment, Income, and Poverty
• Education
• Implications for California politics

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Urban Population over Time
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County Urban Population
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County Urban Population
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County Urban Population
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Todays Topics

• Urban and rural
• Race and ethnicity
• Languages, citizenship, and ancestry
• Employment, Income, and Poverty
• Education
• Implications for California politics

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Black Californians
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Asian Californians
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Hispanic Californians
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Race and Ethnicity
Black
Asian
Hispanic
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Race and Ethnicity, 1970-1998
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Race and Ethnicity, 1990-2040
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Migration by Race and Ethnicity
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Births by Race and Ethnicity
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Geographic Concentration
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Living in Central Cities
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Todays Topics

• Urban and rural
• Race and ethnicity
• Languages, citizenship, and ancestry
• Employment, Income, and Poverty
• Education
• Implications for California politics

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Place of Birth
Foreign Born
Other U.S.
California
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Foreign Born Population
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Foreign Born Californians
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Some Simple Correlations
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Primary Language at Home
San Francisco is the only county where Spanish is
not the first or second most frequent language
spoken at home--Chinese is second.
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Hispanic and Latino Origins
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Asian Origins
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Todays Topics

• Urban and rural
• Race and ethnicity
• Languages, citizenship, and ancestry
• Employment, Income, and Poverty
• Education
• Implications for California politics

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Unemployment
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Family Incomes
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How Californians Get to Work
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Median Family Income
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Race and Income
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Race and Homeownership
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Poverty over Time
Percent of population living below the poverty
line
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Poverty in California
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Poverty by County
Top and bottom 10 counties
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Some Simple Correlations
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Poverty by Age
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Race and Poverty
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Todays Topics

• Urban and rural
• Race and ethnicity
• Languages, citizenship, and ancestry
• Employment, Income, and Poverty
• Education
• Implications for California politics

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Educational Attainment
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Race and Education
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Todays Topics

• Urban and rural
• Race and ethnicity
• Languages, citizenship, and ancestry
• Employment, Income, and Poverty
• Education
• Implications for California politics

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Questions

• Representation?
• Voting participation?
• Enacted policies?
• Trust in government?

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Representation, 2000