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Retrospective on the Quality of Life of African Americans

Retrospective on the Quality of Life of African Americans New Hanover County 1970 – 2000 Dr. Leslie Hossfeld Department Sociology and Criminal Justice UNCW Quality of Life Measures Income Home Ownership Values Poverty Status End of Grade Results Infant Mortality Teen Pregnancy

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Retrospective on the Quality of Life of African Americans

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  1. Retrospective on the Quality of Life of African Americans New Hanover County 1970 – 2000 Dr. Leslie Hossfeld Department Sociology and Criminal Justice UNCW

  2. Quality of Life Measures • Income • Home Ownership Values • Poverty Status • End of Grade Results • Infant Mortality • Teen Pregnancy • Child Poverty

  3. Definitions of Measures • Per Capita Income – Total money per resident of the area. - Census • Percent of Population in Poverty- Based on persons in poverty calendar year before census. Census • Home Ownership Values – Average value of owner occupied homes – Census

  4. Definitions Continued • End of Grade Scores – State Department of Instruction Scores 2000 • Infant Mortality – Number of infant deaths per 1000 live births – State Center for Health Statistics • Teen Pregnancy – Measure of pregnancy outcomes (abortion, live birth, fetal death) 15-19 years old – State Center for Health Statistics • Children in Poverty – Percent of related children under 18 who are in poverty - Census

  5. Population

  6. Percent Population by Race

  7. Poverty, Income and Housing

  8. Poverty

  9. Mean Household Income

  10. Mean Household Income Gap

  11. Per Capita Income

  12. Per Capita Income Gap

  13. Housing Values

  14. Housing Value Gap

  15. Infant Mortality, Teen Pregnancy, Child Poverty and Education

  16. Infant Mortality Rates

  17. Infant Mortality

  18. Teen Pregnancy

  19. Teen Pregnancy %

  20. Child Poverty

  21. End of Grade Tests

  22. For more information please contact Dr. Leslie Hossfeld Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice University of North Carolina Wilmington HossfeldL@uncw.edu 910 962 7849

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