http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6218a2.htm?s_cid=mm6218a2_x
Discovers that among those with stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension, treatment with medication was lower for Mexican Americans and African Americans. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/p20-568.pdf
Analyzes the increasingly diverse American electorate, specifically for the presidential elections since 1996 with special attention given to the patterns of voter turnout by race and Hispanic origin. Stresses that blacks voted at a higher rate than whites for the first time in 2012 election. From the Census Bureau
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/famee_04262013.pdf
Reports that 10.5% of families included an unemployed person in 2012 down 1% from 2011. Provides figures on unemployment by racial and Hispanic characteristics of families. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/2013/pdf/nsf13304_digest.pdf
Updated information on enrollment, degrees awarded, and employment for those in targeted groups. From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation
http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acsbr11-17.pdf
In this report poverty rates are summarized by race and Hispanic origin for the U.S., each state, and the District of Columbia. Poverty rates are also presented for selected detailed race and origin groups in cities and towns with the largest populations of these groups. From the Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/employment_occupations/cb12-225.html
Press release which announces the availability of the 2006-2010 American Community Survey EEO tabulation, 107 tables about the composition of the labor force crossed by sex, race, and ethnicity and information about occupation, earnings, education, and commuting patterns. Available since the 1970s, this EEO data is based for the first time on American Community Survey data rather than decennial census data. Access through the American Fact Finder tool at the Census site. From the Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/population/cb12-tps83.html
Press release with links to detailed tables on Asian Alone Population, Asian Alone or in Combination Population, Black Alone Population, Black Alone or in Combination Population, and the Hispanic Population in the United States. Additional population links include The Older Population in the United States , and Age and Sex Composition in the United States. All tables are for 2011 data and provide a wide range of economic, social, and housing characteristics for each group. From the Census Bureau
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6140a2.htm?s_cid=mm6140a2_x
Analyzes the geographic distribution of new HIV diagnoses in 2010 and the characteristics of those diagnosed. Finds that Hispanics or Latinos are disproportionately affected by infection with human immunodeficiency virus. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention