Changing Texas implications of addressing or ignoring the Texas challenge / Steve H. Murdock.

Author/creator Murdock, Steve H.
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCollege Station : Texas A&M University Press,
Descriptionxxxiv, 256 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Population forecasting--Texas.
Social change--Texas.
Economic forecasting--Texas.
Education--Texas. --Forecasting.
Texas--Population.
Texas--Social conditions. --21st century.
Texas--Economic conditions. --21st century.

Contents Introduction: the conceptual and empirical basis for the work -- The state of knowledge: population, education, and socioeconomic change -- Growth in minority populations -- Race/ethnicity and education -- Education, income, and socioeconomic change -- Content of, definitions affecting, and limitations impacting this work -- Organization -- Cautions and clarifications -- Definitional changes -- Change in terms and terminology related to race/ethnicity -- Change in policy -- The uncertainty of projections -- Conclusion -- Recent and projected population change in Texas -- Historic patterns of population change -- Projected population -- Summary -- Recent and projected household change in Texas -- Recent patterns of household change -- Projections of households and household characteristics -- Racial/ethnic diversity and increasing elderly -- Growing diversity in household forms -- Summary -- Effects of demographic change on the size, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic characteristics of the Texas labor force -- Recent trends in labor force characteristics -- Current and projected future patterns of change in the labor force -- Socioeconomic implications of the demographic change in the labor force -- Summary -- Effects of demographic change on selected economic factors impacting the private and public sectors of Texas -- Economic change in the private and public sections from 2000 to 2010 -- Effects of demographic change on future economic change -- Effects of demographic change on the private sector -- Economic impacts of change in household types -- Impacts of population change on households' net worth and assets -- Demographic impacts on housing -- Summary -- Public elementary, secondary, and higher education -- Historical patterns of educational change -- Projections of enrollment in public educational institutions -- Projected increases in specialized education programs -- Public expenditures for education -- Projections of unmet financial need -- Summary -- Health, human, and correctional services in Texas. Health and health care in Texas -- Health related occurrences and disabling conditions -- Health care personnel -- Public health care assistance programs -- Medically uninsured -- TANF and SNAP in Texas -- Correctional services: youth and adult -- Summary -- The effects of demographic change on selected transportation services and demand -- Historic change in the characteristics of the driving population -- Change in driving patterns of the Texas population -- The effects of future demographic change on future transportation use -- Age effects on transportation -- Impact of population change on vehicle ownership ; demographic impact on workers mode of commuting -- Alternative projection scenarios -- Summary -- Conclusions and implications for the future of Texas -- The continuation of minority population growth -- Minority status and socioeconomic resources -- Educational attainment and socioeconomic resources -- Baseline patterns of change -- Projections using baseline patterns -- Conclusions and implications.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-250) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013036274
ISBN9781623491598 (pbk : alk. paper)
ISBN9781623491666 (e-book)

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