[Livingwage] Fwd: Re: Champaign Poverty Statistics

[Belden Fields]

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>Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 09:59:54 -0600
>To: a-fields at uiuc.edu
>From: Alfred Kagan <akagan at uiuc.edu>
>Subject: Fwd: Re: Champaign Poverty Statistics
>
>>Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 09:33:06 -0600 (CST)
>>From: Government Documents Library <gdoclib at library.uiuc.edu>
>>To: Alfred Kagan <akagan at uiuc.edu>
>>Subject: Re: Champaign Poverty Statistics
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>>Hello again,
>>
>>I double-checked in Summary File 1 of the census and pulled up information
>>on the population for Champaign (the city, not the township) to see if the
>>over/under 18 ratio was similar to the numbers previously sent to you for
>>the township.  I came up with 12,011 people under age 18 out of 67,518
>>total, which does match up fairly closely with the previously stated
>>ratio.  If we can be of further assistance, please let us know.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>--
>>Meghann Matwichuk
>>================================
>>E-Mail Reference
>>Government Documents Library
>>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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>>
>>
>>On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Alfred Kagan wrote:
>>
>>>  Meghann,
>>>
>>>  Thank you.  But does that mean that there are only 11,809 children
>>>  out of 60,584 people?  That doesn't seem right.
>>>
>>>  >Hello Mr. Kagan,
>>>  >
>>>  >According to table P87 of Summary File 3 of the 2000 Census for Champaign
>>>  >City township, 13,398 out of 60,584 people (22.115%) live below the
>>>  >poverty line.  1,592 children (up to but not including 18 years of age)
>>>  >out of 11,809 children (13.481%) live below the poverty line.  This is
>>>  >data from the long form (as opposed to the short form); please see the
>>>  >following file for standard error/variance documentation:
>>>  >
>>>  >http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf3chap8.pdf
>>>  >
>>>  >I hope this information is helpful to you.  If we can be of more
>>>  >assistance, please let me know.
>>>  >
>>>  >Sincerely,
>>>  >--
>>>  >Meghann Matwichuk
>>>  >================================
>>>  >E-Mail Reference
>>>  >Government Documents Library
>>>  >University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>>>  >200D Main Library
>>>  >1408 W. Gregory Drive
>>>  >Urbana, Illinois 61801
>>>  >phone: 217-244-6445
>>>  >e-mail: gdoclib at uiuc.edu
>>>  >website: http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/doc/emailref.htm
>>>  >
>>>  >On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Alfred Kagan wrote:
>>>  >
>>>  >>  Many thanks.  That is the City of Champaign.
>>>  >>
>>>  >>  At 11:01 AM -0600 12/16/02, Mary Mallory wrote:
>>>  >>  >Al,
>>>  >>  >I'm forwarding your request to the Gov Docs e-reference service 
>>> as I'm
>>>  >>  >right in the middle of something big.  GAs, if you don't find 
>>> would you
>>>  >>  >let me know, and I'll search for the answers.  Thanks,
>>>  >>  >Mary
>>>  >>  >
>>>  >>  >Al's request is:  1) % of the people living in poverty in Champaign;
>>>  >>  >2) % of children living in poverty in Champaign.
>>>  >>  >************************************************
>>>  >>  >Al Kagan
>>>  >>  >African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
>>>  >>  >Africana Unit, Room 328
>>>  >>  >University of Illinois Library
>>>  >>  >1408 W. Gregory Drive
>>>  >>  >Urbana, IL 61801, USA
>>>  >>  >
>>>  >>  >tel. 217-333-6519
>>>  >>  >fax. 217-333-2214
>>>  >>  >e-mail. akagan at uiuc.edu
>
>
>--
>
>
>Al Kagan
>African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
>Africana Unit, Room 328
>University of Illinois Library
>1408 W. Gregory Drive
>Urbana, IL 61801, USA
>
>tel. 217-333-6519
>fax. 217-333-2214
>e-mail. akagan at uiuc.edu