| INFORMATION ITEM |
CODE |
RECOMMENDED WEBSITES FOR ACQUIRING THE INFORMATION |
| Demographics |
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| Foreign born persons, by county |
Census-00 |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/dp1-4n.pdf
Choose your location, DP-2 see column 2 “Nativity and Place of Birth.” |
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ACS-07 |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/slctd_07_dta_prfls.pdf
Choose your location, use the “Social” table, Place of Birth. |
| Primary language is not English, by county |
Census-00 |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/dp1-4n.pdf
Choose your location, DP-2 see column 2 “Language Spoken at Home.” |
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ACS-07 |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/slctd_07_dta_prfls.pdf
Choose your location, use the “Social” table, Language Spoken at Home.
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| Concentrations of persons with limited English proficiency (Linguistic isolation) |
Census-00 |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/dp1-4n.pdf
Choose your location, DP-2 see column 2 “Language Spoken at Home.” |
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ACS-07 |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/lingisolation.pdf
Household Language by Linguistic Isolation by County. |
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NRC |
http://www.nevadareportcard.com/
Go to State District or School/Profile/District/Demographic Profile/Special Populations/LEP. |
| Concentrations of persons eligible for free and reduced lunch in schools |
Census-00 |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/dp1-4n.pdf
Choose your location, DP-3 see column 2 “Poverty in 1999.” |
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ACS-07 |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/slctd_07_dta_prfls.pdf
Choose your location, use the “Economic” table, Percentage of Families and People whose Income in the past 12 months is below the Poverty Level |
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NRC |
http://www.nevadareportcard.com/
Go to State District or School/Profile/District/Demographic Profile/Special Populations/FRL. |
| Incarcerated persons |
Census-00 |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/dp1-4n.pdf
Choose your location, DP-1 see column 1 “In Group Quarters” Does not have literacy level. |
| Overall population trends and changes, detailed |
Census-00 |
County Populations
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1035&Itemid=456
Place Populations
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1036&Itemid=456
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| Percent of adult population functioning at lowest two levels |
NAAL |
http://nces.ed.gov/Pubs2007/2007480.pdf
This site at the NCES is a national study of literacy related information. While not specific to Nevada, the information is useful for comparative purposes. |
| Number of persons 18+ yrs. old without high school diploma or GED |
Census-00 |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/dp1-4n.pdf
Choose your location, DP-3 see column 1 “Educational Attainment.” |
| Employment & Income |
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| Workplaces requiring high school diploma or GED |
NVCIS |
http://nvcis.intocareers.org/loginmain.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fdefault.aspx
Use the Nevada Resident login by finding your location on the dropdown menu, your zip code, and your area code. Once in the database you can establish your own account for future logins. |
| Income and educational attainment |
ACS-07 |
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=&_lang=en&_ts=
Enter Table Number S1501 in the American Community Survey, next change your geography in the left column. |
| Employment status by edcational attainment and language spoken at home |
ACS-07 |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/edattainemplang.pdf
Educational Attainment and Employment Status by Language Spoken at Home for the Population 25 years and over, by County. |
| Household income by educational attainment |
NCES |
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/acs06/multiyrprofile.aspx?id1=97000US3200060
The National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/, contains material related to these matters. Go to the above site to access them. For more information, the search engine appearing at the top of the agency site is very helpful in regard to accessing specific information.
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| Number and literacy levels of persons below poverty levels, educational attainment |
NCES |
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/acs06/multiyrprofile.aspx?id1=97000US3200060
The National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/, contains material related to these matters. Go to the above site to access them. For more information, the search engine appearing at the top of the agency site is very helpful in regard to accessing specific information. |
| Education |
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| High school and middle school dropout rate, total and by minorities |
NRC |
http://www.nevadareportcard.com/
Go to State District or School/Profile/ Students/ Graduation Rates. |
| Enrollees and completers of GED programs |
NAE |
http://www.nvadulted.org/
Under development as part of this site is information about the enrollments and costs of major adult education programs in Nevada. |
| Enrollees and completers of ABE/ESL programs funded through the Adult Education Family Literacy Act |
NAE |
http://www.nvadulted.org/
Under development as part of this site is information about the enrollments and costs of major adult education programs in Nevada.
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| Enrollees and completers of ABE/ESL Nevada school district programs |
NAE |
http://www.nvadulted.org/
Under development as part of this site is information about the enrollments and costs of major adult education programs in Nevada.
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| Enrollees and completers of pre-school programs, Head Start |
PSHS |
http://dhhs.nv.gov/HeadStart/Docs/2007_FactSheet_HeadStart.pdf
Takes you to Head Start’s web page.
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| Enrollees and completers of state pre-school programs, Nevada Department of Education |
PSNDE |
http://www.doe.nv.gov/SI_REsources.htm
Takes you to the Nevada Department of Education’s School Resources page. |
| Amount spent on literacy programs by year |
NSB |
http://budget.state.nv.us/budget_2009_11/
Go to Executive Budget by Chapter, Select Education, and then search for the term adult or other area of interest. |
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NAE |
http://www.nvadulted.org/
Under development as part of this site is information about the enrollments and costs of major adult education programs in Nevada. |
| Number of special education diplomas issued |
SED |
http://nde.doe.nv.gov/SpecialEdReports/2007-2008Data/2007-2008exit.pdf
Go to table 4, page 13. |
| Educational attainment by Nevada county |
Census-00 |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/educ_attain_county.pdf |
| Educational attainment by Nevada place |
Census-00 |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/educ_attain_place.pdf |
| Presentation Model |
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| Needs Assessment for Adult Education and Literacy in Nevada 2004 |
NVAEA |
http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/ndsassesadlted.pdf
A 2004 needs assessment useful as a template for developing and publishing needs assessments. |
| Statistical and Comparative Information |
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| National Assessment of Adult Literacy |
NAAL |
http://nces.ed.gov/Pubs2007/2007480.pdf
This site at the NCES is a national study of literacy related information. While not specific to Nevada, the information is useful for comparative purposes. |
| A wide variety of demographic information about Nevada and the other states in the nation |
STM |
http://www.statemaster.com/red/state/NV-nevada/peo-people&all=1
Follow the site protocol to acquire specific information. |
