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Carruthers, Garrey E.; Eastman, Clyde – 1971
North-Central New Mexico has many of the problems common to other rural areas. Unemployment and underemployment rates tend to be high and per capita income relatively low. This study evaluated regional economic performance over a 19-year period (1949-1968) as compared to other regions and the nation. Shift analysis (a means of examining regional…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Growth Patterns
Eastman, Clyde; And Others – 1976
Patterns of health care use in New Mexico were examined to determine whether income, education, occupation, or other socioeconomic characteristics were associated with use of the service. Adequacy of services were assessed relative to the State's immediate neighbors and the United States from the perspectives of structure, process, and outcomes.…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Folk Culture, Health Facilities, Health Needs
Eastman, Clyde – 1972
A study conducted during the summer of 1969 researched the concept of culture with regard to the acculturation process of Spanish Americans. The Spanish Americans of north-central New Mexico were compared with the Anglo Americans living within that region. Data were collected on 799 adults from the 2 groups by means of personal interviews. Factor…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background, Economic Factors
Ives, Berry; Eastman, Clyde – 1975
When it commenced operation in 1971, the Nacimiento Copper Mine provided 135 new jobs. This was about half of the 278 new permanent jobs created in Cuba, New Mexico, from 1970 to 1974. Concurrent and independent development of the Checkerboard Health Clinic and expansion of the school system accounted for most of the remaining new employment.…
Descriptors: Business, Community Attitudes, Community Development, Community Services
Carruthers, Garrey; Eastman, Clyde – 1971
Concerned with the north-central area of New Mexico (Rio Arriba, Taos, Colfax, Mora, Santa Fe, and San Miguel counties), this inventory describes the situation and delineation of the region, the natural resources (physical characteristics, land, land-ownership patterns, land-use patterns, land-title problems, water resources, and minerals); human…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Area Studies, Demography
Eastman, Clyde; And Others – 1974
Recently American attention has focused on the problems of pollution and environmental protection. Focusing on the Four Corners Interstate Air Quality Control Region, this study determined which socioeconomic characteristics were associated with concern for environmental quality as measured by willingness to pay for pollution abatement. Sample…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Blacks