Sentences with phrase «race or ethnicity increased»

Using data from the Department of Education, Institute researchers discovered that the proportion of adopted kindergartners being parented by mothers of a different race or ethnicity increased by 50 % from 1999 to 2011.

Not exact matches

While Asian (29 %) and Hispanic (27 %) newlyweds are most likely to intermarry in the U.S., the most dramatic increases in intermarriage have occurred among black newlyweds, 18 % of whom married someone of a different race or ethnicity, up from 5 % in 1980.

A prospective cohort study found the SIDS rate to be significantly increased for infants exposed in utero to methadone (OR: 3.6 [95 % CI: 2.5 — 5.1]-RRB-, heroin (OR: 2.3 [95 % CI: 1.3 — 4.0]-RRB-, methadone and heroin (OR: 3.2 [95 % CI: 1.2 — 8.6]-RRB-, and cocaine (OR: 1.6 [95 % CI: 1.2 — 2.2]-RRB-, even after controlling for race / ethnicity, maternal age, parity, birth weight, year of birth, and maternal smoking.229 In addition, a meta - analysis of studies that investigated an association between in utero cocaine exposure and SIDS found an increased risk of SIDS to be associated with prenatal exposure to cocaine and illicit drugs in general.230

In 2008 - 2011, the risk of past - year heroin use, ever injecting heroin, past - year heroin abuse or dependence, and the perception of availability of heroin increased as the frequency of nonmedical opioid use increased for all race and ethnicities, but particularly for non-Hispanic Whites.

Other factors that are also associated with increased prevalence rates include a history of incarceration or commercial sex work, geography, race / ethnicity, and being a male younger than 29 years.

And as the student population continues to grow more racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse, the teacher workforce remains overwhelmingly white.3 Research shows, however, that students of color benefit from having teachers with whom they share the same race or ethnicity, 4 and white students benefit from having nonwhite teachers as well.5 In order to increase the number of teacher candidates of color enrolling in and graduating from teacher preparation programs, several states are developing initiatives to intentionally recruit high - achieving people of color into the teaching profession.

About half the teachers said the number of bullying incidents related to national politics has increased in the past year?more so than for any other topic, although about 30 percent of teachers pointed to spikes in bullying related to immigration or language and race and ethnicity.

Besides the increase in bullying based on race and ethnicity, Villenas finds it particularly troubling that students continue to report hearing school staff members make remarks that are sexist (21 %), homophobic (15 %), racist (14 %), or otherwise negative relating to students» gender expression (26 %), academic ability (23 %) or religion (14 %).

While the percentage of Latinx students is high and growing, less than 8 percent of the nation's teachers identify as such.5 The recent increase in the Latinx population means that the teacher diversity gap — as measured by subtracting the percentage of teachers6 of a certain race or ethnicity from the percentage of students7 of that same race or ethnicity — is largest for Latinx students.

Significant investments may be required to ensure that power generation keeps up with rising demand associated with rising temperatures.38, 39 Finally, vulnerability to heat waves is not evenly distributed throughout urban areas; outdoor versus indoor air temperatures, air quality, baseline health, and access to air conditioning are all dependent on socioeconomic factors.29 Socioeconomic factors that tend to increase vulnerability to such hazards include race and ethnicity (being a minority), age (the elderly and children), gender (female), socioeconomic status (low income, status, or poverty), and education (low educational attainment).

Certain child and family characteristics may be associated with an increased risk of reentry into the child welfare system, including such factors as older age of the child (i.e., teens), children with behavioral issues or disabilities, and race / ethnicity.