http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p20-561.pdf

Reports that stay-at-home mothers are younger, poorer, less educated, and more likely to be foreign-born and Hispanic. Also calls into question the belief that women are forsaking careers to return to the home. Represents the first time the Census Bureau has done an analysis of stay-at-home moms. Also reports that the number of people living alone has risen from 17% in 1970 to 27% in 2007. From the Census Bureau.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/hispanic_origin_population/014335.html

Brief press release with links to detailed data covering demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the Hispanic population in 2007 and 2008. From the Census Bureau.

http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/fsp2008/fsp2008.pdf

Describes the progress toward equal opportunity goals achieved by federal government employers during 2008. Offers statistics on the composition of the federal work force including characteristics by gender, race, disability and how each group ranked by pay and grade status. From the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/st257/stat257.pdf

Subtitled: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 19-64 Years of Age, 2006. Covers such characteristics as sex, race/ethnicity, poverty status, and education. Hispanic males were the U.S. workers most likely to lack health insurance with 44% uninsured. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/164/Hispanics.htm

Reports that an annual average of 8.3% or 2.6 million Hispanics were in need of alcohol treatment in the past year and 3.4% or 1.1 million were in need of treatment for illicit drug use. Among Hispanics the need for alcohol treatment was highest among Mexicans and the need for drug treatment was highest among Puerto Ricans. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5827a2.htm?s_cid=mm5827a2_x

Reports that non-Hispanic Blacks had a 51% greater prevalence of obesity and Hispanics a 21% greater prevalence when compared with non-Hispanic whites. Shows data by nation, region and individual states. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0084/twps0084.pdf

Provides a portrait of the Hispanic-origin population in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, including demographic, social, and economic characteristics, based on the Census 2000 long form questionnaire. Census Working Paper No. 84.

http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/healthdisparities/disparities_final.pdf

Documents the fact that low income Americans and racial and ethnic minorities experience disproportionately higher rates of disease, fewer treatment options, and reduce access to care. From the Department of Health and Human Services.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/013734.html

Press release with links to detailed data. Offers statistics with age, sex, race and Hispanic origin characteristics of the estimated U.S. population by state and county. Mentions that Orange County, Florida, home of Disney World, is one of six U.S. counties to have become majority-minority between 2007 and 2008. Also identifies states and counties with largest Black, Hispanic, Asian-American, and American Indian populations. From the Census Bureau.

http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/107.pdf

Describes trends in the unauthorized immigrant population, 76% of which consists of Hispanics. Finds there are 8.3 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. labor force as of March 2008 but that the period of rapid growth in this number has ended. Also reports that the number of citizen children with unauthorized parents has expanded rapidly from 2.7 million in 2003 to 4 million in 2008. From a nongovernment source that uses Census Bureau data. From the Pew Hispanic Center.

http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/RC2010Web_Version.pdf

Transcript of an April 2006 briefing by a panel of experts discussing racial categories for the 2010 Census. From the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.