http://politicalpartypoop.com/2006/04/27/researcher-umkc-diversity-worst-he-has-seen/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:51:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://politicalpartypoop.com/2006/04/27/researcher-umkc-diversity-worst-he-has-seen/#comment-75 Frankie Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:50:13 +0000 http://politicalpartypoop.com/2006/04/27/researcher-umkc-diversity-worst-he-has-seen/#comment-75 The 2000 census reported Black or African American persons in Kansas was 5.7%. In Lawrence that percentage was 5.1%. (The total population in the US is 12.3%). In 2000, the total population of Lawrence was 80,098. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20000.html http://www.infoplease.com/us/census/data/kansas/lawrence/ [So, taking 80,098 times 5.1% means that there are approximately 4005 Blacks living in Lawrence, including children......] So if someone could find out the approximate number of staff and students at KU (or any other college) you could check to see if the over-all population numbers (in this case 5.1% of the whole town) is showing up on campus..... The article you posted says there are 5000 staff at KU. If that's true, then 5.1% of 5000 is about 250.... About half of the 5.1% total black population in Lawrence. However, the census did not break down ages making up that 5.1%. If you take into consideration that the 5.1% in Lawrence includes children, maybe half of that number are under the age of 18. That might impact the results (Children aren't old enough to be professors yet). You'd have to know the total number of ADULTS in Lawrence to get a more accurate reflection of how many professors should % wise be black. If only half of the 5.1% in Lawrence are adults, then the 100 professors number doesn't look so bad.... The 2000 census reported Black or African American persons in Kansas was 5.7%. In Lawrence that percentage was 5.1%. (The total population in the US is 12.3%). In 2000, the total population of Lawrence was 80,098. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20000.html
http://www.infoplease.com/us/census/data/kansas/lawrence/ [So, taking 80,098 times 5.1% means that there are approximately 4005 Blacks living in Lawrence, including children……] So if someone could find out the approximate number of staff and students at KU (or any other college) you could check to see if the over-all population numbers (in this case 5.1% of the whole town) is showing up on campus….. The article you posted says there are 5000 staff at KU. If that’s true, then 5.1% of 5000 is about 250…. About half of the 5.1% total black population in Lawrence. However, the census did not break down ages making up that 5.1%. If you take into consideration that the 5.1% in Lawrence includes children, maybe half of that number are under the age of 18. That might impact the results (Children aren’t old enough to be professors yet). You’d have to know the total number of ADULTS in Lawrence to get a more accurate reflection of how many professors should % wise be black. If only half of the 5.1% in Lawrence are adults, then the 100 professors number doesn’t look so bad….

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