10: Special Populations
Reach special populations Other Information:
Reaching special populations is the essence of survey and analytical work at NORC. Examples of some special populations we
have worked with include: Children NORC has a strong interest in and record of research related to children, including studies
assessing the effects of pre-school programs, looking at the effects neighborhoods have on disadvantaged children, studying
the prevalence of smoking in high schools, and measuring vaccination rates among young children. Disabled People NORC studies
of people with disabilities include work related injuries, environmental exposure disabilities, and people receiving Social
Security Disability Income. Elderly Through its affiliation with the Center on Demography and Economics of Aging at the University
of Chicago, NORC has contributed to a variety of projects studying the topic, including: Ethnic Minorities Many of the studies
NORC conducts include an analysis of demographic factors such as race and ethnicity. Some studies have focused on eliminating
disparities between racial and ethnic groups that affect key life outcomes such as health and educational attainment, while
other studies have followed trends in inter-group relations. A third kind of study has examined the disparity in outcomes
through the criminal justice system. Immigrants and Refugees During its history, NORC has made significant contributions to
the development of knowledge about immigrants and refugees and their experiences. Early in the decade, NORC conducted the
largest national survey of legal immigrants ever fielded in this country. Prisoners NORC has applied its expert knowledge
of data collection and survey technologies to the topic of criminal justice. Its national field staff has experience interviewing
the incarcerated population while safeguarding respondent confidentiality. Students NORC research on students includes educational
outcomes for students as well as the assessment of programs designed to improve those outcomes. Veterans and Military Personnel
NORC staff have examined the earnings and employment outcomes of recently discharged veterans for the Veterans Employment
and Training Service at the Department of Labor. They have also studied the labor market outcomes for retired military personnel
for the Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation conducted by the Department of Defense.
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