Subject: FW: MILITARY RECRUITS BY HIGH SCHOOL, COUNTY AND MORE Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 13:38:58 -0600 Message-ID: <19A6EE157F4C0D4290E98A37C4386B13016F3319@PEPSI.uwec.edu> From: "Pope, Karen O." <POPEKJ@uwec.edu>
if you didn't have enough to worry about before, and if you doubted the
power of statistical analysis . . .
forward from an organization well deserving of support.
karen
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From: Pamela Schwartz, National Priorities Project
[mailto:pschwartz@nppmini.nationalpriorities.org]
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 12:56 PM
To: Pope, Karen O.
Subject: MILITARY RECRUITS BY HIGH SCHOOL, COUNTY AND MORE
National Priorities Project Bulletin
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In the long tradition of National Priorities Project turning data into
action, NPP releases today a major expansion of the NPP Database. With
the addition of military recruitment data, we're once again highlighting
the cost of war and militarism on local communities.
As of today, from anywhere in the country, you can find out the number
of military recruits in 2004 that came from your high school, zip code,
county or your state, along with breakdowns by race, ethnicity, gender
and income levels. Get your local numbers at:
www.nationalpriorities.org/database.
To get a snapshot overview and analysis of the military recruitment
data, which includes tables and charts, go to
www.nationalpriorities.org/militaryrecruitment.
Working with Peacework Magazine (www.afsc.org/peacework), which
submitted the Freedom of Information Act request for military enlistment
data, NPP's analyses reveal the disproportionate impact of military
recruitment on low and middle-income communities.
The data also show:
* The highest recruitment rates -- defined as the number of
recruits per thousand of the 18-24 year-old population -- were found in
counties that were relatively poorer than the rest of the nation. All
of the top 20 counties had median household incomes below the national
level, and 19 of the 20 had median household incomes below their
respective state level.
* The three largest schools or programs in the country from which
recruits were drawn included the GED Test Center in the New York State
Education Department, the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, Texas
and another GED-based program in New York.
* Montana -- a state with low median household income and high
poverty rates -- led the country in state recruitment rates. Rhode
Island was at the bottom.
* High income neighborhoods are under-represented. Low and
middle-income neighborhoods are over-represented.
As the Iraq War continues and the number of soldiers killed and wounded
mounts, this data makes clear that low- and middle-income kids are
paying the highest price. It's young people with limited opportunities
that are putting their lives on the line.
Parents, students and concerned activists by the thousands have voiced
their concerns in recent months about military recruitment tactics.
Now, the NPP Database will be used to help people focus their efforts on
the states, counties, zip codes, and schools mostly heavily impacted by
military recruitment. Please contact the National Youth and Militarism
Program of American Friends Service Committee, at youthmil@afsc.org or
call 215-241-7176 to connect with activists in your region.
We welcome your feedback and suggestions as to how the NPP Database in
general and the military recruitment data in particular can best serve
your needs. We hope this resource will provide you with tools to better
understand and respond to federal government practices that can be a
matter of life and death in your communities.
Pamela Schwartz
Outreach Director
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