According to the 2005 Houston Area Survey, 68 percent of non-Hispanic whites in Harris County are declared or favor Republicans while 89 percent of non-Hispanic blacks in the area are declared or favor Democrats. About 62 percent Hispanics (of any race) in the area are declared or favor Democrats.
DEFINITION of 'Capital Formation '. A term used to describe net capital accumulation during an accounting period. Capital formation refers to net additions of capital stock such as equipment, buildings and other intermediate goods.
It refers to the makeup of the company's underlying value, in particular the relative balance between funding from equities and funding from long term debt. The presumption is that funds from both sources are used for acquiring income-producing assets. Capital structure is also known as capitalization.