Comprised of 20 tables of data, this paper presents the statistical data on the historical changes in occupational status projections of Northeast Alabama youth in 1966 and 1972. The data pertain to: (1) frequency distributions of occupational orientations by race and sex; and (2) changes in occupational aspirations, expectations, anticipatory deflection, intensity of aspirations, and certainty of expectation by race, sex, and residence. The sample consisted of 924 youths in 1966 and 933 youths in 1972. (NQ)