The primary purpose was to determine the effectiveness of distributive and office education programs at the secondary level in North Carolina. The study ascertained how satisfied graduates of these two program areas were with their present jobs and how well they were performing in their jobs as perceived by their respective employers. This longitudinal study consisted of two parts: part one embraced six occupational education programs areas and was completed in 1972; part two was based on the same population of the 1972 study in regard to distributive and office education graduates and their employers and was completed in 1974. (Author)