Purpose: Guided by an explanatory matrix of family conflict at the end of life, the purpose of this article was to examine the correlates and predictors of family conflict reported by 155 spouses and adult children of persons with lung cancer. Design and Methods: A cross-sectional statewide survey of family members of persons who died from lung…

Examined prose, document, and quantitative literacy skills of 1,791 black and white Mississippi residents aged 16 to 75. Results revealed that very few Mississippians were totally illiterate but that level of literacy was associated with education, age, and race. Both highly educated and little-educated older persons scored lower on all three…

Adolescents' attitudes toward aged were positive, regardless of age. Contact with grand-parents and more positive attitudes were found in middle class compared to lower class, and among whites compared to nonwhites. Questionnaires were given to all 9th and 12th grade students in a rural high school (N=413). (Author)