Based on data from the second follow-up of the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/12), these Web Tables present information on the employment, enrollment, and debt of first-time bachelor's degree recipients 4 years after graduation. The tables describe graduates' employment history and status after 4 years, their current or…

In recent years, female attachment to the labor force has increased dramatically, particularly for women of childbearing age. This trend has reflected demographic factors and also fundamental changes in how women's roles are viewed in our society. It has not, however, affected black and white women equally. (Author/GC)

Examining the impact on women's employment of the changing family structure, the authors found (1) a decline in the effect of marital status on women's employment; (2) no decline in the effect of child status; and (3) a more complex relationship between race and employment status. (SK)

The most recent in an annual series on multiple jobholders, this report shows the number of U.S. workers holding two or more jobs at the same time by industry, occupation, and demographic characteristics, and outlines reasons for holding second jobs. Based primarily on information from the Current Population Survey, conducted and tabulated for the…

This report consists of an article from the December 1979 issues of the Monthly Labor Review, an explanatory note, and supplementary tables. The article considers these factors which determine the length of time a person works continuously for the same employer: age and sex, marital status of women, race, and occupation and industry. It is shown…

The report presents the results of a study which indicate that demographic comparisons of labor force participation rates are most fruitfully made on the basis of sex, age, educational attainment, presence of small children, race, and marital status. Also that the most important demographic comparisons of groups employment (unemployment) rates are…

To provide research about women's work values and how these values may be related to specific demographic variables, questionnaires were mailed to 4,003 women in New York State. The six work values under investigation were identifiable psychological needs: (1) dominance-recognition, (2) mastery-achievement, (3) economic, (4) independence, (5)…

To provide descriptive data of practical nursing manpower and develop hypotheses based on significant relationships between responses on the questionnaires, the National League for Nursing undertook a longitudinal study of men and women who entered nursing school in the fall of 1962. Data were obtained by a series of questionnaires which had been…

A study of women in migration in Third World countries since 1960 reveals that, contrary to assumptions, more women are migrating autonomously from rural to urban areas in an often unsuccessful effort to improve their economic status. The results of the study of migration patterns in Africa, Asia, Central America, South America, and the Middle…

A survey was conducted to analyze the effects of marriage and children on the work patterns of registered nurses in Maryland, with specific attention to these effects on work continuity and advancement and to which factors modify these effects. Questionnaires asking for complete work histories were mailed to a random sample of registered nurses in…

U.S. Bureau of the Census data show that in 1980, Native Americans resided in all but five counties in North Dakota, with the greatest concentration in the counties containing reservations (35.3% in Rolette County, which contains the Turtle Mountain Reservation). Nearly 63% were under 25 years of age; 53.6% of these between 5 and 17. The median…

Based mainly on Current Population Survey 1969-1974 data, the report examines recent trends of overtime work, the impact of overtime work on earnings, and the current and past composition of the overtime force. In May, 1974 about 16.1 million workers, one out of every five employed persons, reported working more than 40 hours in his/her principal…

Recent West German surveys reveal five indicators (recruitment, age, marital and family status, jobs, and housing) that suggest the university is losing its central role in student life. (MSE)

Traditional on-campus students (n=37) and students in the off-campus segment (n=56) of the University of Kentucky's doctoral program in pharmacy were compared for age, work experience, employment patterns, marital and parental status, and undergraduate grade point average. Characteristics before and after offering of an off-campus option were also…

A student follow-up study was conducted to determine the educational and career goals of students who were enrolled at Macomb County Community College (MCCC) and the degree to which they felt their goals had been met. A random sample of 2,066 students enrolled in Spring 1973 were surveyed by questionnaire in June 1977; 983 (55.9%) responded. The…