The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of Palestinian adults toward different dimensions of wife abuse. A cross-sectional survey, using a combination of self-administered questionnaires and interviews, was conducted among a systematic random sample of 624 adult Palestinian men and women from the West Bank and Gaza Strip (18 years…

Objectives: This report presents health statistics from the 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, classified by sex, age, race and ethnicity, education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, marital status, and place and region of residence. Estimates are presented…

Employs log linear and logit techniques in order to model male-female differences in the odds of a mental disorder, as affected by marital status, age, and residential location. Suggests that sex differences may be expressed in terms of a model with main effects only. (Author/GC)

This article investigates the propensity for young adults to live in the parental home between the ages of 25 to 34--termed "mature coresidency." Drawing upon a synthesis of life course theory and the concept of social capital, a rationale is developed for examination of emotional closeness to parents during childhood and a number of…

Student characteristics of 1982-83 earned doctorate recipients include sex, racial or ethnic group, citizenship, marital status, age, years from bachelor's degree to doctorate, percentage with bachelor's degree in the same field, planned postdoctoral study and employment, primary postdoctoral work, and region of postdoctoral employment. (MSE)

Fifty-one detailed tables provide information about educational and socioeconomic characteristics of students nationwide. Nursery school and college were the only levels of school with higher enrollment in 1981 than in 1970--88 percent and 45 percent higher, respectively. At the college level, the enrollment of more women and more older students…

Detailed tabulations are presented on the topic of school enrollment, including the social and economic characteristics of students. Special topics discussed include racial differences in preprimary enrollments, an estimate of high school dropout rates, changes in the sex composition of college students, and the proportions of students who are…

February 1980 Student Enrollment Reports were analyzed to determine selected personal and academic characteristics of students enrolled at the six Hawaii community colleges during Spring 1980. The analysis revealed that 26,029 students were enrolled; 68% were regular students in credit programs, 0.5% were early admits or concurrent registrants…

Seventeen numerical tables and two geographic maps display enrollment data for 13 postsecondary institutions in North Dakota. Data tables present: (1) headcount enrollment by grade level for each institution; (2) full-time enrollments; (3) total student credit hours of part-time students; (4) full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollments of part-time…

A study investigated (1) college students' perception of their knowledge and actual knowledge about their student loans (when first borrowed, interest rate, repayment terms) and (2) the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics (age, sex, marital status, ethnic background, residency, academic achievement, major, employment, loan…

Thirty-six tables provide detailed information about educational and socioeconomic characteristics of students nationwide. The data show, among other things, that overall enrollment is down from 1970, especially at the kindergarten and elementary school level. College attendance is up, though, as more women and people over 25 enroll. This is…

The report presents data on selected social, economic, and demographic characteristics of women of Spanish origin in the United States. Derived from the population reports of the U.S. Census Bureau and the March 1973 Manpower Report of the President, the statistical data pertain to age, residence, marital status, heads of families and households,…

In an effort to identify the motivational factors contributing to student retention or attrition, 487 students at the Mansfield Campus of Ohio State University (MC-OSU), a two-year, commuter campus, were surveyed to determine their characteristics and reasons for choosing MC-OSU and to assess the variances between their perceptions of the real and…

This publication presents 1999 fall enrollment data for North Dakota higher education institutions. An introductory section provides pertinent definitions and institutional abbreviations. The 15 tables present data on: (1) headcount enrollment; (2) full-time enrollments; (3) total student credit hours of part-time students; (4) full-time…