Women in inner-city neighborhoods characterized by poverty were interviewed to investigate the effect of parity on family well-being. Parity was negatively associated with later income per household member, number of months mothers were employed, and planning and organization of the household and positively correlated with later reception of…

Fifty-six charts present data on the characteristics of American working women and their changing status over the past 25 years. The major data source is the Current Population Survey conducted monthly for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Bureau of Census. Part 1 provides information on employment and unemployment. In January 1975 some 36 and…

This study was undertaken to describe any special barriers to the transfer of engineers from defense to commercial work, and to evaluate retraining and reorientation techniques that might help ease the transfer. Interviews and questionnaires were used to obtain data from about 2,100 engineers and 100 managers in 14 industries. Characteristics,…

This report presents data on the 1986 income and poverty status of families and persons from 60,500 households in the United States. Among the variables examined are the following: (1) race; (2) Hispanic origin; (3) sex; (4) age; (5) marital status; (6) residence; and (7) family status. The following highlights are included: (1) for the fourth…

A study was undertaken in northwestern Wisconsin in 1974 to investigate whether the population turnaround in the 19-county area was an indication of people moving according to residential preference, as might be assumed from national surveys showing desire for urban to rural migration and higher rate of population growth in nonmetropolitan areas.…

Relationships were investigated between (1) General Aptitude Test Battery scores and trainee selection criteria in a manpower training program at the James Connally Technical Institute, Waco, Texas, and (2) trainee success in gaining training related employment and a salary increase. Subjects (244 trainees taking eight classes in mechanics,…

Covering 5,891 trainees in a nationwide sample of 324 Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) classes, this longitudinal study concentrated on how trainee attitudes and motives relate to program completion versus dropping out, and to subsequent job histories. Wage rate, extent or duration of employment, completion, dropout status (for…

The two technical reports in this volume are devoted to describing the poor in Atlanta, and the persons who become clients in the service programs operated by Economic Opportunity Atlanta, and deal with residents of the areas served by the Neighborhood Service Centers located in the target area. Two samples are identified specifically: the Cohort…

These background papers concentrate on the problem of obsolescence and adult competence; the educational significance of adult roles, developmental tasks, and changing value orientations throughout the life cycle; the effect of work careers on adult education participation; choice of subject matter and methods of study; specific reasons for…

This report presents a statistical portrait of the social and economic characteristics, primarily during the 1970s, of persons 65-years old and over. Most of the estimates in this report are based on data from the Current Population Survey of the Bureau of the Census and from the Decennial Censuses of Population and Housing, particularly the 1970…

This study assessed three factors in adult education participation by industrial employees: (1) perceived need deficiency on the job; (2) importance of need fulfillment; (3) perception of education as a means of advancement. A measure of perceived need deficiency was applied to 177 participants and 149 nonparticipants in classes at Purdue…

Graduates and dropouts of the Atlanta, Georgia, training program under the Manpower Development and Training Act were surveyed to ascertain training effectiveness and to seek relationships between certain trainee characteristics and employment success. Using a mailed questionnaire, the study surveyed 1,062 graduates and 444 dropouts from 24…

This report presents a statistical portrait of the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of American children and youth. The source of the data in U.S. government sources includes surveys, censuses, and vital statistics. In general, children are defined as persons under 14 years old, and youth as persons 14 to 24 years old. Exceptions…

Information on the characteristics of working women in the United States and changing trends over the past quarter century are presented in this databook. (The primary source of the data is the Current Population Survey, which is conducted monthly for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Bureau of the Census.) Part 1 of the databook provides…

This report presents a statistical portrait of the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of American youth, ages 14 to 24 years old, between the late 1960's and the early 1970's. Data are included on population growth, racial composition, distribution, and mobility; education; marital status and family composition; fertility; labor force…