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McLean, Edward L. – 1977
In 1972 and 1973, 7 southern states (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee) were surveyed to determine household head or spouse's perceptions of quality of life (QOL) in their county of residence and to determine perceptions of change in quality of life for their family situations, within their…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Correlation, Heads of Households, Improvement
Download full textColeman, A. Lee – 1975
Data derived from parallel questioning of 1971 knowledgables and leaders (N=111) and a 1973 sample of household heads and homemakers (N=464) living in four rural Eastern Kentucky counties (Harlan, Perry, Whitley, and Wolfe) were used to assess both objective and subjective aspects of quality of life. The indicators employed were: income; job…
Descriptors: Churches, Community Leaders, Comparative Analysis, Employment Opportunities
Coleman, A. Lee, Comp.; And Others – 1973
As part of a larger study prepared to provide local leaders with information on socioeconomic characteristics and household attitudes in four Kentucky counties, this databook on Harlan County is compiled from 1961 (open country area) and 1973 (nonopen country area and open country area) surveys. The sampling procedure involved a random selection…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Family (Sociological Unit), Heads of Households
Coleman, A. Lee, Comp.; And Others – 1973
As part of a larger study prepared to provide local leaders with information on socioeconomic characteristics and household attitudes in four Kentucky counties, this databook on Wolfe County is compiled from 1961 (open country area) and 1973 (open country and nonopen country area) surveys. The sampling procedure involved a random selection of…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Family (Sociological Unit), Heads of Households
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1983
This report is based on the 1982 Current Population Survey data from the Bureau of Census and examines the declining status of female-headed households in the United States. The study concentrates on White, Black, and Hispanic women and their children. Factors associated with poverty are examined, including marital status, employment, and training…
Descriptors: Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment, Emotional Problems
Coughenour, C. Milton – 1975
Change and persistent problems in the quality of life of open-country families (n=317) in four eastern Kentucky counties (Harlan, Perry, Whitley, and Wolfe) were examined via comparison of data derived from surveys of household heads in 1961 and 1973. The 1961 survey provided data on occupations, income, level of living, and opinions re: the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Economic Change, Education
Christenson, James A. – 1976
Using the Guttman scale of quality and availability of community services, two mail surveys probing 46 community services via a 1/1000 proportional sample based on the total population in each of North Carolina's 100 counties and a county sample (an average of 88 responses out of 150 questionnaires per county) were ranked by county and social…
Descriptors: Age, Community Involvement, Community Services, Conservation (Environment)
