Examined patterns of rural adolescent alcohol use and factors associated with such use. Found gender and grade in school to be significant predictors of alcohol use for age at first drink, frequency of drinking, amount of drinking, and a composite heavy drinking index. Time spent in social acitivities was also significant. (Author/ABB)

Investigated drug use behaviors of rural and urban students in Georgia. Data from 1,897 response forms indicated experimental use of alcoholic beverages was high (approximately two-thirds for rural and urban samples), while approximately one-third reported marijuana use. Males exceed females in weekly and daily drug use. (Author)

Effects of early marriage and marriage deferment on educational attainment and occupational achievement of black and white youth were investigated in a longitudinal study of 1,052 rural youth from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas. Data were obtained from the larger Southern Youth Study, 1966-72. Within the…

Discusses the problem of youth unemployment and describes a study (utilizing metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area data gathered through the Current Population Survey during 1976) which focused on youth labor force participation and employment patterns. (WL)

Examined differences in occupational aspirations, expectations, and anticipatory occupational goal deflection in rural Black, White, and Native American adolescents (N=520). Results indicated few ethnic differences in aspirations. Females aspired to higher level occupations but experienced expectations lower than aspirations more often than males.…

Comparison of 57 rural adolescents choosing agriculture careers with 474 who did not shows that (1) more males than females chose agriculture; (2) parents of students choosing agriculture were less likely to have high school education; (3) students whose fathers worked in service/labor/farming or who had lower socioeconomic status were more likely…

Surveys of rural junior high school students examined their perceptions of teen parenthood, their current sexual behavior, and risk factors for engaging in sexual intercourse. Results indicated that one in nine adolescents had engaged in sexual intercourse. Smoking and efficacy expectations of not engaging in sexual intercourse were significant…

Researchers estimate that more than half of the nation's six million young drinkers have problems with alcohol. Of those young drinkers, some reside in rural communities and towns. Little is known about how teen drinking occurs among rural teens. A pilot study was undertaken to discover how teens in rural settings are involved with drinking.…

Five counselors and the 513 graduates of 6 Kansas rural high schools for the period of 1981 to 1984 participated in a study designed to elicit a better understanding of counseling services in small, rural high schools and of the activities of the graduates of these schools during the first 4 years past graduation. Counselors provided the…

A description of the types and occupational status of the role models selected by black and white rural Texas youth as high school sophmores and again 2 years later. Racial and sex differences are reported and implications for future research discussed. (EH)

Disadvantaged rural and urban intermediate grade children were administered the Michigan State Self-Concept-of-Academic Ability Scale to ascertain any difference in perceived self-concept-of-academic ability due to residential setting (rural vs. urban). Grade level differences were found. (Author/CS)

Rivenbark's revision of Jourard's Self-Disclosure Questionnaire was administered to black, white, and Mexican American ninth graders. Females reported more disclosure than males. Whites reported the most disclosure and Mexican Americans the lease. Males favored the mother as disclosure target. The least favored disclosure target for all groups was…

Adolescents (n=414) living with rural Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) families were studied to determine predictors of sexual behavior in blacks and whites. Sex- and age-related differences were noted. The role of family support, welfare, and feelings of frustration were studied along with other variables. (Author/MMU)

The Neighborhood Youth Corps Out-of-School Program in 27 Oregon counties was studied (1) to assess the effectiveness of the program in aiding enrollees (school dropouts aged 16-21) to obtain productive jobs and/or to continue their education and (2) to identify socioeconomic and educational factors associated with success or failure in the…