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Download full textSingh, Ram N.; Wiseman, Patricia – 1973
The hypothesis that value orientation is a more important determinant of fertility behavior than social class was examined in this study. Data were obtained from 4 rural high schools in Lawrence County, Ohio. The sample consisted of 500 Protestant, white single students. Dependent variables were youth attitudes toward abortion and Ohio's abortion…
Descriptors: Abortions, Attitudes, Family Planning, Rural Youth
Peer reviewedNapier, Ted L.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1981
Among 492 rural Ohio high school students surveyed in 1979, 78.3% had used alcohol at least once and 51.3% had used marijuana at least once, contrasting previous research reporting low substance use among rural youth. Socio-demographic and family variables had only limited utility for understanding drug or alcohol abuse. (SB)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Demography, Drinking, Drug Use
McCracken, J. David; And Others – 1991
This paper examines the relationships between high school curriculum (academic, general, and vocational) and students' occupational and educational aspirations in rural schools. The study was conducted in Ohio and then replicated in Southwest Georgia. In Ohio, 767 predominantly white rural senior students completed a questionnaire and the…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Employment Level, High Schools
