Presents some salient features of the migration picture in Canada, with special reference to the Atlantic Provinces. Attention is focused on the children and some of the educational implications of the patterns that emerge. (Author/IRT)

One in every five people does some volunteer work for church, school, other organizations, according to the Current Population Survey. Older men and women, married persons, college graduates, and persons with higher incomes are among the most likely to volunteer. (Author)

Discusses Web sales and explores the differences between heavy, medium, and light Web users in terms of their beliefs about Web advertising, attitudes toward Web advertising, purchasing patterns, and demographics. Suggests marketers need to target Web advertising to particular Web users. (Author/LRW)

The study was conducted to identify characteristics of students currently pursuing programs of correspondence instruction and to locate populations within North Carolina not presently being served in this way. Data from the application forms of 841 persons currently enrolled in correspondence study instruction at the University of North Carolina…

This report includes demographic information about the eight county field test area, socioeconomic information about the parents of Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program children; and information on the number of staff and developmental cost of the ECE field study (1968-69 and 1969-70). A summary of data results is given. (Author/AJ)

This factbook is a compilation of data from secondary sources such as the American Medical Association and the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. It includes information on the supply of health personnel in several disciplines, including physicians, physician assistants, podiatrists, dentists, nursing personnel, optometrists, pharmacists,…

This report presents detailed statistical tables that reflect the demographic and employment characteristics of doctoral degree holding scientists and engineers in the United States. The data were collected from the 1999 Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) with the purpose of providing information to researchers and policymakers in their decision…

Reviews statistics on the growing diversity of the United States and discusses its implications for institutions of higher education in the New England region. (EV)

This document reports on a study to determine the feasibility of redefining Hawaii school attendance boundaries in relation to U.S. census tracts. It is recommended that a system of satellite school divisions be established, to consist of nestings of schools with the largest division being the high school area. Within each high school area would…

An analysis of media utilization, attitudes, and significant deomgraphic characteristics of Spanish-Language-Only Television in Los Angeles County was conducted. (NQ)

The present research is an attempt to isolate and study certain personnel behavior and their relationship with demographic variables, by combining the logic of subgrouping analysis with the managerial styles manifested in an inbasket exercise. (Author/RK)

The document presents, in table form, data on the pre-center characteristics of 46 student families in the Mountain-Plains program in September and October 1974. The characteristics include: family demography, racial origin, educational level, previous training, average number and length of jobs, employment status, salaries and income, welfare and…

Florida's urbanized rural population consists of 3 segments: persons in places under 2,500 population; persons in suburbs or open country but not on farms; and persons in other urban territory. This urbanized rural population continues to grow, despite annexation and consolidation by urban communities, and the wide disparity that once existed…

Examines some factors that have hindered development of comparable data on the prevalence of handicaps among school-age children, reviews and evaluates some popular prevalence studies, and discusses the potential value of a national survey of the school-age population recently completed by the National Center for Health Statistics. (Author/JG)