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FeKula, Mary J.; Roberts, Laura – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine the links among gender, age, and marital and family status to try to understand why women have been less likely than men to pursue the superintendent position. The participants of the study included individuals who earned a superintendent's letter of eligibility from a Pennsylvania institution of higher…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Superintendents, Males
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Siu, Oi-Ling; Phillips, David R. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2002
The "dual-channel" hypothesis (Lawton, 1996), which suggests the dual-antecedent pattern for positive and negative aspects of psychological well-being, was tested by examining the differential relationships between objective and subjective measures of family support (family contact, family quality, perceived importance of family) and…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Social Support Groups, Foreign Countries, Psychology
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Roberts, Robert E.; Roberts, Catherine Ramsay; Xing, Yun – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: The authors present prevalence data for adolescents in a large metropolitan area and examine the association of DSM-IV diagnoses with functional impairment and selected demographic correlates among European Americans (EA), African Americans (AA), and Mexican (MA) Americans. Method: The authors sampled 4,175 youths ages 11 to 17 years…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Incidence, Health Facilities, Social Status
Blau, Melinda – 1993
Many researchers have cited the trauma of divorce as being second only to that incurred by the death of child. Yet divorce does not mean the end of a family or of parenting responsibilities. This book focuses on co-parenting and how real divorced parents attempt to make a "family apart" function successfully. The stories and quotes were…
Descriptors: Child Custody, Child Rearing, Children, Coping
Women's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1989
In 1988, 65% of mothers with children under the age of 18 were in the labor force. Regardless of marital status, mothers are very active in the labor force and contribute significantly to family income. On average, female-headed households earned 56% of the amount married-couple families earn. Families maintained by women represented 52% of all…
Descriptors: Black Mothers, Children, Day Care, Early Parenthood
Chastain, Robert L.; Joe, George W. – 1985
This study attempts to integrate and extend previous research by multivariate investigation to determine multidimensional relationships among both the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) subscales and the demographic variables for the 1981 WAIS-R standardization sample. Canonical correlation with orthogonal rotation of composite…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Blacks, Cognitive Measurement
Saenz, Rogelio – 1985
Fertility research among four groups of Chicanas showed intragroup differences in fertility rates and in relationships between fertility and independent socioeconomic variables. A literature review suggested that research on minority group fertility failed to recognize intragroup variations. Data from the 1980 Public-Use Microdata Sample yielded a…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Birth Rate, Demography, Educational Attainment
Current Population Reports, 1987
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…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Income, Family Status, Hispanic Americans
Burnley, Cynthia S.; Burkett, Gary L. – 1982
A study examined characteristics of female medical students who indicated an intention to specialize in surgery, traditionally a male-dominated field. Family backgrounds, career motivations, and career orientations from this group were compared with the same characteristics of female medical students selecting other fields of specialization. Data…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Career Planning, Comparative Analysis
Current Population Reports, 1984
This advance report presents results of the current population survey (March 1984) on households, families, marital status, and living arrangements. Tables give information on (1) one-year changes in households and families, by type (1980-1984); (2) households by type (1970, 1980, 1984); (3) average population per household and family (1940-1984);…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Children, Demography, Family Characteristics
Murakami, Elaine; Pynoos, Jon – 1981
The Foundation to Assist California Teachers (FACT) is a non-profit organization which owns and operates retirement housing for teachers. To identify the demand for additional retirement housing facilities and explore "shared housing" alternatives, retired women teachers (N=2,740) in California completed a mail questionnaire which assessed: (1)…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Females, Housing, Housing Needs
Wilson, Keren Brown; DeShane, Michael R. – 1980
The influence of marital status on the well-being of older persons has been of interest to social gerontologists. To investigate the well-being of married, widowed, and divorced older persons, 397 older men and women completed eight measures of well-being, including daily living activities, overall financial status, and psychological health.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Comparative Analysis, Divorce
Rogers, William; Zanzalari, J. Henry – 1979
A twenty-five-year follow-up study was conducted to determine the occupational, educational, marital and armed forces experiences of the graduating class of 1953 from the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical high schools located in New Brunswick, Perth, Amboy, and Woodbridge, New Jersey. Data, in the form of questionnaire responses, were…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Employment Experience, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Frerichs, Allen H.; Ortman, Richard E. – 1979
A sample of 1,190 transfer and occupational students enrolled in four community colleges were administered the Rotter Internal-External Scale (I-E Scale) and asked to report their college program (transfer or occupational), their sex, their age (below 20, 21-25, and above 25), and their marital status (married or single). The I-E Scale measured…
Descriptors: Age, Community Colleges, Females, Locus of Control
Etaugh, Claire; Kasley, Helen Czachorski – 1977
A study was conducted to examine the influence of a job applicant's sex, marital status, and parental status on evaluation of competence. One hundred eighty-four female and one hundred eighty-four male college students were given a completed job application and an article written by an applicant. The job applicant was described to the subjects in…
Descriptors: Bias, Comparative Analysis, Employed Parents, Employment Qualifications
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