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Stewart, Hester R. – 1991
A study was conducted in Kentucky to increase the database available to the state's decision makers concerning women in relation to family status, occupational participation, income and earnings, and issues and concerns that may need greater emphases. Data were gathered through Kentucky government agencies and the U.S. Bureau of the Census as well…
Descriptors: Adults, Birth, Demography, Divorce
McVay, Micheal R. – 1993
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Extraversion-Introversion scale was compared with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) 0 scale (Social Introversion) for 18 male and 66 female adult students in introductory courses in psychology, aged 17 to 83 years. A status survey design was used with a priori and post hoc groupings.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, College Students
Bruno, Rosalind R. – Current Population Reports, 1988
Using data from the October supplements to the Current Population Survey (CPS), collected in 1984 and 1985, this report presents statistical information on students in the United States attending nursery school through college by age, race, Spanish origin, sex, marital status, household relationship, residence, and family income. The data are…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Eagle, Eva; And Others – 1988
The sixth in a series of descriptive summaries about the status of 1972 high school seniors, the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, is presented. Four chapters focus on the following: education experiences of the 1972 senior class (enrollment in postsecondary education for 1972 high school seniors, attainment in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizen Participation, College Students, Enrollment
Donaldson, Gordon A., Jr. – 1984
Current developmental theory and research are inadequate in explaining the development of rural youth, but a mid-1970s study of adolescents from a small Maine community provided three patterns of growth and suggested four lessons for social service professionals who work with rural adolescents. The study of "Sawyer, Maine" (a pseudonym)…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Aspiration, Community Satisfaction, Educational Attitudes
Shirazi, Annmarie – 1984
These two reports look at trends in fall and spring enrollments at Oklahoma City Community College in terms of the following categories: male, female, full-time, part-time, new students, returning students, graduates, single, married, divorced, average age, Black, White, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, international, other ethnic/no response,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends, Females, Full Time Students
Shirazi, Annmarie – 1985
These two reports look at trends in fall and spring enrollments at Oklahoma City Community College in terms of the following categories: male, female, full-time, part-time, new students, returning students, graduates, single, married, divorced, average age, Black, White, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, international, other ethnic/no response,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends, Females, Full Time Students
Whitcombe, J. E. – 1979
Interviews with 48 primary and secondary teachers in New Zealand provided comparisons of the career patterns of male and female teachers. The respondents taught at urban and rural schools and had a variety of status levels, from assistant teacher to principal. Respondents' ages ranged from under 25 to 55 years. The interviews were informal and…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Family Influence, Females, Foreign Countries
Johnson, Paul W. – 1981
This paper reports on the findings of an evaluation of a health and social services comprehensive care model project for the elderly residing in low-income urban public housing. The text contains a brief discussion of the previous research, the results of the present study, and comments on the applicability of previous research to the sample…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Health Services, Marital Status, Mental Health
Bornn, Edith Lucille – 1978
This report reviews the legal status of female homemakers in the Virgin Islands and makes suggestions for action and legislation which will be more equitable in protecting homemakers' rights. The laws described in the report apply to wives who work at home as well as outside the home, but the report mainly concerns homemakers without outside…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Civil Liberties, Divorce, Economically Disadvantaged
BRUNSMAN, HOWARD G. – 1966
DETAILED NATIONAL STATISTICS ARE GIVEN ON VARIOUS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF MEMBERS OF THE LABOR RESERVE. THE LABOR RESERVE IS COMPRISED OF THOSE PERSONS CLASSIFIED AS NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE AT THE TIME OF THE CENSUS BUT WHO HAD HAD SOME WORK EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE 10 YEARS PRECEDING 1960. THE STATISTICS ARE BASED ON A 5 PERCENT SAMPLE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Census Figures, Demography
Passmore, David Lynn – 1980
Described in the report are the social, demographic, experiential, educational, and ascriptive characteristics of sixteen- to nineteen-year-old jobless youth in the United States. Population sampling, data collection, organization, and reporting methods applied in the Current Population Survey (CPS) of 1979 (the major source of data) are reviewed.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Black Employment, Educational Objectives
ALAM, MUBARKA; WRIGHT, E.N. – 1968
A STUDY OF NIGHT SCHOOL STAYINS AND DROPOUTS (PERSONS WHO MISSED CONSECUTIVE CLASSES) USED A RANDOMLY SELECTED SAMPLE OF 240 STAYINS AND 243 DROPOUTS FROM THE METROPOLITAN TORONTO (ONTARIO) BOARD OF EDUCATION EVENING CLASSES. INTERVIEWS WERE GUIDED BY QUESTIONNAIRES BUILT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FINDINGS OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH. BOTH CODING…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Age Differences, Attitudes, Course Content
Johnstone, William Milton – 1967
The relationship between background characteristics of young adults such as sex, marital status, parenthood, income level, age, educational background, occupational level, and church participation were studied as to their influence on the ethical values of marital fidelity, honesty, and goodwill. Of 400 young adults in 52 Protestant congregations…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes, Churches, College Students
ALMANZOR, ANGELINA CARUNUNGAN – 1961
IN THIS STUDY, WHICH FOCUSED ON VOLUNTEER AND STAFF PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL YWCA, DATA WERE EXAMINED ON THE DIFFERENCES IN AGE, MARITAL STATUS, RELIGION, VALUE ORIENTATION, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, MOTIVATION, AND ROLE PERCEPTION WHICH AFFECTED THE PARTICIPATORY BEHAVIOR OF MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE GROUP WORKING ON A SPECIFIC PROJECT. ATTENTION…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes, Conflict, Doctoral Dissertations