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Washington State Office of Program Planning and Fiscal Management, Olympia. – 1977
As of April 1, 1977, Washington's population was estimated at 3,661,975--an increase of 248,725 since 1970. Prepared yearly, this report presents data on the official April 1 population estimates for cities, towns, and counties; components of population change; planned population forecasting activities; procedures which help make the housing unit…
Descriptors: Abortions, Age, American Indians, Asian Americans
Hill, Robert B. – 1977
This study of informal adoption patterns among black families throughout the United States examines the role of the extended family and the functioning of a kinship network which includes foster care of children by relatives other than parents. The study's basic mode of investigation was secondary analysis of existing data: quantitative national…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Black Population Trends, Blacks
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Community Coll. System. – 1978
As part of a continuing student flow study in Hawaii community colleges, the persistence of 9,171 fall 1974 entering students after six semesters was analyzed to ascertain the degree to which they persisted at campuses other than the one of entry. Characteristics studied included sex, age, high school background, marital status, entry status,…
Descriptors: Age, College Credits, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Lorimer, Thomas; Bachu, Amara – 1980
Data pertaining to some basic aspects of women's participation in selected developing countries are presented in 13 charts, arranged alphabetically by region and country within region. Countries in each of the three major developing regions--Africa, Asia, and Latin America--are included when possible. Each chart presents data for a single topic in…
Descriptors: Age, Birth Rate, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations
Moore, Lawrence H. – 1980
A 1980 survey of General Educational Development (GED) equivalency certificate recipients who completed the GED test in 1975 measured influence and impact of successful GED completion on the individual. The sample consisted of 101 former adult students whose records came from the Murray and Paducah, Kentucky, GED testing centers. The survey…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Certification, Citizen Participation
Williams, Blanch Spruiel – 1981
Cultural and language differences of the elderly Hispanic population and socioeconomic and health problems which afflict them disproportionately represent a unique and difficult challenge to public and private service providers. Information from various federal agencies provided material for a report examining demographic characteristics, living…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
EDGERTON, HAROLD A.; SYLVESTER, ROBERT W. – 1967
THE SIMILARITY OF JOB CORPS TRAINEES TO THE POPULATION OF THE SAME AGE FROM WHICH THEY WERE DRAWN AND PROPORTION OF TRAINEES COMING FROM EACH STATE WERE DETERMINED. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM PREENROLLMENT APPLICATIONS, CENSUS REPORTS, AND PUBLICATIONS. FINDINGS INCLUDED -- (1) THE NUMBER OF 16- TO 17-YEAR-OLD MALE TRAINEES WAS DISPROPORTIONATELY…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth
Donsky, Aaron; And Others – 1979
An investigation of the characteristics of the 2,969 students who attended Lakeland Community College (LCC) in Fall 1978 but did not return in Winter 1979 revealed that, compared to the average Fall 1978 student, the typical non-returning student was more likely to be a married woman in her early 30's, with little previous college experience and…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Age, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics
United Church of Canada, Toronto (Ontario). Committee on Christian Family Life. – 1968
The bibliographical guide presents printed and reading material on sex education and marriage preparation from a Christian point of view. Resource and reading material are presented for preschool children, pre-adolescents, adolescents and young people, married couples, parents, and for those planning, and leading, study courses in sex education…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Childhood Needs, Church Programs
Gran, James R. – 1975
The four-year followup study (the fifth and last of such four-year evaluations of graduates) aimed at pinpointing the program's benefits to the graduates in the educational social/personal, and financial areas. Thirty-two of the 41 graduates responded to the mailed questionnaire, which elicited demographic, occupational, educational, financial,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age, Dropouts
Siegel, Jacob S.; And Others – 1976
This report presents a statistical portrait of the demographic aspects of aging and the older population in the Unites States. Most of the estimates are based on data from decennial censuses, the program of nonsurvey population estimates and projections carried out by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the Current Population Survey, and other census…
Descriptors: Age, Census Figures, Demography, Economic Status
Phay, Robert E. – 1975
Student protest and misconduct have frequently resulted in the suspension or expulsion of a student. This monograph examines the school's authority to suspend or expel a student, with the purpose of determining when such an action is permissible and when it is prohibited because it infringes on a student's constitutional and, sometimes, statutory…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Discipline
Quinn, Richard P.; And Others – 1970
This study surveyed experiences and characteristics of hard core unemployed black men entering a vestibule training program conducted by a large manufacturing firm; and a comparison group of "direct hires." Vestibule trainees were guaranteed an entry level job after completing several weeks of training. Turnover among direct hires was attributed…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Attitude Change, Blacks
Youmans, E. Grant – 1975
Hypothesizing that a person's views, perceptions, and reactions will vary according to the kind of community in which he lives and that the differences will be influenced by his status position in the community, data were obtained via personal interviews with 803 men and women aged 20 and over living in a rural county in Southern Appalachia and a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Age Differences, Attitudes
Schmuck, Patricia A. – 1976
While there is near parity in Oregon between the numbers of men and women in education, within the profession men and women are segregated by sex. It is clear that sex, more than age, experience, background, or competence, is the major determinant for the occupational role an individual will hold within the profession. The purposes of this paper…
Descriptors: Administrators, Comparative Analysis, Educational Administration, Employed Women
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