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Thomson, Susan Gotsch – 1979
A study was conducted to determine the (theoretical) relative influence of family status and occupational and attitudinal variables on women's commitment to work. Twelve hundred working women were asked. "If you were to get enough money to live as comfortably as you'd like for the rest of your life, would you continue to work? Yes or…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Blacks, Blue Collar Occupations
Farber, Bernard; And Others – 1960
A case study was made by interviewing 268 couples who had at home a child they considered severely mentally retarded (IQ 50 or below, age 15 or below). Three kinds of effect were investigated, including general effect, effect of social setting (variables being social-psychological, social-organizational, and demographic-ecological), and joint…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cultural Influences, Decision Making, Ecological Factors
Settersten, Richard A., Jr., Ed.; Furstenberg, Frank F. Jr., Ed.; Rumbaut, Ruben G., Ed. – University of Chicago Press, 2005
"On the Frontier of Adulthood" reveals a startling new fact: adulthood no longer begins when adolescence ends. A lengthy period before adulthood, often spanning the twenties and even extending into the thirties, is now devoted to further education, job exploration, experimentation in romantic relationships, and personal development. Pathways into…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Public Policy, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
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Rodriguez, Judith C.; And Others – NACADA Journal, 1995
A study identified demographic, academic, and social differences between black students entering a predominantly white, urban university as either freshmen (n=63) or transferring to the institution (n=109). Results indicated differences in age, marital status, choice of individuals influential in the student's persistence, and participation in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Age Differences
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Zugazaga, Carole – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
This article describes stressful life events experienced by a multi-shelter sample of 162 homeless adults in the Central Florida area. Participants included homeless single men (n = 54), homeless single women (n = 54), and homeless women with children (n = 54). Subjects were interviewed with a modified version of the List of Threatening…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Homeless People, Mothers, Males
Theilheimer, Ish, Ed.; Eisner, Kathy, Ed. – Transition, 1995
This issue of the newsletter "Transition" focuses on young families and the problems they face. The newsletter contains book reviews, descriptions of upcoming events, and articles covering various aspects of young families. Articles are: (1) "Taking the Plunge" (Deidre Yukich), focusing on one woman's family planning decisions;…
Descriptors: Cohabitation, Early Childhood Education, Family Life, Family Relationship
Banks, Vera J.; Mills, Karen M. – Current Population Reports, 1983
According to estimates prepared by the Bureau of the Census and the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the 1982 farm population of 5,620,000, or 2.4% of the national population, continued a long downward trend. About 45% of farm residents lived in the North Central region, 35% in the South, 13% in the West,…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Agricultural Personnel, Birth Rate, Census Figures
Syverson, Peter D. – 1983
A statistical and narrative summary of the results of the 1981-1982 Survey of Earned Doctorates is presented. Basic information, such as sex, field, institution, and year of Ph.D., is presented for all of the 31,048 doctorate recipients, while complete questionnaire data are included for the 29,528 Ph.D. recipients who completed the questionnaire.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns, Ethnic Groups, Females
Kominski, Robert – Current Population Reports, 1987
Detailed tabulations are presented on the topic of school enrollment, including the social and economic characteristics of students. Special topics discussed include racial differences in preprimary enrollments, an estimate of high school dropout rates, changes in the sex composition of college students, and the proportions of students who are…
Descriptors: Age, College Students, Dropout Rate, Early Childhood Education
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Washington, DC. Data User Services Div. – 1984
The "Participation in Adult Education" machine-readable data file (MRDF) is prepared triennially for the Center for Education Statistics (CES) by the Bureau of the Census, as a supplement to its regular "Current Population Survey" (sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics). Previous specialized surveys in this series have…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Courses, Educational Background
Syverson, Peter D. – 1982
Results of the 1980-81 Survey of Earned Doctorates, conducted by the National Research Council, are summarized in tabular, graphic, and narrative form. Research and applied-research degrees are included, but professional degrees are not. Highlights include these: total doctorates awarded were 31,319, 1 percent increase from the previous year; the…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Age, Doctoral Degrees, Educational Background
Fernandez, Edward W.; DeNavas, Carmen – Current Population Reports, 1985
As a supplement to the March 1982 Current Population Survey, the Bureau of the Census collected data on age, marital status, education, voting and registration, fertility, employment, family composition and size, income, and poverty status of Spanish-origin persons residing in the United States. Data were compared to data for the overall…
Descriptors: Age, Birth Rate, Census Figures, Comparative Analysis
Clark, Leon E. – 1977
The document includes a teaching unit and a newsletter focusing on current trends in marriage, divorce, and cohabitation in the United States. The unit is designed for junior high school through college, requires one to two hours, and presents procedural suggestions and data sheets. Initial activities involve students in individually completing a…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Divorce, Higher Education, Human Living
Burkheimer, Graham J.; Novak, Thomas P. – 1981
A summary is presented of some of the results from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School of 1972, which examined the vocational activities, plans, aspirations, and attitudes of young adults after they leave high school, along with their postsecondary experiences and family and community activities. By October 1979, about one-fourth of…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Bachelors Degrees, College Attendance, College Bound Students
Bramnick, Betty R. – 1981
A study assessed the impact of an Adult Basic Education (ABE) program on a sample of students enrolled in the Philadelphia ABE classes during the 1977-1978 school year. In order to assess the long-term effects of the ABE program, the researcher interviewed a random sample of 267 voluntary participants of the Philadelphia ABE day session after an…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Citizen Participation, Demography, Educational Attainment
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