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Greenleaf, Walter J. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1939
The study of the "Economic Status of College Alumni" carried out on a uniform basis in 31 universities in 20 States is reported in this bulletin. These institutions are considered representative of universities for the country as a whole. Nearly 50,000 graduates, both men and women; contributed to the study by returning usable…
Descriptors: Alumni, Questionnaires, Age Differences, Place of Residence

Hagedorn, Linda Serra – Journal of College Student Retention, 1999
A study of 81 female graduate students over age 30 at a large urban research university investigated their experiences, problems, and demographics. Results indicate that variables important to persistence are marital status, quality of student/student and student/faculty interactions, and grade point average. Policy implications and possible…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Females
Lansford, Jennifer E.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Bates, John E.; Pettit, Gregory S. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: Parents' use of physical discipline has generated controversy related to concerns that its use is associated with adjustment problems such as aggression and delinquency in children. However, recent evidence suggests that there are ethnic differences in associations between physical discipline and children's adjustment. This study…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Behavior Problems, Discipline, Marital Status
Klompas, Michelle; Ross, Eleanor – Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2004
The purpose of the study was to investigate the life experiences of a group of South African adults who stutter and the impact of stuttering on their quality of life. Participants were 16 adults with a mean age of 28.9 and ranging from 20 to 59 years. Methods involved individual interviews designed to explore the life domains of education; social…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Social Life, Stuttering, Quality of Life
Ferriss, Abbott L. – Social Indicators Research, 2006
Child poverty, as a critical indicator of the QOL, is intricately related to the social structure of the community. This hypothesis is explored for the 159 counties of Georgia for the year 2000. The influence of demographic, economic, family and health factors upon child poverty are explored through models of total, black and white child poverty.…
Descriptors: Social Structure, Poverty, Social Indicators, Quality of Life
Bennett, Claudette E. – Current Population Reports, 1993
This report presents a statistical portrait of the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of the black population in the United States that is based primarily on the March 1992 Supplement to the Current Population Survey. Topics covered include: population growth; marital status; family type and distribution; the living arrangements of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Achievement, Black Employment, Black Family
Sitlington, Patricia L.; And Others – 1990
This study investigated the adult adjustment of a statewide random sample of 737 Iowa individuals with learning disabilities, 59 individuals labeled behaviorally disordered, and 142 individuals labeled mentally disabled, all graduates of special education resource teaching programs. Results are reported in terms of: (1) general status information,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Disorders, Employment Level, Graduate Surveys
Current Population Reports, 1988
This report presents social and economic characteristics of the population below the poverty level in 1986 based on the March 1987 Current Population Survey. Among the highlights are the following: (1) the number of persons below the poverty level was 32.4 million; (2) the poverty rate was 13.6 percent; (3) Whites represented 69 percent of the…
Descriptors: Age, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1982
According to the 1980 census, one in every nine Americans is over the age of 65. The segment of the population made up of individuals over the age of 65 continues to grow faster than that comprised of individuals under the age of 65. While older people continue to have about half the income of their younger counterparts, the elderly tend to have…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Census Figures, Demography, Dependents
Yess, James P. – 1979
The intent of this study was to determine the influence of selected independent variables on the graduating grade point average (GPA) of community college students in various programs of study. A sample of 483 students from one community college represented seven programs of study: Business Administration-General, Business Administration-Transfer,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Community Colleges, Doctoral Dissertations
Littman, Mark S.; And Others – 1978
This report analyzes data on population groups living in central cities, suburbs, and nonmetropolitan areas in 1977, and examines changes that have occurred since 1970. Subjects featured in the report are population, marital status, household relationship, family size, migration, educational attainment, labor force status, occupation, industry,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Shearon, Ronald W.; And Others – 1980
A survey was conducted in Spring 1979 to determine the characteristics of a scientifically drawn sample of 16,400 curriculum and continuing education students enrolled in 57 community colleges and technical institutes in North Carolina (NC). The study focused on: (1) the demographic and financial characteristics of the students; (2) the major…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Black Students, College Choice
Elhardt, Dale; Elhardt, LaDonna – 1979
Three hundred and forty-one North Dakota women, classified as displaced homemakers, were interviewed to gather information on their backgrounds, experienced problems, and perceived needs. Data analysis showed that displaced women tend to be poor and tend to move to the job market upon their change in marital status. Job market involvement is most…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age, Displaced Homemakers, Economic Status
Karlen, Janice M. – 1979
A mail survey of the 326 May and August, 1978, Essex Community College (ECC) graduates was conducted from November, 1978, to February, 1979, to collect demographic data, determine employment and educational status and anticipated needs for future services, and solicit evaluations of personnel service programs and the quality of academic…
Descriptors: Age, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
Dent, Dick; And Others – 1973
A survey was conducted by the College Entrance Examination Board for the Oregon Educational Coordinating Council. All but two of the public and private two- and four-year higher education institutions participated, as did ten private vocational and technical schools. The results provide a profile of student characteristics, including age, marital…
Descriptors: Age, Educational Economics, Ethnic Groups, Females