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Caetano, Raul – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1986
Examines impact of different definitions of Hispanic ethnicity on sociodemographic characteristics, drinking patterns, and rate of alcohol problems among 1,453 Hispanic-American respondents. Defines Hispanic ethnicity by ethnicity of family of origin, national group, country most ancestors came from, and birthplace. Finds major differences between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alcoholism, Bilingualism, Definitions

Clodfelter, Irene; And Others – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 1984
Presents two studies which surveyed college students (N=304 and 448) to examine the impact of living environment on academic performance. Contrary to previous research, students living off-campus reported higher grade point averages than on-campus students. Advantages and disadvantages of specific living arrangements are discussed. (JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Housing, College Students, Commuting Students

Rexroat, Cynthia – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1985
Used the National Longitudinal Survey of the Labor Market Experiences of Young Women to examine the work history of 533 women. Findings indicated that employment expectations significantly increased the length of women's employment. Marital and fertility variables differed considerably for those who planned employment for midlife. (JAC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Educational Attainment, Employment

Roos, Patricia A. – American Sociological Review, 1983
Employing data from 12 industrial societies, investigates differences in the labor force behavior, occupational distribution, and attainment patterns of ever- and never-married women. Finds little support for the dual-career theory, which attributes womens' concentration in low-paying employment to gender differences in marital and childrearing…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Spraggins, Renee E. – 2003
This report compares the status of women and men on such measures as age, marital status, educational attainment, occupation, income, and poverty status. Findings are based on data collected by the Census Bureau in the Annual Demographic Supplement to the March 2002 Current Population Survey. Overall, women slightly outnumber men in the total…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Educational Attainment, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Family Income
King, Donald N.; Fess, Frederick E. – J Coll Stud Personnel, 1969
This paper is the report of a study conducted under NDEA and NIMH grants at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.
Descriptors: College Students, Community Involvement, Counseling Objectives, Counseling Services

Pfeffer, Jeffrey; Ross, Jerry – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1982
Statistical analysis of a 1966 national survey of over 5,000 men, aged 45-59, in managerial, professional, and blue-collar jobs indicates that being married has a positive effect and having a working wife has a negative effect on occupational status and wage attainment, especially for managers and professionals. (Author/RW)
Descriptors: Administrators, Blue Collar Occupations, Employed Women, Employment Level

Heer, David M.; Grossbard-Shechtman, Amyra – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1981
Argues that the Women's Liberation movement was interconnected to contraceptive technology and a shift in the ratio of males to females at marriageable age. These changes influenced the proportion of married women, divorce rate, marital fertility rate, illegitimacy ratio, and male-female differences in education and labor-force participation.…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Contraception, Educational Attainment, Feminism

Risman, Barbara J.; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1981
Implications of cohabitation for courtship were explored in a two-year study of 231 college dating couples. No differences were found between living together and other "going together" couples in rates of marriage or breakup. Differences were found in satisfaction, intimacy, problems, expectations, power, and transition to marriage.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Dating (Social)

Ortman, Richard E.; Frerichs, Allen H. – College Student Journal, 1979
Occupational and transfer community college students were compared on self-acceptance levels. The transfer students had significantly higher scores than the occupational students as indicated by a one-way analysis of variance. Married students scored significantly higher than transfer and occupational students. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Community Colleges, Marital Status, Postsecondary Education

Champagne, Duane; Query, Joy M. N. – Urban Education, 1980
Relocated Reservation Indians' adjustment to an occupational/educational school in a North Dakota city was studied. The study found that marital status, motor coordination, number of children living with parent, and military service were the best indicators of successful completion of the United Tribes Educational Training Center (UTEC) program.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, American Indians

Tambashe, B. Oleko; Shapiro, David – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1996
Examines the impact of a woman's family background on transitions to sexual activity, marriage, and motherhood. Documents how parental education, parental survival status, and other factors are important in the transition to adult roles. Findings suggest that increases in educational levels should contribute to delays in these transitions and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Development, Adults, Birth Rate

McKinney, Robin – Child Study Journal, 2002
Analyzed 1992 and 1998 data from National Longitudinal Study of Youth to investigate effect of maternal marital status on maternal reports of behavior problems in African American adolescents. Found that maternal marital status did not have a significant relationship with maternal reports of behavior problems. However, mothers in married families…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Black Family, Black Youth

Babbitt, Charles E.; Burbach, Harold J. – Youth and Society, 1990
Presents data collected in the late 1980s about a shift in the locus of the self among college students from a self anchored in institutionalized roles and statuses to one lodged in affect, preferences, and styles of behavior. Compares findings with those produced in the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s. (JS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Conceptual Tempo

Smadi, Ahmad A.; Sartawi, Abdel Aziz M. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 1995
Analysis of scores of 313 students at the United Arab Emirates University on the College Students' Attitude Scale towards the Handicapped found significantly more positive attitudes by females versus males, single versus married students, residents versus nonresidents, families with children having disabilities, students having previous contact…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, College Students, Disabilities, Higher Education