Researchers used data from a 1981 questionnaire survey of 248 heads of household in 3 Mississippi counties to examine efficient predictors of community and life satisfaction in rural Mississippi. Analyzing the impact of 43 variables on 25 questionnaire items concerning community satisfaction, researchers found 13 significant predictors of…

Describes Gloucester College Project Bootstrap designed to provide opportunity for the simultaneous achievement of a high school diploma and a college degree for male heads of families between 25 and 43 years old. Includes a weekly $50-stipend, tuition, and books, the balance of income coming from part-time employment. (JT)

This paper considers the rising phenomenon of one-parent, female-headed households in Georgia, identifies family service needs of these families, and explores availability of services. Female-headed families account for 16.4% of all families in Georgia, making it second-highest in the nation. From 1970 to 1980, the number of female-headed families…

This advance report presents results of the current population survey (March 1984) on households, families, marital status, and living arrangements. Tables give information on (1) one-year changes in households and families, by type (1980-1984); (2) households by type (1970, 1980, 1984); (3) average population per household and family (1940-1984);…

Formative and summative evaluations are presented for the Middle Road Traveler, a televised in-school parenting education series intended for junior high school students who are neither current nor expectant parents. Data collected contributed to the development of the pilot test--the principal evaluation activity. A total of 280 students were…

A sample of mothers and daughters from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience is examined to find out whether living in a one parent family has any effect on the chances of a daughter's completing high school. The sample is limited to mothers and daughters living in the same household during the initial sample screening in…

This 1966 study of 1,413 household heads residing in the rural Ozarks has shown at least partial support for the hypothesis that parental values mitigate the limitations of low socioeconomic status (SES) for the educational attainment and intergenerational occupational mobility of the migrant children of the male heads. Major findings were that…

This study examined the relationship between income and saving patterns in rural Puerto Rico. It was hypothesized that social and psychological variables are related to saving habits of families. The level of living as measured by a scale based on possessions was found to be significantly (.33) associated with the saving patterns of the family.…

The analyses in this presentation book, prepared by the Policy Research Division of the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Office of Economic Opportunity, reflect poverty statistics based on data from the Current Population Survey of the Bureau of the Census. These statistics reflect incomes of families and individuals which fall below…

The primary objective of this survey was to gather basic information concerning the socioeconomic status and problems of the American Indians in Michigan. The major areas surveyed were education, employment and income, housing conditions, health, and general household characteristics. The survey also attempted to probe attitudes which are…

A telephone survey of the size, characteristics, and viewing preferences of the audience of WPSX-TV, the educational television station of The Pennsylvania State University. Audience data are based on 1,686 households from a systematic probability sample of 4,176 prime and alternate respondent households in The Central Pennsylvania area. Included…

Among the many attempts made to document value patterns in American society, Robin Williams' analysis might be meaningful for investigating dominant values. A major problem with Williams' approach is that it never labels specific values but only describes general areas of conceived preferential behavior in which values might be discovered. Nor…

A sample of 73 boys and 53 girls in the sixth grade of a school for military dependents were assessed on intelligence, classroom behavior, parental dominance, parental identification and family constellation. Differences in how children cope with stress are discussed. (Author)

Using 2000 U.S. Census data, this report compares the situation of children in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to children's situations in neighboring territories and the nation overall. Between 1990-2000, the number of children in the Northern Mariana Islands increased 49 percent, while the number increased nationwide by only 14…

Expanding welfare benefits to include two-parent families has long been considered an option for a public policy designed to strengthen family units. Findings suggest that these families would be better aided by wage subsidies that reduce unemployment of family heads and raise earnings of the family's working members. (JOW)