National victimization survey data for 1972-76 are examined in order to investigate the extent to which they are in accord with Uniform Crime Report arrest data regarding the offender's sex. Results indicate that proportionate female involvement has been relatively stable except that larceny has shown a slight increase. (Author/GC)

A table presents corrections to the faculty compensation data reported in the 1999-2000 Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession published in the March-April issue of "Academe." Institutions are listed by state, with data provided for average salary, average compensation, percent of faculty tenured, and numbers and salaries of…

This bulletin discusses the mathematics and science course enrollment trends of secondary students in Australia, which are of national concern because of the low participation rates overall and because of the gender imbalance in enrollment numbers. Statistics are reported for 12th-grade mathematics and science course enrollment, and expectations…

This report presents information on juvenile court processing of youth in the U.S. during 1974. It is based on data gathered under the National Juvenile Court Statistical Reporting System. Findings can be summarized as follows: (1) 1,252,700 juvenile delinquency cases, excluding traffic offenses, were handled by courts in the U.S. in 1974; (2) the…

This is one in a series of technical reports presenting summary statistics derived from the University of Washington registrar's office quarterly scholarship lists. Two types of tables are included: first, for each class, the mean cumulative grade-point average, standard deviation, and number of students enrolled in autum, winter, and spring…

The article gives data on the age, sex, income, geographic region, and ethnic composition of the visually disabled population of the United States (taken from the National Center for Health Statistics records for 1977). (PHR)

Data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) conducted during 1984 and 1985 by the Bureau of the Census are displayed in tables and charts. Data are derived from disability questions which were divided into four groups. The first group asked about the ability of persons 15 years and older to perform such sensory and physical…

This study of numbers of female academic and administrative staff at universities in British Commonwealth nations was based on staff data collected during 1997-98 for the "Commonwealth Universities' Yearbook." The survey covers 30 nations. Survey results are presented separately for academic staff and administrative staff. For academic…

The occupational status attainments of Black women are significantly lower than those of White women and Black and White men. However, their achievement orientations are not noticeably different. (Author/MC)

This report uses data from the 1989 National Health Interview Survey to estimate health insurance coverage of children and nonelderly adults with disabilities and their utilization of physician and hospital care as a function of health insurance status. In part 1, national statistics on disability and insurance status are provided for different…

This report presents data describing students who reported disabilities and who enrolled in Fall 2000 as full-time freshmen at public and independent four-year colleges and universities. Data were taken from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program survey. Highlights of the survey are organized into the following categories: personal and…

Preliminary statistics are presented for enrollment and degrees awarded for higher education in the United States in the 1990-91 academic year. The data were obtained from 665 institutions of higher education on the Early Estimates Panel, a stratified random sample that is representative of the universe of 3,559 institutions of higher education in…

Preliminary statistics on enrollment and degrees awarded for higher education in the United States are summarized. The data are based on responses from 639 institutions of higher education on the Early Estimates Panel, a stratified random sample that is representative of the universe of 3,598 institutions of higher education in the nation in the…

This report presents fall 2002 enrollment figures for Maryland colleges and universities in tabular form. In 2002, total headcount enrollment at Maryland's colleges and universities rose by 3.9%, or 11,085 students, to 298,776. This was the highest enrollment in the state's history, and the increase in the past 2 years was the biggest since the…

This document presents fall 2000 enrollment figures for Maryland colleges and universities in tabular form. Highlights include the following: (1) total headcount enrollments at the state's colleges and Universities increased for the fourth straight year, rising by more than 4,700 students to 272,251, the largest total enrollment in the state's…