This report presents detailed social and economic statistics for the population of the United States below the poverty level in 1975. The statistics are based on the March 1976 Current Population Survey (CPS). They appear in tabular form. In addition, for comparability with 1975 estimates, revised 1974 data are shown in the historical tables that…

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)

The report of the National Center for Health Statistics presents national estimates of the hearing levels of youths 12-17 years of age in the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States. These are based on individual monaural, puretone, audiometric test results of eight frequencies as obtained in the Health Examination Survey of…

This report presents the data gathered from a telephone survey of a representative national sample of 1115 teenagers concerning their attitudes toward public schools and public education. Most of the teenagers surveyed appeared to be work oriented, and 48 percent of black youths and 44 percent of white youths surveyed felt that high school…

In the late 1960's, educators and researchers became concerned with the dropout problem in large urban school districts. In Philadelphia, the Division of Pupil Personnel and Counseling (PPC) is responsible for collection of this data and reports this information to the state. The process has been computerized to cope with the large volume of data.…

The report summarizes data on higher education degrees conferred in the United States in the decade between 1976-77 and 1986-87. Information is given in textual and tabular form, and data are detailed by race/ethnicity; sex; and field of study for bachelor's, master's, doctor's, and first professional degrees. Data on degrees awarded to…

This document presents data on the relative influence of (1) maternal education, (2) race (or ethnicity) and (3) poverty on elementary students' academic achievement. Study results indicate that maternal education has the greatest effect on achievement. The data base is reported as representative of all U.S. children enrolled in public schools,…

This document contains statistics in summary form about higher education in Maryland. The first table compares Maryland data to national averages for educational achievement, enrollment, campus mix in enrollments, degrees conferred, average resident undergraduate tuition and fees, state funding, and average faculty salaries. Other tables, grouped…

This report presents 20 tables of data on the ethnic and racial status of students at the 13 degree-granting institutions which comprise the University of Wisconsin system. Tables are grouped into the following broad areas: (1) enrollment (by level and institution); (2) resident status (enrollment by residence); (3) full-time status (enrollment by…

This document provides statistics in summary form about higher education in Maryland. The first table compares Maryland data to national averages for educational achievement, enrollment, campus mix in enrollments, degrees conferred, average resident undergraduate tuition and fees, state funding, and average faculty salaries. Other tables, grouped…

This document presents tables of statistics on the ethnic and racial status of students at the 13 degree-granting institutions which comprise the University of Wisconsin system. The data is broken down by the following groups: black, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Asian, international, and white/other. The 20 comprehensive tables are grouped…

This document summarizes higher education data for the state of Maryland. The first table compares Maryland to national averages for educational achievement, enrollments, campus mix, degrees conferred, average undergraduate tuition, state funding, and average faculty salary. Other tables are grouped by category: (1) Students--students needing…

This document comprises 48 charts presenting data on the status of health care in the United States. The charts are organized into six groups concerned with: (1) people, health, and health care resources; (2) the health of the newest generation; (3) the AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) epidemic; (4) substance abuse; (5) chronic illness…

This document presents 33 data tables summarizing the current status and recent trends in postsecondary education in Maryland. A table comparing overall Maryland statistics with national statistics is presented first. This is followed by data tables grouped into the following categories: (1) students, (2) retention and graduation, (3) degrees, (4)…

This report provides information on factors that are associated with children's progress through elementary school and high school. Children's rates of advancement through school were measured by comparing the grade attended in 1976 with the typical grades attended by children at each age. The grade in which most children of a given age were…