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Lorence, Jon – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 1987
The study attempts to assess the validity of occupational labor market typologies used in the literature. Analyses of occupational characteristics from 1970 Census Bureau data for males and females indicate occupational labor markets may be more differentiated and complex than suggested in the dual labor market literature. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Patterns, Labor Market, Literature Reviews

Sviridoff, Michelle; Thompson, James W. – Crime and Delinquency, 1983
Examined relationships between employment and crime in 61 male misdemeanants. For many, low-level employment and crime were not mutually exclusive, although most respondents were not employed at the time of the arrest that led to their current incarceration. Combinations of employment and crime were more complex than anticipated. (JAC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, Crime
Trupin, Laura; And Others – 1997
This report uses data from the National Health Interview Survey (n=1,792 million) to describe trends in labor force participation among persons with disabilities for the period 1983 through 1994. It examines labor force participation among persons with disabilities compared to participation among persons without disabilities, how people with…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Disabilities, Employment Patterns
Albrecht, Don E.; And Others – 1986
Farm and ranch operators in North Dakota (n=933) and Texas (n=1,020) were randomly surveyed in 1985 to determine the relationship of financial conditions to levels of off-farm employment by farm operators and spouses. The overall response rate was 75%. Off-farm employment was measured by number of days the farmer or spouse was employed off of the…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Farmers
LaPlante, Mitchell P.; And Others – 1997
This report uses data from the 1990 Survey of Income and Program Participation (n=143.5 million) to examine the relationship between work disability, Social Security program participation, and economic well-being. The report estimates the proportion of people with disabilities who receive benefits, how this proportion depends on their disability…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Disabilities, Economic Status
Clark, Kim B.; Summers, Lawrence H. – 1979
This paper analyzes the demographic patterns of cyclical swings in the labor market by decomposing movement in employment into changes in unemployment and participation. The focus is on the interrelations among participation, employment and unemployment, with particular emphasis on the participation rate as a prime determinant of the labor market…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Demography, Economic Factors, Employment
Andrew, Dean C.; Roberts, Lawrence H. – 1974
The purposes of the study were: (1) to compare the occupational achievement of vocational education graduates with that of nonvocational graduates, (2) to determine the number of graduates trained in the various vocational areas, and (3) to describe the group of students enrolled in vocational education courses. The study was limited to 1970…
Descriptors: Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Employment Patterns, Graduate Surveys
Ishikawa, Mamoru – 1993
The 1990 U.S. Department of Labor Survey (DOL) of Workplace Literacy (WL) assessed the WL levels of applicants eligible for Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) training and of job seekers in Employment Service/Unemployment Insurance (ES/UI) programs. Data from the survey, including WL proficiency scores and data concerning respondents'…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Demography, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
McGaughey, Martha J.; Kiernan, William E.; McNally, Lorraine C.; Gilmore, Dana S. – 1993
This report details the findings of a national follow-up survey that investigated day and employment services provided by the mental retardation/developmental disabilities (MR/DD) state agencies for FY 1990 and makes comparisons with services provided during FY 1988. Key findings from the survey include: (1) a substantial increase in the…
Descriptors: Adults, Change Agents, Data Collection, Employment Patterns
McGaughey, Martha J.; Kiernan, William E.; McNally, Lorraine C.; Gilmore, Dana Scott; Keith, Geraldine R. – 1994
This report discusses the findings of a survey that explored integrated employment services of 643 day and employment service providers for individuals with disabilities. Specifically, the survey investigated: (1) services provided; (2) the prevalence of other nonwork services; (3) funding practices related to group and individual supported…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Employment Patterns, Employment Services
Adult, Community, and Further Education Board, Melbourne (Australia). – 1995
A project examined the outcomes and pathways of 1992 participants in adult and community education (ACE) courses in Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia. It explored participant characteristics, vocational skills gained from completing ACE courses, educational and employment outcomes, and personal benefits and benefits to families and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Bennici, Frank – 1988
A study collected data about Title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) services to clients and factors that affected the outcomes from these services. A random sample of 1,347 individuals who had received services was surveyed via telephone. These individuals were dislocated workers who had terminated from a subgrantee's program during…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Dislocated Workers, Employment Patterns
Hayward, Becky J.; Schmidt-Davis, Holly – Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education, 2005
This report is the third in a series of four final reports and several research briefs that present the findings of the Longitudinal Study of the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Program, a study that the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has conducted for the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), U.S. Department of Education. The…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Vocational Rehabilitation, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation
King, Christopher T.; Schexnayder, Deanna T. – 1992
A multiyear research project was conducted to document and analyze state and local coordination among programs designed to move Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients in Texas from welfare dependency to economic self-sufficiency and to assess the degree to which coordination resulted in movement from welfare into employment. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Comparative Analysis, Coordination, Differences
Hayward, Becky J. – 1998
This report contains selected preliminary findings from the Longitudinal Study of the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Service Program. The study, initiated in fall 1992, will produce a series of interim reports that address key policy questions. This third interim report presents data collected from VR consumers and their VR case files in 37 local…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Disabilities, Employment Patterns, Employment Services