This brief will discuss patterns of science and engineering educational attainment within the foreign-born population living in the United States, using data from the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS). The analysis is restricted to the population aged 25 and older, and the results are presented on science and engineering degree attainment by…

This report provides a portrait of educational attainment in the United States based on data collected in the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) and the 2005-2009 ACS 5-year estimates. It also uses data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS) collected in 2009 and earlier, as well as monthly…

The 2017 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 53rd in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…

Adults who lived in 30 of the nation's large standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSA's) in 1970 had completed a relatively high educational attainment; about 61 percent had completed at least a high school education, including 26 percent who had completed one or more years of college. The data in this report on the educational attainment of…

This report contains data on the years of schooling completed by persons who were 14 years old and over in March 1974. Statistical tables show data on years of schooling completed by sex, age, and race; for persons of Spanish origin; and for persons of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residence. The survey results for 1974 are presented in…

The report presents statistics which compare the educational attainment of the U.S. population in 1977 and 1976, to attainment levels in 1970. A considerable difference is evident between educational levels of older and younger persons in the United States: persons 25 to 29 years old in 1977 were twice as likely to be high school graduates as…

In this report charts, tables and graphs of statistics related to urban education are compiled. These facts are derived from 1977 and 1978 statistical compilations of the National Center for Education Statistics. Facts cited include: (1) demographic changes in large American cities with respect to population and jobs (1960-1976); (2)…

The volume is the second of two and presents additional statistical analyses of data discussed in the first, which presented 1960 and 1961 census data from 53 countries in an attempt to identify and quantify factors which determined the occupational and educational structure of the labor force. The second volume consists of eight chapters: (1) a…

The potential of telecommunications technology as an aid to rural education in the U.S. was examined. Information derived from relevant literature, telecommunications project reports, census and demographic data, educational statistics, and field data were utilized to examine the general situation in rural America and the 2 target groups of…

This booklet presents data on years of schooling completed by individuals in the United States who are 14 years old and older. Data are based on the results of the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the Bureau of the Census in March 1978 and 1979. Data are presented in tabular and narrative form. Characteristics considered in the survey…

Persons of Spanish Origin are the second largest minority group in the United States. In 1970, they numbered 9.1 million people; 2.4 million of whom were in poverty. These 9.1 million persons are a diverse group of people, from divergent areas of the world, and of different national backgrounds. The separate Spanish groups were designated by the…

This report presents detailed statistics for the population of the United States on the field of vocational training, classified by various social and economic characteristics. The statistics are based on the 1970 Census of Population. The introduction contains information relating specifically to this report, including definitions. The tables…

Data on a variety of social and economic characteristics for persons and families in the United States of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Spanish origin and comparative data for the remaining population were selected from the March 1972 Bureau of the Census Current Population Survey (CPS). Revisions in the March 1972 CPS, as compared to…

Socioeconomic factors related to second class citizenship can not only limit opportunities but also contribute to an acceleration of the aging process. This paper presents baseline data on the socioeconomic plight of the Spanish speaking elderly. Data pertain to: population growth, nativity, family status, education, labor force participation,…

Presents state-level educational statistics on the elderly population for 1960, 1970, and 1975. Describes an economic perspective that incorporates the level of educational attainment as a strategic variable in an explanatory model of social and economic behavior. Presents several tables of state- and national-level educational statistics. (Author)