This report was prepared jointly by the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is one of a series about the social and economic conditions of Negroes in the United States, and brings together the statistics available for the period between 1960 and 1970. During the 1960's Negroes continued to make substantial economic and…

Retrospective life history data are used in this analysis of the mechanisms which lead to differential levels of occupational success. The paper is based on data collected from a cohort of black men and a cohort of nonblack men, aged 30-39 in 1968. The measure of occupational achievement used throughout is the occupational status of the first job…

This paper proposes a theory of the status attainment process, and specifies it in a mathematical model. The theory justifies a transformation of the conventional status scores to a metric that produces a exponential distribution of attainments, and a transformation of educational attainments to a metric that reflects the competitive advantage…

The result of a literature survey in the general area of rural-urban migration and poverty, this report presents both a synthesis of current research findings and an annotated bibliography. The synthesis includes a nine chapter discussion of: (1) the rural areas left by the migrants; (2) the decision to migrate; (3) comparative characteristics of…

Extending application of Svalastoga's (1965) concept of system permeability to the intrasystem analysis of sex-race differentials in educational permeability in the rural South, an operational procedure was developed to quantify permeability as the percent variation in filial attainment of a status not associated with variations in parental…

This report deals with the question of racial equality, and attempts to present a balanced view of recent trends. The method of the report is to present indicator data for both blacks and whites over the period 1960 to 1968, relating to measurable social and economic matters. The data address such issues as: (1) comparisons of the levels of…

An analysis of doctoral productivity for racial/ethnic groups is presented, comparing the number of doctoral degrees earned between 1975 and 1986 by the 1975-82 baccalaureate recipients of each U.S. institution. The data are analyzed for men and for women of five racial/ethnic groups (American Indians, Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites).…

Career and career related preference expressed by a number of rural Southern high school youth were found to moderately predict their early adult behaviors. Preferences for post high school education were the dominant influence and single best predictor of subsequent educational attainment. Moderate linkages were also found to exist between…

Government and private agency statistics on a variety of education related problems are presented in this first edition of the yearbook. Material gathered on educational and labor-related opportunities of seven groups: blacks, Spanish surnamed, American Indians, Women, and Japanese, Chinese, Filipino descended Americans is presented. This…

By the time today's eighth graders reach age 28-29, approximately 66% will have had some kind of postsecondary education or training. There has been a dramatic upward shift in the education and skill requirements for all occupations. Access to higher education has become the threshold for career success. Elite managerial and professional jobs,…