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Kominski, Robert – Current Population Reports, 1987
Data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) regarding the educational attainment and background of the U.S. population are presented. The data show the numbers of persons by their highest attained degree level and the field of degree, along with some basic measures of their current economic and employment status. Other…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Economic Status, Educational Attainment, Educational Background
Paulus, Susan; Gilbert, Harry – 1970
A study was undertaken to obtain current information about individuals professionally concerned with linguistics and related fields. The study is based on information from the 1968 questionnaire of the National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel. Four aspects of the core community are emphasized: (1) academic training: highest degree…
Descriptors: Background, Educational Background, Educational Experience, Employment Experience
Smith, James E.; Hall, Kevin B. – 1987
Supplementary data on college student financial aid recipients for academic years 1980-1981 through 1983-1984 are presented for a sample of the Senior Cohort of the High School and Beyond Study (HS&B). By 1984 the HS&B senior cohort had been out of high school for 4 years. Background information on the Center for Education Statistics…
Descriptors: College Students, Databases, Educational Background, Employment Experience
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Higher and Professional Education. – 1985
A survey of professional nurses registered by the New York State Education Department was conducted in 1983, updating 1961, 1973, and 1977 surveys. Usable responses were completed by 171,109 registered nurses (RNs) licensed by the state and 137,116 in-state RNs (82% response rate). In-state RNs who were employed in nursing in New York numbered…
Descriptors: Age, Certification, Educational Background, Employee Responsibility
Palumbo, Thomas J.; And Others – Current Population Reports, 1982
This report is the third of a series of reports based on data collected in the 1978 National Sample of Scientists and Engineers survey. Profiled are the characteristics of 29,775 persons represented in the national sample's field of environmental scientists: 24,615 earth scientists, 3,481 atmospheric scientists, and 1,678 oceanographers.…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Educational Background, Employment Experience, Employment Level
Center for Education Statistics (ED/OERI), Washington, DC. – 1985
Supplementary data on college student financial aid recipients for academic years 1980-81 through 1983-84 are presented for a sample of the 1980 Senior Cohort of the High School and Beyond (HSB) Study, which had been out of high school 4 years by 1984. This Financial Aid supplement contains seven data files: (1) the Student Sample File--containing…
Descriptors: College Students, Databases, Educational Background, Employment Experience
Czujko, Roman; And Others – 1986
An overview of the membership of nine societies that comprise the American Institute of Physics is presented, with attention to demographic characteristics, employers, work activity, salaries, physics subfields, and differences among the societies. Comparisons are made to surveys since 1979, and highlights on 1983 salaries are included. One…
Descriptors: Age, Astronomy, Chemistry, College Faculty
Dwinell, Patricia L. – 1980
Results of a survey conducted in 1980 by the Women's Opportunities Network of the University of Georgia are presented. The survey was designed to identify the character'; characteristics and needs of nontraditional women students and to help guide the development of programs and activities that would benefit this group. In addition to providing…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Educational Background, Educational Planning
Tourigny, Ann Ward; LaFrance, Shawn V. – 1983
Results of a 1981 survey of graduates of baccalaureate health administration programs are presented. An initial information gathering survey of reputed college programs in health administration, the Health Administration Program Survey, was conducted to develop a listing of baccalaureate recipients in health administration. A questionnaire, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Allied Health Occupations Education
de Wolf, Virginia A. – 1980
Early career experiences of a sample of 233 University of Washington doctorates were studied. Doctorates were initially grouped into seven degree areas (physical science, biological science, social science, humanities, education, engineering, and other). As hypothesized, significant differences were found between the genders in their distribution…
Descriptors: Biology, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Degrees, Education Majors
North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill. – 1986
Descriptive data on the employment, socioeconomic backgrounds, educational aspirations, and college evaluations of 1984 baccalaureate graduates of the University of North Carolina (UNC) are presented for about 1 year after graduation. Graduates' characteristics are reported, including race, sex, parents' educational level, and income. Also covered…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Bachelors Degrees, Career Choice, College Graduates
Ellis, Susanne D. – 1980
Results of a followup employment survey of 1979 physics and astronomy graduates are summarized. The employment-oriented graduates were asked in the winter of 1979-80 to describe their positions and comment on the extent to which they were satisfied with the start of their careers. Data on how long it takes a graduate to secure initial and…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Demand Occupations