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Download full textBureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1992
The transitions of women into and out of part-time work were studied by examining the same women over time, using data from the Young Women's cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys. Two groups of women were studied: those who were aged 29-33 in 1978 and those who were 29-33 in 1983. The labor force transitions of the two groups were compared…
Descriptors: Demography, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Females
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1992
The work patterns of women with some work experience over the 1976 to 1989 period were examined as they approach retirement, using data from the Mature Women's cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys. The data provided information on a sample of women who were between the ages of 30 and 45 in 1967 and who have been interviewed regularly since…
Descriptors: Demography, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Females
Perry, Janet E.; Ahearn, Mary C. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1994
A study of farm operator households indicates that although women participate in farm management, men still manage the majority of farms; women farm operators spend fewer hours in farm and off-farm work than men; and when women work in off-farm employment, the household has a higher average income. (LP)
Descriptors: Demography, Employed Women, Family Financial Resources, Family Income
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1992
Child-care arrangements of young working mothers were examined in a study using data from the Youth cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience. The data provided information on a sample of young men and women who were between the ages of 14 and 22 in 1979 and who have been interviewed annually since then. The data…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Child Rearing, Costs
Deseran, Forrest A.; And Others – 1985
Data from a 1982 state-wide survey of 764 Louisiana farm households were analyzed to assess the relationship between conjugal work-role arrangements and four dimensions of farm family life: socio-demographic characteristics, scale and type of farm operation, farm and household decision-making and allocation of tasks, and subjective aspects of farm…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Demography, Employed Women, Employment
Catalyst, New York, NY. – 1981
Two surveys were conducted to further increase understanding of two-career families and the corporations that employ them. First, questionnaires sent to Fortune 1300 corporations probed for awareness on the part of corporations of the problems of two-career couples and attempted to elicit evidence of new policy planning. A total of 374 companies…
Descriptors: Adults, Day Care, Demography, Employed Women
Peer reviewedScholl, Kathleen K.; And Others – Family Economics Review, 1982
Compiled to give readers information on current research in household production, this special issue focuses on the family as a provider of goods and services. It includes five feature articles, a summary of a survey of American farm women, and a brief analysis of sources of time-use data for estimating the value of household production. Covered…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Costs, Data Collection, Demography
