The federal government pays for a wide range of goods and services that are expected to be useful some years in the future. Those purchases, called investment, fall into three categories: physical capital, research and development (R&D), and education and training. There are several economic rationales for federal investment. It can provide…

This report describes patterns of continuity and change over time in four areas of the transition to adulthood among young adults as measured 2 years after their senior year of high school. The four areas are postsecondary enrollment, labor force roles, family formation, and civic engagement through voting or military service. The analysis…

In response to congressional mandate and in light of proposals to close the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS), this study reviewed issues related to USUHS and other means through which the Department of Defense (DOD) obtains physicians. In particular the study examined the cost of obtaining military physicians from all…

The Monitoring the Future project was created to measure and report longitudinal changes reflecting the impacts of such post-high school experiences as college, the military, employment, homemaking, unemployment, marriage, and parenthood. In addition to annual surveys of high school seniors, the project includes follow-up surveys extending to 10…

Tables present data, without narrative analysis, concerning the distribution of 1979-80 high school graduates of New York State's public and private schools. The data were secured through the state education department's Basic Educational Data System, and reflect students' status as of fall 1980. The first table presents trends, 1966 through 1980,…

This publication presents data concerning the distribution of 1991-92 graduates of New York State's public and nonpublic high schools. The data were obtained through the Education Department's Basic Educational Data System and reflect the status of graduates, as reported by school principals, in the fall of 1992. Table 1 presents trends in the…

The postbaccalaureate plans of 1980-1981 physics and astronomy graduates were surveyed and compared with previous graduates. Data are presented on annual changes in postbaccalaureate plans during 1971-1981 with respect to the following options: physics graduate study, other graduate study, civilian employment, military service, and undecided.…

Data are presented in tabular form concerning the distribution of 1987-88 high school graduates of New York State's public and nonpublic schools. The data reflect the status of graduates as reported by school principals in the fall of 1988. Table 1 presents trends in the college-going rate of high school graduates from 1974 through 1988. Table 2…

A statistical overview shows improvement in income levels of married-couple families, educational attainment and enrollment, and home ownership among Blacks in the 1970s, but also reveals setbacks influenced by high Black unemployment, sharply increasing divorce and separation rates, and a rise in households maintained by females. (CMG)