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Karmel, Tom; Misko, Josie; Blomberg, Davinia; Bednarz, Alice; Atkinson, Georgina – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2014
In recent years, the level of participation and attainment by Indigenous Australians in education and training has improved, yet substantial gaps still exist between Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australians. Education has to be a key focus if the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous employment rates is to be closed. This report…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Job Training, Indigenous Populations
Hornor, Louise L., Ed. – 1996
This sourcebook is the third in a series of statistical sourcebooks covering significant topics in American life. The book attempts to provide, in one reference source, extensive material about the Hispanic population of the United States. The collection of tables displays information on a wide range of topics. With only a few exceptions, each…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Crime, Demography, Educational Attainment
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. Education and Social Stratification Branch. – 1998
This document contains the detailed tables that complement a one-page report with statistics on U.S. residents enrolled in school by a variety of characteristics. The set of detailed tabulations consists of 19 tables from the 1996 October Current Population Survey and 7 historical tables. Data in the tables are estimated based on a sample survey…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attendance, Census Figures, Dropouts
Crook, Karen A.; Mills, Karen M. – 1978
The special report presents a statistical portrait of the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of American children and youth. Children are considered to be persons under 14 years of age, and youth are seen to be between the ages of 14 and 24. Data in the report analyze trends among children and youth in the areas of population growth…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Birth Rate, Census Figures, Children
Harworth, Irene – 1993
This compilation of recent statistical information on science and mathematics degrees in the United States also describes the larger environment of employment of individuals with science and mathematics degrees and provides some information on non-U.S. citizens receiving degrees in these areas. Data are derived from four survey programs of the…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Census Figures, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees
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Herr, Elizabeth – Historical Methods, 1995
Utilizes 19th-century census figures to reveal a more accurate and richer picture of womens' participation in the frontier work environment. Although the occupational classifications accurately reflected the rise of an industrial economy, they ignored womens' entrepreneurial rural efforts. Presents statistical data to rectify this situation. (MJP)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Interpretation, Economic Impact, Economic Status
MDC, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. – 1998
This report builds upon the "State of the South, 1996" report by concentrating on how various segments of the region's population are faring, with special attention to gender, ethnicity, and education. States included in the regional analysis are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Census Figures, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
MDC, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. – 1996
This report analyzes 30-year trends in population, jobs, income, poverty, and education in the South, including comparisons to national trends and projections for the year 2010. The report aims to document the South's success in overcoming poverty and discrimination, draw attention to barriers that block further economic progress, and make…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Census Figures, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
Fratoe, Frank A. – 1981
By 1979, nonmetro Hispanics trailed Whites and metro Hispanics in rates of high school graduation, college completion, and functional literacy; their relative position for these worsened during the seventies, despite absolute gains. While nonmetro Hispanic school enrollments for ages 3-15 compared favorably with other groups in 1978, 36% of…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Census Figures, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship