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Nothing but Net: American Workers and the Information Economy. Work Trends: Americans' Attitudes about Work, Employers and Government.
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Rutgers, The State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ. John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. – 2000
A study explored the implications of the information economy of the late 1990s for American workers, focusing on workers' experience with computers in the workplace, workers' perceptions about their future in the information economy, and the role of government in the information age. Research data were gathered through a survey of 1,005 adults…
Descriptors: Adults, Computer Attitudes, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Needs
A Statistical Portrait of Working at Home in the U.K.: Evidence from the Labour Force Survey. Working Paper.
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Felstead, Alan; Jewson, Nick; Phizacklea, Annie; Walters, Sally – 2000
The patterns, extent, and problems of working at home in the United Kingdom were examined through a multivariate analysis of data from the Labour Force Survey, which has questioned respondents about the location of their workplace since 1992. The numbers of people working "mainly" at home increased from 345,920 (1.5%) in 1981 to 680,612…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Employed Women, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities