A special sampling procedure for collecting health statistics and related information from a representative sample of migrant farmworkers was developed for the New York Migrant Health Interview Survey conducted in Wayne County during the summer of 1982. A three-stage, stratified random sampling technique was used. The primary sampling units were…

Describes a report prepared for the Federal Energy Administration by a group of petroleum geologists. The study reports mean estimates of 82 billion barrels of crude oil and 484 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the United States, including both onshore and offshore resources. (MLH)

Explains the way in which oil and gas reserves are estimated, and the variation in these estimates according to the year of the resources' estimation and the group undertaking the survey. A recent Federal Energy Administration study suggests that recoverable oil and gas resources have limits that may be approached in the next 50 years. (MLH)

THE USE OF AUDIOVISUAL TECHNOLOGY OVER A SIX YEAR PERIOD WAS STUDIED. FROM A BASE OF 2,927 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, 238 DISTRICTS WERE STUDIED TO DETERMINE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE, THE EXTENT OF USE OF THESE RESOURCES, FACTORS WHICH ENCOURAGE OR INHIBIT USE, AND PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE. ESTIMATES OF AMOUNTS OF ELEVEN ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT AND FIVE…

STATISTICAL DEMAND ANALYSIS, WHICH EMPHASIZES THE INFLUENCE OF RELATIVE PRICES AND REAL INCOME UPON THE DEMAND FOR A COMMODITY, WAS USED TO DEVELOP A MODEL OF THE DEMAND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. THE STUDY IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT COLLEGE ENROLLMENT REPRESENTS THE PURCHASE OF BOTH A PRODUCER AND CONSUMER DURABLE, AND IS AN ACT OF INVESTMENT.…

This study of foreign language enrollments in public secondary schools, the thirteenth in a series, focuses primarily on enrollments in Fall 1978, but it also presents comparative data from earlier reports. The report is based on a questionnaire survey directed in fall 1979 and spring 1980 to all state foreign language supervisors. In the 20…

UNEMPLOYMENT DATA FOR 1965 TO 1966 FOR THE 20 LARGEST UNITED STATES METROPOLITAN AREAS SHOWED WHO THE PEOPLE ARE WHO ARE OUT OF WORK, WHERE THEY ARE, AND WHY THEY ARE UNEMPLOYED. SOME OF THE FINDINGS WERE--(1) A THIRD OF THOSE UNEMPLOYED, ABOUT ONE MILLION PEOPLE, LIVED IN THESE METROPOLITAN AREAS, (2) THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN 10 OF THE AREAS WAS…

The experience of the American Council on Education's Cooperative Institutional Research Program indicates that large-scale national surveys in the domain of higher education can be performed with scientific integrity within the constraints of costs, logistics, and technical resources. The purposes of this report are to provide complete and…

Data from 46,500 questionnaires were compiled out of a possible 78,000 sent to Indiana high school seniors. 75,315 of the seniors completed high school in the 1968-69 school year. Twenty-four questions were asked relating to characteristics of the high school senior, characteristics of the head of household, vocational and employment plans of…

This document summarizes in tabular form viewpoints expressed by RAN professor-consultants relevant to personnel, materials, classroom management, and curriculum -- specific problems that might hinder the implementation of a new program. Data are analyzed by frequencies and percentages. Related documents are EA 003 545, EA 003 546, EA 003 549, and…

The fundamental objective of the study is to obtain a detailed analysis of the book publishing industry and the book printing industry in Canada, in order to determine what steps the Federal Government might take to assist the industry in improving its viability and in promoting its stability and growth. This objective implies that the study will…

This abstract covers the breadth of higher education activities in the state of North Carolina during 1971 from simple counts of degrees conferred to a complex analysis of the flow of student transfers among institutions. Some of the highlights of the findings are: (1) 148,708 full-time students were enrolled in N.C. colleges and universities with…

A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH STATE LIBRARY AGENCIES TO OBTAIN INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARY DATA FROM 2,207 ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS LISTED IN THE "EDUCATION DIRECTORY, 1965-66, PART 3, HIGHER EDUCATION." DATA GATHERED WAS PRESENTED BY STATE AND INSTITUTION IN THREE TABLES WHICH WERE--(1) SELECTED MANAGEMENT DATA ON…

This is one of a series of eight short monographs intended to aid practicing educators in planning and conducting accountability programs in schools. This booklet discusses how to construct and utilize a mail questionnaire that is appropriate to the objectives of a particular research or evaluation effort. Short sections focus in turn on the…

In this 26th annual survey, prices for U.S. periodicals indicate an 8.9% increase over the 1985 subscription rates. Average pricing information by subject category is provided for each year since 1977, and the addition of the Soviet Translations category and the expansion of the index tables are explained. (EJS)