This is the third annual Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina and was compiled and organized from data provided by each institution to the State Board of Higher Education or through the Higher Education General Information Survey of the U.S. Office of Education. Information is provided in 11 broad areas which are (1) current…

This report is the initial part of a 2-year study investigating first-year student attrition at Cuyahoga Community College (CCC). Of 388 students entering CCC in the fall of 1968, but not enrolling in the subsequent spring quarter, 146 (38%) supplied data on which the following results are based. A check of respondents' characteristics showed them…

The report contains data for the libraries or library systems of 2,157 separate institutions of higher education, and for five joint libraries which each serve two or more institutions. Statistics are arranged by state within six separate listings: (1) operating expenditures; (2) college and university enrollment, library staff, hourly assistance,…

This report presents basic data on parent ratings of certain behavioral patterns related to growth and development by sex and age for youths 12-17 years of age in the noninstitutionalized population of the United States. The data were obtained from the Health Examination Survey of 1966-70 and should provide information on the behavior of…

The second quarter 1974 Bureau of Labor Statistics show little change over the past year in the job situation for Vietnam veterans (20-34 years). With the number of newly discharged veterans being reduced, the unemployment rate remains steady at 5 percent; a much smaller proportion of Vietnam veterans now are 20-24 years old, where the…

Agriculture, home economics, and youth extension agents and lay advisors were surveyed in 41 counties of four northeastern states to assess their attitudes toward the Expanded Youth Nutrition Program (EYNP). It is concluded that innovative programs for new clientele such as EYNP need to be initiated along with a training program for extension…

The 1969 hired farm working force (HFWF) consisted of about 2.6 million persons 14 years of age and over who did some farmwork for cash wages during the year. This drop of 12 percent from the 2.9 million in 1968 reflects further utilization of farm labor-saving technology. Members of the 1969 HFWF were mostly young (median age 23), white (77…

This report presents the technical details of the sample design used for the day care survey conducted by Westat Research, Inc. under subcontract to Westinghouse Learning Corporation. It follows the recommendations of the preliminary report on sampling design (available as ED 051 880) submitted on August 15, 1970. That report presented the merits…

This is the 22nd survey in the US Office of Education's annual series of surveys on earned degrees conferred by US institutions of higher education. This volume, Summary Data, is the first of 2 parts of the survey of bachelor's and higher degrees awarded in 1968-69. Data are presented by level of degree, field of specialization, sex of degree…

Engineering and technician enrollments for Fall 1969 are reported for associate and bachelor's degree programs in engineering technology and industrial technology, and for engineering degrees at the bachelor's, master's, and doctor's levels. Statistical tables were produced by a computer analysis of data from 269 engineering schools and 558 other…

This tenth biennial survey of salary conditions in higher education identifies the status and trends of salaries and related practices among the various types of institutions of higher education during 1971-72. Areas covered include: salaries of instructional personnel in 4-year institutions; salary-related policies in colleges and universities;…

All types of libraries and library related activities are covered. Narrative description is provided as a complement to updated statistical tables. Major topics include: the Wisconsin library network, library and media organizations, library education, library directory by county, federal library programs, academic library services, media…

Study of elementary school nonpromotion statistics in three economically different areas of a suburban county reveal that the average nonpromotion rate is three times greater in blue-collar areas than white collar, and multiretention rates six times greater. (MJB)

Despite the strategic importance of the private-school sector to education policy reform, and a general belief in the superiority of private schools, there is very little evidence on the relative effects of such schooling in comparison with public schools. This paper reviews the current evidence in the United States and United Kingdom on the…

Until recently, law enforcement and policymakers had few hard data on the child victims of sexual abuse, offenders, and other characteristics of these crimes on which to base a response. The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), capturing a wide range of information on each sexual assault incident reported to law enforcement, can…