Trends in numbers and distribution of the older pupulation, on a state by state basis, are given. The data are broken down into the total older population and the older Negro pupulation. Figures are also broken down by sex and by two age groups - 45 through 64 and 65 and over. (CK)

Vital rate estimates for Canadian Registered Indians were presented in this paper. The population under age one in a particular year becomes the population one year old the following year. When this information was examined for 10 years, it was found that there was an increase in survivors from year to year, and that there were inconsistencies…

Statistical data and directory information (name, address and telephone number) for public, academic and special libraries in the state of Wisconsin are compiled in this publication. The information on public libraries covers calendar year 1972, and includes statistics in population served, collections, loans, capital outlay, operating income and…

Statistical data is presented in tabular form for the member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) under the following headings: volumes in library, volumes added (gross), volumes added (net), total microform units in library, current periodicals, professional staff full time equivalents, non-professional staff full time…

A pamphlet on how to make use of the results of the Illinois Statewide High School Testing Program in an individual school is presented. The 1973-74 testing program includes tests of academic aptitude, reading comprehension and knowledge, communication skills, and mathematical skills. The program reports contain the raw scores of the students in…

Presented are statistics (spring, 1970) on the provision of instruction to handicapped pupils in 2,000 schools selected as representative of US public schools on the basis of school level, school location, and enrollment size. Included are data concerned with the following questions: What proportion of schools enrolled handicapped pupils? (from…

The data on institutes and teacher fellowship programs used in this study were those which the Bureau of Educational Personnel Development had readily available; none were collected specifically for the Office of Program Planning and Evaluation. Areas in which data tables are presented and discussed are as follows: 1) types of organizations…

The General Conference recommended provisions concerning definition of the library and related terms in the library field to insure standardization for the collection of library statistics. Definitions are provided for the library, its collections, users, expenditures and for librarians. Libraries are categorized as national institutions of higher…

As an interim report to the President and the Congress from the Commission on Population Growth and the American Future, this narration discusses the population situation in the United States, and outlines the questions being raised about the probable impact of future growth. It is suggested that it is not simply population growth itself that is…

Three papers by experts in the field of education for gifted children present interpretive comments on one of three research efforts (a School Staffing Survey) whose data were analytically studied in a companion volume (EC 040 763). The School Staffing Survey, which included a representative sample of elementary and secondary schools, gathered…

This survey reports the use of installed tables and stoves as compared with the use of personal tables and stoves at 20 campgrounds in the central Sierra Nevada during the summer of 1961. The data reveal about 70 percent of the campers brought a portable stove. Installed grates were used by only half of the campers who had them available, and…

The last in a series of eight reports on mental retardation in a Canadian province presented statistical data on raw scores for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), the Vineland Social Maturity Scale (SMS), and the Draw-A-Person (DAP) test by age/sex categories as administered for the study. Isolation of subsamples of the mentally…

Research dealing with population and family planning in specific Latin American countries is summarized in this collection of demographic studies. Countries for which information is provided include Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru. Each country…

This paper summarizes family planning activities and accomplishments during 1969 and 1970 in Morocco and Tunisia, and then sets forth 12 criteria that are utilized to evaluate the overall progress of the family planning programs in the two countries. These criteria serve to measure the readiness and prospects for the development of viable family…

This report presents a comprehensive review of empirical findings from postpartum research undertaken to date, particularly in respect to the International Postpartum Family Planning Program established by the Population Council in 1966. It is related to a forthcoming report summarizing findings in the field of family planning evaluation. The…