HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (GED) TESTING ACTIVITIES FOR 1965 ARE TABULATED BY STATES AND TERRITORIES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF CENTERS IN OPERATION, TOTAL NUMBER TESTED, CLASSIFICATION OF EXAMINEES (VETERANS, NONVETERANS, NONCLASSIFIED), FORMS OF GED TESTS ADMINISTERED, AND DATA FOR ALL EXAMINEES (AGE, YEARS OF…

Statistical data and analyses concerning student enrollment in New England institutions of higher education, 1973-1974, is presented. Data is divided to cover: (1) Enrollment in New England 1955-1973; (2) Enrollment Growth and Distribution Within the Six New England States; (3) Institutional Growth and Change in the Region 1955-1973; (4) Current…

Employment in eating and beverage establishments has grown tremendously in Louisiana. In 1940, United States Census figures showed that 18,400 were employed in the industry, and by 1969, the number had increased to 31,000. The situation in Louisiana may not be typical of other states because of a sharp increase in catering services to offshore oil…

The arithmetic processes of aggregation and averaging are basic to quantitative investigations of employment, unemployment, and related concepts. In explaining these concepts, this report stresses need for accuracy and consistency in measurements, and describes tools for analyzing alternative measures. (BH)

Using income data and poverty counts estimates derived from the current population survey, a national probability sampling of approximately 50,000 households, statistics are given on the income distribution among the aged, the impact of earnings from employment, the poverty thresholds, the total poor and near poor, the older poor: families, the…

The U.S. Office of Education and the Bureau of the Census conducted a joint nationwide study of the people who engaged in adult education activities. By attaching a 12-question Adult Education Supplement to the May 1969 Current Population Survey (CPS), information was obtained about both adult education and the characteristics of the people who do…

This document examines the problems and potentials that cable televisions have in public service, with a view toward understanding CATV's growth and how that growth relates to the developmental and educational needs of the Appalachian Region. Six developmental districts in Appalachia were chosen for intensive study. A team of consultants was…

Prepared under the direction of the Statistical Review Board, which is composed of members representing agencies of the Department of Agriculture, this handbook provides agricultural statistical information and revisions since Agriculture Handbook No. 118 was issued. Chapter 1 describes information published in "Farm Population Estimates," which…

Questionnaire responses of 71 parents of 80 students enrolled in an alternate program at McBride School, Vancouver, are summarized. (For related documents, see TM 002 487, 488.) (DB)

The year 1876 provides the unifying focus of this collection of United States library historical information. Issues that were of concern in that year are reviewed. Discussion of the 1876 Philadelphia meeting of librarians, where a resolution to form the American Library Association was passed, is accompanied by a reproduction of the relevant news…

Statistics are given on population, health, poverty, education, and blacks as victims of crimes. (Author/AM)

Presents the results of a thirty-year study of 57,000 job applicants who ranked the importance of ten factors that make a job good or bad. (Author/IRT)

Presenting a documentary statement regarding the background of rural youth health needs, this article includes definitions, barriers to health care for the rural poor (poverty, culture, isolation, immobility, and low priority for health services), and some alternatives (self-care, a wider view of health determinants, living patterns, etc.). (JC)

Compilation of Illinois public library statistics for 1976-1977. Tables list population, staff, resources, and finances alphabetically by library location. Directories include public libraries, libraries listed by county, library systems, and the Illinois State Library. An index of librarians, libraries, and areas served is attached. (KP)

Describes the use of several familiar reference resources by students in a graduate-level course on comparative international telecommunications at Purdue University to obtain recent statistics on international telecommunications systems. (14 references) (MES)