THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN HEALTH OCCUPATIONS WILL PROBABLY INCREASE FROM 2.8 TO 3.8 MILLION PERSONS BY 1975. RECENT SURVEYS OF HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES SHOWED THAT OVER 300,000 ADDITIONAL HEALTH WORKERS WERE NEEDED TO PROVIDE OPTIMUM PATIENT CARE. SHORTAGES EXISTED FOR MEDICAL RECORD LIBRARIANS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, MEDICAL AND RADIOLOGIC…

An analysis of teenage unemployment indicates that it is very high and endangers the future of some of the young. In 1975 the unemployment rate for teenagers, ages 16-19, was 19.9%. For nonwhite teenagers, it was even higher (36.9%). Teenagers accounted for more than 20% of the total number of unemployed, but less than 19% of the total labor…

This 1979 report, prepared from data supplied by Educational Research Service, Inc., deals specifically with 1978-79 comparative data about salaries paid to principals and assistant principals in approximately 1,100 public school districts. Section 1 compares the lowest and highest 1978-79 salaries paid to principals and assistant principals,…

Title I evaluations using the RMC Model C design depend for their interpretation on the assumption that the regression of posttest on pretest is linear across the cut score level when there is no treatment; but there are many instances where nonlinearities may occur. If one applies the analysis of covariance, or model C analysis, large errors may…

A survey of technical and semiprofessional occupational needs in the Washington, D.C. area was conducted by Montgomery Junior College in an effort to devise suitable curriculums in such areas as medical auxiliary technologies, applied science technologies, and public service at the institution's proposed second campus in Rockville, Maryland.…

This digest provides statistical information covering the entire field of American education from kindergarten through the graduate school. It utilizes materials from numerous sources, including statistical surveys and estimates of USOE and other appropriate agencies, both governmental and nongovernmental. Information is presented on a wide…

The primary purposes of this study were to determine occupational opportunities for ornamental horticulture technicians in Ohio and to propose curriculums for training them. In the first phase, data were collected by questionnaire from 64.8 percent of 962 potential Ohio employers which was a 50 percent random sample of 1900 employers. In the…

This publication is concerned with the number of pupils, teachers, and schools in California and the expenditures of public funds to educate the 4.4 million children attending schools in the state. The data are presented in the form of tables. The first section concerns school district type, average daily attendance, and participation and costs of…

This publication contains a variety of tables presenting national enrollment, teacher, graduate, and expenditure data for 1965-66 through 1975-76 and projections for 1976-77 through 1985-86. Included are tables of enrollment in elementary and secondary schools and in institutions of higher education, tables of number of high school graduates and…

The bulletin presents data taken in the fall of 1973 for the National Center for Educational Statistics' National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. The study surveyed approximately 22,000 high school seniors in 1,200 schools in the spring of 1972. Sixty-two percent of vocational-technical, 24 percent of general education, and 12…

Based mainly on Current Population Survey 1969-1974 data, the report examines recent trends of overtime work, the impact of overtime work on earnings, and the current and past composition of the overtime force. In May, 1974 about 16.1 million workers, one out of every five employed persons, reported working more than 40 hours in his/her principal…

Intended to present up-to-date information on changing trends and current practices related to hiring and training beginning office workers, the monograph offers analyzed and tabulated data useful in making comparisons of job classifications, salaries, job requirements, and in learning of problems encountered with beginning office workers. The…

The manual addresses the procedures for conducting a work force analysis as specified by Department of Labor regulations imposing equal employment opportunity requirements for women and minorities. Section one discusses the legal provisions, defines the composition of the labor available for an occupation, and discusses the characteristics of work…

The document reports findings from the latest survey of multiple jobholders 16 years old and over. About 3.9 million workers held two or more jobs in May 1975. This accounted for 4.7 percent of all employed persons. The multiple jobholding rate for men was 5.8 percent and 2.9 percent for women. The rate was also higher for whites than blacks. The…

The following are some of the findings based on the results of the annual survey of marital and family characteristics of workers: (1) about 27.6 million of 62.7 million children had mothers in the labor force (over 2 million more than in March 1970); (2) 1.1 million of 6.5 million children under six were in families headed by women (71 percent…