A national survey of deaths (1969-71) was conducted which determined that mortality among young physicians was only 41 percent of that expected for a comparable group of white males and that of medical students only 20 percent. Findings are analyzed with respect to specific diseases. (JT)

The third in a series of articles on the chief business official in public school districts examines the officials' purchasing responsibility. Data are summarized in nine tables that categorize responses by enrollment size. (MLF)

The new Area Wage Survey program index method introduced in January 1973 provides a more accurate reflection of establishment wage rate changes than the old method, through elimination of the influence of employment shifts. (EA)

The communication activities and problems of 383 business and professional people in Hawaii were surveyed. The respondents reported spending the bulk of a typical work week engaged in giving instructions and making assignments, listening, talking face-to-face with employees, and conferring with clients. These interpersonal activities were related…

Forty-four secondary school teachers and 43 elementary school teachers were surveyed to determine their reading habits. The survey instrument elicited (1) demographic information, (2) purpose for reading, (3) types and number of books read in a six-month period, (4) types and number of newspapers read, (5) number of professional and…

This paper analyzes the relationship between existing secondary and technical schools and employment in the modern private sector of the Ivory Coast. Enrollments in secondary and technical schools are examined, and the social demand for education, characteristics of the Ivorian labor market, and the matching of labor supply and demand are…

In this study, social mobility of the labor force in four urban areas, two in Canada and two in the United States, is researched. Based on data provided by a questionnaire, four components of social mobility are analyzed: (1) structural change patterns of occupational mobility; (2) social origins of nonmigrants; (3) intergenerational mobility; and…

A study was conducted to determine if differences existed between and among the perceptions of commercial printers, printer educators, and printing trade services suppliers in Texas regarding current and future employment trends for skilled workers in commercial printing. A random sample of commercial printers, high school printing educators, and…

A study was conducted to identify new and emerging jobs in marketing and distributive education. Two job survey booklets were constructed and used to collect job information from 397 businesses and 318 distributive education coordinators in Texas. Additional investigations were made to determine if coordinator's background or school location was…

THE POPULATION FOR THIS STUDY WAS LIMITED TO TRADE AND TECHNICAL TEACHERS IN CALIFORNIA WHO HELD FULL-TIME CREDENTIALS AND WHO WERE NOT ENGAGED PRIMARILY IN ADMINISTRATION OR SUPERVISION. TABLES, CHARTS, AND GRAPHS PRESENT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SUBJECTS TAUGHT, AGE, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, TYPE OF SCHOOL, CREDENTIALS AND EDUCATION (BOTH CURRENT…

A DISCUSSION BY INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS LEADERS AND EDUCATORS ON ESTABLISHING MORE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROMPTED A SURVEY OF NINE MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN CALIFORNIA TO GATHER DATA CONCERNING ENTRY LEVEL JOBS FOR WHICH IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FIND EMPLOYEES, THE GENERAL NATURE OF JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS,…

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND AGRICULTURAL COMPETENCIES NEEDED BY WORKERS IN 28 KENTUCKY AND 10 OHIO COUNTIES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION WERE STUDIED (1) TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THEM, AND (2) TO PREPARE FOR ESTABLISHING AND EVALUATING PILOT PROGRAMS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND…