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Abraham, Sidney; And Others – 1979
This report presents data on dietary intake obtained to assess the nutritional status of the United States population, aged 1-74 years. Age, sex, race, and income level differences in dietary intake are among the variables considered. Data are analyzed for certain groups at high risk of malnutrition (e.g., the poor, preschool children, women of…
Descriptors: Age, Data, Demography, Eating Habits
Ventura, Stephanie J. – Vital and Health Statistics, 1984
This report describes trends and differentials in births and birth rates for teenagers since 1970, and examines the demographic characteristics of the mothers and the health of their newborn children. A brief introduction and a review of highlights of the findings from National Vital Statistics System data is followed by discussions in several…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth, Birth Rate, Birth Weight
Crawford, A. E. – ESS Reports, 1989
The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) conducted a study of 1,358 bachelor's degree graduates of the class of 1986 to examine two factors: (1) age at entrance and graduation, and (2) length of time required for graduation from several specified beginning points. The study required four sets of data: demographic, age related data, time-frame…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Data Collection
Kassimati, Koula – 1978
This Unesco report, one in a series, examines the sources of data used in educational decision making in Greece and proposes innovations in the information system to promote educational planning. The main source of quantitative data is the National Statistical Service of Greece which regularly publishes data concerned with all educational levels.…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Development, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Bulletin on Women and Employment in the EU, 1996
These six bulletins examine various aspects of women's employment in the European Union (EU). In the first bulletin, the different positions of women in the labor markets of the individual EU member countries are demonstrated to mirror the roles of women in each country's family and welfare system. The problems of unemployment and underemployment…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1996
This document is a collection of 12 issues of a monthly report on public policy and programs affecting postsecondary educational opportunity. Each issue contains two or three research articles analyzing postsecondary educational trends. Titles of articles include: "Students with Educational Disabilities"; "Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Freshmen, College Preparation