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Rothwell, Jonathan – Brookings Institution, 2013
Workers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields play a direct role in driving economic growth. Yet, because of how the STEM economy has been defined, policymakers have mainly focused on supporting workers with at least a bachelor's (BA) degree, overlooking a strong potential workforce of those with less than a BA. This report…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Knowledge Economy, Skilled Workers, Skilled Occupations
US Census Bureau, 2011
This document presents 2010 data from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program of the U.S. Census Bureau. The SAIPE program produces poverty estimates for the total population and median household income estimates annually for all counties and states. SAIPE data also produces single-year poverty estimates for the school-age…
Descriptors: Poverty, Income, Federal Programs, Social Indicators
Berry, Charles; And Others – 1980
Canada's experience with national health insurance is examined from 1971, when a comprehensive first-dollar coverage system of benefits began in the Province of Quebec, until 1975. The study defines medical market areas in the province and asks questions about the effect of the Quebec insurance plan on the distribution of physicians, the supply of…
Descriptors: Consumer Protection, Federal Programs, Fees, Foreign Countries
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. – 1978
The document explains geographic concepts, products, and programs developed by the Census Bureau to assist users in analyzing census data for geographic areas. Emphasis is on small-area data such as census tracts, city blocks, minor civil divisions, incorporated places, congressional districts, and wards. Also presented are data for larger units…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Demography
EDGERTON, HAROLD A.; SYLVESTER, ROBERT W. – 1967
THE SIMILARITY OF JOB CORPS TRAINEES TO THE POPULATION OF THE SAME AGE FROM WHICH THEY WERE DRAWN AND PROPORTION OF TRAINEES COMING FROM EACH STATE WERE DETERMINED. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM PREENROLLMENT APPLICATIONS, CENSUS REPORTS, AND PUBLICATIONS. FINDINGS INCLUDED -- (1) THE NUMBER OF 16- TO 17-YEAR-OLD MALE TRAINEES WAS DISPROPORTIONATELY…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth
Harris (Louis) and Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1967
THIS INTERIM REPORT OF PRE- AND POST-JOB CORPS STATUS FOR TERMINATIONS (GRADUATES, DROPOUTS, AND DISCHARGES) IS THE SECOND PART OF A CONTINUING EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JOB CORPS TRAINING. OF 4,649 TERMINATIONS FOR THE PERIOD, 1,254 WERE PERSONALLY INTERVIEWED. SOME OF THE SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS WERE--(1) FEWER THAN HALF OF THE TERMINATIONS…
Descriptors: Age, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts