Research has shown that persons who engage in binge alcohol use as teenagers are at increased risk for binge drinking as young adults. Binge Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 20: 2002 and 2003 Update asks respondents aged 12 or older to report their frequency and quantity of alcohol use during the month before the survey. NSDUH defines binge…

This descriptive analysis of institutions includes frequency and rates of participation, regional and Canadian representation, and the involvement of nonacademic departments. (PS)

Provides evidence to show that, on a 240 workday year, beginning teachers are paid at a rate identical to starting salaries in industry. (JF)

Three solutions to the problem of treating compiled statistical data graphically are proposed. The first is based on the concept of index number and the other two are based on component-bar graphs. (2 references) (Author/NH)

A statistical profile of America as outlined by census statistics can provide the nation's school children with information on social history and current events which are soundly based on fact, not on fantasied opinions. (Author)

Excerpt from Commons Debates. (NQ)

In a situation where cheating increases, the students most apt to become cheaters are those seated adjacent to identified cheaters. In all cases, cheaters tend to voluntarily seat themselves adjacent to one another rather than seating themselves adjacent to noncheaters. The voluntary isolation appears to persist even as cheating increases or…

Reported are data obtained from a questionnaire survey of 152 deaf adults. Subjects were questioned concerning medical and audiological history, communication abilities and preferences, and educational, vocational, and social backgrounds. (Author)

This report compared adult basic education (mathematics and reading) programs in the military and elsewhere on academic achievement (exit versus entry level), hours of class time, age groups, tests used, student teachr ratios, teacher chracteristics, and methods. (LY)

A list of bilingual education projects conducted throughout the nation during the 1969-70 school year and funded by the Federal Government is presented. (CK)

National victimization survey data for 1972-76 are examined in order to investigate the extent to which they are in accord with Uniform Crime Report arrest data regarding the offender's sex. Results indicate that proportionate female involvement has been relatively stable except that larceny has shown a slight increase. (Author/GC)

A brief perspective on the analysis and use of aggregate data is presented in this overview. The remainder of this journal (TM 504 431 - 504 435) is devoted to the problems of aggregate data analysis. (JKS)