Isolating the major patterns of attitudes of students living in university residence halls toward a university health service, this study attempts to determine whether there were differences among the groups with respect to their use of the mass media as sources of health-related information. (DS)

The structure of geographic mobility from doctoral training to present employment is explored among sociologists, and a moderately strong correspondence between the academic quality of the Ph.D. region and that of the present job region is reported. (Author/LBH)

The statistics show that there were more applicants than ever before, but the annual growth rate showed a decline, a trend that began in 1973-74. The national acceptance average remained unchanged and the average application frequency per individual accelerated. Major efforts by the Association of American Medical Colleges are described.…

Data are presented that reflect the relationship between salary and academic discipline, relationships between years in rank and salary, and the academic setting of the college of pharmacy and salary. Increases over the 1974-1975 period are shown, and implications of the statistics are discussed. (LBH)

Data contained in this report were collected using the National Science Foundation's (NSF) fiscal year 1996 academic research and development expenditures survey and refer to science and engineering expenditures for separately budgeted research and development (R&D). R&D expenditures were collected from 493 institutions of higher education in the…

This report on the well-being of the world's children focuses on the issue of malnutrition and its impact on children's lives. Chapter 1: (1) discusses the incidence of malnutrition and the complex interplay of factors that cause malnutrition, including poor health services and discrimination against women; (2) presents several approaches to…

These four Census Briefs highlight the information from the 2000 U.S. Census most relevant for community leaders, policymakers, advocates, and others concerned with the status of children and families in Rhode Island. The first brief describes home ownership rates, noting that homeowners are less likely to move than renters and become more…

This publication provides detailed statistical data on degrees in science and engineering fields for 1966-67. Bachelor's and master's degree data were obtained from the universe institution surveys of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education. Data on doctorates are from the Survey of Earned Doctorates, a…

After 10 years of development, the California Statewide Automated Child Support System, run by the Department of Social Services (DSS), has been scrapped and the state has begun developing a new child support collection computer. This report evaluates the performance of publicly-funded child support collection programs in California, examining the…

LSD NOW is a nationwide, statistical survey and analysis of hallucinogenic drug use by individuals presently in formal educational surroundings. Analysis, concentrating on the extent and rationale related to the use of such drugs, now offers a deeper and more meaningful understanding of a particular facet of the drug culture. This understanding…

This study of all high school graduates of June, 1966 in San Diego, California, supports the conclusion that college entry is affected by the socio-economic contexts of students' neighborhood and school through the intervening influence upon manifest ability, as indicated by IQ scores and grade point averages, and upon college aspirations. (Author)

This paper discusses the Lens Model' approach to the analysis of subject performance in multiple-cue judgment tasks embedded in probabilistic environments. (Author/RK)

The findings of statistical surveys taken at Loretto Heights College indicate that a person-oriented approach concerned with psychological factors produces better circulation control at lower cost than the object-oriented approach which is conventional. (Author/JN)