This publication reports findings from the 1980 Census and from Current Population Survey studies conducted in 1981 and 1982 by the United States Bureau of the Census regarding characteristics of the 12,320,000 noninstitutionalized disabled Americans between 16 and 64 years of age. Tables, figures, and text provide information on age distribution,…

The Regis Career Education Program (RECEP) is an accelerated degree-granting program for adults at Regis College in Denver, Colorado. Since the program began in 1979, there has been a steady increase in enrollments and, consequently, a steady increase in the number of adjunct faculty. These adjunct faculty members are generally drawn from outside…

A major concern for researchers and managers alike is the inequality in the workforce based on gender and position. Researchers have found that women tend to hold disproportionately lower positions than men and receive remuneration of about 60 cents to the dollar compared to their male peers. This study assessed inequality in wage and position…

Selected characteristics and conditions of MiraCosta Adult High School Diploma Program graduates were investigated. Data were gathered from 129 respondents by a 35-item mailed questionnaire. Questions pertained to graduates' current status, analysis of their high school experience, and recommendations for improving the adult high school diploma…

According to this report by the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, women in the Kentucky State government continued to suffer from serious inequities as of November 1982. The salary gap between men and women widened to an annual difference of $4,114, the largest gap of an eight-year trend. The salary gap between black women and white women grew…

These detailed statistical tables present data on the demographic and employment characteristics of men and women who received a bachelor's or master's degree in science or engineering (SE) fields from United States institutions during the 1979-80 (1980) and 1980-81 (1981) academic years. These tables (grouped by year and type of degree) provide…

Although informal age norms which influence the timing of major role transitions have been well documented, recent research questions the pervasiveness of this influence. In order to assess the effects of age, sex, and occupational level on perceptions of informal age norms, white-collar and blue-collar men and women (N=462) at two age levels,…

Statistical information on college and university employees in the state of New York during 1987 and 1988 is provided. Seven tables are as follows: (1) number of full- and part-time employees in institutions of higher education by occupational activity and institutional classification; (2) number of men and women employed in institutions of higher…

Examined were differences in satisfaction with parenthood among 125 primiparous, middle-class, working and non-working women above and below 30 years of age who completed multiple-choice questionnaires within 6 months of the birth of their child. Questions pertained to responsive attitudes toward infants, attitudes toward women's roles, and…

Research has demonstrated that discrimination against women does not occur for all high status traditionally male job positions; bias seems most likely when ambiguity in the evaluation process requires evaluators to resort to their stereotypes in order to predict performance. The same line of reasoning may apply to blacks or other minority…

Data drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 and follow-up surveys through 1979 were used to explore career and educational patterns of two groups of women: those who received their high school education in rural areas and remained, and those who left for larger communities. Over 40% of the sample were…

Questionnaires were distributed in the fall of 1984 to a sample of Nigerian public relations practitioners who attended a monthly meeting of the Lagos Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations to examine the extent to which they perceived themselves as responsible to Nigerian society. Their perceptions were then compared with those of…

Retirement research which focuses on retiring white males is not relevant to the emerging group of minority retirees. The retirement decision-making and perceptions about retirement among almost equal numbers of Blacks, Latinos, and Anglos (N=595) in Denver and San Diego were examined to investigate the appropriateness of the emerging minority…

This paper presents a decision-process model for explaining the growth in transfer recipiency (the receipt by working age people of disability income), the choice of work status, and the reduction in labor force participation of older workers. It is hypothesized that the attractiveness of disability income transfer options has led older male…