To provide descriptive data of practical nursing manpower and develop hypotheses based on significant relationships between responses on the questionnaires, the National League for Nursing undertook a longitudinal study of men and women who entered nursing school in the fall of 1962. Data were obtained by a series of questionnaires which had been completed at entrance to the program, upon graduation, and 1 year and 5 years after graduation. Though data from previous surveys are summarized, the main portion of the report concerns the findings 5 years after graduation. Age, marital status, and number of children were found to be closely related to the working status of those respondents who remained in the work force after 5 years. It would appear that the younger participants were at entrance, the more likely they were to withdraw from the work force during the 5 years after graduation. Family income reported by entering students was statistically related to working status, with the youngest group at entrance coming from families with higher incomes. The social index and working status of the husband were also related to the wife's employment. Recommendations are provided, and a discussion of the methodology and sample questionnaire are appended. A related report is available as ED 026 510. (SB)