The Secondary School Graduate Follow-Up Program for the Deaf gathered information from deaf high-school graduates of five classes (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982). The majority of the 273 respondents, who responded repeatedly to surveying from 1981 to 1985, were between ages 20 and 25. The study sought to examine trends in the educational and vocational activities of deaf secondary graduates by applying a longitudinal sequential component to the project's data. Results included the following: At 1 year, 10 percent of the graduates had engaged in some type of continuing education, and by 5 years, over 60 percent had done so. Seventy-five percent of the respondents' degrees were earned in occupational areas, primarily in mechanical and engineering technologies and data processing. Labor force participation rates were approximately 10 percent below national rates for the same ages. Unemployment rates averaged 30 percent across all the surveys. Respondents were primarily employed in the manufacturing sector, followed by professional and related services and the retail trade industry. Mean weekly earnings increased over time and as educational level increased, although increments were small. (JDD)