Experiences and Plans of Young Adults, 1973-1978 [United States] (ICPSR 8074)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992 View help for published

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Stephen P. Dresch

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08074.v1

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This collection is a longitudinal study of a national sample of young people. The respondents were originally observed as high school juniors in 1973 by the American College Testing Program. The first follow-up by the Institute for Demographic and Economic Studies (IDES) took place in 1976 and the second IDES follow-up study was conducted in 1978-1979. The original study was concerned with the amount of information young people had about specific job characteristics and career planning activities. The two follow-up studies collected information on current living situation, work, education, military experience, activities since high school, demographic information, and future plans.

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Dresch, Stephen P. Experiences and Plans of Young Adults, 1973-1978 [United States]. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08074.v1

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Subject Terms View help for Subject Terms

aspirations career expectations career goals career guidance career planning educational background educational objectives expectations family high school students job history job satisfaction job training life events life plans occupational mobility occupations quality of life training young adults

Geographic Coverage View help for Geographic Coverage

United States

Scope of Project

Time Period(s) View help for Time Period(s)

1973 -- 1978

Data Collection Notes View help for Data Collection Notes

Columns 1-1,074 contain data from the original survey. Columns 1,075-2,110 contain information from the first follow-up survey. Columns 2,111-2,304 contain additional information generated by the first follow-up survey. Columns 2,305-3,506 contain data from the second follow-up survey, and columns 3,507-3,590 contain information additional information generated by the second follow-up survey.

Methodology

Sample View help for Sample

The original wave was comprised of 9,296 high school juniors. The first follow-up included 5,293 respondents and the second follow-up included 3,615.

Universe View help for Universe

Young persons in the United States.

Data Source View help for Data Source

self-enumerated questionnaires and mailback questionnaires

Data Type(s) View help for Data Type(s)

survey data

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Original Release Date View help for Original Release Date

1984-07-13

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2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:

Dresch, Stephen P. EXPERIENCES AND PLANS OF YOUNG ADULTS, 1973-1978 [UNITED STATES]. New Haven, CT: Institute for Demographic and Economic Studies [producer], 197?. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1984. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08074.v1

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