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Source: American Demographics
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1. Brazil, Jeff
Play Dough
American Demographics, 21,12, (December 1999): 56-61.
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Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: American Demographics Inc.
Keyword(s): Children; Economic Well-Being; Income; Religion; Teenagers

Data gleaned from the latest National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 confirm that many of today's youngsters are living the lush life. Marketers and retailers hoping for strong holiday sales numbers may want to bear that in mind. Copyright PRIMEDIA Intertec Dec 1999.
Bibliography Citation
Brazil, Jeff. "Play Dough." American Demographics, 21,12, (December 1999): 56-61.
2. Dortch, Shannon
For This I Waited? One in Eight Working Women Who Are Promoted Does Not Receive a Pay Increase
American Demographics 16,10 (October 1994): 14,16
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Demographics Inc.
Keyword(s): College Education; Wage Dynamics; Wages; Wages, Women

Although a job promotion usually means more money, a raise is not guaranteed, especially for women. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Longitudinal Survey, which is based on 1991 interviews of 5,000 women aged 37 to 48, shows that 13 percent of working women who are promoted on the job do not get a pay increase. In the survey, 94 percent of women in managerial occupations received more pay with their promotions, while only 76 percent of women in service jobs received more money. Moreover, women who work full-time are far more likely than their part-time counterparts to get a raise when they get a promotion--89 percent versus 78 percent. A college degree is also helpful. Additional survey results on promotion of women are presented.
Bibliography Citation
Dortch, Shannon. "For This I Waited? One in Eight Working Women Who Are Promoted Does Not Receive a Pay Increase." American Demographics 16,10 (October 1994): 14,16.
3. Lach, Jennifer
Advanced Placement
American Demographics 22,4 (April 2000): 22
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Demographics Inc.
Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Gender Differences; Job Promotion; Racial Differences; Work Experience

A promotion usually means more money---and more work. But are male and female workers tapped equally for advancement? A new analysis by researchers Deborah Cobb-Clark and Yvonne Dunlop shows that while a gender gap in promotions exists in the early careers of young men and women, it seems to disappear over time. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, Cobb-Clark and Dunlop tracked promotion rates for the same group of workers in 1990 and 1996. In 1990, the group ranged in age from 23 to 33 years. Men were more likely to get promoted in 1990, but women took the lead six years later, slighly edging out their male colleagues for the corner office. In a recent issue of "Monthly Labor Review" from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the authors suggest that gains in work experience may explain why women catch up with men later in their careers. The story is similar when it comes to black men, they add. In 1990, promotion rates for black men reached 30.4 percent, compared to 34.2 precent for men overall. The gap narrowed substantially by 1996, with advancement for black men at 25.5 percent and men overall at 25.4 percent.
Bibliography Citation
Lach, Jennifer. "Advanced Placement." American Demographics 22,4 (April 2000): 22.
4. Lach, Jennifer
The Babysitter's Club
American Demographics 21,7 (July 1999): 27
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: American Demographics Inc.
Keyword(s): Employment, Youth; Gender Differences; Hispanics; Racial Differences

More than half of all 14-year-olds participate in some type of work, from bagging groceries to babysitting the kids next door, according to the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. White youths are much more likely to punch in than blacks or Hispanics, and girls work more freelance jobs than boys. Teachers, take heart: Kids aged 14 to 15 who work spend roughly the same amount of time on homework as those who don't have a job.
Bibliography Citation
Lach, Jennifer. "The Babysitter's Club ." American Demographics 21,7 (July 1999): 27.
5. Riche, Martha F.
Longitudinal Surveys
American Demographics 4 (June 1982): 38-39
Cohort(s): NLS General
Publisher: American Demographics Inc.
Keyword(s): Longitudinal Data Sets; NLS Description

An overview is given of the five NLS cohorts and a capsule history of the project, a brief general description of the cohorts and the data. Findings regarding retirement choices among older men and women with the same education, and unplanned careers among women who mothered the baby boom in the 1950s, are provided.
Bibliography Citation
Riche, Martha F. "Longitudinal Surveys." American Demographics 4 (June 1982): 38-39.