Education in States and Nations: 1991

Supplemental Notes

Supplemental Notes by Topic

This list contains all of the supplemental notes that support one or more of the indicators or discussions in Education in States and Nations: 1991.

• Note on the inclusion of the District of Columbia
• Note on levels of education
• Note on enrollment reference groups and graduation and entry reference ages
• Note on international comparisons of current public education expenditures
• Comparing educational attainment in the Current Population Survey and the 1990 Census of Population
• Notes on estimating the number and size of schools
• Comparing the IAEP and NAEP
• Issues in linking different tests
• Note on standard errors
• Note on standard errors of estimates from the IAEP and the NAEP
• Note on standard errors of U.S. Census estimates

Supplemental Notes by Indicator

This list shows the supplemental notes by indicator. Notes indicated by See: directly supplement the information discussed in an indicator. Notes indicated by See also: refer to topics that are otherwise relevant to an indicator.

Background Indicators

• Indicator 1: Population and area

  None

• Indicator 2: Youth and population

  None

• Indicator 3: Labor force participation

  See: Note on labor force participation, educational attainment of the population, educational equity for women, unemployment and education, education and earnings, and gender differences in earnings

  See also: Note on levels of education

• Indicator 4: GDP/GSP per capita

  See: Note on GDP/GSP per capita

• Indicator 5: Percentage of population age 17 years or younger in poverty

  See: Note on percentage of population age 17 years or younger in poverty

• Indicator 6: Births to teen mothers

  See: Note on births to teen mothers

• Indicator 7: Youth violent death rate

  See: Note on youth violent death rate

Participation Indicators

• Indicator 8: Participation in formal education

  See: Note on participation in formal education

  See also:

  • Note on levels of education
  • Note on enrollment reference groups and graduation and entry reference ages

• Indicator 9: Enrollment in preprimary education

  See: Note on enrollment in preprimary education

• Indicator 10: Secondary education enrollment

  See: Note on secondary education enrollment

  See also: : Note on levels of education

• Indicator 11: Entry ratio to higher education

  See: Note on entry ratio to higher education, and university and non-university higher education enrollment

  See also:

  • Note on levels of education
  • Note on enrollment reference groups and graduation and entry reference ages

• Indicator 12: Non-university higher education enrollment

  See: Note on entry ratio to higher education, and university and non-university higher education enrollment

  See also: Note on levels of education

• Indicator 13: University enrollment

  See: Note on entry ratio to higher education, and university and non-university higher education enrollment

  See also: Note on levels of education

Processes and Institutions Indicators

• Indicator 14: Staff employed in education

  See : Note on staff employed in education

• Indicator 15: Number of schools and school size

  See : Note on number and size of schools

  See also: Note on levels of education

• Indicator 16: Class size

  See: Note on class size, student use of technology, student time spent doing homework or watching television, instructional strategies in mathematics courses, and time in formal instruction

  See also: Statistical Appendix

• Indicator 17: Student use of technology

  See: Note on class size, student use of technology, student time spent doing homework or watching television, instructional strategies in mathematics courses, and time in formal instruction

  See also: Statistical Appendix

• Indicator 18: Student time spent doing homework and watching television

  See: Note on class size, student use of technology, student time spent doing homework or watching television, instructional strategies in mathematics courses, and time in formal instruction

  See also: Statistical Appendix

• Indicator 19: Instructional strategies in mathematics courses

  See: Note on class size, student use of technology, student time spent doing homework or watching television, instructional strategies in mathematics courses, and time in formal instruction

  See also: Statistical Appendix

• Indicator 20: Time in formal instruction

  See: Note on class size, student use of technology, student time spent doing homework or watching television, instructional strategies in mathematics courses, and time in formal instruction

  See also: Statistical Appendix

Achievement and Attainment Indicators

• Indicator 21: Educational attainment of the population

  See: Note on labor force participation, educational attainment of the population, educational equity for women, unemployment and education, education and earnings, and gender differences in earnings

  See also: Note on levels of education

• Indicator 22: Educational equity for women

  See: Note on labor force participation, educational attainment of the population, educational equity for women, unemployment and education, education and earnings, and gender differences in earnings

  See also: Note on levels of education

• Indicator 23: Secondary school completion

  See: Note on secondary school completion

  See also:

  • Note on levels of education
  • Note on enrollment reference groups and graduation and entry reference ages

• Indicator 24: University completion >p>

  See: Note on university completion

  See also:

  • Note on levels of education
  • Note on enrollment reference groups and graduation and entry reference ages

• Indicator 25: Mathematics achievement (experimental)

  See: Note on mathematics proficiency

  See also: Statistical Appendix

Labor Market Outcomes Indicators

• Indicator 26: Unemployment and education

  See: Note on labor force participation, educational attainment of the population, educational equity for women, unemployment and education, education and earnings, and gender differences in earnings

  See also: Note on levels of education

• Indicator 27: Education and earnings

  See:

  • Note on labor force participation, educational attainment of the population, educational equity for women, unemployment and education, education and earnings, and gender differences in earnings
  • Note on earnings and education, and gender differences in earnings

  See also: Note on levels of education

• Indicator 28: Gender differences in earnings

  See:

  • Note on labor force participation, educational attainment of the population, educational equity for women, unemployment and education, education and earnings, and gender differences in earnings
  • Note on earnings and education, and gender differences in earnings

  See also: Note on levels of education

• Indicator 29: New scientists and engineers

  See: Note on new scientists and engineers

  See also: Note on enrollment reference groups and graduation and entry reference ages

Finance Indicators

• Indicator 30: Current public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP/GSP

  See: Note on current public expenditure as a percentage of GDP/GSP, current public education expenditure as a percentage of all public expenditure, current public education expenditure per student, and current public education expenditure per student relative to GDP/GSP per capita

  See also: Note on international comparisons of current public education expenditures

• Indicator 31: Current public expenditure on education as a percentage of total public expenditure

  See: Note on current public expenditure as a percentage of GDP/GSP, current public education expenditure as a percentage of all public expenditure, current public education expenditure per student, and current public education expenditure per student relative to GDP/GSP per capita

  See also: Note on international comparisons of current public education expenditures

• Indicator 32: Current public expenditure per student

  See: Note on current public expenditure as a percentage of GDP/GSP, current public education expenditure as a percentage of all public expenditure, current public education expenditure per student, and current public education expenditure per student relative to GDP/GSP per capita

  See also: Note on international comparisons of current public education expenditures

• Indicator 33: Current public expenditure per student as a percentage of GDP/GSP per capita

  See: Note on current public expenditure as a percentage of GDP/GSP, current public education expenditure as a percentage of all public expenditure, current public education expenditure per student, and current public education expenditure per student relative to GDP/GSP per capita

  See also: Note on international comparisons of current public education expenditures

• Indicator 34: Distribution of current public expenditure on education

  See: Note on distribution of current public expenditure on education

  See also: Note on international comparisons of current public education expenditures

• Indicator 35: Teacher salaries

  See: Note on teacher salaries

• Indicator 36: Sources of funds for primary and secondary education

  See: Note on sources of funds for education expenditure

  See also: Note on international comparisons of current public education expenditures

• Indicator 37: Sources of funds for higher education

  See: Note on sources of funds for education expenditure

  See also: Note on international comparisons of current public education expenditures

List of Figures

Note on inclusion of the District of Columbia