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Ohlendorf, George W.; Smith, Kevin B.Occupational Projections of Rural Louisiana Youth: AHistorical Comparison.Louisiana State Univ.,, Baton Rouge. AgriculturalExperiment Station.LAES-1231; USDA(CSRS)-S-8125 Aug 7423p.; Paper presented at the annual meetings of theRural Sociological Society, Montreal, Canada, August1974

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ABSTRACTThe paper examined changes in occupational

projections among rural Louisiana high school youths between 1968 and1972. The research design obtained a representative sample of theseyouths through a proportionate, stratified, random cluster samplingtechnique. The 1968 procedures were: (1) the State was stratifiedinto 4 geographical areas which represented its different economicand social groups; (2) within each area, between 4 and 6 schools wererandomly selected frop nonmetropolitan parishes to obtain black andwhite student representative of the nonmetropolitan State enrollment;and (3) senior students were the respondents. In 1972, due tointegration practices, only schools whose racial groupings couldcorrespond to the 1968 schools were sampled. The initial sampleconsisted of 217 black and 325 white respondents; the 1972 sampleincluded 141 black and 312 white respondents. The approximately 20tables give percentage rates for changes, both by sex and race, andby residency and race, for such things as occupational aspirations,aspiration levels, intensity of aspirations, occupatiopalexpectations, and a working table gives frequency distributions ofoccupational orientations. (KM)

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OCCUPATIONAL PROJECTIONS OF RURAL LOUISIANA YOUTH:

A HISTORICAL COMPARISON

George W. Ohlendorf

Kevin B. Smith

Departments of Sociology and Rural SociologyLouisiana State University

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Presented at the Rural Sociological Society annual meeting,Montreal, August, 1974. Development of this paper was supported bythe Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station as a contribution toProject 1231 and to USDA CSRS Research Project S-81, "Developmentof Human Resource Potentials of Rural Youth in the South and TheirPatterns of Mobility."

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine changes in occupationalprojections among rural Louisiana high school youth between 1968 and 1972.It was prepared for a panel presentation of a similar study of ruralsouthern youth.

Sample Selection

1968

The aim of the research design was to obtain a representative sampleof rural high school youth in Louisiana. A proportionate, stratified,random cluster sampling technique was employed for sample selection.

Procedures followed in selecting the sample were as follows:(1) The state was stratified by four geographical areas to represent thefour quadrants of the state which differ somewhat in their social andeconomic characteristics. Moreover, each area is relatively homogeneousin its social and economic traits compared to the others. (2) Clusters(or schools) served as the sampling unit. Within each area, between fourand six schools were selected randomly from nonmetropolican parishes toobtain black and white students proportionate to their enrollment in non-metropolitan schools within the state. A total of 20 schools--13 whiteand seven black--was selected for the entire state. (3) Senior students inthe schools were designated as respondents for the sample to correspondwith the cohort being studied in the other states participating in theproject.

1972

Public. school integration and establishment of private academiesconfounded the opportunity to study historical change in the same schools.In 1972, only four of the original 20 schools--three white and one black-were substantially the same as in 1968 and two had been closed. Conse-quently, these four unchanged schools and the 14 other integrated ones stillopen were selected as the sampling units for studying historical change.The 14 schools (black and white) had been integrated with identifiablepreviously segregated schools (white or black). Although all students inthe schools completed questionnaires in 1972, only the racial groupingcorresponding to the 1968 schools was utilized in this analysis. In addition,private academies had been opened in two places where white schools hadbeen included in 1968. These were added to the sample in 1972 because somestudents who otherwise would have been attending public schools yore attend-ing these academies. Insofar as possible, an attempt was made to involvethe specific respondents who would have been 1972 seniors in the 20 schoolsfrom 1968.

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1968

An 18-pae '-e;ion of the 1968 S-61 Southern Youth Study questionnairewas utilized t,j data by means of group interviews in the schoolsduring early April. These interviews were conducted by staff members

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(faculty and graduate assistants) from the Department of Rural Sociology atLouisiana State University, who had been instructed in interview proceduresprior to the field work. Approximately 60 minutes were required for eachadministration. All the seniors present on the day the interview wasscheduled participated, but no attempt was made to contact any who wereabsent. A total of 544 completed questionnaires were obtained--325 fromwhites, 218 from blacks, and one from a Native American. The questionnairefor one black has been lost, leaving the distribution of respondents inTable A available for analysis.

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A slightly modified version of the 1968 questionnaire was utilized.The deleted items were at the back of the questionnaire and were not con-cerned directly with the project objectives. Additions included theOcc'Ipational Aspiration Scale and significant-other influence items. Thesereplaced the deleted Items.

During nay, this questionnaire was administered to the seniorclasses in the schools. Completed questionnaires were obtained from 453seniors in the schools except that a mail questionnaire was utilizc1 forone private academy because the school year had concluded too early toadminister the questionnaire in the school. This academy had 19 graduatesand 17 of them returned their questionnaires. The distribution of respondentsis provided in Table A.

Table A. Distribution of Rural Louisiana Senior Respondents in 1968 and1972, by Race and Sex

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Female Total !la 1 e Female Total-

Black 9Ia 126 217a 64 77 141

White 168a 157 325a 150 162 312

TOTAL 259a 283 542a 214 239 453

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Change in Certainty cf Expectations of Rural Lajsiana Youth by Race and Sex, :968-1972

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1972

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1968

1972

1972

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99.9

100.0

1100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

i--

100.1

100.0

i

--

N =

69

I

54

i51

--

I24

28

1--

1825

t1--

11

E

White

Taote

qe

t n 0ccpa!-.7.c.na!

Aspi.r,?

LevP1s

1912

(7'

C1,0i-,r-roirur-ry

!968

T-I272

'

I

L3k:isla.ra Giri1 Oy Res.

Race.

Tow-, or V;

Ci:ango

' 1f

Cra

rOe

'...""r1

'-?

- '.

-2?-.''-'

,57.4

5.

+,./

I 1

33.7,1

.

7

-.5E.7

i84.51

!4.3

!-70.''

Inter-

Ttedia-

4o.c4

ar-

+33.1

42.6

34.1

-8.5

I78.0

1 1

I50.0 1

i1

+22.0 ;

15.,:i

71.4

+56.0

,

Low

6.2

W.,

I

-6.2

0.0

. vn

6.81

+6.8

i

i

10.0

16.61

1

t

+16.6

1 10.0i

+4.3

i -14.3

i

Total

100.0

100.9

I

100.0

t

100.01

;

--

1100.0

t

1

99.9

--

/

1DO.r.!

t

-

:

100.0

' --

N =

32

10

1

54

44

1

1 125

t 1

12

i

--

I13

1

-,

1 1i

High

49.0

56.5

,+7.5

64.7

39.6

1

I-25.1

158.6

2.8

r

.

[ t-15.8 :

75.0 !

69.7

-3-3

i 1

Inter-

mediata51..043.51-T.5.35.3,58.61+23.3I41.4541-.8*+13.4

I

,

125.0 !

27.3

;

!

+2.3

Low

0-0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.7

!+1.7

0.0

2.4

I+2.

1

0.0 1

3.0

: ;-

+3.0

t i

Totaj

100.0

100.0

--

100.0

99.9

i

--

100.0

100.0

t.

1100 r'

)ICO 0

1-,-,

---

i '

N =

51

23

--

51

56

--

29

i

T1-

7---

-,

4f

--

)2C

i33

-

1.

1 ! -

Black

White

11.

Change in Occupational Expectation Levels of Rural Louisiana Boys by Residence and Race,

A-I

Open-Country

1;

Farm

Town or Village

City

1:xpec

_(Nonfarm)

(tion

1968

1972

1968

1972

1968

J1977

11968

11972

Level

cr P

1,

Change

%i

%Change

%1

%Changer

%'

%Chance

1 I

,

1 1

High

26.i

56.6

+40.5

36.4

21.1

-15.3

55.6

39.1

-16.51 55.6

50.0

i-5.6

1

----

Inter,

I

mediate

52.2

33.3

-18.9

31.8

57.9

+26.!

33.3

39.1

+5.81 33.3

25.0

!-8.3

,

:,

,--

r1

11

Low

21.7

O.

-21.7

31.8

21.1

-10.7

11.1

21.7

+10.6 1

11.1

25.0

I +13.9

.--1

i

Total

100.0

99.9

--

100.0

100.1

100.0

99.9

--

100.0

100.0

!

N =

23

6--

22

19

923

19

4i

--

11

1

High

29.0

1 8. 2

-10.8

58.3

30.4

1-7.9

57.1

146.4

-10.7

38.9 I

61.5

I+22.6

,

!

inter-

i

I

i

I

mediate

46.8

81.8

+35.0

31.9

47.8

+15.9

23.8

50.0

+26.2 i 50_0 It_ 38.5

1-11.5

!

i

Low

24.2

0.0

-24.2

29.8

21.7

-8.1

19.0

3.6

-15.4

t11.1

I0-0

-11.1

1

Ili

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

99.9

99.9

100.0

--

1100.0

100.0

1

I

62

33

47

46

128

I

1 1

26

1

r whi

te

Table 12. Lge i

Occupational Expectation Levels of Rural Louisiana

Girls by Residence and Race,

1972 (Fercentao.es

on

eve!

.19- 71

.,

_.,

_",..._.

Open-Courstry

Farf-

(Nonfarm)

1968

11972

r'igh

Intert"

mediato

Cnance

ir

___ ,

Town or Village

iCity

i

i

;968j

072 I

i1968

i1972

I

1 i

,a,

:.,

%1 cna-,-.e

P,Lar,ge

4-;

--

-4

,. Je

60.

56.2

44.4

-41.8

it0.0

33.3

-26.71

66.7

C.C.

!

1,

!

0.

+20.7

57.1

30.3

-21.1

43.8

53.3

+9.5

I40.0

55.6

+15.61

33-3!

80.0

1+46.7

!

!

1

, 1i

0.0

2.21

+2.2

,0_0

11.1

+11.1

1

,,J

r..,,--,

t t20.0

!+70.0

1i

,1

1

!1

Z

II

-- ---.

100.0

100.0

99.91

1100.0

100.0 1

1 100.0 i

100.0

i

T!

.

/

1 11

i

28

10

48

45

20

912

Low

3.6

10.0

-6.4

Total.

100.0

15

1

High

35.9

61.1

+25.2

50.0

31.7

-18.3

,50.0

48.4

-1.6

143.8

47.8

i+1.0

,

Inter-

t,

i

mediate

64.1

38.9

-25.2

50.0

161.0

.

+11.0

50.0

48.4

-1.6

55.2

52.2

i-4.0

;-

,4

Low

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

7.3

+7.3

0.0

3.2

+3.2

0.0

0.0

'

0.0

i

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

--

100.0

100.0

--

100.0

100.0

1

--

1N .-

39

18

--

36

I41

22

31

--

16

23

1

Black

White

Table 13.

Change in Anticipatory Deflection from Occupation& Aspirations

of Rural Louisiana

Boys by Resilience and Race, 1968 -1972 (Percentages)

1

Open-Country

i

---1'

f:arrl

(Nonfarm)

Town or Village

City

Anticipa7

- -s

tory

1968

f1972

1968

1972

1968

1972

i

1968

1972j

%t

Change

%%

Charlge I

%%

iC

//

Change

PhL.ng

Rt

I

iI

1-

None

52.2

66.7

+14.5

40.9

50.0

!+9.1

37.5

87.r.7,

+45.1

77.8

50.0

:-27.2

Upward

1

(+)

11111

16.

+12.4

13.6

11.1

-2_5

37.5

0.0

-37.5

0.0

25.0

;+25.0

Downward

r-,-

---t--

(_)

43.5

16.7

-26.8

45.4

38.9

-6_5

25.0

17.4

-7.6

22.2

25.0

i+2.2

;

t--i

otal

100.0

100.1

--

99.9

100.0

--

1100.0

100.0

--

100.0

100.0

i

--

111.1

23

6--

22

18

--

81

23

--

94

--

1

i--

-iNone

54.8

28.6! -26.2

65.9

65_2

-0.7

47.6

174.1

+26.5

1 44.4

6C.9

+16.5

;

---___

Upward

i-------

(+)

(1.3

57.!

+45.8

0.0

2.2

+2.2

19.0

14.8

-4.2

r1

11.1

21.7

+10.6

Downward

1

(_)

33.9

(4.3

-19.6

34.0

32.6

i-1.4

33.3

11.1

-22.2

'

44.4

17.4

-27.0

1

Total

100.0

100.0

--

99.9

100.0

--

99.9

100.0

1 99.9

100.0

--

(

1

N =

62

35

47

46

21

27

i

18

93

--

i I

Black

White

Table 14.

Change in Anticipatory Deflection from Occupational Aspiratjons of Ryral Louisiana

Girls

1

by Residence and Race, 1968-1972 (Percentages)

1

Open-Country

arm

(Nonfarm)

-1

Town or Village

City

1

Anticipa-

----;

tory:

1968

1972

1968

1972

1968

1972

11968

1972

1.-

%I

Change

%%

Change

a ,o

%Change!

%e

fChange

--f.

None

67.9

40.0

-27.9

60.4

62.8

+2.4

60.0

66.7

+6.7

1

75.0

60.0

1

-15.0

t 1

Upward

1

--I

(+)

17.9

50.0

+32.1

20.8

7.0

-13.8

15.0

11.1

-3.9

1

8.3

20.0

i

.

t+11.7

1

-

:

Downward

1

(-)

14.3

10.0

-4.3

18.8

30.2

+11.4

25.0

22.2

-2.8

16.6

20.0

i+3.4

4----

---4

Total

100.1

100.0

100.0

100.0

--

100.0

100.0

--

99.9

100.0

j

--

1

----1

=.-

28

10

--

48

43

--

20

9--

12

5!

--

1 1

None

69.2

83.3

+14.1

71.4

87.

1+16.1

68.2

69.5

-3.7

53.3

68.2

i+14.9

!

Upward

11

!

;

(+)

10.2

11.1

+0.9

5.7

0.01

-5.7

I4.5

S19.4

i+14.9

13.3

0.0:

-13.3

tr

Downward

!

.

;

( -)

20.5

5.6

-14.9

22.8

12.5

-10.3

27.3

16.1

-11.2

133-3

,31.8

-1.5

1

1

Total

99.9

100.0

--

99_9

100.0

--

100.0

100.0

--

199.9 1100.0

1--

1

,

39

18

35

40

22

31

1

-1

-j

15

122

1

Bla

ck

Whi

te

Table 1.,

Cnange in .Level of tntensity of Occupationa: Asirations of Rural Louisiana Boys by

Ridence and Race

1968-1972 (Percentages)

r---

Race

1-------7

Open-Country

I

Ran-

(Nonfarm)

Town or Vil age

-..,

Leye1

,.,7f

1968

.19721

1968 T

1972

1968

1972

ii968

F1972

Intensity

Y AO

1%

Change

%%1

,

Change

CI A

cf/..

Change!

%

Hich

65.6

I

-3.1

62.5

i

70.0

66.6!

-3.4

45.4

44.0

4-

--

J1

-1-4 i

80.01

33.3

-45.7

i!

Inter-

iI

. i

1! ,

.

mediate

34.4

77.d

+3.1

30.0

33.3

+3.3

45.5

48.0

+2.61

10.01

33.3

i+23.3

,:t.,_

t

Low

0:0

0.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

9.1

8.0

-1_1

1

10.01

33.3

i+23.3

.1

.

t

i I

--

I

---,

1;

Iota!

100.0

100.

100.0

99.9

--

99.9

100.0

--

f100.01

99.9

!

1, i

1

N =

29

8--

30

1

18

1

--

11

25

--

i

Hig

h72.5

66.7

-5.8

67.8

6L_- -3.8

166.7

56.7

-10.0

1

84.2!

77.8

!-6.4

Inter-

11

ii

mediat4,

27.5

23.1

-4.4

23.2

34.0

+10.8

125.0

36.7

+11.7

115.81

7.4

:-8.4

!

----

'.

Low

0.0

10.2

+10.2

8.9

2.0

-6.9

18.3

6.7

-1.6

,0.0

14.8

1 +14.8

i

i-

...

Total

100.0

100.0

--

99.9

100.0

--

100.0

100.1

--

100.01

100.0

1

--

1 i

N =

69

39

--

56

50

30

--

19

27

atack

White

Table 16.

Cnange.in ,Leyelcf Intensity of Occupational Aspirations

of Rura! Louisiana Girls by

Residence, and Rait, 1968 -1972 (Percentages).

Level of

Intensit

19?"-.:8

107?

d

65.6

88.9

Change

Open-Country

(Nonfarm)

1968

1972

P%

Change

ti

Town or Village

City

1968

1968

1972

1972

I

AChange

%1

%

-23.3

78.0

59.1

-18.9

62.5

50.0

4

i

. 1

-12.5

83.3

1100.0

!+16.7

1

+10.8

16.7

10.0

i-16.7 i

1;

-1-

+1.7

0.0

10.0

!0.0 `

ir

s

100.0

1

100.0

i

1

38.6

12

7

High

56.6

45.8

-10.8

57.7

60.0

+2.3

56.7

38.1

1-18.6

;38.1

54.3

i

t t

+16.2

Inter-

mediate

41.5

45.81

+4.3

1

36.5

35.0

-1.5

36.7

57.1

+20.4

-,.;52.4

i :

9.5

-

134.3

r!

11.4

'

-18.1

i 1

+1.9

'

Low

1.9

8.3

+6.4

5.8

5.0

-0.8

6.7

4.8

-1.9

Total

100.0

99.9

100.0

100.0

100.1

1 100.0

--

1100.0

21

1100.0

i

35

__

__.

N =

53

24

--

52

60

--

30

42

--

---I--

BtacK

White

Table 13,

.Change in Certainty. otOccupational

.

and Race. 1968 -1972 (Percenta es)

.,:m5 of Rural Louisiana Girls by

Residence

Certainty

of Exbeete7

tionS

Farr,.

Open-Country

(Ncnfarm)

Town or Village

City

1968

0 P

197 %

Change

1968

/1972

4Change

1968

/ p

1972

%

11968

dIChange;

p

I1912

%;

Change

Very

Certain

25.8

10.0

-15.8

17.3

13.3

-4.0

25.0

8.3

-16.7. I

30.5

0.0

I

--I

i-30.8!

i-47.2.

ICertain

32.2

50.0

+17.8

46.2

26.7

-19.5

25.0

41.7

+16.7

61.5

14.3

Not Very

Certalh!

38.7

10.0

-28.7

30.8

53.3

+22.5

45.8

41.7

-4.!

7.7

42.8

1

--.. !

I-,-35.1

I+42.8:

Uncertain

3.2

30.0

+26.8

5.8

6.7

+0.9

4.2

8,3

---t

+4.1

1

0.0

42.8

Total

99.9

100.0

100.1

100.0

--

100.0

100.0

--

100.0

99.9

i ! 1 JN =

31

10

--

52

45

24

12

13

7

Very

I

Ir

Certain

17.0

20.0

+3.0

18.0

19.0

+1.0

17.2

34.1

416.9

i23.8/

23.5

-0.3

-i-

Certain

39.6

32.0

-7.6

46.0

27.6

-18.4

41.4

29.3

-12.1

I33.3

29.4

'29.4

-3 9

-3.9

Not Very

tI

Certain

35.8

32.0

-3.8

24.0

37.9

+13.9

31.0

29.3

-1.7

123.8

32.4

,+8.6

Uncertain

7.5

16.0

+8.5

12.0

15.5

+3.5

10.3

7.3

1--

-3.0

119.0

14.7

-4.3

Total

99.9

100.0

--

100.0

100.0

99.9

100.0

i

--

199 9

100.0

53

25

50

58

--

29

41

--

i21

34

.

Tabit,

ncle

CerTainTy

Occupationa1 Expectations

Louis ar,L, Boys Dy P,-?s.:(4$.nce a!

:968-1972 (Percrtaqps)

Certa;rr'y

EYDeci-3

I-

Open-Country

CN.onfarrr

I1968

197.2

0`-anoe

1%

Town or

r

1:972

1I

Change

X

31acK

Very

Cer-ar

Whi

te

Certain

16.1

62'.5

+36.7

reN

-16.1

20.0

23.8

26.7

14.3

37.5

-7.7

,

1972

1

+3.8

30.0

19.2

I-10.81

11.1

-13.9

-12.4

150.0

26.9

1-27.11

55.5

-55.6

1

+15.7

10.01

42.3

+32.3:

35.3

75.0

+41.7

Uncer -ain

12.9

0.0

-12.9

16.7

9.5

-7.2

10.01

11.5

r--

o ar

100.0

100.0

100.1

100.0

I100.0!

99.9

+1.5;

0.01

0.0

0.0

-----t

f-

i_

I

,,Ir.,

r,

fr,s

0t,,

.."'..

...-,

..;1

-...

i

I9

1

1

--

Very

Certain

13.4

17.5

+4.i

13.0

-2.8

4.2

6.9

1+2.7

15.6

i21.4

, !+15.8

Certain'

41.8

32.5

-9.3

33.3

_10.2

40.8

+7.5

41-7

48.3

+6.6

2,-,7,

4

; i32.1

1i

1+

4.3

Not

,

Certain

Very

34.3

45.0

+10.7

38.9

30.6

-8.3

29.2

31.0

+1.8

55.6

4

i

39.3

1 $-16.3

!

!

Uncertain

10.4

5.0

-5.4

14.8

18.4

+3.6

25.0

13.8

-!1.2

11

7.1

i-4.0

,otal

99.9

100.0

100.0

100.0

--

I00.1

100.0

--

10.1

1

--

iN =

367

-e-,

-,

--

54

cc

--

7)4

29

t .

1 IS

--.,

rr

i--

____

_4

r Working Table B. Frequency Distributions of Occupational Orientations byRace and Sex for the Years

Black Boys|

White Boys Black Girls White Girls1 .

La 19E8 1972 a.9-6.a. __.1..9.3 2_ _La6..s.._. ..u.:,?2..... ,

OCCUPATIONAL ASPIRATIONS__iHigh

I11)rofess 1 onal 4 12 1 25 10 30 7 32 ...1._j___iLoW

ftrofessional 31 _....22_. __ ._50_ _ 5 ......1Q____25._. __.5__ _ ,_ .__...j ii____

i c ianour2 7 2 6

[Managerial

(1.iirlil-----3 5 1 24 17

ot Sales 3 5 7

20 18 43 43 16 3 13 6

15 7 1 3 0 0- , ,.

Skilled

Operatives

Unskilled

'Housewife

INo Info

3 2 2 2

28 29 4 -

11

riligh

.e_rOfignal.._ 2

LowProfesional 21

GfaT:4)ur______

Managerial

Clericalox_Sate,s__

Skilld

Operativs

Unskf lied

Housewife

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