Super egos: today's college students display an unusually high level of self-confidence - and that could mean trouble after graduation

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Incoming college freshman believed themselves to be more academically skilled in 1996 than in 1971 despite real academic shortcomings during their first year in college, according to a 1996 UCLA Higher Education Research Institute. The survey suggests that the increased and unrealistic self-confidence was created by grade inflation. This trend is likely to end up with disappointed graduates who discover that employers are more demanding than academic institutions.

Analysis, Column, Students, Surveys, Grading and marking (Students), Grading (Education)

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Fly away home: we could use more data about 'snowbirds' - Americans who trek south for the winter months

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The number of seasonal travelers who live in one state and travel to another for a period of several months is increasing, according to surveys. The aging baby boomer population is one factor, although many of them have delayed childbearing or include two full-time wage earners, making it more difficult to travel. The 55-to 64-year old age group is expected to increase 74% as the baby boomers age, according to the Census Bureau.

HOTELS AND OTHER LODGING PLACES, Tourist Travel, Social aspects, Vacations, Tourism, Baby boom generation, Travelers

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The new homemakers: fewer in number and tighter of fist, the baby bust moves into the household-formation years

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The youngest households, which are populated by individuals under 25 years of age, will increase by 2% between 1998 and 2001. These households spend less because they are poorer but they pay 42% of all rents and 45% of all child care costs. If they have no increase in household spending between 1998 and 2001, there could be a decrease in consumer spending of a mere $12.3 billion.

Private Households, Households, Consumer spending, Cost and standard of living, Cost of living

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