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AbstractThis paper first analyses the demographic data and training environment of South African university graduates in Economics and/or Business Economics on the basis of information extracted from the HSRC register of graduates. Next, it analyses the vocational diffusion, demographic data, and training environment of 3701 respondents, who responded to a postal questionnaire which was sent to 8760 white male university graduates in Economics and/or Business Economics during 1985. Special attention is paid to certain aspects of the occupational situation of practising economists and business economists, for example their employer sectors, occupational functions, the utilization of formal training in the work situation, fields of work, and the use of computer systems.Hierdie artikel analiseer eerstens die demografiese data en opleidingsomgewing van Suid-Afrikaanse graduandi in Ekonomie en Bedryfsekonomie op grond van inligting bekom vanuit die RGN se register van graduandi. Daarna analiseer die artikel die werksverspreiding, demografiese data en opleidingsomgewing van 3701 repondente, wat geantwoord het op 'n vraelys wat aan 8760 blanke manlike graduandi gedurende 1985 gestuur is. Spesiale aandag word geskenk aan sekere aspekte van die beroepsituasie van praktiserende ekonome en bedryfsekonome, byvoorbeeld, hulle bedryfsektore, beroepsfunksies, die gebruik van formele opleiding in beroepsverband, werksvelde en rekenaartoepassing.