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Voth, Donald E.; And Others – 1983
The first effort to estimate the impact of Community Resource Development (CRD) programs of the late 1950's and 1960's on the quality of life in Arkansas counties had confusing results. Researchers developed an estimation model to measure the impact of CRD activity on the 1960-1970 and 1960-1980 change in quality of life and used data from CRD…
Descriptors: Attendance, Community Development, Industry, Job Training
Download full textWest, Patrick C.; And Others – 1985
Consequences of population turnaround for rural economic development are examined in a 9-county region of Northern Lower Michigan. Data from census reports and 374 usable responses to a questionnaire mailed to a random sample of property owners drawn from 1982 county tax assessment rolls were used to test competing hypotheses about rural…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Economic Factors, Economic Research, Employment Patterns
Hwang, Sean-Shong; Murdock, Steve H. – 1986
To explain the migration turnaround of the 1970s, it has been suggested that the United States may be approaching an equilibrium state in the exchange of populations between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. As metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas have become more similar in population composition and industrial and socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Employment Patterns, Hypothesis Testing
Goodwin, H. L., Jr.; Thomas, John K. – 1985
Analysis of census data indicates major population, industrial, and occupational changes occurred in many of Texas' 254 counties from 1960 to 1980. While 103 counties experienced rapid population growth by both natural and migration, patterns of change were dissimilar. Population grew steadily in metropolitan counties over the two decades.…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Economic Change, Economic Development, Employment Opportunities
Swanson, Linda L.; Butler, Margaret A. – 1987
Due largely to outmigration of young people, the nonmetropolitan United States has a lower proportion of people in the prime working ages of 20-44 than do metropolitan areas. Discouraged workers and high levels of work-preventing disabilities have contributed to lower rates of nonmetropolitan labor force participation for each age group between 20…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits, Futures (of Society)
Voth, Donald E.; And Others – 1983
The book is the final report of an effort to estimate the impact of Community Resource Development (CRD) programs of the late 1950's and 1960's on the quality of life in Arkansas counties. It details an estimation model developed by researchers using specially designed statistical procedures. The report also describes the data taken from CRD…
Descriptors: Attendance, Community Development, Economic Development, Educational Finance
