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Longino, Charles F., Jr. – 1978
A study was conducted to examine two related questions concerning aged return migration: first, which features are common to states that are able to attract a high proportion of their migration-prone native sons and daughters; and second, what might account for the differences, if any, in the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of return…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Relationship, Migration Patterns, Older Adults
Braswell, Cara Mia; Gottesman, Robert W. – 2001
Two graduate follow-up studies were analyzed for factors predicting likelihood that a graduate would stay in-state or migrate out-of-state. Slightly more than half of the bachelor's degree recipients from the class of 1993-1994 were included in the first sample, and responses were received from 522 graduates. In the second survey, 717 graduates…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Degrees (Academic), Employment Patterns, Graduate Surveys
Passel, Jeffrey S.; Zimmermann, Wendy – 2001
This paper uses data from the U.S. decennial censuses and March Supplements to the Current Population Survey of 1995-99 to examine the historic patterns of immigrant settlement within the United States, recent shifts in these patterns, and the extent to which changes are due to the international versus internal migration, focusing particularly on…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Geographic Distribution, Immigrants, Immigration
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Belanger, Alain; Rogers, Andrei – International Migration Review, 1992
Examines the importance of place of birth on the internal migration and spatial redistribution patterns of the foreign-born population in the United States for 1965-70 and 1975-80, relying mainly on the Public Use Microdata sample. Age patterns of migration are also analyzed for different groups. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Census Figures, Geographic Regions, Immigrants
Baden, John A.; And Others – 1974
Gallup Polls conducted between 1966 and 1972 indicated that the percentage of persons stating they would prefer living in a city has steadily declined, reaching the all-time low of 13 percent in 1972. Interviews conducted with a sample of 1,806 Americans showed that while one-third of the respondents currently live in towns, villages, or rural…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Economic Change, Migration Patterns, Population Distribution
Kantrowitz, Nathan – 1976
This essay addressed the question of to what extent does school segregation and school desegregation policy shape residential segregation. Census data, ethnic segregation, voluntary self-segregation, and attitude surveys are discussed in the residential segregation section. The Wolf and Lebeaux study is critically appraised in reference to school…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Ethnic Groups, Middle Class Parents, Migration Patterns
Fielding, Elaine L. – 1990
The 1980 United States Census showed a marked acceleration in the suburbanization of blacks during the 1970s. This study analyzes statistical data from the 1985 American Housing Survey (AHS) National and Metropolitan Files to determine if that pattern of acceleration continued in the 1980s. These sets of data also permitted racial and…
Descriptors: Black Population Trends, Blacks, Migration Patterns, Racial Distribution
Darden, Joe T. – 1976
The results of research designed to measure black residential segregation outside the central cities (i.e., the suburbs) of ten areas of Michigan are reported. The census data suggest that while substantial migration of blacks into the suburbs occurred in several areas of Michigan during the 1960's, the suburban black population numbers remained…
Descriptors: Black Housing, Demography, Housing Discrimination, Integration Studies
Finch, Harold L.; Tatham, Elaine L. – 1975
This document presents a modified cohort survival model which can be of use in making enrollment projections. The model begins by analytically profiling an area's residents. Each person's demographic characteristics--sex, age, place of residence--are recorded in the computer memory. Four major input variables are then incorporated into the model:…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Community Zoning, Computer Programs, Death
Taeuber, Karl E. – 1974
In this retrospective review of demographic aspects of race and the metropolis, presented as a basis from which to speculate about the 1970's, the period of mass migration of blacks out of the rural South is seen as drawing to a close. The U.S. black population is more urban and more metropolitan than the white population. The development of black…
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Demography, Housing Needs
Golant, Stephen M. – 1986
An increasing number of studies have examined the movement patterns of older people between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in the United States. Most of these studies, however, have not considered whether the relocation patterns of older persons differ systematically from those of younger populations. The 1975-1980 migration stream and net…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Migration Patterns, Older Adults
Brown, Warren A.; Zuiches, James J. – 1986
Based on data obtained from a 1985-86 mail survey of 666 current and former residents of New York State identified from Department of Motor Vehicle lists of licensed drivers, the study examines collective and independent contributions of social and economic bonds, residential preferences, and residential satisfaction on migration expectations of…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Expectation, Geographic Location, Homeowners
Darden, Joe T. – 1976
This study presents quantitative evidence that the inability of blacks to pay for housing in white residential areas in Flint, Michigan is not the major cause of black residential segregation. The following questions are asked: (1) Has black residential segregation in Flint remained at a high level from 1950 to 1970? (2) Has the trend in black…
Descriptors: Black Housing, Demography, Economic Factors, Housing Discrimination
Heaton, Tim B. – 1980
Aging of the national population coupled with shifts in long-term redistribution trends have sparked interest in the spatial distribution of the elderly population. The insufficiency of economic models for explanations of elderly migration has been recognized and new approaches are being developed. Findings regarding the effects of retirement,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attribution Theory, Decision Making, Demography
1979
Housing and social conditions in urban America suggest a major shift of the inner city poor to the older suburban neighborhoods. This paper explores that anticipated massive population exchange and suggests ways to measure its effect on the schooling process. The concern here is that thousands of poor city dwellers will relocate to the suburbs and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Problems
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