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McGranahan, David A.; Kassel, Kathleen – Rural Conditions and Trends, 1995
Migration data from the Current Population Survey indicate a small population gain for rural areas during the period from 1990 to 1994. Examination of data by age, education, and poverty level suggests a reversal of the "brain drain" trend of the 1980s, as more working-age people with children and college graduates move into rural areas,…
Descriptors: Brain Drain, College Graduates, Demography, Educational Attainment
Cromartie, John B. – Rural America, 2001
More people moved from nonmetro to metro areas than in the opposite direction during 1999-2000. Only the Midwest saw nonmetro growth. Nonmetro outmigration is concentrated among young adults leaving for college and jobs in cities, while inmigration among the college-educated dropped to near zero. Migration decisions of baby boomers will determine…
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, College Bound Students, College Graduates, Demography