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Melican, Robert L. – 1976
The flow of postsecondary level students into and out of a state or regional area can be significant to many institutions in their budgeting and planning. In New England the migration of students will continue to be a critical factor in the decades ahead. The data in this report encompass all full-time and part-time students or total headcount…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Geographic Regions, Higher Education
Wheeler, James O.; Brunn, Stanley D. – The Geographical Review, 1968
Conditions and characteristics underlying the spatial distribution of Negroes in rural Southwestern Michigan are studied in this document. The migration of Negroes is traced into the area, the demographic composition is analyzed, and social and economic ties are compared with those of the white population. Census data and household interviews in 4…
Descriptors: Black Population Trends, Demography, Economic Factors, Geographic Distribution
Gober, Patricia – 1979
The role of migration and of federal policy in population redistribution should be a central focus in population geography education. Although migration to the Sunbelt and the West has been a pattern since the 1950s, a significant trend has been noted only since the 1970s, when the birth rate dropped so much that natural increase could not…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Economic Factors, Federal Aid
Reul, Myrtle R. – 1974
Migration is not a new concept. All through America's history, there has been a push and pull related to population movement. Most Americans have moved several times and from one geographical region to another. Others have moved only a short distance from their birthplace or perhaps not at all. U.S. census information shows that each year nearly…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, American Indians, Black Population Trends, Demography