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Beale, Calvin L. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Examines and explains unexpected population trends since 1970: substantial rural and small-town growth, regional shifts to the South and West, lower birth rates, increased life expectancy, smaller household size, and population growth from immigration. Illustrates how demographic events offer classic examples of the difficulty of predicting human…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Family Size, Immigrants, Long Range Planning
Beale, Calvin L.; And Others – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Analyzes fertility information for the United States noting characteristics of counties with high and low fertility rates. Compares birth rates for rural and smalltown (nonmetro) women with urban and suburban (metro) women noting that young nonmetro women no longer intend to have families larger than those of metro women. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Definitions, Demography, Family Size
