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Longino, Charles F., Jr.; Bradley, Don E. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This brief report takes a look at the preliminary estimates of the number and proportion of migrants over the age of 60 who moved to and from states between 1995 and 2000 and compares these estimates with those who made the same kind of move one decade earlier. Design and Methods: The 2000 census 1-in-100 public-use microdata sample,…
Descriptors: Retirement, Quality of Life, Migration Patterns, Migrants
Judson, Dean H.; Reynolds-Scanlon, Sue; Popoff, Carole L. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1999
From 1990 to 1998, net inmigration in Oregon hit unprecedented high levels, leading to policy concerns about needs for infrastructure and services. Different regions of Oregon attracted migrants who differed dramatically in age, educational attainment, occupational status, and income. Migrants who moved for quality-of-life reasons were willing to…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Educational Attainment, Income, Migrants
Leistritz, F. Larry; Cordes, Sam; Sell, Randall S.; Allen, John C.; Filkins, Rebecca – Rural America, 2000
A study of characteristics and motives of migrants to the Northern Great Plains surveyed 1,590 new residents in Nebraska and North Dakota. New arrivals were younger and had higher educational levels than existing residents. Most often cited reasons for moving were desire to be closer to relatives, safety concerns, and quality of the natural…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Development, Educational Attainment, Income
Schachter, Jason P.; Jensen, Leif; Cornwell, Gretchen T. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1998
In Pennsylvania, high-poverty nonmetro counties are attracting additional poor immigrants, especially the least educated, at the same time that college graduates are showing a net outmigration from rural areas. This pattern increases the strain on rural educational and social services. Survey results suggest that the poor move primarily for…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Educational Attainment, Educational Demand, Employment
Garkovich, Lorraine – 1980
Examining the reversal in out migration since 1970, this study of seven coal-producing, non-metropolitan counties in Eastern Kentucky explored employment related reasons for moving and compared socioeconomic characteristics of residents and migrants. Viewed as typical of major social and economic trends in central Appalachia, Kentucky was chosen…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Opportunities