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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 – Rural America, 2002
During 1999-2001, the combined effects of far fewer rural inmigrants and many more outmigrants led to the first significant nonmetro population loss since the 1980s. The rural West showed the greatest percentage loss through migration, and only the rural Midwest showed a gain during the period. Nonmetro college graduates showed a large decline,…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Brain Drain, College Graduates, Educational Attainment
