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PRICE, DANIEL O. – 1965
THE EFFECTS OF OUTMIGRATION OF NEGRO MALES ON THE POPULATION EDUCATIONAL LEVEL OF SOUTHERN UNITED STATES WERE DETERMINED BY TWO ANALYSES OF CENSUS DATA. RESULTS INDICATED A GENERAL LOWERING OF THE EDUCATIONAL LEVEL OF THE REGION WITH INMIGRANTS INTO THE SOUTH HAVING A LOWER LEVEL OF EDUCATION THAN INMIGRANTS INTO OTHER REGIONS, WHILE OUTMIGRANTS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Population Trends, Census Figures, Demography
Flora, Cornelia B. – 1976
Gross migration from Kansas to other states and to Kansas from the rest of the nation between 1965 and 1970 was examined. Data were obtained through a comparison of where an individual lived in 1965 with where he or she lived in 1970. Twelve percent (250,832 people) of the 1970 population migrated to Kansas between 1965 and 1970. However, 14%…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Maps, Metropolitan Areas, Migrants
Thomas, Donald W.; Bachtel, Douglas C. – 1978
Limited to residents of small towns, villages and the rural open country, the study assessed the implications of the rural turnaround in the southern Ohio counties of Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, and Vinton. All five counties experienced outmigration in the 1950s, and all but Athens County lost population through outmigration in the 1960s. In…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Attitudes, Community Influence, Community Leaders
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
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
Johnson, Ronald L.; Johnson, Kent J. – 1968
A study compared social and social-psychological characteristics of 112 male respondents who moved to 4 other states from North Dakota (the most rural state in the nation) between the years 1961 and 1965 with similar characteristics of 513 North Dakota male residents who remained in their respective communities throughout the five-year period.…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Males
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
Mapstone, James R. – 1975
Study objectives were to: compare in-migrants with non-migrants in order to ascertain the migrants' demographic and socioeconomic contributions to rural areas; analyze the patterns of this in-migration to determine the presence and extent of return migration; contrast returned migrants with in-migrants who had no prior residence in the rural area;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Demography
Haney, Wava G. – 1975
This research report focuses on the educational, migrational, and occupational characteristics of the rural-born people from various class origins in a highland minifundia community near Bogota, Colombia. Three main objectives are to describe the nature of growth and adjustment in the labor force under conditions of rapid population growth and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Developing Nations, Educational Opportunities
Bowles, Gladys K. – Agricultural Economics Research, 1978
An assessment of contributions of metro/nonmetro migrants to the population and labor force of nonmetro localities is presented in narrative and tables, with data based on special tabulations from the March 1975 Current Population Survey of the Bureau of the Census. Migrants are described in terms of characteristics (compared by race, sex, age,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Comparative Analysis, Demography

Clark, William A. V. – California Agriculture, 2000
Presents demographic information on California's increasing population and ethnic diversity. Describes age pyramids and fertility rates by ethnic group, indicating that Asians and Hispanics will comprise over two-thirds of the state's population by 2030. Discusses implications for education, teenage pregnancy, political representation, prenatal…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Birth Rate, Educational Trends, Ethnic Groups
Nicholson, Beryl – 1981
In Norway, there has been a change from net out-migration from rural areas to net in-migration since about 1970; however, this apparent change is a manifestation of changes in occupational patterns and characteristics of certain age groups. The rise in technical and professional occupations has been dramatic, and a particularly high proportion of…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Agricultural Occupations, Blue Collar Occupations, Career Choice