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An Analysis of Rural and Urban Pennsylvania Adults Taking, Completing and Passing the GED
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Van Horn, Barbara L.; Kassab, Cathy – Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 2011
Dropping out of high school seriously impacts an individual's job opportunities, income potential and employment stability. To minimize those risks, individuals can earn a General Educational Development (GED) credential. Researchers have studied the impact of obtaining a GED on candidates' lives and found that the credential affects their…
Descriptors: Credentials, Educational Needs, Home Study, Public School Adult Education
World Urbanization Prospects: The 1992 Revision. Estimates and Projections of Urban and Rural Populations and of Urban Agglomerations.
United Nations New York, NY. Dept. of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis. – 1993
This United Nation's publication presents data on the size and growth of urban and rural populations for all countries of the world and contains revised estimates and projections for all urban agglomerations that had at least one million inhabitants in 1990. Chapter 1 presents levels of urbanization and future trends for urban and rural…
Descriptors: Human Geography, Population Distribution, Population Growth, Population Trends
Health Status and Use of Medical Services; Evidence on the Poor, the Black, and the Rural Elderly.
Paringer, Lynn; And Others – 1979
This paper focuses on health status and medical service utilization among three subgroups of the elderly population: the poor, the black, and the rural elderly. Economic and demographic characteristics of the elderly are discussed. Available evidence is examined on the relationship between these characteristics and health status to determine…
Descriptors: Blacks, Delivery Systems, Demography, Health Needs
World Urbanization Prospects: The 1994 Revision. Estimates and Projections of Urban and Rural Populations and of Urban Agglomerations.
United Nations New York, NY. Dept. of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis. – 1995
This publication presents data from the current revision of estimates and projections of the size and growth of urban and rural populations for all countries of the world. The publication also contains revised estimates and projections for all urban agglomerations of at least 750,000 inhabitants in 1994. The revisions are part of a series of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Geography, Population Distribution, Population Growth
A Demographic Overview of the Native Populations in Alberta. Background Paper No. 1.
Alberta Dept. of Native Affairs, Edmonton. – 1985
Data from the 1981 Census of Canada were used to gain an overview of the demographic and social characteristics of the aboriginal populations in Alberta and to compare the situations of aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples with regard to age and geographical distribution, educational attainment, labor force activity, and income. Census figures…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Demography
Population Change in West Virginia 1950-1970. West Virginia University Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin 658.
Sizer, Leonard M. – 1977
Growth patterns of the national economy during the 1950's and 1960's have not been shared by the state of West Virginia; towns and rural areas have lost population and job opportunities have declined. The switch to petroleum products and advanced mining technology displaced many coal mine workers. A national food surplus and the difficulty in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Comparative Analysis, Demography