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Blackwell, Debra L.; McLaughlin, Diane K. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1999
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data were used to analyze the educational goals and attainment of rural and urban youth; boys and girls; and advantaged, average, and disadvantaged youth. Boys and girls had similar educational aspirations and attainment, but family background characteristics mattered more to girls, especially rural girls.…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Advantaged, Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment
Swanson, Linda L.; McGranahan, David A. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1989
Provides data from the March 1988 Current Population Survey on percentages of nonmetro adults with college degrees and high school diplomas. Outlines rural-urban differences, sex differences, racial differences, and changes from 1974 to 1988. Discusses outmigration of college graduates from rural areas. (SV)
Descriptors: Census Figures, College Graduates, Educational Attainment, High School Graduates
