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Pollard, Kelvin; And Others – 1990
In the 1980s the outmigration from rural areas of young and well educated adults was prompted by the decline of rural industries and the resultant economic stress. This paper examines the issue of selective migration during the 1980s by comparing young people who left their hometown to those who stayed behind. Longitudinal survey data collected in…
Descriptors: Demography, High School Seniors, High Schools, Income

Long, Larry H. – Land Economics, 1975
Uses available data on components of population change (natural increase and net migration to answer whether the increasing percent black in central cities of urban areas is due to an increase in blacks, black immigration, or white emigration to suburbs. [Available from Land Economics, c/o University of Wisconsin, Social Science Building, Madison,…
Descriptors: Black Population Trends, Dropouts, Metropolitan Areas, Migration Patterns
Abraham, Sameer Y., Ed.; Abraham, Nabeel, Ed. – 1983
This book is a collection of articles and research materials on Arab-Americans. Part one of the book provides an historical overview of Arab-Americans, their reasons for emigration from Greater Syria, and profiles of the two major religious groups, Muslims and Christians, in the United States Arab population. Authors of this section include Alixa…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Arabs, Bibliographies, Christianity
League of United Latin American Citizens, Washington, DC. – 1986
Immigration legislation in the United States is aimed primarily at Mexican migrants, who account for over half of all undocumented immigrants in the United States. Citizens of Central American and Caribbean countries contribute another 20%. The first section of this booklet traces the development of United States immigration legislation from the…
Descriptors: Braceros, Census Figures, Employment Patterns, Federal Legislation
Hayes, Geoffrey; Levin, Michael J. – 1983
This paper provides a broad overview of the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of Samoans in the United States, focusing particularly on the Samoan populations of Hawaii, California, and Washington, where 85% of Samoans reside. The data is derived from the "race" question on the 1980 Census and other local statistical…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Census Figures, Demography, Educational Attainment
Franco, Robert W. – 1984
The movement of American Samoans to Hawaii and the U.S. mainland is characterized both by one-way permanent migration and by temporary, circular mobility through Samoa, New Zealand, and the United States. American Samoans have developed adaptive strategies for the urban environment, transforming four traditional social structures for use in the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Traits, Educational Experience, Employment Problems
Gaylord, Thomas A.; And Others – 1988
Alaska's first long-range, system-wide enrollment projection study since the inception of the higher education system's restructuring plan is reported. The study was undertaken in response to statewide economic distress, a decline in state funding of higher education, and a pattern of out-migration by the college-age population, particularly in…
Descriptors: College Planning, Demography, Economic Change, Economic Climate
White, Michael J.; Mueser, Peter R. – 1988
This report simultaneously examines alternative mobility decisions and changes in the demographic determinants of residential mobility over the period 1940-80. Alternative mobility decisions are defined as the choice to move locally, to migrate within a state, or to migrate between states. Determinants of mobility include age, race, sex, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Census Figures, Demography, Educational Attainment
de Vries, John – 1987
An analysis of the geographic distribution of native languages in Canada's provinces gives an overview of the distribution of three native speaker groups: English, French, and all other languages combined. The study gives particular emphasis to changes or trends appearing between 1971 and 1981, with 1971 data used as a baseline. A language…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Diachronic Linguistics, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Bezuidenhout, J. J. – 1986
The purpose of this research project was to compile and analyze data concerning the composition and geographic distribution of South Africa's population for the purpose of future educational planning to meet the needs of four population groups. This document contains statistics and conclusions on: (1) the role of population shifts and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation
Hammel, E. A.; And Others – 1982
Significant regional differences in the proportion of white male and female children in the 19th century in different areas of the United States may be attributable to the economy. Boys were more numerous than girls in the South and along the frontier, while the ratio was more equal or in favor of girls in the eastern states. Data were obtained…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Attrition (Research Studies), Census Figures, Child Labor
Rogler, Lloyd H.; Cooney, Rosemary Santana – 1984
This study examined the lives of 100 intergenerationally linked Puerto Rican families living in New York City. Each family consisted of two generations: the mothers and fathers in the parent generation and their married child and spouse in the child generation. Subjects investigated included the experiences of the migrant parent generation in…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Ethnicity, Family Mobility, Family Relationship
Leagans, J. Paul – Social Sciences: Education, 1974
Some major dimensions of an evolutionary trend in which the rural development process has become separated from the modern agricultural development process are analyzed and the implications related to emerging opportunities of land-grant universities, government agencies, and business enterprises for broadened public service to rural…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agricultural Trends, Demography, Dropouts
Zeitz, Eileen – 1977
This is a report on the process of private urban renewal of three areas in Washington, D.C. The areas are Georgetown, Capitol Hill and Adams-Morgan. The paper presents an analysis of general population trends and of the change in composition of the population in these three areas. Two general questions are raised: To what extent does the process…
Descriptors: Migration Patterns, Population Distribution, Population Trends, Private Financial Support
Jansen, Clifford J.; La Cavera, Lee R. – 1981
This fact book provides demographic, social, economic, and other statistical information of Italian immigrants in Canada. Based on the 1971 and 1976 censuses of Canada and on information from recent Italian and other Canadian sources, the fact book includes tables and figures on numbers of Italians in Canada by age, sex, and linguistic group;…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Satisfaction, Cultural Background, Demography