Rural U.S.A.: Persistence and ChangeThomas R. Ford |
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... sectors , but at a faster rate in the nonmetropolitan areas . Therefore by 1970 average household size con- verged at 3.1 persons in both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas . The more rapid rate of decline in nonmetropolitan areas ...
... sectors , but at a faster rate in the nonmetropolitan areas . Therefore by 1970 average household size con- verged at 3.1 persons in both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas . The more rapid rate of decline in nonmetropolitan areas ...
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... sectors and that metropolitan - nonmetropolitan differences have diminished since 1950 . The trend in both sectors is toward higher levels of socioeconomic status , as indexed by educational attainment , white - collar occupational ...
... sectors and that metropolitan - nonmetropolitan differences have diminished since 1950 . The trend in both sectors is toward higher levels of socioeconomic status , as indexed by educational attainment , white - collar occupational ...
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... sectors . In the analysis of change from 1950 to 1970 a convergence in characteristics was evident for income ... sector population decline still persists in areas such as the Great Plains and the Mississippi Delta , in areas where ...
... sectors . In the analysis of change from 1950 to 1970 a convergence in characteristics was evident for income ... sector population decline still persists in areas such as the Great Plains and the Mississippi Delta , in areas where ...
Contents
Quality and Conflicts in Land | 19 |
People on the Land | 37 |
The Changing Character of the Nonmetropolitan | 55 |
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