Rural U.S.A.: Persistence and ChangeThomas R. Ford |
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... decline in the sex ratio of nonmetropolitan America . The ratio of males per 100 females in nonmetropolitan areas declined from 100.4 in 1950 to 96.9 in 1970 ( Table 4.1 ) . The sex ratio in metropolitan areas also declined between 1950 ...
... decline in the sex ratio of nonmetropolitan America . The ratio of males per 100 females in nonmetropolitan areas declined from 100.4 in 1950 to 96.9 in 1970 ( Table 4.1 ) . The sex ratio in metropolitan areas also declined between 1950 ...
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... decline in the proportion under 5 years of age , an increase in the proportion 5 to 19 years , a decline at the working ages Metropolitan -667,000 Nonmetropolitan " O -4,002,000 +486,000 +2,335,000 +493,000 +3,028,000 +1,384,000 + ...
... decline in the proportion under 5 years of age , an increase in the proportion 5 to 19 years , a decline at the working ages Metropolitan -667,000 Nonmetropolitan " O -4,002,000 +486,000 +2,335,000 +493,000 +3,028,000 +1,384,000 + ...
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... decline slowed during the next decade , that of the Great Depression , but ac- celerated rapidly after 1940. By 1970 ... declined considerably over the past 50 years . Proportionately the urban black population has increased rapidly ...
... decline slowed during the next decade , that of the Great Depression , but ac- celerated rapidly after 1940. By 1970 ... declined considerably over the past 50 years . Proportionately the urban black population has increased rapidly ...
Contents
Quality and Conflicts in Land | 19 |
People on the Land | 37 |
The Changing Character of the Nonmetropolitan | 55 |
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