Rural U.S.A.: Persistence and ChangeThomas R. Ford |
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Page 62
... increased from 26.8 percent in 1950 to 36.6 percent in 1970. In metropolitan areas the proportion of white - collar workers also increased , but again at a somewhat slower pace , from 42.7 percent in 1950 to 49.6 percent two decades ...
... increased from 26.8 percent in 1950 to 36.6 percent in 1970. In metropolitan areas the proportion of white - collar workers also increased , but again at a somewhat slower pace , from 42.7 percent in 1950 to 49.6 percent two decades ...
Page 63
... increased enrollment in colleges and universities ( compared with 1950 ) , larger proportions in military service , and perhaps a disaffection toward gainful employment among some segments of the young population . At the prime working ...
... increased enrollment in colleges and universities ( compared with 1950 ) , larger proportions in military service , and perhaps a disaffection toward gainful employment among some segments of the young population . At the prime working ...
Page 65
... increased in metropolitan counties and decreased in nonmetropolitan counties ) and in the proportion of the labor force employed in manufacturing ( it increased in nonmetropolitan areas and decreased in metropolitan counties ) ...
... increased in metropolitan counties and decreased in nonmetropolitan counties ) and in the proportion of the labor force employed in manufacturing ( it increased in nonmetropolitan areas and decreased in metropolitan counties ) ...
Contents
Quality and Conflicts in Land | 19 |
People on the Land | 37 |
The Changing Character of the Nonmetropolitan | 55 |
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