Rural U.S.A.: Persistence and ChangeThomas R. Ford |
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Page 53
... workers receiving Social Security benefits increased by nearly 25 percent - five times the growth of the total population . The growth of retired federal civil service workers is even faster . Perhaps the major potential force for ...
... workers receiving Social Security benefits increased by nearly 25 percent - five times the growth of the total population . The growth of retired federal civil service workers is even faster . Perhaps the major potential force for ...
Page 86
... Workers will be attracted to the higher - wage , “ easier " jobs , and vulnerable operations may be curtailed or dropped ( In 1973 Durant studied this kind of impact of industrial development on farm enterprises ) . The Potentials of ...
... Workers will be attracted to the higher - wage , “ easier " jobs , and vulnerable operations may be curtailed or dropped ( In 1973 Durant studied this kind of impact of industrial development on farm enterprises ) . The Potentials of ...
Page 157
... workers , and professional , technical , and kindred workers in 1970. A mere 0.5 percent were classified as farmers and farm managers , but the number tabulated as farm laborers and foremen was also quite low ( 7.5 percent ) , thus ...
... workers , and professional , technical , and kindred workers in 1970. A mere 0.5 percent were classified as farmers and farm managers , but the number tabulated as farm laborers and foremen was also quite low ( 7.5 percent ) , thus ...
Contents
Quality and Conflicts in Land | 19 |
People on the Land | 37 |
The Changing Character of the Nonmetropolitan | 55 |
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American behavior black population Calvin L centers cities community development costs cultural decades decline Department of Agriculture differences employment energy environmental farm policy farm population farmers federal fertility future groups growth increased Indian Indian-Americans individual inmigrants Iowa State Univ Iowa State University labor force land living major metropolitan areas metropolitan counties Metropolitan Statistical Areas Mexican-Americans migration million National Geographic Society needs nonfarm nonmetro nonmetropolitan areas nonmetropolitan counties North Carolina occupational organization outmigration pattern percent percentage persons problems production programs proportion regional Report role rural America rural and urban rural areas rural communities Rural Development Rural Development Act Rural Industrialization rural local rural population rural poverty rural society Rural Sociology rural women rural-nonfarm rural-urban small towns social status Table traditional trends U.S. Bureau U.S. Department United urban areas USGPO Washington workers York