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Title
Rural Conditions and Trends
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Issue Date
1993
Publication Type
Journal Article
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https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329298
Language
English
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Rural Conditions and Trends
Volume
04
Issue
3
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Overview: Nonmetro Renaissance Evaporated During the 1980s; County Classifications: Metro-Nonmetro Distinction Primary, Finer Classifications Add Depth; Population: Nonmetro Population Grew Slowly During the 1980's, Blacks Maintain Small Nonmetro Growth, One in Four New Nonmetro Residents is Hispanic, Shortage of Young Adults in Nonmetro Areas Greater Than Ever, Nonmetro Outmigration Exceeded Immigration in the 1980's, Fertility Rates Remain Somewhat Higher in Nonmetro Areas, Fewer Nonmetro Children Live With Both Parents, Household Formation Continues to Outpace Population Growth; Education: Nonmetro College Completion Rates Fall Further Behind Metro; Employment: Nonmetro Labor Force Size and Participation Rate Up Moderately, Nonmetro Areas Trail in Growth of High-Income Occupations, Service Industries Dominate Nonmetro Employment Growth, Commuting Times Increasing, but Shorter for Nonmetro Workers; Income: Nonmetro Real Family Income Stagnated During the 1980's; Housing: Nonmetro Housing Growth Slows; Vacancy Rate Still Double Metro Rate, Nonmetro Access to Complete Plumbing Increases, Nonmetro Owner Occupancy Still Much Higher than Metro; Mobile Homes Have Been the Largest Source of Growth in Nonmetro Homeownership for Two Decades; Appendix: Definitions; Appendix Tables