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McGranahan, David A.; Kassel, Kathleen – Rural Conditions and Trends, 1995
Migration data from the Current Population Survey indicate a small population gain for rural areas during the period from 1990 to 1994. Examination of data by age, education, and poverty level suggests a reversal of the "brain drain" trend of the 1980s, as more working-age people with children and college graduates move into rural areas,…
Descriptors: Brain Drain, College Graduates, Demography, Educational Attainment
