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Ross, Peggy J.; Hines, Fred K. – 1978
A reliable system of social indicators reported as composite numerical indexes has utility for both research and policy purposes. Composite indicators can summarize the broad and abstract conditions of well-being which cannot be readily described with a single indicator or series of single indicators. They provide simple, readily interpretable…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Differences, Family Status
Hines, Fred K.; And Others – 1975
United States counties were classified along a dimension of urban-rural residence. At one extreme of the dimension were inner cities of greater metropolitan areas; at the other extreme were totally rural counties without direct proximity to a metropolitan center. The socioeconomic characteristics of each county were compared for 1970 and for…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Family Structure, Income