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Peer reviewedBrown, David L.; Hirschl, Thomas A. – Rural Sociology, 1995
Data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (1985 wave) indicate that rural households have the highest probability of poverty, followed by metropolitan-core households. Household factors (educational attainment, family structure, age, minority status) and the local opportunity structure were important determinants of poverty, but controlling for…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Family Characteristics, Human Capital, Inner City
Download full textBrown, David L. – 1987
Demographic and socioeconomic conditions and changes in rural communities provide the context for education programs in such areas. Although these conditions have improved since the 1950s, they have worsened since 1980, affecting the human resource base of rural economics. Cyclical and structural changes affect--and are affected--by: (1) reduced…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Educational Attainment, Educational Demand, Elementary Secondary Education
