Rural Conditions and Trends: Socioeconomic Conditions Issue, Vol. 7, No. 3
Douglas E. Bowers and Peggy Cook, editors
Rural Conditions and Trends No. (RCAT-73)
December 1996
About this magazine
This issue of Rural Conditions and Trends (RCaT) provides the annual review of current conditions in the Nation’s rural areas that reflect the socioeconomic well-being of rural communities and the people who live there. It also examines the nature and direction of rural trends in the 1990s and their prospects for continuation during the remainder of the decade.
In this report ...
Articles are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
- Frontmatter (masthead, contents), 11 kb
- Overview: Rural Areas Show Signs of Revitalization, 21 kb
- Population: Nonmetro Population Rebound Continues and Broadens, 467 kb
- Migration: Higher Inmigration, Lower Outmigration Contribute to Nonmetro Population Growth, 583 kb
- Employment and Unemployment: Rural Employment Gains Continue, But Pace Slows, 25 kb
- Nonfarm Earnings: Rural Nonfarm Earnings Edge Up, 17 kb
- Income: Growth in Per Capita Income Is Widespread in Rural America, 35 kb
- Transfer Payments: Rapid Growth in Medical Transfer Payments Is Driving Force for Growth in Transfers, 491 kb
- Poverty: Rural Poverty Rate Stabilizes, 18 kb
- Farm Household Income: Farm Operator Household Income Compares Favorably With All U.S. Households, But Varies by Geography and Size of Farm, 25 kb
- Farm Labor: Weekly Earnings for Hired Farmworkers Decrease, and Education Levels Show Little Improvement, 597 kb
- Appendix: Data Sources and Definitions, 25 kb
- Appendix Tables, 45 kb
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Updated date: December 1996
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