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Kan, Stephen H.; And Others – 1981
A 1975-79 study assessing community satisfaction and migration intentions in 8 nonmetropolitan Utah communities ranging in population from 1,350 to 6,300 had 3 unique characteristics: (1) the use of distance from the community to the closest Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), per capita sales tax, and energy development status as…
Descriptors: Community Satisfaction, Family Mobility, Individual Characteristics, Local Government
Peer reviewedSeyfrit, Carole L. – Rural Sociology, 1986
Questions one of the assumed benefits of rapid growth in rural areas--the retention of rural youths through finding employment in their home communities. Finds no relationship between migration intentions of 970 high school seniors in rural Utah counties and rapid growth in local energy-related extractive employment. (LFL)
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Economic Development, Employment Opportunities, Energy Occupations
