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Kritz, Mary M. – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2016
International student mobility has increased rapidly since 1975. This article examined country differences in outbound student mobility and the correlates of those differences. Previous studies have addressed this question but differ in their conclusions depending on whether they focus on factors associated with student outflows or inflows. UNESCO…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Comparative Education, Data Analysis, Study Abroad
US Census Bureau, 2011
This document presents 2010 data from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program of the U.S. Census Bureau. The SAIPE program produces poverty estimates for the total population and median household income estimates annually for all counties and states. SAIPE data also produces single-year poverty estimates for the school-age…
Descriptors: Poverty, Income, Federal Programs, Social Indicators
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Jackson-Smith, Douglas B.; Jensen, Eric – Rural Sociology, 2009
Many scholars have commented on the changing significance of farming for understanding the dynamics of social and economic change in contemporary rural America. Quantitative analyses of relationships between farming, local socioeconomic conditions, demographic trends, and policy have often relied on an indicator of "farm-dependent" (FD) counties…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Geographic Distribution, Rural Areas, Economic Change
Ramsden, Brian – Universities UK, 2006
This is a report of the Strand 1 element of the Universities UK project to examine part-time students and part-time study within the United Kingdom. The aim of Strand 1 of this project is to set out, as far as possible, factual information about students studying part-time and following programmes of study leading to higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Data Analysis
Stoll, Michael A. – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2004
This paper examines whether a geographic skills mismatch exists between the location of less-educated minorities, in particular African Americans, and high-skill job concentrations, and if so, whether it contributes to the relatively poor employment outcomes of this group. It explores these questions by examining data on the recent geographic…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Job Skills, Geographic Distribution, Geographic Location
National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC. – 1987
Information on the number and location of U.S. artists, as reported in the 1980 Census of Population, is examined, and comparisons are made with 1970 Census figures. This document describes national growth trends in specific art occupations and regional changes in comparison to total labor force changes. The impact of migration on the distribution…
Descriptors: Artists, Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis