A County-Level Measure of Urban Influence.

Ghelfi, Linda M.; Parker, Timothy S.

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ERIC Number: EJ556083

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Publication Date: 1997

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A County-Level Measure of Urban Influence.

Ghelfi, Linda M.; Parker, Timothy S.

Rural Development Perspectives, v12 n2 p32-41 Feb 1997

Nine county-level urban-influence categories were developed to enhance research on geographic differences in economic opportunities. Categories differ along many social and economic dimensions: population growth, educational attainment, employment growth, earnings, presence of institutions of higher learning, and hospital and physician supply. Includes bar graphs, data tables, and maps. (SAS)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Health Care, Classification, College Graduates, Counties, Demography, Economic Research, Employment Patterns, Higher Education, Human Geography, Income, Metropolitan Areas, Nonmetropolitan Areas, Rural Urban Differences, Social Indicators

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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