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Pvn-074-Contreras-Field Notes-1995, Daniel Contreras

Four Valleys Archive

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Farm Families Moving To Town: An Analysis Of Farm Population Declines, Don E. Albrecht

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Recent census data indicate that, in all regions of the country, an increasingly large proportion of individuals and families operating farms in the United States are choosing to live in urban and rural communities rather than on the farmstead. In this paper, hypotheses are developed and tested to help explain and understand this phenomenon, and the variations that exist from county to county. County-level data from the 1978 and 1987 Census of Agriculture and the 1980 and 1990 Census of Population are analyzed. It was found that counties with larger proportions of farm families living in the community include those …

Community Impacts From A Temporary Military Deployment: The Case Of Fort Stewart, Ga., Warren Kriesel, Gina L. Gilbreath

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

The rural South has long been a popular location for the installment of military bases. Small Southern communities around these installations have experienced many social and economic changes due to operational changes in the base. Even the slightest alterations have a ripple effect on residents who rely on the base for local economic stability. Although many studies have examined the impacts associated with military base closures, this paper addresses a related but not identical problem. Using a combined rural sociological and agricultural and applied economic perspective, an analysis is made which examines the local social and economic disruption caused by …

Assessing Housing Affordability In Rural Georgia, Carol B. Meeks, Anne L. Sweaney

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Rural areas and the rural South in particular have unique characteristics that render inappropriate many urban-oriented housing affordability approaches, delivery systems, and programs. In addition, a lack of data for smaller communities makes accurate assessments of the housing stock difficult. This paper explores factors that influence housing affordability. A methodology is developed that policy makers in local communities can use with volunteers to collect reliable data and to develop a local housing agenda which meets community needs. Regression analysis using data from four rural Georgia communities reveals that housing quality plays a role in housing expenditures. The paper concludes with …

Occupational Attainment And Earnings Among Agricultural Students In The South, Andrew A. Zakeri

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Using panel data from a sample of agriculture graduates from Southern land-grant universities, this paper examines factors associated with occupational attainment and income earnings among agricultural students after graduation. Findings indicate that college major and gender were the strongest predictors of occupational attainment, while educational attainment was the best single predictor of income earnings. Compared with their peers with only baccalaureate degrees, highly trained agricultural students earned higher income on their first full-time jobs after leaving college. Policy implications of the findings are discussed.

Changing The Health Care System: Opinions Of Rural And Urban Residents, F. Dale Parent, Bonnie L. Lewis

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This paper examines the opinions of rural and urban residents toward a full health care system provided by the government. The data used in the study come from a statewide poll conducted by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Because of a greater need for health care reform in rural areas, it was assumed that rural Louisianians might be more supportive of a government health care system than their urban counterparts. However, analysis of the data indicates that a person's residence had no statistically significant effect on attitudes toward government sponsored health care.

Antecedents Of Infant Mortality: An Analysis Of Risk Factors In Rural And Urban Arkansas, Shannon M. Holman, Frank L. Farmer, Russell S. Kirby, Bruce L. Dixon

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This research examines the relationship between social and biological characteristics of the infant and mother and the probability of infant survival through the first year of life. The research also includes a consideration of the influence of residence (rural vs. urban). Employing linked birth and death certificate data for Arkansas (1985-1989), a logit model was estimated to assess the impact of social and biological factors on the probability of survival. The results indicate that metropolitan residence is positively associated with infant survival, but only at a marginal significance level. Other notable results include the importance of prenatal care and a …

Selective Migration And The Educational "Brain Drain" From The Lower Mississippi Delta Region In 1975-80, Donald E. Voth, Molly Killian, Frank L. Farmer

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Using a unique source of information about migration, this paper calculates the rates of net migration by age and educational level for the Lower Mississippi Delta region for the period of 1975-80, compares different categories of counties in the Delta, and compares Delta areas with non-Delta areas of the seven Delta states. It shows substantial losses of more highly educated persons, especially the young, from all rural counties, but especially for the core rural Delta counties.

Dependence In The Rural South, Libby V. Morris

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This article re-introduces the concept of dependence into rural studies and shows that age-related dependence varies greatly by race and location across the South. Youth, elder, and total dependence ratios were calculated for blacks and whites and by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan locations for Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Total, youth, and elder dependence are higher in nonmetropolitan areas. The highest dependence is in nonmetropolitan counties with high percentages of black population. Total dependence is higher for blacks than whites. This difference is primarily because of the much higher dependence ratios for black youth. Elder dependence is highest in nonmetropolitan counties, and …

The Management Of Hunting Leases By Rural Landowners, John K. Thomas, Clark E. Adams, John F. Thigpen Iii

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Most of the land in Texas is privately owned and is an important as a source for hunting recreation. Profit maximization theory (PMT) and economic behavioral theory (EBT) were used to explain differences in the net incomes of Texas landowners who sold hunting leases during the 1989-90 hunting season. In 1990, 4,621 landowners who were licensed to sell hunting leases by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department responded to a mail survey. Findings indicated that the statewide median net lease income was $1,100, few landowners considered their leasing operations as businesses, and few practiced intensive management of their operations. Number …

We Forum, Vol Xviii No. 36 - Dec. 30-Jan. 5, 1994, Jose Burgos, Jr.

We Forum

No abstract provided.

Letter To Sally Curtis Askew Regarding Award Of Seaall Scholarship, December 29, 1994, Jack Bissett

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Jack Bissett to Sally Curtis AsKew accepting the SEAALL scholarship awarded to him.

December 29, 1994, Arkansas Baptist State Convention

Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine, 1990-1994

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Letter To Sally Curtis Askew Regarding Award Of A Lucile Elliott Scholarship, December 28, 1994, Mary Smith Forman

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Mary Smith Forman to Sally Curtis AsKew accepting the Lucile Elliott Scholarship awarded to her.

Letter To Sally Curtis Askew Regarding Award Of A Seaall Scholarship, December 28, 1994, Carol Gebel

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Carol Gebel to Sally Curtis AsKew accepting the scholarship awarded to her.

Orlando Gets Hockey But Not Nhl Hockey, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

When the announcement came a little over a week ago The Orlando Sentinel fell over itself like the lapdog it has become for the Orlando Magic and the DeVoss family. It was of course the major news that Orlando was about to get a hockey team in the International Hockey League, and the city was about to facilitate the process with another sweetheart contract with the family DeVoss for use of the O-Arena.

Mother Of Perpetual Help Church Of The Deaf, December 25, 1994

Mother of Perpetual Health Church of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Omaha, NE

Blessed Kateri Catholic Center Newsletter, Christmas 1994

Blessed Kateri Catholic Center Newsletter

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Toledo, OH

Good News, Christmas 1994

Good News

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Croydon, PA

Vision, Christmas 1994

Vision

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in USA

VisionFinding Aid

We Forum, Vol Xviii No. 35 - Dec. 23-29, 1994, Jose Burgos, Jr.

We Forum

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Christmas Gift List For Sports Celebrities, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

With Christmas just a few days away it's time to put together a Christmas gift list for the wonderful people of sportsworld who seemingly have everything.

Letter To Rhea Ballard-Thrower Regarding Award Of A Seaall Scholarship, December 20, 1994, Sally Curtis Askew

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Sally Curtis Askew to Rhea Ballard-Thrower notifying Ballard-Thrower that she has been awarded a SEAALL scholarship.

Letter To Sandra Young Dyer Regarding Award Of A Seaall Scholarship, December 20, 1994, Sally Curtis Askew

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Sally Curtis Askew to Sandra Younger Dyer notifying Dyer that she has been awarded a SEAALL scholarship.

Letter To Mary Smith Forman Regarding Award Of A Seaall Scholarship, December 20, 1994, Sally Curtis Askew

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Sally Curtis Askew to Mary Smith Forman notifying Forman that she has been awarded a SEAALL scholarship.

Letter To Jack Bissett Regarding Award Of A Seaall Scholarship, December 20, 1994, Sally Curtis Askew

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Sally Curtis Askew to Jack Bissett notifying Bissett that he has been awarded a SEAALL scholarship.

Letter To Carol Gebel Regarding Award Of A Seaall Scholarship, December 20, 1994, Sally Curtis Askew

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Sally Curtis Askew to Carol Gebel notifying Gebel that she has been awarded a SEAALL scholarship.

Letter To Allen Moye Regarding Award Of A Seaall Scholarship, December 20, 1994, Sally Curtis Askew

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Sally Curtis Askew to Allen Moye notifying Moye that he has been awarded a SEAALL scholarship.

Letter To Kathleen Miller Regarding Award Of A Seaall Scholarship, December 20, 1994, Sally Curtis Askew

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Sally Curtis Askew to Kathleen Miller notifying Miller that she has been awarded a SEAALL scholarship.

Letter To Patricia Ann Wyatt Regarding Award Of A Seaall Scholarship, December 20, 1994, Sally Curtis Askew

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Sally Curtis Askew to Patricia Ann Wyatt notifying Wyatt that she has been awarded a SEAALL scholarship.