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Guide to Rural Data. Revised Edition.
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Community Study; Counties; Demography; Information
DESCRIPTORS
Seeking; *Information Sources; Local Government;
*Nonm.tropolitan Areas; *Public Agencies; Rural
Areas; *Rural Economics; Rural Education; *Rural
Population; *Statistical Data
Bureau of the Census
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ABSTRACT
This book aims to acquaint researchers, primarily in
local organizations, with data they can use to describe and better
understand rural communities. Chapter 1 describes a few basic data
concepts for readers who are not experienced data users. Chapter 2
provides an overview of major data sources that can be used to
describe rural communities, including the Census Bureau's decennial
and current population programs; the Census Bureau's agricultural,
economic, and government censuses; personal income data from the
Bureau of Economic Analysis; and labor market data from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics. The chapter also explains where researchers can
find data issued by these agencies, and where they can find more
information by s:ate or region. Chapters 3-5 show how researchers can
use eederal, state, and local data to understand social and economic
change in very diverse rural communities. Data sources cover general
population, education, labor for6e, income, housing, health,
industry-specific data, and local government. Sample counties from
the Economic Research Service County Typology groups are used to put
the data sources in context. Appendices provide postal and electronic
addresses and phone numbers for state and federal offices that house
or collect data, and give details about Census Bureau publications
and economic census programs. Contains 49 references, 36 data tables
and figures, a glossary, and an index.
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Contents
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List of Tables and Figures
xv
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Background
What Are "Rural" Data'?
OrgaMiation of the Book
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Data Concepts
Kinds of Data
Flow Data Are Available
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Population versus Sample Data
otion of Rural
Census Geography and the
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Mapping: A New Way to Visualiie Data
Public versus Private Data
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Overview of Sources
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The Decennial Census of Population and ilousing
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Current Population Reports and Surveys
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Other Censuses
Other Surveys from the Census Bureau
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Other Economic Data
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Labor Market Information
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Contents
Characterizing Local Population and
Community Resources
The Get:eral Population
41
Education
45
Labor Force
48
Income
51
Bureau of the Census
51
Bureau of Economic Analysk
55
Social Security Administration
58
I lousing
59
Health
62
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Understanding the Economies of
Rural Communities
iverview of Local Economic Structure
65
Employment
65
Earnings
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Industry-Specific 1)ata
71
Agriculture
75
Forestry
77
Mining
Manufacturing
82
Trade
Services
84
The Role of the Federal Government
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Analyzing Government in Rural
Communities
Local Government Structure
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Local Government Finance
Public Employment
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Contents
Glossary 97
Appendices 103
Selected Data Series from the Bureau
A.
104
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce
Selected Items Collected an( Published in
B.
the 1992 Economic Censuses for Counties
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Regional Rural Development Centers
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Depository Libraries, State Data Centers,
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and BLS Cooperating Agencies
Census Bureau Regional Information Services
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and Special Topic Information Centers
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Electronic Data Access
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References
129
Index
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