Examination of some socio-economic characteristics of rural non-farm population in Southern Appalachia

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5526080

Newman, B G

The rural nonfarm population in 11 contiguous Southern Appalachian counties was surveyed to study socio-economic characteristics of that population group. The 351 rural nonfarm households interviewed are more than 35 miles, or 1-h commuting distance, from six Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA). Case study counties are Fannin, Rabun, Towns, and Union counties, Georgia; Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties, North Carolina; and Polk County, Tennessee. A major objective of the study was to examine socio-economic linkages of these rural nonfarm people within the study area and with the neighboring SMSA. Socio-economic and linkage characteristics examined include age, sex, residence location, employment, trip-to-work, and socio-economic ties with SMSAs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5526080
• Report Number(s): CONF-791181-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AGE GROUPS
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COMMUNITIES
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DATA COMPILATION
DATA FORMS
EMPLOYMENT
HUMAN POPULATIONS
INFORMATION
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
POPULATIONS
RURAL POPULATIONS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
TABLES
TRANSPORT
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