Socioeconomic Heterogeneity of Mining-Dependent Counties

Although the socioeconomic well-being of all U.S. mining-dependent counties was slightly above the national average in 1990, disaggregation reveals substantial effects of region and mining subsector. In particular, southern and Great Lakes coal-mining counties had significantly lower high school gra...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Rural sociology 1993-10, Vol.58 (3), p.492-500
Hauptverfasser:	Nord, Mark, Luloff, A. E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Coal Counties Differences Economic conditions Economic wellbeing Educational Attainment Heterogeneity Mining Mining Industry Poverty Regional Characteristics Regional Differences Regional variations Rural and urban sociology Rural Areas Rural sociology Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomic Status Socioeconomics Sociology U.S.A Unemployment United States (Great Lakes Region) United States (South) United States (West) United States of America USA Well Being
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Zusammenfassung:	Although the socioeconomic well-being of all U.S. mining-dependent counties was slightly above the national average in 1990, disaggregation reveals substantial effects of region and mining subsector. In particular, southern and Great Lakes coal-mining counties had significantly lower high school graduation rates and higher poverty and unemployment rates relative to other rural same-state counties. (SV)
ISSN:	0036-0112 1549-0831
DOI:	10.1111/j.1549-0831.1993.tb00507.x