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impact of cost and accessibility on fruit and vegetable intake in rural settings. This study examines the relationship … rural area. Individual characteristics from a 2006 mail survey (n 5 1,510) were combined with store locations and price …
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that does not appear to be the case for very remote rural areas. …
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especially for rural communities where resources, and in many cases, opportunities, are perceived to be less plentiful than for …
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Community colleges likely draw to college individuals who would otherwise not attend due to their low costs and open admission requirements. This is labeled as the democratization effect. They may also divert individuals away from 4-year to terminal 2-year college degrees (the diversion effect)....
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in key public policies such as commodity income support, environment, stability, research, and rural development. A …
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This study focuses on the longstanding impoverishment of the rural South and three of its subregions-Appalachia, the … Mississippi Delta, and the Black Belt. The poor quality of life in rural Appalachia and along the Mississippi Delta has been … the South as a whole is more rural and impoverished than other U.S. regions, this is largely due to the poor conditions in …
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in rural and urban schools. We examine economic education outcomes for rural and urban students using test scores … find only limited differences between the education production function in urban and rural settings and lower average … scores for rural students. To close this gap, results suggest that rural schools should place economic content in the senior …
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