U.S. economic and social trends since 2000

Population Bulletin

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-16

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ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INCOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STOCK MARKET; TERRORISM;

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EID: 77950670000     PISSN: 0032468X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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26. Unadjusted for inflation.
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40. For more information on historical patterns and differences in enrollment
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49. Counties outside metropolitan areas includes those classified as micropolitan and those "outside of core-based statistical areas, " based on 2005 metro-area classifications. Population Reference Bureau analysis of the 2004 County Typology Codes of the Economic Research Service.
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