Community
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Kentuckians Remain Optimistic Through Great Recession: Growing Concerns about Sprawl, Housing, and Recreational Opportunities In May and June of 2007, Carsey Institute researchers surveyed 1,000 randomly selected respondents from Kentucky’s Harlan and Letcher counties, and between November 2010 and January 2011, they returned to survey 1,020 different randomly selected respondents from the… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Community, Economic Development, Housing, Poverty, Public Opinion |
| Continuity and Change in Coos County Results from the 2010 North Country CERA Survey This brief from Chris Colocousis and Justin Young uses the most recent North Country CERA survey to focus on change and continuity in Coos County between 2007 and 2010, and then makes comparisons of the present conditions across the three study counties. The authors… |
New Hampshire | Community, Economic Development, Environment, New Hampshire, Public Opinion |
| Community Strength and Economic Challenge: Civic Attitudes and Community Involvement in Rural America Residents in rural areas that are rich in amenities report a positive outlook about their community strength and civic engagement, with nine out of ten saying they would work together to solve a community problem. However, residents in chronically poor rural… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Civic Attitudes, Community, Rural |
| Enduring Ties to Community and Nature: Charting an Alternative Future for Southeast Alaska Like much of rural America, Southeast Alaska is confronting the social implications of both population declines and the downturn in natural resource-based industries. Although many residents have chosen to leave Alaska in the last decade, the majority have stayed.… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change, Demography | Community, Demography, Environment |
| No Place Like Home: Place and Community Identity Among North Country Youth This brief explores the link between rural youths’ identification with their community, their self-esteem, and their future plans. The panel study of New Hampshire’s Coos County youth offers a snapshot into the dynamics of a population that is developing its identity… |
New Hampshire, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Community, Coös Youth Study, New Hampshire, Rural, Young Adults |
| How Yoopers See the Future of their Communities: Why Residents Leave or Stay in Michigan's Upper Peninsula According to a Community and Environment in Rural America survey, Michigan's Upper Peninsula residents, often called "Yoopers," said that ties to community and the area's natural beauty were significant factors for those who planned on staying in… |
Demography | Community, Demography, Environment, Public Opinion, Rural |
| Youth Opinions Matter: Retaining Human Capital in Coös County As Coös County youth age, their attachment to their communities may deteriorate. This brief presents new data from the Coös Youth Study. This research indicates efforts to keep young people in Coös may benefit from efforts to show students that their views matter to… |
New Hampshire | Community, Coös Youth Study, Family, Health, New Hampshire, Young Adults |
| Race, Class, and Community in a Southern Forest-Dependent Region Based on a Community and Environment in Rural America survey, this brief looks at four counties in Alabama. It finds blacks and whites have different outcomes in the community, despite expectations of regional stability and greater equality. Though they reported… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | African Americans, Community, Public Opinion, Race, Rural |
| Out-of-School Time Matters: Activity Involvement and Positive Development among Coos County Youth This brief looks at the connections between how youth spend their free time and positive or negative attitudes about themselves and their future plans. Family studies assistant professor and Carsey faculty fellow Erin Hiley Sharp used data from the Carsey Institute… |
New Hampshire | Community, Coös Youth Study, Family, Health, New Hampshire, Young Adults |
| Navigating the Teen Years: Promise and Peril for Northern New Hampshire Youth This report provides a snapshot of how youth are doing in Carroll, Coos, and Grafton counties and describes some of the difficulties they and their communities face as they negotiate the transition to adulthood. The study is based on data from several agencies that… |
New Hampshire | Community, Coös Youth Study, Health, New Hampshire, Young Adults |
