Young Adults
| Publication | Category | Topic |
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| Youth Aspirations and Sense of Place in a Changing Rural Economy: The Coös Youth Study Youth in rural Coös County have surprisingly strong ties to their communities, finds a new report from the Carsey Institute. The brief is the first to report on a ten-year panel study of students who began seventh and eleventh grades in 2007 in Coös, New Hampshire… |
New Hampshire | Community, Coös Youth Study, Health, New Hampshire, Rural, Young Adults |
| Rural Youth are More Likely to be Idle Rural young adults, ages 18-24, are more likely to be idle not in school, the labor force, or the Armed Forces than their urban counterparts. Among rural high school dropouts and racial-ethnic minorities, rates of idleness are even more pronounced.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Education, Rural, Young Adults |
| Rural Soldiers Continue to Account for Disproportionately High Share of U.S. Casualities in Iraq and Afghanistan When the nation goes to war, all Americans are expected to make sacrifices. Today's rural Americans, however, have fewer job opportunities within their communities, and are joining the military at higher rates. In turn, rural communities are facing military… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Mortality, Rural, Young Adults |
| Food Stamp and School Lunch Programs Alleviate Food Insecurity in Rural America The Food Stamp and the National School Lunch Programs play a vital role in helping poor, rural Americans obtain a more nutritious diet and alleviate food insecurity and hunger. This fact sheet looks at the extent to which rural America depends on these programs and… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Education, Food Assistance, Rural, Safety Net, Young Adults |
| U.S. Rural Soldiers Account for a Disproportionately High Share of Casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan A study by the Carsey Institute found that among U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, those who are from rural America are dying at a higher rate than those soldiers who are from cities and suburbs. According to U.S. Department of Defense records, rural… |
Demography, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Mortality, Rural, Young Adults |
| Substance Abuse in Rural and Small Town America Alcohol abuse exceeds illicit drug abuse in rural America and is a serious problem among rural youth, as highlighted here. The report also confirms that the abuse of stimulants, including methamphetamine, is high among certain rural populations, particularly among… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Drugs, Rural, Substance Abuse, Urban, Young Adults |
| Demographic Trends in Rural and Small Town America This report examines the changing demographics of rural America and shows that the makeup of rural America is changing as certain regions grow with the migration of retirees and baby boomers into amenity-rich areas. At the same time, other places face economic… |
Demography | Demography, Migration, Race, Rural, Seniors, Young Adults |
