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Dissertation Information for John M. Kennedy

NAME:
- John M. Kennedy

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Sociology

SCHOOL:
- Pennsylvania State University (USA) (1986)

ADVISORS:
- None

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- None

MPACT Status: Incomplete - Inspected

Title: CHANGES IN THE SELECTIVITY OF INTERREGIONAL MIGRANTS: 1970-1983 (UNITED STATES)

Abstract: "This thesis is an analysis of the selectivity of interregional migrants from the North to the South and from the South to the North in the United States for the time periods of 1970-1975, 1975-1980, and 1980-1983. The data analyzed are from the March 1975, March 1980, and the March 1983 Current Population Surveys. Six selectivity characteristics are related to interregional migration: education, housing tenure, race, occupation, age, and dual-worker families. Hypotheses are developed and tested which relate these characteristics to time and stream-specific migration. The principal assumption of the research is that changes in social and economic conditions in each region are reflected in changes in the selectivity of migrants.

The analysis focuses on two techniques of comparative differences. First, the proportion of each region's population who moved from one region to the other region is calculated. With these proportions, univariate comparisons are made across streams and times. These data show that there was little change in characteristics of migrants during the 1970's and a substantial decrease in interregional migration in the early 1980's. The data also show that, except for the migration of persons aged 65-74, there are relatively few differences in the rates of migration in each stream.

Second, through the use of stepwise logistic regression, multivariate models of migration are developed for each time and stream. This multivariate technique allows the analyst to determine which variables and interactions of variables are important discriminants of selectivity. As expected, persons with more education and renters are more likely to have moved from one region to another.

The data interpretation examines changes in national and regional social and economic conditions and relates these to selectivity changes. Both economic and non-economic causes of interregional migration are presented as explanations for migration differentials."

MPACT Scores for John M. Kennedy

A = 0
C = 2
A+C = 2
T = 0
G = 0
W = 0
TD = 0
TA = 0
calculated 2008-01-31 06:07:47

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