Popular images of "rurality": data from a Pennsylvania survey

The meaning of rurality from the person-on-the-street perspective was explored using data from a statewide telephone and mail survey of 1,241 Pennsylvania residents. Responses to 35 Likert items were factor analyzed and five factors were delineated: positive images of rural life, negative images of...

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Published inRural sociology Vol. 55; no. 4; p. 559
Main Authors Willits, F.K. (Penn State University, University Park, PA), Bealer, R.C, Timbers, V.L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1990
Subjects
ANALISIS ESTADISTICO
ANALYSE STATISTIQUE
Beliefs
COMPORTAMIENTO HUMANO
COMPORTEMENT HUMAIN
ENCUESTAS
ENQUETE
PENNSYLVANIA
PENNSYLVANIE
Public Opinion
Rural Areas
Rural Environment
Rural Population
Rural Urban Differences
Social Attitudes
SOCIOLOGIA RURAL
SOCIOLOGIE RURALE
Stereotypes
Surveys
Values
ZONAS RURALES
ZONE RURALE
Pennsylvania
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Summary:The meaning of rurality from the person-on-the-street perspective was explored using data from a statewide telephone and mail survey of 1,241 Pennsylvania residents. Responses to 35 Likert items were factor analyzed and five factors were delineated: positive images of rural life, negative images of rurality, antiurbanism, agrarianism, and wilderness values. Widespread agreement with the positive images of rural life, antiurbanism, agrarianism, and wilderness values was found. Negative images of rurality were overwhelmingly rejected by the respondents. Rural dwellers were somewhat more positive in their attitudes toward all aspects of rurality than were urban or suburban residents. The relevance of these overall findings for rural development is suggested
Bibliography:E50
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ISSN:0036-0112
1549-0831
DOI:10.1111/j.1549-0831.1990.tb00697.x