title: Reclassification and rural-versus-urban population change in Canada, 1976-1981:  a tale of two definitions.
abstract: The problem of changing definitions of rural and urban populations is examined using official data for Canada.  Two counts of rural and urban populations for 1976 are available.  One uses 1976 areas and definitions, and the other applies 1981 parameters to the 1976 data.  "The purpose of this article is to establish in some detail both the nature and sources of the differences in rates of rural-versus-urban growth between the two data sets available for the period 1976-81."
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Keddie
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D002170:Canada; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012106:Research; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Americas; Canada; Comparative Studies; Data Collection; Data Sources; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Research Methodology; Rural Population; Studies; Urban Population