title: Determination of settlement patterns in rapidly growing rural areas.
abstract: The primary factors affecting settlement patterns in rural areas of the United States are examined using factor analysis of survey responses from 1,156 households in Oklahoma.  "Results indicate that quality of services, age of home and availability of services, rural atmosphere and job and family considerations impact most significantly.  Analysis of variance indicates that differences exist in the relative weighting of factors by socio-economic, demographic and locational variables."
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Doeksen
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Oehrtman
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005843:Geography; D009656:North America; D009825:Oklahoma; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012424:Rural Population; D012946:Social Welfare; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Migration; Migration, Internal; North America; Northern America; Oklahoma; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Report; Rural Population; Rural Spatial Distribution; Settlement And Resettlement; Social Welfare; Socioeconomic Factors; Spatial Distribution; United States