Table 3
Predicted Skills Variation
by Urban Size*
Metropolitan Area |
Predicted Variation in |
% Difference from the |
5th (116,638) |
7.71 |
30.11 |
20th (275,257) |
6.92 |
16.77 |
40th (684,075) |
6.17 |
4.11 |
50th (942,091) |
5.93 |
0 |
60th (1,178,410) |
5.76 |
-2.78 |
80th (2,463,953) |
5.25 |
-11.41 |
95th (5,899,345)_________ |
___________4.70__________ |
___________-20.64___________ |
* Skills variation was predicted using the regression Model I, in which all independent
variables (except metro area population) were evaluated at their means.
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