Table 2
Components of degree holder growth, numbers and percent, by urban-rural class, 1996 to 2001

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Urban and rural classes Change from 1996 to 2001 Components
Net migration Net immigration In situ
  Degree holders (percent share of urban-rural class)
Large 497,776 (100) 38,224 (8) 209,159 (42) 250,392 (50)
Medium 67,979 (100) -23,830 (-35)  12,799 (19) 79,010 (116)
Small 55,781 (100) -12,545 (-22) 4,656 (8) 63,670 (114)
Rural 47,694 (100) -1,849 (-4) 1,875 (4) 47,669 (100)
Canada 669,230 (100) 0 (0) 228,488 (34) 440,742 (66)

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1996 and 2001.