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Most Americans believe that rural areas epitomize
traditional values of family, religion, and self-sufficiency and
that they are more attractive, friendlier, and safer,
particularly for children. These perceptions, interestingly
enough, are also held by the majority of suburbanites and an
only slightly larger proportion of rural residents. However
exaggerated this image might be, it suggests that there is a
large, mostly untapped population that would consider a move to
a smaller community in the Plains
