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Title: The Prevalence and Depth of Poverty in the Rural U.S.: A Result of a "Rural Effect" or Weak Social Structures?
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2010
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Abstract: Empirical studies consistently find that non-metropolitan status is negatively associated with poverty. But why is poverty more prevalent and deep in rural areas of the United States than in urban places? Many studies have tried to explain the pervasiveness of rural poverty as a result of individual characteristics and structural conditions. Both of these factors have been found to affect poverty rates, but neither completely explains poverty in rural places and suggests that there is a “rural effect” beyond structural conditions and individual characteristics that makes rural residents more likely to live in poverty than if they lived in an urban area. To answer this question, this study will examine differences in rural and . . .
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Authors: Bocinski, Sarah Gonzalez
Institution: Georgetown University
Department: Public Policy
Advisor: Katie Fitzpatrick
Degree: MA
Publisher Location: Washington, DC
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Other, Poverty and Welfare
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