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| Autor/in | Jensen, Leif |
|---|---|
| Titel | Rural-Urban Differences in the Utilization and Ameliorative Effects of Welfare Programs. |
| Quelle | (1988), (27 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Low Income Groups; Metropolitan Areas; Poverty; Poverty Areas; Poverty Programs; Rural Areas; Rural Urban Differences; Urban Areas; Welfare Recipients; Welfare Services |
| Abstract | Some observers believe that welfare programs have an urban bias; however, the rate of poverty is higher in rural than in urban areas. This study establishes metro and nonmetro differences in the use of welfare and the degree to which it reduces poverty. Data from the U. S. Census Bureau's March 1987 Current Population Survey are analyzed using multivariate techniques. The study finds that poverty rates are about 1.5 times greater in nonmetro than in metro areas, and that family income in metro areas exceeds that in nonmetro areas by 37 to 46%. Further, data indicate that the severity of nonmetro poverty equals that of poverty in central cities, where about 15% of families have income below the poverty threshold. Nonmetro families, however, have a much lower rate of welfare receipt, about 5%, as opposed to 10% for families in central cities. Four measures of amelioration all demonstrate that welfare programs in nonmetro areas are less successful in boosting the income of recipients above the poverty level. Multivariate analyses confirm the smaller effects of welfare in nonmetro areas, and they suggest that four variables fully explain the tendency of nonmetro families not to use welfare services: presence of a working head of household, older family heads, home ownership, and absence of programs that supply Aid to Dependent Children for Unemployed Parents (AFDC-UP). An 18-item bibliography and 5 tables are included. (CH) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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