The cost of living and the geographic distribution of poverty [[electronic resource] /] / Dean Jolliffe

• Autore: Jolliffe Dean <1963->
• Pubblicazione: [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, , [2006]
• Descrizione fisica: iv, 22 pages : digital, PDF file
• Soggetto topico: Poverty - United States; Cost and standard of living - United States; Urban poor - United States - Economic conditions; Rural poor - United States; Public welfare - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Economic conditions
• Note generali: Title from Web page (viewed on Oct. 25, 2006).; "September 2006."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 16-18).
• Sommario/riassunto: The prevalence of poverty has been greater in nonmetro areas than in metro areas in every year since the 1960s when poverty rates were first officially recorded. Accordingly, Federal funds for social assistance programs and community development have favored nonmetro areas. This study suggests that adjusting poverty measures to account for cost-of-living differences between metro and nonmetro areas reverses that ranking. Once adjusted for cost-of-living differences using the Fair Market Rents index, metro poverty is greater than nonmetro poverty in terms of prevalence, depth, and severity over the entire 1991-2002 study period.
• Titolo autorizzato: The cost of living and the geographic distribution of poverty
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910695463003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II