The Cost Of Living And The Geographic Distribution Of Poverty
by Departm Economic Research Service (ers)
2021-01-01 09:46:30
The Cost Of Living And The Geographic Distribution Of Poverty
by Departm Economic Research Service (ers)
2021-01-01 09:46:30
Economic Research Reports present original economic analysis, findings, and implications primarily for public and private decisionmakers' staff and researchers. The prevalence of poverty has been greater in nonmetro areas than in metro areas in every...
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Economic Research Reports present original economic analysis, findings, and implications primarily for public and private decisionmakers' staff and researchers. 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. This study suggests that adjusting poverty measures to account for cost-of-living differences between metro and nonmetro areas reverses that ranking.
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