Rural Poverty at a Glance

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英文名称：

Rural Poverty at a Glance

作者：

Dean Jolliffe

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=47003

关键词：

poor;  poverty;  persistent poverty;  rural;  urban;  nonmetro;  metro;  nonmetropolitan;  child poverty;  poverty by race; 

年份：

2004

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

6 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

This publication provides the most recent information on poverty trends and demographic characteristics of the rural poor. The rate of poverty is not only an important social indicator of the well-being of the least well off, but it is also widely used as an input in shaping Federal policies and targeting program benefits. While metro and nonmetro areas have shared similar patterns of reductions and increases in poverty rates over time, there continues to exist a wide and persistent gap between nonmetro and metro poverty rates. The report also documents large metro-nonmetro gaps when poverty is analyzed by race, ethnicity, age, and family structure.