GOVT 2225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Working Poor
31 Jan 2018
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Not that much change over time, still very prevalent. Huge part of america is considered to be rural. Assumption that money goes farther in rural america. Have inadequate housing (no plumbing, running water, electricity) Rural disadvantage is as important in understanding inequality and social mobility prospects in america as urban poverty. Us population has grown, but the population living in rural areas has declined. Experienced at high rates among workers **** one of the. Experienced at high rates among workers **** one of the biggest differences. Highly concentrated among spatially isolated minorities and immigrants. Inadequately addressed by today"s urban oriented public safety net. Poverty has always been higher in non-metropolitan areas (rural areas and small towns) Highly concentrated in specific areas of the country. Persistent poverty is defined as having poverty rates exceeding 20% over several decades. 88% of counties considered persistently poor are in rural (non- metropolitan) areas. Majority of these are located in the south.
