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Peer reviewedMcLaughlin, Diane K.; Jensen, Leif – Rural Sociology, 1995
Data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (1988 wave) reveal that nonpoor individuals aged 55 and older living in nonmetropolitan areas were much more likely to become poor than their metropolitan counterparts. This difference persisted when controlling for race, education, marital status, age, change in work effort, becoming widowed, and types…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Income, Life Events, Middle Aged Adults
