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Direct linkSnyder, Anastasia R.; McLaughlin, Diane K. – Rural Sociology, 2004
Employing data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 March supplements of the Current Population Surveys, this study examines changing household and family structure in metro and nonmetro areas and corresponding changes in poverty, emphasizing female-headed families with children under age 18. We also pay particular attention to the structure and economic…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Family Structure, Poverty, Heads of Households
