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Evaluation of Mail Questionnaires for Obtaining Data from More Than One Respondent in a Household
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Carpenter, Edwin H. – Rural Sociology, 1977
A comparison of two-questionnaire households to one-questionnaire households indicates that: the former had a lower response rate; item nonresponse was similar; characteristics of responding households were similar; data-gathering costs were increased somewhat but remained miniscule compared to in-person interviews; and in 26 percent of the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Costs, Evaluation, Family (Sociological Unit)
Female-Headed Families and Poverty in Rural America
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Snyder, 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
Patterns of Migration from Metropolitan to Nonmetropolitan Areas: Changing Ecological Factors Affecting Family Mobility
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Kirschenbaum, Alan – Rural Sociology, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Ecological Factors, Employment Opportunities
Satisfaction with Rural Services: The Policy Preferences of Leaders and Community Residents.
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Molnar, Joseph J.; Smith, John P. – Rural Sociology, 1982
The study of the relationship between satisfaction and spending preferences among 522 community leaders and 926 household residents in 8 rural Alabama counties indicated that generally higher levels of satisfaction were found among community residents; but, with some exceptions, leaders tended to prefer more spending on community services. (NQA)
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Community Satisfaction, Community Services, Community Support
Household Composition and Poverty among Female-Headed Households with Children: Differences by Race and Residence
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Snyder, Anastasia R.; McLaughlin, Diane K.; Findeis, Jill – Rural Sociology, 2006
We examine race and residential variation in the prevalence of female-headed households with children and how household composition is associated with several key economic well-being outcomes using data from the 2000 5% Public Use Microdata Sample of the U.S. Census. Special attention is paid to cohabiting female-headed households with children…
Descriptors: Racial Factors, Poverty, Family Income, Fatherless Family
Poverty in Female-headed Households: Residential Differences.
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McLaughlin, Diane K.; Sachs, Carolyn – Rural Sociology, 1988
Examines how individual characteristics and the employment opportunity structure vary for female-headed households in urban and nonmetropolitan areas. Finds little difference by residence on characteristics that influence poverty status. Employed nonmetro women more likely to have poverty incomes while opportunities for female headed nonmetro…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Determinants of Poverty among Rural and Urban Women Who Live Alone.
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Slesinger, Doris P.; Cautley, Eleanor – Rural Sociology, 1988
Examines poverty levels of young and elderly women who live alone. Of all elderly women, 30 percent are in poverty compared with 21 percent of single young women. Variables include participation in labor force, education, age, benefits, and ethnicity. Women in rural areas more likely to be in poverty. (Author/TES)
Descriptors: Adults, Economic Status, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Patterns