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Benson, Joyce – 1984
A structural approach which focuses on social and economic conditions under which poverty exists and which de-personalizes causes is used to study the extent and trends of poverty in general and Maine in particular. The 1980 Census reported that 13% of Maine's population was poor, but since income in Maine is generally low many people fall in and…
Descriptors: Demography, Dual Career Family, Employed Women, Low Income States
Mageean, Deirdre M.; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1994
Among 385 low-income households studied in Maine, three-quarters of households with children under 12 were hungry or at risk of hunger; significant sociodemographic differences existed between urban and rural low-income households; and rural households were more likely than urban households to be income-eligible but not participating in federal…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Demography, Economic Factors
