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Peer reviewedHirschl, Thomas A.; Rank, Mark R. – Social Forces, 1991
Despite having higher poverty rates, higher unemployment, and lower educational attainment, rural counties have lower welfare participation rates than urban counties. Analysis of all U.S. counties indicates that population density is a major factor linking to high welfare participation. Contains 30 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Population Distribution, Poverty, Rural Urban Differences, Welfare Recipients
Peer reviewedMcLeod, Jane D.; Edwards, Kevan – Social Forces, 1995
Analysis of data on 3,277 children in the Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth dataset examined effects on children's mental health of family poverty and 3 residential characteristics (urbanicity, neighborhood poverty, and neighborhood racial homogeneity). Poverty negatively affected children's mental health overall, while…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anxiety, Blacks, Child Health
