Rural
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| More Poor Kids in More Poor Places: Children Increasingly Live Where Poverty Persists The authors of this brief examine child poverty rates using decennial census data from 1980, 1990, and 2000, as well as American Community Survey five-year estimates between 2005 and 2009, to identify those counties where child poverty has persisted. They find… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural, Safety Net, Urban |
| TANF in Rural America: Informing Re-authorization In 1996 welfare reform ushered in a new era in which cash assistance for poor parents became both temporary and conditional on activities to promote economic independence through work. Cash assistance from TANF relieves, but does not eliminate, poverty because… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Family, Poverty, Rural, Safety Net |
| Rural and Central City Residents with Multiple Children Likely to Be Hardest Hit by Proposed WIC Cuts This brief uses data from the 2007 and 2010 Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic Supplement to describe the distribution of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) receipt across the population and to detail… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural, Safety Net, Urban |
| Rural Workers Have Less Access to Paid Sick Days This brief, using data from the 2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce (NSCW) survey, analyzes paid sick time rates of workers by place and type of work. Paid sick days provide job protection to workers and a steady paycheck when they need to care for… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, Health, Rural |
| Community Strength and Economic Challenge: Civic Attitudes and Community Involvement in Rural America Residents in rural areas that are rich in amenities report a positive outlook about their community strength and civic engagement, with nine out of ten saying they would work together to solve a community problem. However, residents in chronically poor rural… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Civic Attitudes, Community, Rural |
| Reading Levels of Rural and Urban Third Graders Lag Behind Their Suburban Peers This brief examines the complex interplay of family, school, and place factors in the reading achievement levels of third grade students. Third grade reading achievement is critical to later academic and occupational success. Using data from the Early Childhood… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Education, Rural, Urban |
| Education in Chronically Poor Rural Areas Lags Across Generations As part of the Community and Environment in Rural America (CERA) initiative, the Carsey Institute has been investigating broad trends between rural community types, including the education level of residents and their parents. Since 2007, Carsey researchers have… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Education, Public Opinion, Rural |
| Civil Protective Orders Effective in Stopping or Reducing Partner Violence Civil protective orders are a low cost, effective solution in either stopping or significantly reducing partner violence for women. While all women benefit from civil protective orders, this brief finds there are greater obstacles to enforcement in rural places,… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Health, Rural, Urban, Women |
| Environmental, Economic, and Social Changes in Rural America Visible in Survey Data and Satellite Images This brief focuses on the changing landscapes of different types of rural America where social, economic, and ecological changes are occurring over large areas: the Northern Forest, Central Appalachia, and the Pacific Northwest. These three study sites embody varying… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Environment, Forests, Rural |
| How Far Would You Drive for Fresh Food? How Some Rural New Hampshire Residents Navigate a Dismal Food Landscape Lack of access to food stores with healthy and affordable food is one of the central obstacles to eradicating hunger in America. Approximately 23.5 million Americans live more than a mile from a supermarket, which makes accessing healthy food more challenging. Among… |
New Hampshire, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Family, Food Assistance, Low Income, New Hampshire, Rural, Safety Net |
