Urban
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Urban and Rural Children Experience Similar Rates of Low-Income and Poverty Data in this brief shows that the percentages of children living in low-income areas and poverty over the past fifteen years in rural and urban America are converging.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Low Income, Poverty, Rural, Urban |
| Population Growth in New Hispanic Destinations Natural increase—more births than deaths—is now the major engine of Hispanic population growth in many large metro areas and their suburbs, as well as numerous smaller metropolitan areas and rural communities. Hispanics now account for half of U.S. population growth… |
Demography | Birth Rates, Demography, Hispanics, Mortality, Race, Rural, Urban |
| Employment Rates Higher Among Rural Mothers Than Urban Mothers As men's jobs in traditional rural industries, such as agriculture, natural resource extraction, and manufacturing disappear due to restructuring of rural labor markets, the survival of the family increasingly depends on women's waged labor. Rural mothers… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Child Care, Employment, Family, Rural, Urban, Women |
| Rural Workers Would Benefit More Than Urban Workers from an Increase in the Federal Minimum Wage While members of the U.S. Senate considered the first increase in minimum wage in a decade, the Carsey Institute released findings of a study showing that it would benefit rural, low-wage workers every bit as much, if not more, than workers in big cities. … |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Rural, Urban, Wages |
| Substance Abuse in Rural and Small Town America Alcohol abuse exceeds illicit drug abuse in rural America and is a serious problem among rural youth, as highlighted here. The report also confirms that the abuse of stimulants, including methamphetamine, is high among certain rural populations, particularly among… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Drugs, Rural, Substance Abuse, Urban, Young Adults |
