Improvements in Well-Being in Virginia's Coalfields Hampered by Low and Unstable Income

Thomas G. Johnson, David S. Kraybill and Brady J. Beaton

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1989, vol. 06, issue 01

Abstract: Economic insecurity in Virginia's coat counties leads to depressed levels of well-being on a plethora of socioeconomic indicators. It's not just low income that yields that result. Other Virginia counties, with similar income levels, have better indicators of quality of life. Income instability, a big problem in the coal counties, proves to be an important component in perceptions of wealth and, hence, well-being.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1989
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310587

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