Closing the Gap: Metro-Nonmetro Differences in Long-Term Poverty among Blacks

Terry K. Adams and Greg J. Duncan

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1991, vol. 07, issue 2

Abstract: Long-term poverty rates among nonmetro blacks have fallen dramatically since the early 1970's. Abetting that improvement are higher levels of education among young adults and smaller family size. The incidence of severe long-term poverty among metro and nonmetro blacks is now about the same. Despite improvements, poverty levels are still much higher for blacks than for whites in both metro and nonmetro areas.

Keywords: Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1991
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310933

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