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The Effects of Rural‐to‐Urban Migration on the Poverty Status of Youth in the 1980s 1
Author(s) -
Wenk DeeAnn,
Hardesty Constance
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
rural sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.083
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1549-0831
pISSN - 0036-0112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1993.tb00483.x
Subject(s) - poverty , rural area , socioeconomics , urban area , geography , rural poverty , urban poverty , economic growth , sociology , political science , economics , economy , law
The effects of rural‐to‐urban migration on the poverty status of migrants have not been adequately explored. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine poverty status before and after a rural‐to‐urban migration, a proportional hazards model of time spent in poverty that begins in rural areas is estimated to determine whether moving to an urban area reduces the time spent in poverty while controlling for individual educational and family characteristics. Results indicate that moving from a rural to an urban area reduces time spent in poverty for white and black women but the effects are not statistically significant for men. Further, to adequately understand the relationship between moving to an urban area and poverty, the analysis examines the effects of moving on the length of time spent not employed.