Material Hardship among Lower-Income Households: The Role of Liquid Assets and Place

Mathieu R. Despard; Valerie Taing; Addie Weaver; Stephen Roll; Michal Grinstein-Weiss

doi:10.1080/10875549.2021.1925801

Material Hardship among Lower-Income Households: The Role of Liquid Assets and Place

Mathieu R. Despard, Valerie Taing, Addie Weaver, Stephen Roll, Michal Grinstein-Weiss

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Abstract

Lower income households are at risk for material hardship, particularly amidst the economic fallout of COVID-19. Where one lives (e.g., suburb, small town) may affect this risk due to variable access to resources, yet the evidence is mixed concerning the influence of place. We used a pooled, national cross-sectional sample of 66,046 lower-income tax filers to examine differences in material hardship in rural, small town, micropolitan, and urban areas. Controlling only for standard demographic variables, hardship risk appears higher in non-urban areas, yet these differences disappear after controlling for financial characteristics such as liquid assets and home ownership.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	361-384
Number of pages	24
Journal	Journal of Poverty
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2021.1925801
State	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

assets
Material hardship
poverty
rural
urbanicity

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Demography
Sociology and Political Science

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