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 | |
| State | Published - 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 1 No Poverty
Keywords
- Material hardship
- assets
- poverty
- rural
- urbanicity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Demography
- Sociology and Political Science
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