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Download full textHuang, Gary; Howley, Craig – 1991
This ERIC digest summarizes recent studies on poverty in rural areas. In 1986, the poverty rate in rural areas was 50 percent higher than the urban rate. During the 1980s, rural poverty stayed higher, rising more rapidly during recession, and falling more slowly in the "recovery" period. Characteristics that distinguish the rural poor…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Level, Family Structure, Poverty
