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Poverty Among Rural Workers

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  • Morrissey, Elizabeth S.

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One out of 10 rural families headed by a person with a job had income below the poverty level in 1987. While these family heads on average worked fewer weeks per year than those who were not poor, about a third worked fulltime, year-round. Part-time and short-term employment and work-limiting family structure were major contributors to their below-poverty-level family income.

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  • Morrissey, Elizabeth S., 1990. "Poverty Among Rural Workers," Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 6(3), June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersra:310848
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310848
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    1. Deaton, Brady J., 1991. "People Left Behind: Transitions Of The Rural Poor: Discussion," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 23(1), pages 1-3, July.

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