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Open-Country Poverty in a Relatively Affluent Area -- The East North Central States

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  • Fitzwilliams, Jeannette

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Poverty among open-country households in the East North Central States--11 percent--was slightly above incidence found among U.S. whites in general. Incidence of poverty was greatest among the aged, disabled, and small farmers of all ages who made farming their major source of earnings. Eighty-seven percent of the respondent households in this 1967 survey had earnings. Most respondents were nonfarmers. Although 42 percent received some income from a farm, only 12 percent got the major portion of their earnings from this source. Seventy-two percent of poor households with heads under age 45, and 57 percent of those with heads aged 45-64 reported no income other than earnings, interest, or dividends. Even more received no welfare payments. In this area, where two-fifths of all houses were built before 1901, substandard housing was prevalent among the poor.

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  • Fitzwilliams, Jeannette, 1971. "Open-Country Poverty in a Relatively Affluent Area -- The East North Central States," Agricultural Economic Reports 307442, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:307442
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307442
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