Poor State, Rich State: Understanding the Variability of Poverty Rates across U.S. States

According to the Supplemental Poverty Measure, state-level poverty rates range from a low of less than 10 percent in Iowa to a high of more than 20 percent in California. We seek to account for these differences using a theoretical framework proposed by Brady, Finnigan, and Hübgen (2017), which emph...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Laird, Zachary Parolin, Jane Waldfogel, Christopher Wimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sociological Science 2018-10-01
Series:Sociological Science
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Online Access:https://www.sociologicalscience.com/articles-v5-26-628/