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Title: The Effects of Rural to Urban Migration on the Poverty of Youth in the 1980s
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1. Wenk, Deeann L.
Hardesty, Constance L.
The Effects of Rural to Urban Migration on the Poverty of Youth in the 1980s
Presented: Cincinnati, OH, Population Association of America Meetings, April 1993
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Migration; Modeling, Hazard/Event History/Survival/Duration; Poverty; Rural/Urban Differences; Rural/Urban Migration

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The effects of rural to urban migration on the poverty status of migrants has not been adequately explored. The following paper uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine poverty status before and after a rural to urban migration while controlling for individual characteristics. A proportional hazards model of poverty spells that begin in rural areas is estimated to determine whether moving to an urban area reduces the time spent in poverty while controlling for individual educational and family characteristics. The results indicate that moving from a rural to an urban area reduces time spent in poverty for white and black women but the effects are not statistically significant for men. Further, to adequately understand the relationship between moving to an urban area and poverty, the analysis examines the effects of moving on the length of time spent not employed.
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Wenk, Deeann L. and Constance L. Hardesty. "The Effects of Rural to Urban Migration on the Poverty of Youth in the 1980s." Presented: Cincinnati, OH, Population Association of America Meetings, April 1993.