Family & Youth
Family and Household Structure and Change in Rural America
Paper explores changing family structures in Rural America.
Elderly Rural Americans
Document provides implications of a large and growing elderly population in Rural America, specifically.
Limited Access: Health Care for the Rural Poor
Researchers argue for along term restructuring of the health insurance system and a policy to insure that health care services are widely available if needed.
The Rural Disadvantage: Growing Income Disparities Between Rural and Urban Areas
This report, "The Rural Disadvantage: Growing Income Disparities Between Rural and Urban Areas," by Scott Barancik of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (April 1990), discusses the widening income gap between wealthy and other Americans, and how this trend disproportionately affects rural areas.
Rural Workforce 2000: Skill Upgrading
Report seeks to address the importance of upgrading the skill levels of rural works to match the skill levels of available jobs.
The Impact of Tourism on Rural Women in the Southeast
Paper seeks to shed light on tourism industry jobs, much of which are overwhelmingly female (food servers, maids, and retail clerks).