Abstract
In this brief, authors Beth Mattingly and Jess Carson explore how rural residents’ efforts to make ends meet are shaped by the economic and population characteristics of their communities. The authors use qualitative data from interviews and focus groups with low-income residents and social service providers in two rural New England communities to understand strategies for making ends meet in rural places. Although one county draws wealthy retirees, and the other is remote and losing population, low-income workers in both communities struggle to make ends meet. The authors find that rural residents often work multiple formal or informal jobs, and that the nature of work varies by residents’ local economic and geographic contexts.
Department
Carsey School of Public Policy
Publication Date
Summer 8-13-2019
Series
National Issue Brief No. 143
Publisher
Durham, N.H. : Carsey School of Public Policy
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Mattingly, Marybeth and Carson, Jessica, "“My Advice…Is Get Out of Town”: Economic Opportunities and Population Composition in Two Rural Counties" (2019). The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository. 375.
https://scholars.unh.edu/carsey/375
Rights
Copyright 2019. Carsey School of Public Policy. These materials may be used for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study. For all other uses, contact the copyright holder.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.34051/p/2020.363