A Qualitative Census of Rural and Urban Poverty

J. Trent Alexander; Robert Andersen; Peter W. Cookson; Kathryn Edin; Jonathan Fisher; David B. Grusky; Marybeth Mattingly; Charles Varner

doi:10.1177/0002716217714156

A Qualitative Census of Rural and Urban Poverty

J. Trent Alexander
, Robert Andersen
, Peter W. Cookson
, Kathryn Edin
, Jonathan Fisher
, David B. Grusky
, Marybeth Mattingly
, Charles Varner

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If we want to build authentic evidence-based policy, we need a strong descriptive foundation of evidence on the everyday experience of poverty. The National Poverty Study (NPS), which is currently in development, provides this foundation with a new “qualitative census” of the everyday conditions of poverty in rural, suburban, and urban sites. The NPS will allow us to build new evidence-based theories of poverty, evaluate and improve existing place-based antipoverty policies, validate official poverty measures, and assist local communities in improving the safety net for vulnerable populations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	143-161
Number of pages	19
Journal	Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Volume	672
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716217714156
State	Published - Jul 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Sociology and Political Science
General Social Sciences

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census
everyday life
poverty
qualitative research

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