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Many New Voters Make The Granite State One To Watch In November, Kenneth M. Johnson, Dante J. Scala, Andrew Smith
Many New Voters Make The Granite State One To Watch In November, Kenneth M. Johnson, Dante J. Scala, Andrew Smith
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
A third of potential voters in New Hampshire during the fall of 2008 have become eligible to vote in the state. Further, these potential new voters are more likely to identify with the Democratic Party and less likely to identify as Republicans than are established New Hampshire voters, contributing to the state's "purple" status.
Working Hard For The Money: Trends In Women's Employment 1970 To 2007, Kristin Smith
Working Hard For The Money: Trends In Women's Employment 1970 To 2007, Kristin Smith
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Seventy-three percent of married rural mothers with children under age 6 work for pay. As men's employment rates have dropped over the past four decades, more rural women are working to keep the lights on at home. Rural women are just as likely as their urban counterparts to work for pay, but they earn less, have fewer occupational choices, and have seen their family income decline as men's wages have not kept pace with inflation. Dr. Smith's report looks at over 30 years of data about women's employment.
Grey Gold: Do Older In-Migrants Benefit Rural Communities?, Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown
Grey Gold: Do Older In-Migrants Benefit Rural Communities?, Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Older Americans retiring to rural areas quickly integrate in their new communities and bring significant social and intellectual capital to those communities, finds a new issue brief from the Carsey Institute. The brief is among the few studies to consider social rather than economic impacts of older in-migration to rural areas.
Discussion On Poor Rural Areas At The Brookings Institution, Cynthia M. Duncan
Discussion On Poor Rural Areas At The Brookings Institution, Cynthia M. Duncan
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
No abstract provided.
Rural Children Now Less Likely To Live In Married-Couple Families, Allison Churilla
Rural Children Now Less Likely To Live In Married-Couple Families, Allison Churilla
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
The percentage of rural children living in married-couple families dropped to 68 percent in 2008, one percentage point below that of children in metropolitan areas. In 1990, 76 percent of rural children and 72 percent of metropolitan-area children were living in married-couple families. But while marriage declined in both areas in the 1990s, urban rates bottomed out at 68 percent in 1998. The share of rural children living in married-couple families plunged from 73 percent in 2000 to 68 percent in 2008.
Concentrated Rural Poverty And The Geography Of Exclusion, Daniel T. Lichter, Domenico Parisi
Concentrated Rural Poverty And The Geography Of Exclusion, Daniel T. Lichter, Domenico Parisi
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
One-half of rural poor are segregated in high-poverty areas, a new policy brief co-published by the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire and Rural Realities. This brief highlights the challenges faced by America's rural poor, particularly as they are physically and socially isolated from middle-class communities that might offer economic opportunities.
Examples Of Creative Graphing, Lawrence C. Hamilton
Examples Of Creative Graphing, Lawrence C. Hamilton
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
No abstract provided.
Affordable Heat: A Whole-Buildings Efficiency Service For Vermont Families And Businesses, Richard Cowart, Richard Sedano, Frederick Weston, Brenda Hausauer
Affordable Heat: A Whole-Buildings Efficiency Service For Vermont Families And Businesses, Richard Cowart, Richard Sedano, Frederick Weston, Brenda Hausauer
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Policy Leadership Initiative Year III Addressing Energy Challenges for Low-income Families in Northern New England
Changing The Public Conversation About Social Problems, Lynn Davey
Changing The Public Conversation About Social Problems, Lynn Davey
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Policy Leadership Initiative Year III Addressing Energy Challenges for Low-income Families in Northern New England
Affordable Heat: Lowering Vermont's Fuel Bills And Greenhouse Emissions, Richard Cowart
Affordable Heat: Lowering Vermont's Fuel Bills And Greenhouse Emissions, Richard Cowart
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Policy Leadership Initiative Year III Addressing Energy Challenges for Low-income Families in Northern New England
Pay As You Save (Pays), Paul A. Cillo
Pay As You Save (Pays), Paul A. Cillo
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Policy Leadership Initiative Year III Addressing Energy Challenges for Low-income Families in Northern New England
Climate Energy Policy And Low-Income Consumers, Antonia Herzog
Climate Energy Policy And Low-Income Consumers, Antonia Herzog
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Policy Leadership Initiative Year III Addressing Energy Challenges for Low-income Families in Northern New England
Many New Hampshire Jobs Do Not Pay A Livable Wage, Daphne Kenyon, Allison Churilla
Many New Hampshire Jobs Do Not Pay A Livable Wage, Daphne Kenyon, Allison Churilla
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
As the U.S. economy falters and recession looms, 79 percent of jobs in New Hampshire do not pay a wage sufficient for single-parent families with two children to provide basic needs such as housing, food, transportation, child care, and health care. Carroll County has the lowest percentage of livable wage jobs, with only 13 percent of jobs paying a livable wage for single-parent families with two children.
Religion, Politics, And The Environment In Rural America, Michele Dillon, Megan M. Henly
Religion, Politics, And The Environment In Rural America, Michele Dillon, Megan M. Henly
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Reflecting the heterogeneous nature of rural America, rural Americans are divided primarily along religious lines on their perspectives of environmental conservation and climate change. And as rural voters and environmental issues become key issues in the upcoming presidential election, this religious divide presents a challenge to political candidates.
Measures And Methods: Four Tenets For Rural Economic Development In The New Economy, Anita Brown-Graham, William Lambe
Measures And Methods: Four Tenets For Rural Economic Development In The New Economy, Anita Brown-Graham, William Lambe
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Rural communities working to find strategies for success in today's economy need to rethink the tools they are using. Brown-Graham is the executive director of the Institute for Emerging Issues and a policy fellow at the Carsey Institute. William Lambe is the associate director at the Community and Economic Development Program at the School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A Profile Of New Hampshire's Foreign-Born Population, Ross Gittell, Timothy Lord
A Profile Of New Hampshire's Foreign-Born Population, Ross Gittell, Timothy Lord
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
At the turn of the 20th century, New Hampshire had over 88,000 foreign-born persons, over 15,000 more than it has today. In 1900, the state's concentration of foreign born (21 percent) was higher than the average percentage and more than three times the current percentage of 6 percent in the state. In 1900, New Hampshire ranked 15th of all states in percentage of the foreign-born population. As of 2008, New Hampshire ranks 26th out of the 50 states.
Children In Central Cities And Rural Communities Experience High Rates Of Poverty, Sarah Savage
Children In Central Cities And Rural Communities Experience High Rates Of Poverty, Sarah Savage
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
New U.S. Census Bureau data released in August highlight increasing similarities of poverty rates between children in urban and rural communities. This common indicator of child well-being is closely linked to undesirable outcomes in areas such as health, education, emotional welfare, and delinquency.
Urban And Rural Children Experience Similar Rates Of Low-Income And Poverty, Allison Churilla
Urban And Rural Children Experience Similar Rates Of Low-Income And Poverty, Allison Churilla
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Data in this brief shows that the percentages of children living in low-income areas and poverty over the past fifteen years in rural and urban America are converging.
Population Growth In New Hispanic Destinations, Kenneth M. Johnson, Daniel T. Lichter
Population Growth In New Hispanic Destinations, Kenneth M. Johnson, Daniel T. Lichter
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Natural increase—more births than deaths—is now the major engine of Hispanic population growth in many large metro areas and their suburbs, as well as numerous smaller metropolitan areas and rural communities. Hispanics now account for half of U.S. population growth, and Hispanic population growth is the reason many communities grew instead of declined.
Place Matters: Challenges And Opportunities In Four Rural Americas, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Leslie R. Hamilton, Cynthia M. Duncan, Chris R. Colocousis
Place Matters: Challenges And Opportunities In Four Rural Americas, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Leslie R. Hamilton, Cynthia M. Duncan, Chris R. Colocousis
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
A survey of 7,800 rural Americans in 19 counties across the country has led to the Carsey Institute's first major publication that outlines four distinctly different rural Americas—amenity, decline, chronic poverty, and those communities in decline that are also amenity-rich—each has unique challenges in this modern era that will require different policies than their rural neighbors.
Child Poverty In New Hampshire, Kristin Smith
Child Poverty In New Hampshire, Kristin Smith
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
No abstract provided.
The State Of Coos County: Local Perspectives On Community And Change, Chris R. Colocousis
The State Of Coos County: Local Perspectives On Community And Change, Chris R. Colocousis
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Coos County residents are largely optimistic about their future despite significant economic challenges, especially in the Berlin/Gorham area. As part of a three-pronged effort to understand the ongoing changes in New Hampshire's North Country and surrounding counties, researchers at the Carsey Institute have surveyed more than 1,700 adult residents of Coos County, New Hampshire, and Oxford County, Maine.
Place Matters: Poverty And Development Challenges In Amenity Rich, Declining Resource Dependent And Chronically Poor Regions, Cynthia M. Duncan
Place Matters: Poverty And Development Challenges In Amenity Rich, Declining Resource Dependent And Chronically Poor Regions, Cynthia M. Duncan
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
No abstract provided.
Understanding Chronically Poor Places: Encouraging More Voices And Commitment To Change, Cynthia M. Duncan
Understanding Chronically Poor Places: Encouraging More Voices And Commitment To Change, Cynthia M. Duncan
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Bureau of Health Professions, US Health Resources and Services Administration presentation
Rural Youth Are More Likely To Be Idle, Anastasia Snyder, Diane Mclaughlin
Rural Youth Are More Likely To Be Idle, Anastasia Snyder, Diane Mclaughlin
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Rural young adults, ages 18-24, are more likely to be idle, not in school, the labor force, or the Armed Forces than their urban counterparts. Among rural high school dropouts and racial-ethnic minorities, rates of idleness are even more pronounced.
A Profile Of Latinos In Rural America, Rogelio Saenz
A Profile Of Latinos In Rural America, Rogelio Saenz
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Despite their traditional residence in U.S. urban areas, Latinos represent a large and growing segment of America's rural population. Using recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 American Community Survey (ACS), Saenz presents a profile of the Latino population in the nonmetropolitan United States.