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Ross, Peggy J.; Morrissey, Elizabeth S. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1987
The persistent poor make up only about a third of all the poor, and the rest are temporarily poor because of sudden changes in their lives--loss of job, marital breakup, or illness. The two groups of rural poor have different needs and will be helped by different types of programs. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Demography, Dislocated Workers, Divorce, Employment Patterns