Determinants of poverty in the US state of Virginia: an examination of the impact of rent (the neglected variable)

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Regional Studies Regional Science Pub Date : 2022-12-14 DOI:10.1080/21681376.2022.2151933

R. Cebula, Malissa L. Davis

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This study provides new insight into factors that influence the poverty rate by testing the following hypothesis: the percentage of the population in poverty is positively related to rent levels. Rent levels constitute an issue effectively overlooked in the poverty determinants literature. The present study estimates a panel data set inclusive of control variables for the US state of Virginia, which provided all the data needed for the analysis. Panel least squares (PLS) estimations using county fixed effects and period fixed effects for the period 2008–17 find poverty inversely related to median income and the percentage of the population with at least a high-school diploma. Poverty also is found to be positively related to the percentage of the population employed in mining; the percentage of the population classified as obese; and the unemployment rate. Finally, poverty in Virginia is, as hypothesized here, an increasing function of rent. Higher monthly rental levels on one-bedroom apartments increase the percentage of the population in poverty; indeed, a US$100 per month increase in rent would elevate the overall poverty rate in the state by 1.20–1.35%.

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美国弗吉尼亚州贫困的决定因素：租金（被忽视的变量）影响的考察

本研究通过检验以下假设:贫困人口百分比与租金水平正相关，为影响贫困率的因素提供了新的见解。租金水平构成了一个在贫困决定因素文献中被有效忽视的问题。本研究估计了一个包括美国弗吉尼亚州控制变量的面板数据集，该数据集提供了分析所需的所有数据。使用2008-17年期间县固定效应和时期固定效应的面板最小二乘(PLS)估计发现，贫困与收入中位数和至少拥有高中文凭的人口百分比呈负相关。还发现贫穷与从事采矿的人口百分比呈正相关;肥胖人口的百分比;还有失业率。最后，正如这里假设的那样，弗吉尼亚的贫困是房租的一个递增函数。一居室公寓月租金水平的提高增加了贫困人口的比例;事实上，每月租金增加100美元将使该州的整体贫困率提高1.20%至1.35%。

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