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Housing Low-Income Americans: A History of Policy and Analysis of a Local Application

Creator:: Veritas, Kathleen
Abstract:: This paper explores the history of housing policies in the United States and how they were implemented. It also examines the effects of discriminatory practices against minorities and low-income groups. There is evidence that this systemic form of discrimination creates conditions that cause poverty and unequal access to education, home...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Keeping a Roof Overhead : An Examination of Housing Strategies Among Low-Income White Families in Rural Trailer Parks

Creator:: Barrett-Rivera, Brenda C.
Abstract:: Housing is a critical component of family life, however, keeping a safe and stable roof overhead is increasingly difficult for the approximately 21 million low-income families in the United States (Urban Institute, n.d.; U.S. Census, 2015). Low-income families struggle to keep a roof overhead within the context of rising housing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Examination of Housing Strategies Among Low-Income White Families in Rural Trailer Parks Abstract

Informal social support and attrition among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers

Creator:: Amity, Frederica A.
Abstract:: This qualitative study used interview transcripts to find clues to attrition from a longitudinal study among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers, a generally vulnerable population with characteristics commonly associated with attrition (low-income, low levels of educational attainment, and rural location). Drawing on Rural Families Speak data, the author used the number...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (low-income, low levels of educational attainment, and rural location). Drawing on Rural Families

Planning a single-family rental unit for the typical family in the middle-income bracket in Fallon, Nevada

Creator:: Nygren, Maie Anabel
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: only an average o1 20 per cent of their income is 8pent on housing (li, p.9). It is the fate of the

Comparing costs of housing

Creator:: Oregon State University. Cooperative Extension Service, Washington State University. Cooperative Extension Service, University of Idaho. Cooperative Extension Service, Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension, and Lunner, Marilyn
Abstract:: Published January 1974. Reprinted September 1975. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: -- ? When considering a move to a new home, people often wonder what this change in housing will cost them

College persistence stories of low income, first-generation students

Creator:: Jewett, Gretchen L.
Abstract:: Low income, first-generation college students face many barriers in their pursuit of a college degree. As a result, the retention rates for this student population have traditionally been lower than for other student populations. In order to support the persistence of this student population it is important to study the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Stories of Low Income, First-Generation Students AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Gretchen L

Housing expenditures and factors associated with housing selection and satisfaction as stated by a group of single Catholic adults

Creator:: Evers, Norma Susan
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the housing expenditures and factors in, housing selection and satisfaction of single adults. The population tested was guests and members of two single Catholic adult clubs in Portland, Oregon. Questionnaires designed for collecting the data for the study were mailed to the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: significant relationship between housing expenditures and income. This hypothesis was accepted. 2. There

The economic impact of nonearnings exports on residentiary sectors for rural Oregon counties, 1979-1984

Creator:: McLeod, Donald M.
Abstract:: From 1979 through 1984 the economic bases of rural Oregon counties have undergone structural change. Nonwage income, especially transfer payments, has played an important role in these changes. Demographic changes in rural counties have contributed to the growth in unearned income. The economic structure of rural Oregon counties was estimated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: state. Earnings for 1982 range from a high of 74 percent of total income in Morrow County to a low of

Cost differentials of owning versus renting shelter during the retirement stage of the life cycle

Creator:: Ebert, Roberta Vale
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare differentials in housing costs between renting and owning. The data were obtained from a sample of 60 household heads who were listed as retired in the city directories. They met the following criteria: lived independently in the community, were 65 years of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: percent of income spent on housing of the renters, 44 percent, and the owners, 37 percent. Hypothesis 3

The retirement income of a selected group of retired persons from Oregon State University

Creator:: Hendrickson, Mary Robert
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the actual retirement income for a selected group of retired persons from Oregon State University in order to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of the factors affecting retirement benefits. Statistical data on the records of 122 retired employes who were members and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 1966). Oregon (1954) Legislative Assembly recognized the problem of the low retirement income of

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Housing Low-Income Americans: A History of Policy and Analysis of a Local Application

Keeping a Roof Overhead : An Examination of Housing Strategies Among Low-Income White Families in Rural Trailer Parks

Informal social support and attrition among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers

Planning a single-family rental unit for the typical family in the middle-income bracket in Fallon, Nevada

Comparing costs of housing

College persistence stories of low income, first-generation students

Housing expenditures and factors associated with housing selection and satisfaction as stated by a group of single Catholic adults

The economic impact of nonearnings exports on residentiary sectors for rural Oregon counties, 1979-1984

Cost differentials of owning versus renting shelter during the retirement stage of the life cycle

The retirement income of a selected group of retired persons from Oregon State University

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