Does It or Doesn't It? Geographic Differences and the Costs of Living

Autor/inn/en	Zimmerman, Julie N.; Ham, Sunny; Frank, Sarah Michelle
Titel	Does It or Doesn't It? Geographic Differences and the Costs of Living
Quelle	In: Rural Sociology, 73 (2008) 3, S.463-486 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-0112
Schlagwörter	Rural Areas; Counties; Costs; Quality of Life; Differences; Geographic Location; Public Opinion; Misconceptions; Consumer Economics; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Cost; Kosten; Lebensqualität; Unterscheiden; Öffentliche Meinung; Missverständnis; Konsumökonomie
Abstract	The relative cost of living in rural areas has long been of interest to rural sociologists. Today, the popular perception is that rural prices are lower. This study examines geographic differences in the costs of living in Kentucky. The results indicate that, contrary to the popular perception, when prices of the same products and services were compared, there was no consistent pattern of lower prices in the rural counties. Furthermore, differences in the material conditions of rural living meant that there were additional costs that price comparisons alone did not capture. (Contains 4 tables and 15 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Rural Sociological Society. 104 Gentry Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211-7040. Tel: 573-882-9065; Fax: 573-882-1473; e-mail: ruralsoc@missouri.edu; Web site: http://www.ruralsociology.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10