McLaughlin D K, Jensen L
Center on Aging and Health in Rural America, Pennsylvania State University.
J Gerontol. 1993 Mar;48(2):S44-54. doi: 10.1093/geronj/48.2.s44.
Elderly persons in nonmetropolitan areas are more likely to be poor than their metropolitan counterparts, and the gap between them increases with age. This study provides a comprehensive empirical comparison of the nature of income poverty among metropolitan (metro) and nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) elders. Drawing on the 1990 Current Population Survey, we document differences in poverty by age and for various demographic subgroups of the elderly population. These analyses show that poverty rates are higher among nonmetro elders for virtually all demographic subgroups. We estimate logistic regression models to predict the likelihood that elders are poor to separate the effects of population composition from those of nonmetro residence. We find that even after controlling for age, sex, race, marital status, and living arrangements, nonmetro elders are more likely to be poor than those in metro areas.
与大城市的老年人相比，非大城市地区的老年人更有可能陷入贫困，而且两者之间的差距会随着年龄的增长而扩大。本研究对大城市（都市）和非大城市（非都市）老年人收入贫困的性质进行了全面的实证比较。利用1990年的当期人口调查，我们记录了不同年龄以及老年人口各人口亚组的贫困差异。这些分析表明，几乎所有人口亚组的非都市老年人贫困率都更高。我们估计了逻辑回归模型，以预测老年人陷入贫困的可能性，从而区分人口构成因素与非都市居住因素的影响。我们发现，即使在控制了年龄、性别、种族、婚姻状况和居住安排之后，非都市老年人仍比都市地区的老年人更有可能陷入贫困。
