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LEVERAGING RURAL AREAS & EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURAL & NON AGRICULTURAL SECTORS TO ERADICATE HOMELESSNESS IN USA: A STUDY OF RURAL, SUBURBAN, AND URBAN CoCs INCLUDING A MAJOR CITY CoC.

Omolara Adebimpe Adekanbi
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
DOI Crossref DOI 10.37547/tajssei/Volume06Issue05-03
tajssei 2024
VOL. 6 / NO. 05 MAY
FULL TEXT PP. 34-55
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VOLUME 6
ISSUE 05
YEAR 2024
PAGES 34-55
RESEARCH OVERVIEW

Abstract

The study aims to explore the potential of using rural areas to develop strategies to end homelessness, including job creation initiatives, by examining the relationships between homelessness, urban and rural areas, and unemployment rates. Using descriptive analysis; histograms, summary tables, and regression analysis, the research finds a lower incidence of homelessness in rural areas. Regression results indicate that homelessness increases by 1294 individuals in urban areas but decreases by 402 individuals in rural areas per unit increase in the count of rural areas. Additionally, homelessness increases by 202 individuals for every unit increase in the unemployment rate. ANCOVA testing confirms the significant impact of Area Category (<0.001) on homelessness, with unemployment rates being lowest and highest in Largely Rural areas among the sampled locations.

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Keywords

Homelessness Welfare Policies Employment
SOURCES & SCHOLARSHIP

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